Menlo Park City Elementary School District teacher salaries

Menlo Park City Elementary School District is an elementary school district in San Mateo County, with its district office in Atherton. Pay starts at $79,286 on the first step. The largest group (73%) is on the BA+90 column, which climbs to $161,960 by step 17.

Lowest

$79,286

BA, step 1

Average salary on the teacher schedule1

$147,525

  • $31,799 above San Mateo County average
  • $43,973 above California average

Highest

$161,960

BA+90, step 17

Menlo Park City Elementary average

AveragesCalifornia $103,552, San Mateo County $115,726

Full-time equivalents on the schedule
182
Starting salary
$79,286
BA, step 1
Median salary
$161,960
Half earn more, half earn less
Average pay rank in California
5th of 828 reporting
of 828 reporting

Does Menlo Park City 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

Menlo Park City Elementary's average of $147,525 is above the middle California district's $94,573.

All 828 reporting districts in California

Menlo Park City Elementary ranks 5th of 828.

Menlo Park City Elementary
$50k$100k$150k

Middle district: $94,573

The 19 reporting districts in San Mateo County

Menlo Park City Elementary ranks 1st of 19, above the middle district.

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$100k$120k$140k

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 Menlo Park City Elementary's BA column pays $82,777. Experienced teachers joining Menlo Park City Elementary can be placed as high as step 17.
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. Menlo Park City Elementary's columns run from BA to BA+90, 7 in all.

How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Menlo Park City Elementary?

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

$141,053

a year at step 10. This column tops out at $161,960 on step 17.

$161,960$79,286
Step 1Step 17
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Menlo Park City Elementary's full salary schedule, 2024-252

Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 67% of Menlo Park City Elementary's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.

StepBABA+15BA+30BA+45BA+60BA+75BA+90
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Full-time equivalents in a cell
  1. 5+
  5. 98
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 Menlo Park City 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.

Questions about teacher pay at Menlo Park City Elementary

How much do Menlo Park City Elementary teachers make?

The average salary on Menlo Park City Elementary's teacher schedule is $147,525 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $79,286 (BA, step 1) to $161,960 (BA+90, step 17).

What does a new teacher earn at Menlo Park City Elementary?

The schedule starts at $79,286 (BA, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 17.

How long does it take to reach the top of the Menlo Park City Elementary pay scale?

On the BA+90 column, where 73% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 17, where it reaches $161,960. Steps go up with years of service.

Does a master's degree raise pay at Menlo Park City Elementary?

Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Menlo Park City Elementary reports a master's bonus of $2,500 on top. For a doctorate it reports $3,000.

Is Menlo Park City Elementary teacher pay high for California?

Menlo Park City Elementary's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 5th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 1st 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.

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Sources for the Menlo Park City 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.

  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. Menlo Park City 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.
  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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