Mammoth Unified School District teacher salaries

Mammoth Unified School District is a unified school district in Mono County, with its district office in Mammoth Lakes. Pay starts at $56,729 on the first step. The largest group (68%) is on the BA+60 column, which climbs to $113,551 by step 20.

Lowest

$56,729

BA, step 1

Average salary on the teacher schedule1

$90,393

  • $3,697 above Mono County average
  • $13,159 below California average

Highest

$113,551

BA+60, step 20

Mammoth Unified average

Mono County average$86,696

California average$103,552

Full-time equivalents on the schedule
69
Starting salary
$56,729
BA, step 1
Median salary
$92,541
Half earn more, half earn less
Average pay rank in California
485th of 828 reporting
of 828 reporting

Does Mammoth 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

Mammoth Unified's average of $90,393 is below the middle California district's $94,573.

All 828 reporting districts in California

Mammoth Unified ranks 485th of 828.

Mammoth Unified
$50k$100k$150k

Middle district: $94,573

The 3 reporting districts in Mono County

Mammoth Unified ranks 1st of 3, above the middle district.

Mammoth Unified
$80k

Middle district: $81,651

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 Mammoth Unified's BA column pays $63,646. Experienced teachers joining Mammoth Unified can be placed as high as step 16.
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. Mammoth Unified's columns run from BA to BA+60, 5 in all.

How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Mammoth Unified?

Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.

$87,286

a year at step 10. This column tops out at $113,551 on step 20.

$113,551$56,729
Step 1Step 20
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Mammoth Unified's full salary schedule, 2024-252

Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 45% of Mammoth Unified's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.

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Full-time equivalents in a cell
  1. 5+
  5. 16
Cells with fewer than 5 stay unshaded. Bold figures sit in the three darkest shades.Striped cells: this column has no salary at that step.

Bonuses, health cover and work days at Mammoth 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.

Questions about teacher pay at Mammoth Unified

How much do Mammoth Unified teachers make?

The average salary on Mammoth Unified's teacher schedule is $90,393 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $56,729 (BA, step 1) to $113,551 (BA+60, step 20).

What does a new teacher earn at Mammoth Unified?

The schedule starts at $56,729 (BA, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 16.

How long does it take to reach the top of the Mammoth Unified pay scale?

On the BA+60 column, where 68% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 20, where it reaches $113,551. Steps go up with years of service.

Does a master's degree raise pay at Mammoth Unified?

Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Mammoth Unified reports a master's bonus of $1,607 on top. For a doctorate it reports $2,142.

Is Mammoth Unified teacher pay high for California?

Mammoth Unified's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 485th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 1st of 3 in Mono County. Across all of them, the average salary on teacher schedules is $103,552 statewide and $86,696 in Mono County.

Keep exploring teacher pay in Mono County

Sources for the Mammoth 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.

  1. 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.
  2. Mammoth 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.
  3. U.S. Department of Labor, Fact Sheet #17D: Exemption for Professional Employees Under the FLSA: teachers are exempt from federal overtime pay.

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