Martinez Unified School District teacher salaries

Martinez Unified School District is a unified school district in Contra Costa County, with its district office in Martinez. A teacher with a full credential starts at $63,591. The largest group (48%) is on the BA+90 column, which climbs to $121,621 by step 27.

Lowest

$57,592

I before a full credential, step 1

Average salary on the teacher schedule¹

$103,230

$2,733 above Contra Costa County average
about the same as the California average

Highest

$121,621

BA+90 with a credential, step 27

Martinez Unified average

AveragesContra Costa County $100,497, California $103,552

Full-time equivalents on the schedule: 180
Starting salary: $63,591; BA+30 with a credential, step 1
Median salary: $108,210; Half earn more, half earn less
Average pay rank in California: 246th of 828 reporting; of 828 reporting

Does Martinez 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.

Yes

Martinez Unified's average of $103,230 is above the middle California district's $94,573.

All 828 reporting districts in California

Martinez Unified ranks 246th of 828.

Martinez Unified

$50k$100k$150k

Middle district: $94,573

The 18 reporting districts in Contra Costa County

Martinez Unified ranks 6th of 18, above the middle district.

Martinez Unified

$80k$100k

Middle district: $99,272

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 Martinez Unified's BA+30 column pays $68,616. Experienced teachers joining Martinez Unified can be placed as high as step 27.
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. Martinez Unified's columns run from BA+30 to BA+90, 5 in all.
Credentialed: Holds a full California teaching credential, the state license to teach. Martinez Unified's credentialed columns start at $63,591.
Without full credential: Teachers who don't yet hold a full credential. Martinez Unified pays them on separate columns, starting at $57,592.

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

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Degree and units (column)Step (roughly years of experience): 10

$103,774

a year at step 10. This column tops out at $121,621 on step 27.

$121,621$57,592

Step 1Step 27

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Martinez Unified's full salary schedule, 2024-25²

Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 56% of Martinez Unified's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.

Martinez Unified credentialed salary schedule, 2024-25. Annual salary in dollars by step (rows) and column (units past a bachelor's degree).
Step	BA+30	BA+45	BA+60	BA+75	BA+90
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Martinez Unified without full credential salary schedule, 2024-25. Annual salary in dollars by step (rows) and column (units past a bachelor's degree).
Step	I	II
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Only I continues past step 3.

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Full-time equivalents in a cell

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 Martinez 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.

Health insurance, family planUp to $32,515paid by the district each year
Master's degree bonus$1,00063 full-time equivalents eligible
Doctorate bonus$1,0002 full-time equivalents eligible
Bilingual teaching bonus$5004 full-time equivalents eligible
National Board Certification bonusNot reported
Special education bonusNot reported
Summer school pay$51 an hour
Work days a year186 days180 of them with students
Schedule raise on last year1%
Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 27

Questions about teacher pay at Martinez Unified

How much do Martinez Unified teachers make?

The average salary on Martinez Unified's teacher schedule is $103,230 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $57,592 (I before a full credential, step 1) to $121,621 (BA+90 with a credential, step 27).

What does a new teacher earn at Martinez Unified?

A new teacher with a full credential starts at $63,591 (BA+30 column, step 1). Teachers without a full credential start lower, at $57,592. Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 27.

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

On the BA+90 column, where 48% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 27, where it reaches $121,621. Steps go up with years of service.

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

Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Martinez Unified reports a master's bonus of $1,000 on top. For a doctorate it reports $1,000.

Is Martinez Unified teacher pay high for California?

Martinez Unified's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 246th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 6th of 18 in Contra Costa County. Across all of them, the average salary on teacher schedules is $103,552 statewide and $100,497 in Contra Costa County.

Keep exploring teacher pay in Contra Costa County

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Sources for the Martinez 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.

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.
Martinez 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.
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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