Mill Valley Elementary School District teacher salaries

Mill Valley Elementary School District is an elementary school district in Marin County, with its district office in Mill Valley. Pay starts at $74,335 on the first step. The largest group (72%) is on the BA+75 OR MA+30 column, which climbs to $140,602 by step 24.

Lowest

$74,335

BA, step 1

Average salary on the teacher schedule1

$120,339

  • $6,484 above Marin County average
  • $16,787 above California average

Highest

$140,602

BA+75 OR MA+30, step 24

Mill Valley Elementary average

AveragesCalifornia $103,552, Marin County $113,855

Full-time equivalents on the schedule
166
Starting salary
$74,335
BA, step 1
Median salary
$123,462
Half earn more, half earn less
Average pay rank in California
51st of 828 reporting
of 828 reporting

Does Mill Valley 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.

Yes

Mill Valley Elementary's average of $120,339 is above the middle California district's $94,573.

All 828 reporting districts in California

Mill Valley Elementary ranks 51st of 828.

Mill Valley Elementary
$50k$100k$150k

Middle district: $94,573

The 14 reporting districts in Marin County

Mill Valley Elementary ranks 4th of 14, above the middle district.

Mill Valley Elementary
$100k$120k

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 Mill Valley Elementary's BA column pays $81,788. Experienced teachers joining Mill Valley Elementary can be placed as high as step 17.
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. Mill Valley Elementary's columns run from BA to BA+75 OR MA+30, 4 in all.

How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Mill Valley Elementary?

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

$115,482

a year at step 10. This column tops out at $140,602 on step 24.

$140,602$74,335
Step 1Step 24
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Mill Valley Elementary's full salary schedule, 2024-252

Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 62% of Mill Valley Elementary's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.

StepBABA+45 OR MABA+60 OR MA+15BA+75 OR MA+30
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Full-time equivalents in a cell
  1. 5+
  5. 37
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 Mill Valley 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.

Questions about teacher pay at Mill Valley Elementary

How much do Mill Valley Elementary teachers make?

The average salary on Mill Valley Elementary's teacher schedule is $120,339 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $74,335 (BA, step 1) to $140,602 (BA+75 OR MA+30, step 24).

What does a new teacher earn at Mill Valley Elementary?

The schedule starts at $74,335 (BA, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 17.

How long does it take to reach the top of the Mill Valley Elementary pay scale?

On the BA+75 OR MA+30 column, where 72% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 24, where it reaches $140,602. Steps go up with years of service.

Is Mill Valley Elementary teacher pay high for California?

Mill Valley Elementary's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 51st of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 4th 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 Mill Valley 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.

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

How we read the data