Twin Rivers Unified School District teacher salaries

Twin Rivers Unified School District is a unified school district in Sacramento County, with its district office in McClellan. Pay starts at $63,947 on the first step. The largest group (52%) is on the BA+90 column, which climbs to $124,659 by step 30.

Lowest

$63,947

BA, step 1

Average salary on the teacher schedule1

$98,027

  • $678 above Sacramento County average
  • $5,525 below California average

Highest

$124,659

BA+90, step 30

Twin Rivers Unified average

AveragesSacramento County $97,349, California $103,552

Full-time equivalents on the schedule
1,249
Starting salary
$63,947
BA, step 1
Median salary
$100,204
Half earn more, half earn less
Average pay rank in California
329th of 828 reporting
of 828 reporting

Does Twin Rivers 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.

Yes

Twin Rivers Unified's average of $98,027 is above the middle California district's $94,573.

All 828 reporting districts in California

Twin Rivers Unified ranks 329th of 828.

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Middle district: $94,573

The 14 reporting districts in Sacramento County

Twin Rivers Unified ranks 3rd of 14, above the middle district.

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Middle district: $92,602

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 Twin Rivers Unified's BA column pays $69,220. Experienced teachers joining Twin Rivers Unified can be placed as high as step 30.
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. Twin Rivers Unified's columns run from BA to BA+90, 5 in all.

How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Twin Rivers Unified?

Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.

$96,747

a year at step 10. This column tops out at $124,659 on step 30.

$124,659$63,947
Step 1Step 30
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Twin Rivers Unified's full salary schedule, 2024-252

Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 47% of Twin Rivers Unified's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.

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Only BA+90 continues past step 25.

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Full-time equivalents in a cell
  1. 5+
  5. 66
Cells with fewer than 5 stay unshaded. Bold figures sit in the three darkest shades.Striped cells: this column has no salary at that step.

Bonuses, health cover and work days at Twin Rivers 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.

Questions about teacher pay at Twin Rivers Unified

How much do Twin Rivers Unified teachers make?

The average salary on Twin Rivers Unified's teacher schedule is $98,027 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $63,947 (BA, step 1) to $124,659 (BA+90, step 30).

What does a new teacher earn at Twin Rivers Unified?

The schedule starts at $63,947 (BA, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 30.

How long does it take to reach the top of the Twin Rivers Unified pay scale?

On the BA+90 column, where 52% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 30, where it reaches $124,659. Steps go up with years of service.

Does a master's degree raise pay at Twin Rivers Unified?

Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Twin Rivers Unified reports a master's bonus of $2,000 on top. For a doctorate it reports $2,000.

Is Twin Rivers Unified teacher pay high for California?

Twin Rivers Unified's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 329th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 3rd of 14 in Sacramento County. Across all of them, the average salary on teacher schedules is $103,552 statewide and $97,349 in Sacramento County.

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Sources for the Twin Rivers 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.

  1. 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.
  2. Twin Rivers 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.
  3. U.S. Department of Labor, Fact Sheet #17D: Exemption for Professional Employees Under the FLSA: teachers are exempt from federal overtime pay.

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