San Carlos Elementary School District teacher salaries
San Carlos Elementary School District is an elementary school district in San Mateo County, with its district office in San Carlos. Pay starts at $69,387 on the first step. The largest group (69%) is on the BA+75 OR MA+30 column, which climbs to $131,013 by step 23.
Lowest
$69,387
BA+30, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$109,174
- $6,552 below San Mateo County average
- $5,622 above California average
Highest
$131,013
BA+75 OR MA+30, step 23
San Carlos Elementary average
California average$103,552
San Mateo County average$115,726
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 146
- Starting salary
- $69,387
- BA+30, step 1
- Median salary
- $113,173
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 140th of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does San Carlos 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
San Carlos Elementary's average of $109,174 is above the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
San Carlos Elementary ranks 140th of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 19 reporting districts in San Mateo County
San Carlos Elementary ranks 7th 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 San Carlos Elementary's BA+30 column pays $79,444. Experienced teachers joining San Carlos Elementary can be placed as high as step 23.
- 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. San Carlos Elementary's columns run from BA+30 to BA+75 OR MA+30, 4 in all.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at San Carlos Elementary?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$105,729
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $131,013 on step 23.
San Carlos Elementary's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 43% of San Carlos Elementary's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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Only BA+75 OR MA+30 continues past step 14.
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Bonuses, health cover and work days at San Carlos 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 $17,361paid by the district each year
- Master's degree bonus$2,91265 full-time equivalents eligible
- Doctorate bonus$5,824
- Bilingual teaching bonusNot reported
- National Board Certification bonus$2,9122 full-time equivalents eligible
- Special education bonusNot reported
- Summer school payNot reported
- Work days a year186 days180 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year2.25%
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 23
Questions about teacher pay at San Carlos Elementary
How much do San Carlos Elementary teachers make?
The average salary on San Carlos Elementary's teacher schedule is $109,174 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $69,387 (BA+30, step 1) to $131,013 (BA+75 OR MA+30, step 23).
What does a new teacher earn at San Carlos Elementary?
The schedule starts at $69,387 (BA+30, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 23.
How long does it take to reach the top of the San Carlos Elementary pay scale?
On the BA+75 OR MA+30 column, where 69% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 23, where it reaches $131,013. Steps go up with years of service.
Does a master's degree raise pay at San Carlos Elementary?
Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and San Carlos Elementary reports a master's bonus of $2,912 on top. For a doctorate it reports $5,824.
Is San Carlos Elementary teacher pay high for California?
San Carlos Elementary's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 140th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 7th 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 San Carlos 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.
- San Carlos 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.