Laytonville Unified School District teacher salaries
Laytonville Unified School District is a unified school district in Mendocino County, with its district office in Laytonville. Pay starts at $56,243 on the first step. The largest group (38%) is on the BA<30 column, which climbs to $57,275 by step 2.
Lowest
$56,243
BA<30, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$62,985
- $18,165 below Mendocino County average
- $40,567 below California average
Highest
$101,811
BA+90, step 30
Laytonville Unified average
Mendocino County average$81,150
California average$103,552above the highest salary here
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 24
- Starting salary
- $56,243
- BA<30, step 1
- Median salary
- $62,754
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 791st of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does Laytonville 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
Laytonville Unified's average of $62,985 is below the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Laytonville Unified ranks 791st of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 12 reporting districts in Mendocino County
Laytonville Unified ranks 10th of 12, below the middle district.
Middle district: $73,216
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 Laytonville Unified can be placed as high as step 12.
- 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. Laytonville Unified's columns run from BA<30 to BA+90, 6 in all.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Laytonville Unified?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$57,275
a year at step 2. This column tops out at $57,275 on step 2.
Laytonville Unified's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 7% of Laytonville Unified's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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Bonuses, health cover and work days at Laytonville 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 $12,177paid by the district each year
- Master's degree bonus$2,5003 full-time equivalents eligible
- Doctorate bonus$2,500
- Bilingual teaching bonusNot reported
- National Board Certification bonusNot reported
- Special education bonusNot reported
- Summer school payNot reported
- Work days a year185 days180 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year6%
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 12
Questions about teacher pay at Laytonville Unified
How much do Laytonville Unified teachers make?
The average salary on Laytonville Unified's teacher schedule is $62,985 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $56,243 (BA<30, step 1) to $101,811 (BA+90, step 30).
What does a new teacher earn at Laytonville Unified?
The schedule starts at $56,243 (BA<30, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 12.
How long does it take to reach the top of the Laytonville Unified pay scale?
On the BA<30 column, where 38% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 2, where it reaches $57,275. Steps go up with years of service.
Does a master's degree raise pay at Laytonville Unified?
Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Laytonville Unified reports a master's bonus of $2,500 on top. For a doctorate it reports $2,500.
Is Laytonville Unified teacher pay high for California?
Laytonville Unified's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 791st of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 10th of 12 in Mendocino County. Across all of them, the average salary on teacher schedules is $103,552 statewide and $81,150 in Mendocino County.
Keep exploring teacher pay in Mendocino County
Sources for the Laytonville 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.
- Laytonville 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.