Mariposa County Unified School District teacher salaries
Mariposa County Unified School District is a unified school district in Mariposa County, with its district office in Mariposa. Pay starts at $54,568 on the first step. The largest group (47%) is on the BA+75 column, which climbs to $99,865 by step 25.
Lowest
$54,568
CTE, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$76,208
- about the same as the Mariposa County average
- $27,344 below California average
Highest
$99,865
BA+75, step 25
Mariposa County Unified average
Mariposa County average$76,208
California average$103,552above the highest salary here
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 119
- Starting salary
- $54,568
- CTE, step 1
- Median salary
- $75,137
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 693rd of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does Mariposa County Unified 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.
No
Mariposa County Unified's average of $76,208 is below the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Mariposa County Unified ranks 693rd of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 1 reporting districts in Mariposa County
Mariposa County Unified ranks 1st of 1, above the middle district.
Middle district: $76,208
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 Mariposa County Unified's CTE column pays $59,244. Experienced teachers joining Mariposa County Unified 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. Mariposa County Unified's columns run from CTE to BA+75, 5 in all.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Mariposa County Unified?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$80,448
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $99,865 on step 25.
Mariposa County Unified's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 38% of Mariposa County Unified's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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Only BA+45, BA+60, BA+75 continue past step 20.
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- 5+
- 19
Bonuses, health cover and work days at Mariposa County Unified
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 $14,000paid by the district each year
- Master's degree bonus$1,80840 full-time equivalents eligible
- Doctorate bonus$905
- Bilingual teaching bonusNot reported
- National Board Certification bonus$905
- Special education bonusNot reported
- Summer school payNot reported
- Work days a year185 days180 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year1.5%
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 8
Questions about teacher pay at Mariposa County Unified
How much do Mariposa County Unified teachers make?
The average salary on Mariposa County Unified's teacher schedule is $76,208 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $54,568 (CTE, step 1) to $99,865 (BA+75, step 25).
What does a new teacher earn at Mariposa County Unified?
The schedule starts at $54,568 (CTE, 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 Mariposa County Unified pay scale?
On the BA+75 column, where 47% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 25, where it reaches $99,865. Steps go up with years of service.
Does a master's degree raise pay at Mariposa County Unified?
Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Mariposa County Unified reports a master's bonus of $1,808 on top. For a doctorate it reports $905.
Is Mariposa County Unified teacher pay high for California?
Mariposa County Unified's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 693rd of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 1st of 1 in Mariposa County. Across all of them, the average salary on teacher schedules is $103,552 statewide and $76,208 in Mariposa County.
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Sources for the Mariposa County Unified 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.
- Mariposa County Unified'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.