Modoc County teacher salaries by district, 2024-25
The average salary on teacher schedules in Modoc County is $72,061 across 4 reporting districts, $31,491 below the California average. Sort, filter and search every one of them below.
- Median district
- $76,200
- Half the county's districts pay a lower average
- Districts reporting
- 4
- 3 in the table below
- Full-time equivalents
- 86
- on teacher schedules in the county
What stands out in Modoc County teacher salaries
Tulelake Basin Joint Unified pays the most, Modoc Joint Unified the least.
Among districts with at least 20 full-time equivalents, the average salary runs from $68,393 to $84,007, a gap of $15,614.
Every Modoc County district in the table pays less than the middle California district.
None of the 3 averages more than $94,573, the median California district.
Modoc Joint Unified has 57% of the county's full-time equivalents.
Its average of $68,393 is below the $76,964 average across the other 3 districts, so it pulls the county average down.
From the first step to the top, pay grows 1.7 times.
Across the county's districts, the typical lowest salary is $50,999 and the typical top salary is $100,509.
Compare teacher salaries in every Modoc County district
Average, lowest and highest salary on each district's teacher schedule. Click a column to sort it.
Showing all 3 districts, highest average salary first.
| Tulelake Basin Joint Unified | $84,007 | $63,905 | $108,343 | 4% | 27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Modoc Joint Unified | $68,393 | $50,999 | $100,509 | 0% | 49 |
| Surprise Valley Joint Unified | $53,503 | $41,535 | $67,130 | 0% | 9 |
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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 Modoc County
What is the average teacher salary in Modoc County?
$72,061 a year in 2024-25: the average across everyone on the teacher salary schedules of 4 reporting districts in Modoc County. That's $31,491 below the California average of $103,552. The median Modoc County district pays $76,200 on average.
How much do teachers earn on the first step in Modoc County?
Across the county's districts, the median lowest salary on the schedule is $50,999 and the median top salary is $100,509. 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.
Average teacher salaries in the counties next to Modoc County
Average salary on teacher schedules in each neighbouring county.3
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Sources for the Modoc 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.