Brisbane Elementary School District teacher salaries
Brisbane Elementary School District is an elementary school district in San Mateo County, with its district office in Brisbane. Pay starts at $67,814 on the first step. The largest group (38%) is on the BA+75 column, which climbs to $131,255 by step 27.
Lowest
$67,814
BA, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$105,505
- $10,221 below San Mateo County average
- $1,953 above California average
Highest
$131,255
BA+75, step 27
Brisbane Elementary average
California average$103,552
San Mateo County average$115,726
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 33
- Starting salary
- $67,814
- BA, step 1
- Median salary
- $107,286
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 202nd of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does Brisbane Elementary 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
Brisbane Elementary's average of $105,505 is above the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Brisbane Elementary ranks 202nd of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 19 reporting districts in San Mateo County
Brisbane Elementary ranks 9th of 19, above the middle district.
Middle district: $104,943
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 Brisbane Elementary's BA column pays $74,217. Experienced teachers joining Brisbane Elementary 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. Brisbane Elementary's columns run from BA to BA+75, 6 in all.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Brisbane Elementary?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$107,040
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $131,255 on step 27.
Brisbane Elementary's full salary schedule, 2024-252
No single cell here has 5 or more full-time equivalents, so none is shaded. 48% of Brisbane Elementary's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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Only BA+30, BA+45, BA+60, BA+75 continue past step 10.
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Bonuses, health cover and work days at Brisbane Elementary
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 $25,200paid by the district each year
- Master's degree bonus$3,00014 full-time equivalents eligible
- Doctorate bonus$2,119
- Bilingual teaching bonusNot reported
- National Board Certification bonus$3,000
- 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 12
Questions about teacher pay at Brisbane Elementary
How much do Brisbane Elementary teachers make?
The average salary on Brisbane Elementary's teacher schedule is $105,505 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $67,814 (BA, step 1) to $131,255 (BA+75, step 27).
What does a new teacher earn at Brisbane Elementary?
The schedule starts at $67,814 (BA, 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 Brisbane Elementary pay scale?
On the BA+75 column, where 38% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 27, where it reaches $131,255. Steps go up with years of service.
Does a master's degree raise pay at Brisbane Elementary?
Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Brisbane Elementary reports a master's bonus of $3,000 on top. For a doctorate it reports $2,119.
Is Brisbane Elementary teacher pay high for California?
Brisbane Elementary's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 202nd of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 9th of 19 in San Mateo County. Across all of them, the average salary on teacher schedules is $103,552 statewide and $115,726 in San Mateo County.
Keep exploring teacher pay in San Mateo County
Sources for the Brisbane Elementary 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.
- Brisbane Elementary'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.