Butte County teacher salaries by district, 2024-25
The average salary on teacher schedules in Butte County is $88,229 across 13 reporting districts, $15,323 below the California average. Sort, filter and search every one of them below.
- Median district
- $90,738
- Half the county's districts pay a lower average
- Districts reporting
- 13
- 12 in the table below
- Full-time equivalents
- 1,683
- on teacher schedules in the county
What stands out in Butte County teacher salaries
Thermalito Union Elementary pays the most, Durham Unified the least.
Among districts with at least 20 full-time equivalents, the average salary runs from $72,782 to $97,188, a gap of $24,406.
Most Butte County districts pay less than the middle California district.
4 of the 12 districts in the table average more than $94,573, the median California district.
Chico Unified has 47% of the county's full-time equivalents.
Its average of $85,627 is below the $90,530 average across the other 12 districts, so it pulls the county average down.
Pay roughly doubles from the first step to the top.
Across the county's districts, the typical lowest salary is $57,362 and the typical top salary is $118,200.
Butte County Office of Education and Paradise Unified reported the largest raise on last year: 5%.
Of the 9 districts that reported a raise above 0%, the median was 3%.2
Which Butte County districts have the highest and lowest teacher salaries?
By average salary on the teacher schedule, among districts with at least 20 full-time equivalents.
Highest average salary
Lowest average salary
How much do teacher salaries vary across Butte County?
All 13 reporting districts by average salary. The middle district pays $90,738, $3,835 below the middle California district's $94,573.
Middle district: $90,738
Each bar counts the districts whose average salary falls in a $5,000 band. The dashed line marks the median district.
Compare teacher salaries in every Butte County district
Average, lowest and highest salary on each district's teacher schedule. Click a column to sort it.
Showing all 12 districts, highest average salary first.
| Manzanita Elementary | $97,745 | $58,918 | $116,107 | 0.5% | 16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thermalito Union Elementary | $97,188 | $68,954 | $130,532 | 0% | 105 |
| Gridley Unified | $95,433 | $54,533 | $123,597 | 3% | 109 |
| Palermo Union Elementary | $95,257 | $63,371 | $125,328 | 3.5% | 82 |
| Butte County Office of Education | $93,591 | $50,681 | $121,149 | 5% | 103 |
| Oroville Union High | $90,773 | $59,973 | $118,074 | 0.75% | 133 |
| Paradise Unified | $90,738 | $57,726 | $118,325 | 5% | 112 |
| Oroville City Elementary | $88,083 | $59,796 | $114,343 | 0% | 131 |
| Chico Unified | $85,627 | $56,997 | $121,381 | 0.17% | 790 |
| Biggs Unified | $73,915 | $53,220 | $110,619 | 0.75% | 38 |
| Bangor Union Elementary | $72,921 | $52,025 | $94,421 | 0% | 5 |
| Durham Unified | $72,782 | $50,892 | $107,146 | 3% | 57 |
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A raise of 0% can also mean the district left that question blank; the state's file doesn't tell the two apart. Districts without a link have fewer than 20 full-time equivalents, too few for a page of their own. Districts with fewer than 5 are left out to protect privacy.
Questions about teacher pay in Butte County
What is the average teacher salary in Butte County?
$88,229 a year in 2024-25: the average across everyone on the teacher salary schedules of 13 reporting districts in Butte County. That's $15,323 below the California average of $103,552. The median Butte County district pays $90,738 on average.
Which Butte County school district pays teachers the most?
Among districts with at least 20 full-time equivalents, Thermalito Union Elementary has the highest average salary, $97,188, followed by Gridley Unified ($95,433) and Palermo Union Elementary ($95,257).
Which Butte County school district pays teachers the least?
Among districts with at least 20 full-time equivalents, Durham Unified has the lowest average salary, $72,782, followed by Biggs Unified ($73,915) and Chico Unified ($85,627).
How much do teachers earn on the first step in Butte County?
Across the county's districts, the median lowest salary on the schedule is $57,362 and the median top salary is $118,200. In some districts the first step is for teachers who don't yet hold a full credential; each district page shows which column it is.
How much did teacher pay in Butte County rise last year?
Of the 9 districts that reported a raise above 0%, the median raise on the salary schedule was 3%. Another 3 show 0%, which in the state's file can also mean the question was left blank.
Average teacher salaries in the counties next to Butte County
Average salary on teacher schedules in each neighbouring county.3
- Colusa County$85,610 average, 5 reporting districts
- Glenn County$85,464 average, 8 reporting districts
- Plumas County$75,135 average, 1 reporting district
- Sutter County$90,867 average, 11 reporting districts
- Tehama County$81,629 average, 13 reporting districts
- Yuba County$89,730 average, 4 reporting districts
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Sources for the Butte County figures
Salaries are the annual amounts on each 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 and can include counselors, nurses and librarians paid on the same schedule. The county average, medians and rankings are our own arithmetic on these figures, using the same method as the state's published averages.
- Each district's report to the California Department of Education, Form J-90 database, 2024-25: salary schedules and full-time equivalents.
- California Department of Education, Selected Certificated Salaries and Related Statistics, 2024-25, Table I: each district's raise on last year.
- U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File, 2024: which counties border each other.