Mother Lode Union Elementary School District teacher salaries
Mother Lode Union Elementary School District is an elementary school district in El Dorado County, with its district office in Placerville. Pay starts at $56,916 on the first step. The largest group (63%) is on the BA+75 OR MA+15 column, which climbs to $110,828 by step 23.
Lowest
$56,916
BA<60, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$81,072
- $12,305 below El Dorado County average
- $22,480 below California average
Highest
$110,828
BA+75 OR MA+15, step 23
Mother Lode Union Elementary average
El Dorado County average$93,377
California average$103,552
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 50
- Starting salary
- $56,916
- BA<60, step 1
- Median salary
- $79,423
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 625th of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does Mother Lode 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
Mother Lode Union Elementary's average of $81,072 is below the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Mother Lode Union Elementary ranks 625th of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 11 reporting districts in El Dorado County
Mother Lode Union Elementary ranks 9th of 11, below the middle district.
Middle district: $86,661
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 Mother Lode Union Elementary's BA<60 column pays $62,580. Experienced teachers joining Mother Lode Union Elementary can be placed as high as step 11.
- 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. Mother Lode Union Elementary's columns run from BA<60 to BA+75 OR MA+15, 3 in all.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Mother Lode Union Elementary?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$81,424
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $110,828 on step 23.
Mother Lode Union Elementary's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 27% of Mother Lode Union Elementary's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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Bonuses, health cover and work days at Mother Lode 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 planUp to $14,817paid by the district each year
- Master's degree bonus$1,48817 full-time equivalents eligible
- Doctorate bonus$1,4881 full-time equivalents eligible
- Bilingual teaching bonusNot reported
- National Board Certification bonusNot reported
- Special education bonus$1,4884 full-time equivalents eligible
- Summer school pay$42 an hour
- Work days a year183 days180 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year4%
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 11
Questions about teacher pay at Mother Lode Union Elementary
How much do Mother Lode Union Elementary teachers make?
The average salary on Mother Lode Union Elementary's teacher schedule is $81,072 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $56,916 (BA<60, step 1) to $110,828 (BA+75 OR MA+15, step 23).
What does a new teacher earn at Mother Lode Union Elementary?
The schedule starts at $56,916 (BA<60, 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 Mother Lode Union Elementary pay scale?
On the BA+75 OR MA+15 column, where 63% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 23, where it reaches $110,828. Steps go up with years of service.
Does a master's degree raise pay at Mother Lode Union Elementary?
Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Mother Lode Union Elementary reports a master's bonus of $1,488 on top. For a doctorate it reports $1,488.
Is Mother Lode Union Elementary teacher pay high for California?
Mother Lode Union Elementary's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 625th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 9th of 11 in El Dorado County. Across all of them, the average salary on teacher schedules is $103,552 statewide and $93,377 in El Dorado County.
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Sources for the Mother Lode 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.
- Mother Lode 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.