Mark Twain Union Elementary School District teacher salaries
Mark Twain Union Elementary School District is an elementary school district in Calaveras County, with its district office in Angels Camp. Pay starts at $52,507 on the first step. The largest group (45%) is on the BA+72 column, which climbs to $120,005 by step 30.
Lowest
$52,507
PRELIM, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$75,687
- $9,420 below Calaveras County average
- $27,865 below California average
Highest
$120,005
BA+72, step 30
Mark Twain Union Elementary average
Calaveras County average$85,107
California average$103,552
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 48
- Starting salary
- $52,507
- PRELIM, step 1
- Median salary
- $71,935
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 696th of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does Mark Twain 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.
No
Mark Twain Union Elementary's average of $75,687 is below the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Mark Twain Union Elementary ranks 696th of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 4 reporting districts in Calaveras County
Mark Twain Union Elementary ranks 4th of 4, below the middle district.
Middle district: $77,865
Each bar counts the districts whose average salary falls in a $5,000 band. The dashed line marks the median district.
What BA+98, steps and credentials mean
Teacher pay in California is set by a grid. Two things place you on it: how long you've taught and how much college you've done.
- Step
- Steps go up with years of service. Experienced teachers joining Mark Twain Union Elementary can be placed as high as step 30.
- Column, such as BA+98
- Your bachelor's degree (BA) plus the college semester units you've completed since. BA+98 means a bachelor's plus 98 more units. Mark Twain Union Elementary's columns run from PRELIM to BA+72, 6 in all.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Mark Twain Union Elementary?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$83,273
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $120,005 on step 30.
Mark Twain Union Elementary's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 19% of Mark Twain Union Elementary's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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Only BA+24, BA+36, BA+48, BA+60, BA+72 continue past step 1.
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Bonuses, health cover and work days at Mark Twain 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$1,0009 full-time equivalents eligible
- Doctorate bonusNot reported
- Bilingual teaching bonusNot reported
- National Board Certification bonusNot reported
- Special education bonusNot reported
- Summer school pay$60 an hour
- Work days a year181 days180 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year0%can also mean not reported
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 30
Questions about teacher pay at Mark Twain Union Elementary
How much do Mark Twain Union Elementary teachers make?
The average salary on Mark Twain Union Elementary's teacher schedule is $75,687 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $52,507 (PRELIM, step 1) to $120,005 (BA+72, step 30).
What does a new teacher earn at Mark Twain Union Elementary?
The schedule starts at $52,507 (PRELIM, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 30.
How long does it take to reach the top of the Mark Twain Union Elementary pay scale?
On the BA+72 column, where 45% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 30, where it reaches $120,005. Steps go up with years of service.
Does a master's degree raise pay at Mark Twain Union Elementary?
Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Mark Twain Union Elementary reports a master's bonus of $1,000 on top.
Is Mark Twain Union Elementary teacher pay high for California?
Mark Twain Union Elementary's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 696th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 4th of 4 in Calaveras County. Across all of them, the average salary on teacher schedules is $103,552 statewide and $85,107 in Calaveras County.
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Sources for the Mark Twain 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 Twain 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.