Millbrae Elementary School District teacher salaries
Millbrae Elementary School District is an elementary school district in San Mateo County, with its district office in Millbrae. Pay starts at $64,110 on the first step. The largest group (60%) is on the BA+75 column, which climbs to $125,046 by step 27.
What is the average teacher salary at Millbrae Elementary?
Lowest
$64,110
BA+30, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$103,937
- $11,789 below San Mateo County average
- about the same as the California average
Highest
$125,046
BA+75, step 27
Millbrae Elementary average
California average$103,552
San Mateo County average$115,726
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 101
- Starting salary
- $64,110
- BA+30, step 1
- Median salary
- $103,559
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 232nd of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Millbrae Elementary's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 47% of Millbrae Elementary's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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What BA+98, steps and credentials mean at Millbrae Elementary
Two things place a teacher on Millbrae Elementary's grid: years of service (the step) and college units since the bachelor's degree (the column). How we read the schedules.
- Step
- One per year of service; step 5 on Millbrae Elementary's BA+30 column pays $74,591. Experienced teachers joining Millbrae Elementary can be placed as high as step 11.
- Column, such as BA+98
- A bachelor's plus 98 semester units since. Millbrae Elementary's columns run from BA+30 to BA+75, 4 in all.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Millbrae Elementary?
On the BA+75 column, pay passes $100,000 at step 10, with $101,060. Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$101,060
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $125,046 on step 27.
Does Millbrae Elementary pay teachers more than the median California district?
Line up all 828 reporting California districts from the lowest average salary to the highest. The one in the middle is the median district: half the districts pay a lower average, half pay a higher one. A median isn't pulled up or down by a few unusually high- or low-paying districts, so it shows what a typical district pays.
Yes
Millbrae Elementary's average of $103,937 is above the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Millbrae Elementary ranks 232nd of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 19 reporting districts in San Mateo County
Millbrae Elementary ranks 11th of 19, below the middle district.
Middle district: $104,943
Each bar counts the districts whose average salary falls in a $5,000 band. The dashed line marks the median district.
Bonuses, health cover and work days at Millbrae Elementary
Bonuses are paid on top of the schedule, in the amounts the district reported.2 Teachers are exempt from federal overtime pay.3 Extra pay for coaching, clubs and similar duties isn't part of this report.
- Health insurance, family planUp to $12,912paid by the district each year
- Master's degree bonus$1,25047 full-time equivalents eligible
- Doctorate bonus$1,4001 full-time equivalents eligible
- Bilingual teaching bonus$5003 full-time equivalents eligible
- National Board Certification bonusNot reported
- Special education bonus$1,5004 full-time equivalents eligible
- Summer school payNot reported
- Work days a year185 days180 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year2%
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 11
Questions about teacher pay at Millbrae Elementary
How much do Millbrae Elementary teachers make?
The average salary on Millbrae Elementary's teacher schedule is $103,937 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $64,110 (BA+30, step 1) to $125,046 (BA+75, step 27).
What does a new teacher earn at Millbrae Elementary?
The schedule starts at $64,110 (BA+30, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 11.
How long does it take to reach the top of the Millbrae Elementary pay scale?
On the BA+75 column, where 60% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 27, where it reaches $125,046. Steps go up with years of service.
Does a master's degree raise pay at Millbrae Elementary?
Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Millbrae Elementary reports a master's bonus of $1,250 on top. For a doctorate it reports $1,400.
Is Millbrae Elementary teacher pay high for California?
Millbrae Elementary's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 232nd of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 11th of 19 in San Mateo County. Across all of them, the average salary on teacher schedules is $103,552 statewide and $115,726 in San Mateo County.
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- Jefferson Elementary$100,124 average salary on the schedule
Sources for the Millbrae Elementary figures
Salaries are the annual amounts on the district's certificated salary schedule. Following the state's definitions, they leave out extended-year pay, bonuses and extra-curricular pay such as coaching. Counts are full-time equivalents, so two half-time teachers count as one, and they can include counselors, nurses and librarians paid on the same schedule. County averages, ranks and percentages are our own arithmetic on these figures; our statewide average matches the state's published $103,552.
- California Department of Education, Selected Certificated Salaries and Related Statistics, 2024-25, Table I: average salary paid, raise on last year, highest starting step. The median salary is our own calculation from source 2.
- Millbrae Elementary's report to the California Department of Education, Form J-90 database, 2024-25: salary schedule, full-time equivalents per cell, bonuses, health contributions, work days.
- U.S. Department of Labor, Fact Sheet #17D: Exemption for Professional Employees Under the FLSA: teachers are exempt from federal overtime pay.