Tehachapi Unified School District teacher salaries
Tehachapi Unified School District is a unified school district in Kern County, with its district office in Tehachapi. Pay starts at $53,853 on the first step. The largest group (51%) is on the BA+72 OR MA+30 column, which climbs to $105,430 by step 25.
Lowest
$53,853
BA, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$82,667
- $7,869 below Kern County average
- $20,885 below California average
Highest
$105,430
BA+72 OR MA+30, step 25
Tehachapi Unified average
Kern County average$90,536
California average$103,552
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 205
- Starting salary
- $53,853
- BA, step 1
- Median salary
- $82,553
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 600th of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does Tehachapi 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
Tehachapi Unified's average of $82,667 is below the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Tehachapi Unified ranks 600th of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 37 reporting districts in Kern County
Tehachapi Unified ranks 21st of 37, below the middle district.
Middle district: $83,787
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 Tehachapi Unified's BA column pays $57,530. Experienced teachers joining Tehachapi Unified can be placed as high as step 11.
- 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. Tehachapi Unified's columns run from BA to BA+72 OR MA+30, 6 in all.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Tehachapi Unified?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$85,335
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $105,430 on step 25.
Tehachapi Unified's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 36% of Tehachapi Unified's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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- 5+
- 35
Bonuses, health cover and work days at Tehachapi 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.
- Health insurance, family planUp to $14,279paid by the district each year
- Master's degree bonus$1,95372 full-time equivalents eligible
- Doctorate bonusNot reported
- Bilingual teaching bonusNot reported
- National Board Certification bonusNot reported
- Special education bonus$1,80036 full-time equivalents eligible
- Summer school payNot reported
- Work days a year184 days180 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year0.5%
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 11
Questions about teacher pay at Tehachapi Unified
How much do Tehachapi Unified teachers make?
The average salary on Tehachapi Unified's teacher schedule is $82,667 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $53,853 (BA, step 1) to $105,430 (BA+72 OR MA+30, step 25).
What does a new teacher earn at Tehachapi Unified?
The schedule starts at $53,853 (BA, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 11.
How long does it take to reach the top of the Tehachapi Unified pay scale?
On the BA+72 OR MA+30 column, where 51% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 25, where it reaches $105,430. Steps go up with years of service.
Does a master's degree raise pay at Tehachapi Unified?
Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Tehachapi Unified reports a master's bonus of $1,953 on top.
Is Tehachapi Unified teacher pay high for California?
Tehachapi Unified's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 600th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 21st of 37 in Kern County. Across all of them, the average salary on teacher schedules is $103,552 statewide and $90,536 in Kern County.
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Sources for the Tehachapi 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.
- 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.
- Tehachapi 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.
- U.S. Department of Labor, Fact Sheet #17D: Exemption for Professional Employees Under the FLSA: teachers are exempt from federal overtime pay.