Larkspur-Corte Madera School District teacher salaries
Larkspur-Corte Madera School District is an elementary school district in Marin County, with its district office in Larkspur. Pay starts at $64,649 on the first step. The largest group (60%) is on the BA+75 column, which climbs to $127,272 by step 21.
Lowest
$64,649
BA, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$106,137
- $7,718 below Marin County average
- $2,585 above California average
Highest
$127,272
BA+75, step 21
Larkspur-Corte Madera average
AveragesCalifornia $103,552, Marin County $113,855
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 73
- Starting salary
- $64,649
- BA, step 1
- Median salary
- $108,855
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 192nd of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does Larkspur-Corte Madera 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
Larkspur-Corte Madera's average of $106,137 is above the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Larkspur-Corte Madera ranks 192nd of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 14 reporting districts in Marin County
Larkspur-Corte Madera ranks 10th of 14, below the middle district.
Middle district: $110,613
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 Larkspur-Corte Madera's BA column pays $64,649. Experienced teachers joining Larkspur-Corte Madera can be placed as high as step 13.
- 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. Larkspur-Corte Madera's columns run from BA to BA+75, 6 in all.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Larkspur-Corte Madera?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$100,754
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $127,272 on step 21.
Larkspur-Corte Madera's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 51% of Larkspur-Corte Madera's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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Only BA+75 continues past step 30.
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- 5+
- 5
Bonuses, health cover and work days at Larkspur-Corte Madera
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 $22,750paid by the district each year
- Master's degree bonus$1,75045 full-time equivalents eligible
- Doctorate bonus$2,0001 full-time equivalents eligible
- Bilingual teaching bonusNot reported
- National Board Certification bonusNot reported
- Special education bonusNot reported
- Summer school payNot reported
- Work days a year187 days180 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year3%
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 13
Questions about teacher pay at Larkspur-Corte Madera
How much do Larkspur-Corte Madera teachers make?
The average salary on Larkspur-Corte Madera's teacher schedule is $106,137 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $64,649 (BA, step 1) to $127,272 (BA+75, step 21).
What does a new teacher earn at Larkspur-Corte Madera?
The schedule starts at $64,649 (BA, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 13.
How long does it take to reach the top of the Larkspur-Corte Madera pay scale?
On the BA+75 column, where 60% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 21, where it reaches $127,272. Steps go up with years of service.
Does a master's degree raise pay at Larkspur-Corte Madera?
Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Larkspur-Corte Madera reports a master's bonus of $1,750 on top. For a doctorate it reports $2,000.
Is Larkspur-Corte Madera teacher pay high for California?
Larkspur-Corte Madera's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 192nd of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 10th of 14 in Marin County. Across all of them, the average salary on teacher schedules is $103,552 statewide and $113,855 in Marin County.
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Sources for the Larkspur-Corte Madera 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.
- Larkspur-Corte Madera'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.