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Mariposa County Unified salary schedule, 2025-26
Teacher salary schedule (2025-26). The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a column and step to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Mariposa County Unified's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $54,568 (CTE, step 1) and tops out at $99,865 (BA+75, step 16), per Mariposa County Unified School District (effective ).
- The schedule is built on 185 work days, which makes the starting cell about $294.96 per day.
- The grid has 5 column columns and 16 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 16.
- Mariposa County Unified enrolled 1,669 students in 2023-24, the 476th-largest district in California by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary schedule (2025-26)
| Step \ Column | CTE | BA+30 | BA+45 | BA+60 | BA+75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $54,568 | $56,256 | $58,666 | $61,076 | $63,488 |
| 2 | $55,735 | $57,460 | $59,872 | $62,281 | $64,692 |
| 3 | $56,905 | $58,666 | $61,076 | $63,488 | $65,900 |
| 4 | $58,077 | $59,872 | $62,281 | $64,692 | $67,103 |
| 5 | $59,244 | $61,076 | $63,488 | $65,898 | $68,310 |
| 6 | $61,058 | $62,946 | $65,347 | $67,746 | $70,146 |
| 7 | $63,445 | $65,406 | $67,806 | $70,206 | $72,604 |
| 8 | $65,903 | $67,942 | $70,340 | $72,739 | $75,137 |
| 9 | $70,550 | $72,952 | $75,350 | $77,749 | |
| 10 | $73,252 | $75,650 | $78,049 | $80,448 | |
| 11 | $78,426 | $80,824 | $83,222 | ||
| 12 | $81,281 | $83,679 | $86,076 | ||
| 13 | $86,415 | $88,893 | |||
| 14 | $89,212 | $91,775 | |||
| 15 | $95,722 | ||||
| 16 | $99,865 |
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $55,735 | +$1,167 |
| 3 | $56,905 | +$2,337 |
| 4 | $58,077 | +$3,509 |
| 5 | $59,244 | +$4,676 |
| 6 | $61,058 | +$6,490 |
Worked example as rendered: CTE, step 1 = $54,568 a year, $4,547.33 a month spread over 12 months, $294.96 per work day on a 185-day year. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Based on 185 days; effective July 1, 2025 (file name: approved 2/20/26).
Masters stipend $1,808; Doctoral stipend $905; National Board stipend $905, not included in the grid.
Blank cells are steps a column does not reach.
How this schedule moves
On the CTE column a teacher moves from $54,568 at step 1 to $65,903 at step 8: 7 step increases worth $1,619 each on average, 21% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $2,458, between step 7 and step 8.
The highest-paid column, BA+75, starts at $63,488 and tops out at $99,865, 52% above the top of the CTE column.
Among the 825 California district schedules indexed here, Mariposa County Unified's starting pay ranks 603rd and its top cell ranks 714th; the state medians are $59,726 to start and $120,047 at the top.
Across all 3,959 district grids indexed nationally, that starting figure sits at the 62nd percentile and the top cell at the 60th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CTE | $54,568 | $65,903 | 7 | 21% |
| BA+30 | $56,256 | $73,252 | 9 | 30% |
| BA+45 | $58,666 | $81,281 | 11 | 39% |
| BA+60 | $61,076 | $89,212 | 13 | 46% |
| BA+75 | $63,488 | $99,865 | 15 | 57% |
Against California districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mariposa County Unified | 1,669 | 2025-26 | $54,568 | – | $99,865 |
| Live Oak Elementary | 1,675 | 2024-25 | $57,461 | – | $103,800 |
| Fort Bragg Unified | 1,678 | 2024-25 | $55,330 | – | $101,952 |
| Gustine Unified | 1,679 | 2024-25 | $65,014 | – | $112,214 |
| Paradise Unified | 1,657 | 2024-25 | $57,726 | – | $118,325 |
| Plumas Unified | 1,687 | 2024-25 | $47,167 | – | $105,455 |
Starting pay is the first step of the bachelor's column where the schedule has one, otherwise the lowest first-step cell. Enrollment is NCES 2023-24. Years differ where districts publish on different cycles.
Questions people ask
What is the starting salary on the Mariposa County Unified schedule?
$54,568 at step 1 on CTE, per the 2025-26 schedule (Mariposa County Unified School District).
What is the top of the Mariposa County Unified salary schedule?
$99,865, at step 16 on BA+75 (2025-26). That is the highest published cell before any stipend, longevity or supplement not printed on the grid.
How long does it take to reach the top of the Mariposa County Unified salary schedule?
On the CTE column the top figure, $65,903, is reached at step 8, 7 step increases after step 1 (2025-26 schedule).
Other California districts with schedules
- Live Oak Elementarystarts $57,461
- Fort Bragg Unifiedstarts $55,330
- Gustine Unifiedstarts $59,677
- Paradise Unifiedstarts $57,726
- Plumas Unifiedstarts $47,167
- Anderson Union Highstarts $50,399
- Red Bluff Joint Union Highstarts $52,904
- Pacific Grove Unifiedstarts $69,029
- Bellevue Unionstarts $65,947
- Saratoga Union Elementarystarts $80,027
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