San Rafael City Elementary School District teacher salaries
San Rafael City Elementary School District is an elementary school district in Marin County, with its district office in San Rafael. Pay starts at $60,840 on the first step. The largest group (85%) is on the BA+60 column, which climbs to $131,572 by step 24.
Lowest
$60,840
BA, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$110,955
- $2,900 below Marin County average
- $7,403 above California average
Highest
$131,572
BA+60, step 24
San Rafael City Elementary average
AveragesCalifornia $103,552, Marin County $113,855
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 210
- Starting salary
- $60,840
- BA, step 1
- Median salary
- $122,439
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 120th of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does San Rafael City 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
San Rafael City Elementary's average of $110,955 is above the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
San Rafael City Elementary ranks 120th of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 14 reporting districts in Marin County
San Rafael City Elementary ranks 6th of 14, above 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. Experienced teachers joining San Rafael City Elementary can be placed as high as step 24.
- 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. San Rafael City Elementary's columns run from BA to BA+60, 4 in all.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at San Rafael City Elementary?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$102,666
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $131,572 on step 24.
San Rafael City Elementary's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 51% of San Rafael City Elementary's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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Bonuses, health cover and work days at San Rafael City 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 $24,029paid by the district each year
- Master's degree bonus$1,000189 full-time equivalents eligible
- Doctorate bonus$1,3502 full-time equivalents eligible
- Bilingual teaching bonus$2,00019 full-time equivalents eligible
- National Board Certification bonusNot reported
- Special education bonusNot reported
- Summer school pay$45 an hour
- Work days a year187 days181 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year0.54%
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 24
Questions about teacher pay at San Rafael City Elementary
How much do San Rafael City Elementary teachers make?
The average salary on San Rafael City Elementary's teacher schedule is $110,955 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $60,840 (BA, step 1) to $131,572 (BA+60, step 24).
What does a new teacher earn at San Rafael City Elementary?
The schedule starts at $60,840 (BA, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 24.
How long does it take to reach the top of the San Rafael City Elementary pay scale?
On the BA+60 column, where 85% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 24, where it reaches $131,572. Steps go up with years of service.
Does a master's degree raise pay at San Rafael City Elementary?
Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and San Rafael City Elementary reports a master's bonus of $1,000 on top. For a doctorate it reports $1,350.
Is San Rafael City Elementary teacher pay high for California?
San Rafael City Elementary's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 120th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 6th 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 San Rafael City 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.
- San Rafael City 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.