Redlands Unified School District teacher salaries

Redlands Unified School District is a unified school district in San Bernardino County, with its district office in Redlands. Pay starts at $64,599 on the first step. The largest group (48%) is on the BA+80+MA OR MA+50 column, which climbs to $135,595 by step 26.

Lowest

$64,599

BA OR BA+15, step 1

Average salary on the teacher schedule1

$106,972

  • about the same as the San Bernardino County average
  • $3,420 above California average

Highest

$135,595

BA+80+MA OR MA+50, step 26

Redlands Unified average

AveragesCalifornia $103,552, San Bernardino County $106,829

Full-time equivalents on the schedule
1,265
Starting salary
$64,599
BA OR BA+15, step 1
Median salary
$109,608
Half earn more, half earn less
Average pay rank in California
177th of 828 reporting
of 828 reporting

Does Redlands 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

Redlands Unified's average of $106,972 is above the middle California district's $94,573.

All 828 reporting districts in California

Redlands Unified ranks 177th of 828.

Redlands Unified
$50k$100k$150k

Middle district: $94,573

The 33 reporting districts in San Bernardino County

Redlands Unified ranks 12th of 33, above the middle district.

Redlands Unified
$80k$100k$120k

Middle district: $103,690

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 Redlands Unified's BA OR BA+15 column pays $77,205. Experienced teachers joining Redlands Unified can be placed as high as step 4.
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. Redlands Unified's columns run from BA OR BA+15 to BA+80+MA OR MA+50, 5 in all.

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

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

$110,784

a year at step 10. This column tops out at $135,595 on step 26.

$135,595$64,599
Step 1Step 30
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Redlands Unified's full salary schedule, 2024-252

Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 39% of Redlands Unified's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.

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Full-time equivalents in a cell
  1. 5+
  5. 57
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 Redlands 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 Redlands Unified

How much do Redlands Unified teachers make?

The average salary on Redlands Unified's teacher schedule is $106,972 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $64,599 (BA OR BA+15, step 1) to $135,595 (BA+80+MA OR MA+50, step 26).

What does a new teacher earn at Redlands Unified?

The schedule starts at $64,599 (BA OR BA+15, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 4.

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

On the BA+80+MA OR MA+50 column, where 48% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 26, where it reaches $135,595. Steps go up with years of service.

Is Redlands Unified teacher pay high for California?

Redlands Unified's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 177th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 12th of 33 in San Bernardino County. Across all of them, the average salary on teacher schedules is $103,552 statewide and $106,829 in San Bernardino County.

Keep exploring teacher pay in San Bernardino County

Sources for the Redlands 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. Redlands 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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