Mark West Union Elementary School District teacher salaries
Mark West Union Elementary School District is an elementary school district in Sonoma County, with its district office in Santa Rosa. Pay starts at $73,473 on the first step. The largest group (74%) is on the BA+75 column, which climbs to $129,429 by step 22.
What is the average teacher salary at Mark West Union Elementary?
Lowest
$73,473
BA, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$111,917
- $15,161 above Sonoma County average
- $8,365 above California average
Highest
$129,429
BA+75, step 22
Mark West Union Elementary average
AveragesSonoma County $96,756, California $103,552
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 77
- Starting salary
- $73,473
- BA, step 1
- Median salary
- $113,523
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 108th of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Mark West Union Elementary's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 39% of Mark West Union Elementary's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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Only BA+60, BA+75 continue past step 10.
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What BA+98, steps and credentials mean at Mark West Union Elementary
Two things place a teacher on Mark West Union 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 Mark West Union Elementary's BA column pays $81,762. Experienced teachers joining Mark West Union Elementary can be placed as high as step 12.
- Column, such as BA+98
- A bachelor's plus 98 semester units since. Mark West Union Elementary's columns run from BA to BA+75, 4 in all.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Mark West Union Elementary?
On the BA+75 column, pay passes $100,000 at step 7, with $102,381. Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$110,500
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $129,429 on step 22.
Does Mark West Union 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
Mark West Union Elementary's average of $111,917 is above the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Mark West Union Elementary ranks 108th of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 28 reporting districts in Sonoma County
Mark West Union Elementary ranks 1st of 28, above the middle district.
Middle district: $96,755
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 Mark West Union 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 planNot reported
- Master's degree bonus$1,10028 full-time equivalents eligible
- Doctorate bonus$1,100
- Bilingual teaching bonusNot reported
- National Board Certification bonusNot reported
- Special education bonusNot reported
- Summer school payNot reported
- Work days a year186 days180 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year5%
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 12
Questions about teacher pay at Mark West Union Elementary
How much do Mark West Union Elementary teachers make?
The average salary on Mark West Union Elementary's teacher schedule is $111,917 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $73,473 (BA, step 1) to $129,429 (BA+75, step 22).
What does a new teacher earn at Mark West Union Elementary?
The schedule starts at $73,473 (BA, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 12.
How long does it take to reach the top of the Mark West Union Elementary pay scale?
On the BA+75 column, where 74% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 22, where it reaches $129,429. Steps go up with years of service.
Does a master's degree raise pay at Mark West Union Elementary?
Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Mark West Union Elementary reports a master's bonus of $1,100 on top. For a doctorate it reports $1,100.
Is Mark West Union Elementary teacher pay high for California?
Mark West Union Elementary's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 108th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 1st of 28 in Sonoma County. Across all of them, the average salary on teacher schedules is $103,552 statewide and $96,756 in Sonoma County.
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Sources for the Mark West Union 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.
- Mark West Union 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.