Tamalpais Union High School District teacher salaries
Tamalpais Union High School District is a high school district in Marin County, with its district office in Larkspur. Pay starts at $75,619 on the first step. The largest group (87%) is on the BA+37 OR MA column, which climbs to $145,695 by step 15.
Lowest
$75,619
BA, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$130,716
- $16,861 above Marin County average
- $27,164 above California average
Highest
$145,695
BA+37 OR MA, step 15
Tamalpais Union High average
AveragesCalifornia $103,552, Marin County $113,855
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 262
- Starting salary
- $75,619
- BA, step 1
- Median salary
- $139,109
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 19th of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does Tamalpais Union High 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
Tamalpais Union High's average of $130,716 is above the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Tamalpais Union High ranks 19th of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 14 reporting districts in Marin County
Tamalpais Union High ranks 1st 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 Tamalpais Union High's BA column pays $92,543. Experienced teachers joining Tamalpais Union High can be placed as high as step 8.
- 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. Tamalpais Union High's columns run from BA to BA+37 OR MA, 3 in all.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Tamalpais Union High?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$122,187
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $145,695 on step 15.
Tamalpais Union High's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 48% of Tamalpais Union High's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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Only BA+37 OR MA continues past step 12.
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- 5+
- 126
Bonuses, health cover and work days at Tamalpais Union High
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 $25,008paid by the district each year
- Master's degree bonusNot reported
- Doctorate bonusNot reported
- Bilingual teaching bonusNot reported
- National Board Certification bonus$1,0002 full-time equivalents eligible
- Special education bonusNot reported
- Summer school payNot reported
- Work days a year185 days180 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year3.5%
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 8
Questions about teacher pay at Tamalpais Union High
How much do Tamalpais Union High teachers make?
The average salary on Tamalpais Union High's teacher schedule is $130,716 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $75,619 (BA, step 1) to $145,695 (BA+37 OR MA, step 15).
What does a new teacher earn at Tamalpais Union High?
The schedule starts at $75,619 (BA, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 8.
How long does it take to reach the top of the Tamalpais Union High pay scale?
On the BA+37 OR MA column, where 87% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 15, where it reaches $145,695. Steps go up with years of service.
Is Tamalpais Union High teacher pay high for California?
Tamalpais Union High's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 19th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 1st 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 Tamalpais Union High 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.
- Tamalpais Union High'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.