Maxwell Unified School District teacher salaries

Maxwell Unified School District is a unified school district in Colusa County, with its district office in Maxwell. Pay starts at $56,377 on the first step. The largest group (45%) is on the BA+75 OR MA+30 column, which climbs to $105,615 by step 24.

Lowest

$56,377

BA, step 1

Average salary on the teacher schedule1

$78,596

  • $7,014 below Colusa County average
  • $24,956 below California average

Highest

$105,615

BA+75 OR MA+30, step 24

Maxwell Unified average

Colusa County average$85,610

California average$103,552

Full-time equivalents on the schedule
22
Starting salary
$56,377
BA, step 1
Median salary
$71,043
Half earn more, half earn less
Average pay rank in California
650th of 828 reporting
of 828 reporting

Does Maxwell Unified 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

Maxwell Unified's average of $78,596 is below the middle California district's $94,573.

All 828 reporting districts in California

Maxwell Unified ranks 650th of 828.

Maxwell Unified
$50k$100k$150k

Middle district: $94,573

The 5 reporting districts in Colusa County

Maxwell Unified ranks 5th of 5, below the middle district.

Maxwell Unified
$80k

Middle district: $84,222

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. Step 5 on Maxwell Unified's BA column pays $61,710. Experienced teachers joining Maxwell Unified can be placed as high as step 15.
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. Maxwell Unified's columns run from BA to BA+75 OR MA+30, 5 in all.

How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Maxwell Unified?

Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.

$79,555

a year at step 10. This column tops out at $105,615 on step 24.

$105,615$56,377
Step 1Step 24
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Maxwell Unified's full salary schedule, 2024-252

No single cell here has 5 or more full-time equivalents, so none is shaded. 36% of Maxwell Unified's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.

StepBABA+30BA+45 OR MABA+60 OR MA+15BA+75 OR MA+30
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15 to 17
18 to 20
21 to 23
24

Only BA+60 OR MA+15, BA+75 OR MA+30 continue past step 14.

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Full-time equivalents in a cell
  1. 5+
  5. 0
Cells with fewer than 5 stay unshaded. Bold figures sit in the three darkest shades.Striped cells: this column has no salary at that step.

Bonuses, health cover and work days at Maxwell Unified

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.

Questions about teacher pay at Maxwell Unified

How much do Maxwell Unified teachers make?

The average salary on Maxwell Unified's teacher schedule is $78,596 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $56,377 (BA, step 1) to $105,615 (BA+75 OR MA+30, step 24).

What does a new teacher earn at Maxwell Unified?

The schedule starts at $56,377 (BA, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 15.

How long does it take to reach the top of the Maxwell Unified pay scale?

On the BA+75 OR MA+30 column, where 45% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 24, where it reaches $105,615. Steps go up with years of service.

Does a master's degree raise pay at Maxwell Unified?

Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Maxwell Unified reports a master's bonus of $2,000 on top.

Is Maxwell Unified teacher pay high for California?

Maxwell Unified's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 650th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 5th of 5 in Colusa County. Across all of them, the average salary on teacher schedules is $103,552 statewide and $85,610 in Colusa County.

Keep exploring teacher pay in Colusa County

Sources for the Maxwell Unified 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.

  1. 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.
  2. Maxwell Unified'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.
  3. U.S. Department of Labor, Fact Sheet #17D: Exemption for Professional Employees Under the FLSA: teachers are exempt from federal overtime pay.

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