Colusa Unified School District teacher salaries

Colusa Unified School District is a unified school district in Colusa County, with its district office in Colusa. Pay starts at $63,936 on the first step. The largest group (38%) is on the BA+80 OR MA+30 column, which climbs to $123,180 by step 25.

Lowest

$63,936

BA+15, step 1

Average salary on the teacher schedule1

$88,974

  • $3,364 above Colusa County average
  • $14,578 below California average

Highest

$123,180

BA+80 OR MA+30, step 25

Colusa Unified average

Colusa County average$85,610

California average$103,552

Full-time equivalents on the schedule
81
Starting salary
$63,936
BA+15, step 1
Median salary
$85,007
Half earn more, half earn less
Average pay rank in California
507th of 828 reporting
of 828 reporting

Does Colusa Unified 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

Colusa Unified's average of $88,974 is below the middle California district's $94,573.

All 828 reporting districts in California

Colusa Unified ranks 507th of 828.

Colusa Unified
$50k$100k$150k

Middle district: $94,573

The 5 reporting districts in Colusa County

Colusa Unified ranks 1st of 5, above the middle district.

Colusa Unified
$80k

Middle district: $84,222

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 Colusa Unified's BA+15 column pays $66,643. Experienced teachers joining Colusa Unified can be placed as high as step 16.
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. Colusa Unified's columns run from BA+15 to BA+80 OR MA+30, 5 in all.

How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Colusa Unified?

Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.

$87,631

a year at step 10. This column tops out at $123,180 on step 25.

$123,180$63,936
Step 1Step 25
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Colusa Unified's full salary schedule, 2024-252

Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 35% of Colusa Unified's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.

StepBA+15BA+30BA+45 OR MABA+60 OR MA+15BA+80 OR MA+30
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5
6
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8
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10
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13 to 15
16 to 18
19 to 21
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23 to 24
25

Only BA+80 OR MA+30 continues past step 22.

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Full-time equivalents in a cell
  1. 5+
  5. 15
Cells with fewer than 5 stay unshaded. Bold figures sit in the three darkest shades.Striped cells: this column has no salary at that step.

Bonuses, health cover and work days at Colusa Unified

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.

Questions about teacher pay at Colusa Unified

How much do Colusa Unified teachers make?

The average salary on Colusa Unified's teacher schedule is $88,974 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $63,936 (BA+15, step 1) to $123,180 (BA+80 OR MA+30, step 25).

What does a new teacher earn at Colusa Unified?

The schedule starts at $63,936 (BA+15, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 16.

How long does it take to reach the top of the Colusa Unified pay scale?

On the BA+80 OR MA+30 column, where 38% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 25, where it reaches $123,180. Steps go up with years of service.

Does a master's degree raise pay at Colusa Unified?

Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Colusa Unified reports a master's bonus of $1,500 on top. For a doctorate it reports $2,500.

Is Colusa Unified teacher pay high for California?

Colusa Unified's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 507th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 1st of 5 in Colusa County. Across all of them, the average salary on teacher schedules is $103,552 statewide and $85,610 in Colusa County.

Keep exploring teacher pay in Colusa County

Sources for the Colusa Unified 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.

  1. 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.
  2. Colusa Unified'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.
  3. U.S. Department of Labor, Fact Sheet #17D: Exemption for Professional Employees Under the FLSA: teachers are exempt from federal overtime pay.

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