Rincon Valley Union Elementary School District teacher salaries
Rincon Valley Union Elementary School District is an elementary school district in Sonoma County, with its district office in Santa Rosa. Pay starts at $66,959 on the first step. The largest group (57%) is on the BA+75 column, which climbs to $116,506 by step 23.
Lowest
$66,959
BA+30, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$98,987
- $2,231 above Sonoma County average
- $4,565 below California average
Highest
$116,506
BA+75, step 23
Rincon Valley Union Elementary average
AveragesSonoma County $96,756, California $103,552
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 193
- Starting salary
- $66,959
- BA+30, step 1
- Median salary
- $100,435
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 317th of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does Rincon 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.
Yes
Rincon Valley Union Elementary's average of $98,987 is above the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Rincon Valley Union Elementary ranks 317th of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 28 reporting districts in Sonoma County
Rincon Valley Union Elementary ranks 12th 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 Rincon Valley Union Elementary's BA+30 column pays $72,314. Experienced teachers joining Rincon Valley Union 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. Rincon Valley Union Elementary's columns run from BA+30 to BA+75, 4 in all.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Rincon Valley Union Elementary?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$95,752
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $116,506 on step 23.
Rincon Valley Union Elementary's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 45% of Rincon Valley Union Elementary's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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Bonuses, health cover and work days at Rincon 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 $13,116paid by the district each year
- Master's degree bonus$50086 full-time equivalents eligible
- Doctorate bonus$5002 full-time equivalents eligible
- Bilingual teaching bonus$1,0007 full-time equivalents eligible
- National Board Certification bonus$1,0009 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 year5%
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 23
Questions about teacher pay at Rincon Valley Union Elementary
How much do Rincon Valley Union Elementary teachers make?
The average salary on Rincon Valley Union Elementary's teacher schedule is $98,987 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $66,959 (BA+30, step 1) to $116,506 (BA+75, step 23).
What does a new teacher earn at Rincon Valley Union Elementary?
The schedule starts at $66,959 (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 Rincon Valley Union Elementary pay scale?
On the BA+75 column, where 57% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 23, where it reaches $116,506. Steps go up with years of service.
Does a master's degree raise pay at Rincon Valley Union Elementary?
Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Rincon Valley Union Elementary reports a master's bonus of $500 on top. For a doctorate it reports $500.
Is Rincon Valley Union Elementary teacher pay high for California?
Rincon Valley Union Elementary's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 317th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 12th 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 Rincon 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.
- Rincon 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.