Sausalito Marin City School District teacher salaries
Sausalito Marin City School District is an elementary school district in Marin County, with its district office in Marin City. Pay starts at $61,273 on the first step. The largest group (43%) is on the BA+60 OR MA column, which climbs to $125,554 by step 21.
Lowest
$61,273
BA, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$110,691
- $3,164 below Marin County average
- $7,139 above California average
Highest
$129,052
BA+75 OR MA+30, step 21
Sausalito Marin City average
AveragesCalifornia $103,552, Marin County $113,855
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 21
- Starting salary
- $61,273
- BA, step 1
- Median salary
- $118,927
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 126th of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does Sausalito Marin City 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
Sausalito Marin City's average of $110,691 is above the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Sausalito Marin City ranks 126th of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 14 reporting districts in Marin County
Sausalito Marin City ranks 7th 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. Step 5 on Sausalito Marin City's BA column pays $73,894. Experienced teachers joining Sausalito Marin City can be placed as high as step 1.
- 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. Sausalito Marin City's columns run from BA to BA+75 OR MA+30, 6 in all.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Sausalito Marin City?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$106,322
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $125,554 on step 21.
Sausalito Marin City's full salary schedule, 2024-252
No single cell here has 5 or more full-time equivalents, so none is shaded. 48% of Sausalito Marin City's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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Only BA+60 OR MA, BA+75 OR MA+30 continue past step 16.
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Bonuses, health cover and work days at Sausalito Marin City
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 $31,296paid by the district each year
- Master's degree bonusNot reported
- Doctorate bonusNot reported
- Bilingual teaching bonusNot reported
- National Board Certification bonusNot reported
- Special education bonusNot reported
- Summer school pay$50 an hour
- Work days a year187 days180 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year4%
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 1
Questions about teacher pay at Sausalito Marin City
How much do Sausalito Marin City teachers make?
The average salary on Sausalito Marin City's teacher schedule is $110,691 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $61,273 (BA, step 1) to $129,052 (BA+75 OR MA+30, step 21).
What does a new teacher earn at Sausalito Marin City?
The schedule starts at $61,273 (BA, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 1.
How long does it take to reach the top of the Sausalito Marin City pay scale?
On the BA+60 OR MA column, where 43% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 21, where it reaches $125,554. Steps go up with years of service.
Is Sausalito Marin City teacher pay high for California?
Sausalito Marin City's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 126th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 7th 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.
Keep exploring teacher pay in Marin County
Sources for the Sausalito Marin City 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.
- Sausalito Marin City'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.