Bennett Valley Union Elementary School District teacher salaries
Bennett Valley Union Elementary School District is an elementary school district in Sonoma County, with its district office in Santa Rosa. Pay starts at $60,837 on the first step. The largest group (57%) is on the BA+75 column, which climbs to $112,560 by step 26.
Lowest
$60,837
BA+30, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$90,657
- $6,099 below Sonoma County average
- $12,895 below California average
Highest
$112,560
BA+75, step 26
Bennett Valley Union Elementary average
AveragesSonoma County $96,756, California $103,552
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 47
- Starting salary
- $60,837
- BA+30, step 1
- Median salary
- $92,351
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 480th of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does Bennett Valley Union 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.
No
Bennett Valley Union Elementary's average of $90,657 is below the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Bennett Valley Union Elementary ranks 480th of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 28 reporting districts in Sonoma County
Bennett Valley Union Elementary ranks 20th of 28, below the middle district.
Middle district: $96,755
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 Bennett Valley Union Elementary's BA+30 column pays $67,783. Experienced teachers joining Bennett Valley Union Elementary can be placed as high as step 26.
- 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. Bennett Valley Union Elementary's columns run from BA+30 to BA+75, 4 in all.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Bennett Valley Union Elementary?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$83,999
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $112,560 on step 26.
Bennett Valley Union Elementary's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 55% of Bennett Valley Union Elementary's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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Only BA+75 continues past step 23.
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Bonuses, health cover and work days at Bennett Valley Union 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 $12,058paid by the district each year
- Master's degree bonus$1,00013 full-time equivalents eligible
- Doctorate bonus$1,000
- Bilingual teaching bonusNot reported
- National Board Certification bonus$1,0001 full-time equivalents eligible
- Special education bonusNot reported
- Summer school pay$50 an hour
- Work days a year186 days180 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year1.5%
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 26
Questions about teacher pay at Bennett Valley Union Elementary
How much do Bennett Valley Union Elementary teachers make?
The average salary on Bennett Valley Union Elementary's teacher schedule is $90,657 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $60,837 (BA+30, step 1) to $112,560 (BA+75, step 26).
What does a new teacher earn at Bennett Valley Union Elementary?
The schedule starts at $60,837 (BA+30, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 26.
How long does it take to reach the top of the Bennett Valley Union Elementary pay scale?
On the BA+75 column, where 57% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 26, where it reaches $112,560. Steps go up with years of service.
Does a master's degree raise pay at Bennett Valley Union Elementary?
Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Bennett Valley Union Elementary reports a master's bonus of $1,000 on top. For a doctorate it reports $1,000.
Is Bennett Valley Union Elementary teacher pay high for California?
Bennett Valley Union Elementary's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 480th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 20th of 28 in Sonoma County. Across all of them, the average salary on teacher schedules is $103,552 statewide and $96,756 in Sonoma County.
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Sources for the Bennett Valley Union 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.
- Bennett Valley Union 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.