Gravenstein Union Elementary School District teacher salaries
Gravenstein Union Elementary School District is an elementary school district in Sonoma County, with its district office in Sebastopol. Pay starts at $70,952 on the first step. The largest group (51%) is on the BA+75 column, which climbs to $123,560 by step 27.
Lowest
$70,952
BA+30, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$101,699
- $4,943 above Sonoma County average
- $1,853 below California average
Highest
$123,560
BA+75, step 27
Gravenstein Union Elementary average
AveragesSonoma County $96,756, California $103,552
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 47
- Starting salary
- $70,952
- BA+30, step 1
- Median salary
- $101,765
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 268th of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does Gravenstein 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.
Yes
Gravenstein Union Elementary's average of $101,699 is above the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Gravenstein Union Elementary ranks 268th of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 28 reporting districts in Sonoma County
Gravenstein Union Elementary ranks 8th of 28, above 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 Gravenstein Union Elementary's BA+30 column pays $74,478. Experienced teachers joining Gravenstein Union Elementary can be placed as high as step 1.
- 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. Gravenstein Union Elementary's columns run from BA+30 to BA+75, 4 in all.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Gravenstein Union Elementary?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$96,957
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $123,560 on step 27.
Gravenstein Union Elementary's full salary schedule, 2024-252
No single cell here has 5 or more full-time equivalents, so none is shaded. 51% of Gravenstein Union Elementary's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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Only BA+75 continues past step 15.
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Bonuses, health cover and work days at Gravenstein 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 $18,480paid by the district each year
- Master's degree bonus$1,50014 full-time equivalents eligible
- Doctorate bonus$1,5001 full-time equivalents eligible
- Bilingual teaching bonusNot reported
- National Board Certification bonusNot reported
- Special education bonusNot reported
- Summer school pay$75 an hour
- Work days a year183 days180 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year3%
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 1
Questions about teacher pay at Gravenstein Union Elementary
How much do Gravenstein Union Elementary teachers make?
The average salary on Gravenstein Union Elementary's teacher schedule is $101,699 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $70,952 (BA+30, step 1) to $123,560 (BA+75, step 27).
What does a new teacher earn at Gravenstein Union Elementary?
The schedule starts at $70,952 (BA+30, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 1.
How long does it take to reach the top of the Gravenstein Union Elementary pay scale?
On the BA+75 column, where 51% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 27, where it reaches $123,560. Steps go up with years of service.
Does a master's degree raise pay at Gravenstein Union Elementary?
Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Gravenstein Union Elementary reports a master's bonus of $1,500 on top. For a doctorate it reports $1,500.
Is Gravenstein Union Elementary teacher pay high for California?
Gravenstein Union Elementary's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 268th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 8th 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 Gravenstein 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.
- Gravenstein 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.