Lassen County teacher salaries by district, 2024-25
The average salary on teacher schedules in Lassen County is $74,666 across 9 reporting districts, $28,886 below the California average. Sort, filter and search every one of them below.
- Median district
- $70,505
- Half the county's districts pay a lower average
- Districts reporting
- 9
- 8 in the table below
- Full-time equivalents
- 158
- on teacher schedules in the county
What stands out in Lassen County teacher salaries
Lassen Union High pays the most, Susanville Elementary the least.
Among districts with at least 20 full-time equivalents, the average salary runs from $69,074 to $89,249, a gap of $20,175.
Most Lassen County districts pay less than the middle California district.
1 of the 8 districts in the table averages more than $94,573, the median California district.
Susanville Elementary has 31% of the county's full-time equivalents.
Its average of $69,074 is below the $77,168 average across the other 8 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 $48,514 and the typical top salary is $98,089.
Westwood Unified reported the largest raise on last year: 4%.
Of the 6 districts that reported a raise above 0%, the median was 2.5%.2
Compare teacher salaries in every Lassen County district
Average, lowest and highest salary on each district's teacher schedule. Click a column to sort it.
Showing all 8 districts, highest average salary first.
| Lassen County Office of Education | $94,689 | $65,890 | $114,461 | 3% | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lassen Union High | $89,249 | $57,455 | $112,120 | 1.5% | 42 |
| Janesville Union Elementary | $79,705 | $41,784 | $106,174 | 3% | 17 |
| Shaffer Union Elementary | $70,505 | $55,512 | $101,072 | 2% | 14 |
| Susanville Elementary | $69,074 | $51,125 | $95,106 | 2% | 49 |
| Westwood Unified | $65,872 | $45,903 | $88,848 | 4% | 10 |
| Fort Sage Unified | $55,213 | $42,882 | $94,305 | 0% | 9 |
| Big Valley Joint Unified | $54,108 | $39,531 | $84,084 | 0% | 11 |
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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 Lassen County
What is the average teacher salary in Lassen County?
$74,666 a year in 2024-25: the average across everyone on the teacher salary schedules of 9 reporting districts in Lassen County. That's $28,886 below the California average of $103,552. The median Lassen County district pays $70,505 on average.
How much do teachers earn on the first step in Lassen County?
Across the county's districts, the median lowest salary on the schedule is $48,514 and the median top salary is $98,089. 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 Lassen County rise last year?
Of the 6 districts that reported a raise above 0%, the median raise on the salary schedule was 2.5%. Another 2 show 0%, which in the state's file can also mean the question was left blank.
Average teacher salaries in the counties next to Lassen County
Average salary on teacher schedules in each neighbouring county.3
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Sources for the Lassen 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.