Lassen Union High School District teacher salaries
Lassen Union High School District is a high school district in Lassen County, with its district office in Susanville. Pay starts at $57,455 on the first step. The largest group (40%) is on the MA column, which climbs to $112,120 by step 23.
Lowest
$57,455
BA<45, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$89,249
- $14,583 above Lassen County average
- $14,303 below California average
Highest
$112,120
MA, step 23
Lassen Union High average
Lassen County average$74,666
California average$103,552
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 42
- Starting salary
- $57,455
- BA<45, step 1
- Median salary
- $91,422
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 501st of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does Lassen Union High 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
Lassen Union High's average of $89,249 is below the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Lassen Union High ranks 501st of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 9 reporting districts in Lassen County
Lassen Union High ranks 2nd of 9, above the middle district.
Middle district: $70,505
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 Lassen Union High's BA<45 column pays $64,091. Experienced teachers joining Lassen Union High can be placed as high as step 15.
- 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. Lassen Union High's columns run from BA<45 to MA, 4 in all.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Lassen Union High?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$78,987
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $112,120 on step 23.
Lassen Union High's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 55% of Lassen Union High's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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Only BA+60, MA continue past step 17.
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Bonuses, health cover and work days at Lassen Union High
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 planNot reported
- Master's degree bonusNot reported
- Doctorate bonusNot reported
- Bilingual teaching bonusNot reported
- National Board Certification bonusNot reported
- Special education bonus$3,0004 full-time equivalents eligible
- Summer school payNot reported
- Work days a year184 days180 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year1.5%
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 15
Questions about teacher pay at Lassen Union High
How much do Lassen Union High teachers make?
The average salary on Lassen Union High's teacher schedule is $89,249 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $57,455 (BA<45, step 1) to $112,120 (MA, step 23).
What does a new teacher earn at Lassen Union High?
The schedule starts at $57,455 (BA<45, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 15.
How long does it take to reach the top of the Lassen Union High pay scale?
On the MA column, where 40% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 23, where it reaches $112,120. Steps go up with years of service.
Is Lassen Union High teacher pay high for California?
Lassen Union High's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 501st of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 2nd of 9 in Lassen County. Across all of them, the average salary on teacher schedules is $103,552 statewide and $74,666 in Lassen County.
Keep exploring teacher pay in Lassen County
Sources for the Lassen Union High 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.
- Lassen Union High'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.