Lake County teacher salaries by district, 2024-25
The average salary on teacher schedules in Lake County is $77,718 across 7 reporting districts, $25,834 below the California average. Sort, filter and search every one of them below.
- Median district
- $78,633
- Half the county's districts pay a lower average
- Districts reporting
- 7
- all in the table below
- Full-time equivalents
- 531
- on teacher schedules in the county
What stands out in Lake County teacher salaries
Middletown Unified pays the most, Kelseyville Unified the least.
Among districts with at least 20 full-time equivalents, the average salary runs from $73,505 to $82,094, a gap of $8,589.
Every Lake County district in the table pays less than the middle California district.
None of the 7 averages more than $94,573, the median California district.
Konocti Unified has 40% of the county's full-time equivalents.
Its average of $78,633 is above the $77,096 average across the other 6 districts, so it pushes the county average up.
Pay roughly doubles from the first step to the top.
Across the county's districts, the typical lowest salary is $55,752 and the typical top salary is $108,701.
Lake County Office of Education reported the largest raise on last year: 5%.
Of the 6 districts that reported a raise above 0%, the median was 1.8%.2
Compare teacher salaries in every Lake County district
Average, lowest and highest salary on each district's teacher schedule. Click a column to sort it.
Showing all 7 districts, highest average salary first.
| Lake County Office of Education | $88,187 | $73,429 | $114,312 | 5% | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middletown Unified | $82,094 | $55,752 | $95,216 | 0% | 62 |
| Lakeport Unified | $78,736 | $57,285 | $108,701 | 0.5% | 76 |
| Konocti Unified | $78,633 | $59,679 | $110,407 | 0.88% | 215 |
| Upper Lake Unified | $76,351 | $51,883 | $114,383 | 2% | 53 |
| Kelseyville Unified | $73,505 | $51,563 | $100,220 | 1.5% | 99 |
| Lucerne Elementary | $68,047 | $54,102 | $99,781 | 3% | 16 |
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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 Lake County
What is the average teacher salary in Lake County?
$77,718 a year in 2024-25: the average across everyone on the teacher salary schedules of 7 reporting districts in Lake County. That's $25,834 below the California average of $103,552. The median Lake County district pays $78,633 on average.
How much do teachers earn on the first step in Lake County?
Across the county's districts, the median lowest salary on the schedule is $55,752 and the median top salary is $108,701. 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 Lake County rise last year?
Of the 6 districts that reported a raise above 0%, the median raise on the salary schedule was 1.8%. Another 1 show 0%, which in the state's file can also mean the question was left blank.
Average teacher salaries in the counties next to Lake 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
- Mendocino County$81,150 average, 12 reporting districts
- Napa County$114,784 average, 3 reporting districts
- Sonoma County$96,756 average, 28 reporting districts
- Yolo County$85,096 average, 6 reporting districts
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Sources for the Lake 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.