Mountain View Whisman School District teacher salaries

Mountain View Whisman School District is an elementary school district in Santa Clara County, with its district office in Mountain View. Pay starts at $81,726 on the first step. The largest group (39%) is on the BA+90 OR BA+75+MA column, which climbs to $146,521 by step 19.

Lowest

$81,726

BA+30, step 1

Average salary on the teacher schedule1

$115,063

  • $7,193 below Santa Clara County average
  • $11,511 above California average

Highest

$146,521

BA+90 OR BA+75+MA, step 19

Mountain View Whisman average

California average$103,552

Santa Clara County average$122,256

Full-time equivalents on the schedule
298
Starting salary
$81,726
BA+30, step 1
Median salary
$115,998
Half earn more, half earn less
Average pay rank in California
88th of 828 reporting
of 828 reporting

Does Mountain View Whisman 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

Mountain View Whisman's average of $115,063 is above the middle California district's $94,573.

All 828 reporting districts in California

Mountain View Whisman ranks 88th of 828.

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Middle district: $94,573

The 29 reporting districts in Santa Clara County

Mountain View Whisman ranks 18th of 29, below the middle district.

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Middle district: $117,248

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 Mountain View Whisman's BA+30 column pays $93,096. Experienced teachers joining Mountain View Whisman can be placed as high as step 19.
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. Mountain View Whisman's columns run from BA+30 to BA+90 OR BA+75+MA, 5 in all.

How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Mountain View Whisman?

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$124,368

a year at step 10. This column tops out at $146,521 on step 19.

$146,521$81,726
Step 1Step 19
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Mountain View Whisman's full salary schedule, 2024-252

Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 31% of Mountain View Whisman's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.

StepBA+30BA+45 OR MABA+60 OR BA+45+MABA+75 OR BA+60+MABA+90 OR BA+75+MA
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10
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13 to 15
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19

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Full-time equivalents in a cell
  1. 5+
  5. 49
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 Mountain View Whisman

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 Mountain View Whisman

How much do Mountain View Whisman teachers make?

The average salary on Mountain View Whisman's teacher schedule is $115,063 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $81,726 (BA+30, step 1) to $146,521 (BA+90 OR BA+75+MA, step 19).

What does a new teacher earn at Mountain View Whisman?

The schedule starts at $81,726 (BA+30, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 19.

How long does it take to reach the top of the Mountain View Whisman pay scale?

On the BA+90 OR BA+75+MA column, where 39% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 19, where it reaches $146,521. Steps go up with years of service.

Does a master's degree raise pay at Mountain View Whisman?

Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Mountain View Whisman reports a master's bonus of $2,500 on top. For a doctorate it reports $2,700.

Is Mountain View Whisman teacher pay high for California?

Mountain View Whisman's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 88th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 18th of 29 in Santa Clara County. Across all of them, the average salary on teacher schedules is $103,552 statewide and $122,256 in Santa Clara County.

Keep exploring teacher pay in Santa Clara County

Sources for the Mountain View Whisman 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. Mountain View Whisman'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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