Middletown Unified School District teacher salaries
Middletown Unified School District is a unified school district in Lake County, with its district office in Middletown. Pay starts at $55,752 on the first step. The largest group (69%) is on the BA+75 column, which climbs to $95,216 by step 15.
Lowest
$55,752
BA+30, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$82,094
- $4,376 above Lake County average
- $21,458 below California average
Highest
$95,216
BA+75, step 15
Middletown Unified average
Lake County average$77,718
California average$103,552above the highest salary here
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 62
- Starting salary
- $55,752
- BA+30, step 1
- Median salary
- $85,231
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 607th of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does Middletown 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
Middletown Unified's average of $82,094 is below the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Middletown Unified ranks 607th of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 7 reporting districts in Lake County
Middletown Unified ranks 2nd of 7, above the middle district.
Middle district: $78,633
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 Middletown Unified's BA+30 column pays $62,467. Experienced teachers joining Middletown 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. Middletown Unified's columns run from BA+30 to BA+75, 4 in all.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Middletown Unified?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$82,702
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $95,216 on step 15.
Middletown Unified's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 42% of Middletown Unified's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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Bonuses, health cover and work days at Middletown 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 $15,840paid by the district each year
- Master's degree bonus$2,00025 full-time equivalents eligible
- Doctorate bonusNot reported
- Bilingual teaching bonusNot reported
- National Board Certification bonusNot reported
- Special education bonusNot reported
- Summer school pay$48 an hour
- Work days a year184 days180 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year0%can also mean not reported
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 15
Questions about teacher pay at Middletown Unified
How much do Middletown Unified teachers make?
The average salary on Middletown Unified's teacher schedule is $82,094 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $55,752 (BA+30, step 1) to $95,216 (BA+75, step 15).
What does a new teacher earn at Middletown Unified?
The schedule starts at $55,752 (BA+30, 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 Middletown Unified pay scale?
On the BA+75 column, where 69% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 15, where it reaches $95,216. Steps go up with years of service.
Does a master's degree raise pay at Middletown Unified?
Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Middletown Unified reports a master's bonus of $2,000 on top.
Is Middletown Unified teacher pay high for California?
Middletown Unified's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 607th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 2nd of 7 in Lake County. Across all of them, the average salary on teacher schedules is $103,552 statewide and $77,718 in Lake County.
Keep exploring teacher pay in Lake County
Sources for the Middletown 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.
- Middletown 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.