Ross Valley Elementary School District teacher salaries
Ross Valley Elementary School District is an elementary school district in Marin County, with its district office in San Anselmo. Pay starts at $64,142 on the first step. The largest group (64%) is on the BA+75 column, which climbs to $117,301 by step 16.
Lowest
$64,142
BA+30, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$96,768
- $17,087 below Marin County average
- $6,784 below California average
Highest
$117,301
BA+75, step 16
Ross Valley Elementary average
California average$103,552
Marin County average$113,855
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 105
- Starting salary
- $64,142
- BA+30, step 1
- Median salary
- $97,126
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 360th of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does Ross 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
Ross Valley Elementary's average of $96,768 is above the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Ross Valley Elementary ranks 360th of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 14 reporting districts in Marin County
Ross Valley Elementary ranks 13th 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 Ross Valley Elementary's BA+30 column pays $74,517. Experienced teachers joining Ross Valley Elementary can be placed as high as step 16.
- 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. Ross Valley Elementary's columns run from BA+30 to BA+75, 4 in all.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Ross Valley Elementary?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$97,126
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $117,301 on step 16.
Ross Valley Elementary's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 20% of Ross Valley Elementary's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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Bonuses, health cover and work days at Ross 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.
- Health insurance, family planUp to $14,088paid by the district each year
- Master's degree bonus$1,75054 full-time equivalents eligible
- Doctorate bonus$2,000
- Bilingual teaching bonusNot reported
- National Board Certification bonus$2,0001 full-time equivalents eligible
- Special education bonus$3,0009 full-time equivalents eligible
- Summer school payNot reported
- Work days a year188 days180 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year1.35%
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 16
Questions about teacher pay at Ross Valley Elementary
How much do Ross Valley Elementary teachers make?
The average salary on Ross Valley Elementary's teacher schedule is $96,768 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $64,142 (BA+30, step 1) to $117,301 (BA+75, step 16).
What does a new teacher earn at Ross Valley Elementary?
The schedule starts at $64,142 (BA+30, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 16.
How long does it take to reach the top of the Ross Valley Elementary pay scale?
On the BA+75 column, where 64% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 16, where it reaches $117,301. Steps go up with years of service.
Does a master's degree raise pay at Ross Valley Elementary?
Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Ross Valley Elementary reports a master's bonus of $1,750 on top. For a doctorate it reports $2,000.
Is Ross Valley Elementary teacher pay high for California?
Ross Valley Elementary's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 360th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 13th 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 Ross 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.
- 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.
- Ross 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.
- U.S. Department of Labor, Fact Sheet #17D: Exemption for Professional Employees Under the FLSA: teachers are exempt from federal overtime pay.