Shasta County teacher salaries by district, 2024-25
The average salary on teacher schedules in Shasta County is $83,961 across 20 reporting districts, $19,591 below the California average. Sort, filter and search every one of them below.
- Median district
- $81,003
- Half the county's districts pay a lower average
- Districts reporting
- 20
- 18 in the table below
- Full-time equivalents
- 1,097
- on teacher schedules in the county
What stands out in Shasta County teacher salaries
Enterprise Elementary pays the most, Cottonwood Union Elementary the least.
Among districts with at least 20 full-time equivalents, the average salary runs from $70,734 to $93,629, a gap of $22,895.
Every Shasta County district in the table pays less than the middle California district.
None of the 18 averages more than $94,573, the median California district.
Pay roughly doubles from the first step to the top.
Across the county's districts, the typical lowest salary is $51,526 and the typical top salary is $104,932.
Whitmore Union Elementary reported the largest raise on last year: 6%.
Of the 12 districts that reported a raise above 0%, the median was 3%.2
Which Shasta County districts have the highest and lowest teacher salaries?
By average salary on the teacher schedule, among districts with at least 20 full-time equivalents.
Highest average salary
How much do teacher salaries vary across Shasta County?
All 20 reporting districts by average salary. The middle district pays $81,003, $13,570 below the middle California district's $94,573.
Middle district: $81,003
Each bar counts the districts whose average salary falls in a $5,000 band. The dashed line marks the median district.
Compare teacher salaries in every Shasta County district
Average, lowest and highest salary on each district's teacher schedule. Click a column to sort it.
Showing all 18 districts, highest average salary first.
| Enterprise Elementary | $93,629 | $58,846 | $120,835 | 3% | 199 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson Union High | $90,453 | $50,399 | $116,784 | 4% | 82 |
| Shasta Union High | $88,963 | $51,631 | $115,797 | 0.8% | 192 |
| North Cow Creek Elementary | $83,302 | $48,632 | $105,780 | 0% | 14 |
| Gateway Unified | $82,674 | $53,647 | $111,715 | 3% | 106 |
| Black Butte Union Elementary | $82,652 | $49,485 | $104,719 | 1.5% | 12 |
| Grant Elementary | $82,254 | $56,001 | $106,840 | 0% | 33 |
| Redding Elementary | $82,238 | $58,469 | $107,666 | 2.5% | 132 |
| Millville Elementary | $81,879 | $51,200 | $103,412 | 0% | 12 |
| Shasta County Office of Education | $81,350 | $55,034 | $105,807 | 2% | 18 |
| Columbia Elementary | $80,657 | $51,863 | $104,945 | 0% | 36 |
| Fall River Joint Unified | $77,189 | $55,944 | $104,448 | 4.31% | 76 |
| Junction Elementary | $75,828 | $40,690 | $97,414 | 3.5% | 20 |
| Pacheco Union Elementary | $73,913 | $55,012 | $104,918 | 0% | 39 |
| Cascade Union Elementary | $72,732 | $51,421 | $100,010 | 0% | 62 |
| Cottonwood Union Elementary | $70,734 | $50,862 | $102,342 | 0.8% | 49 |
| Shasta Union Elementary | $63,607 | $49,357 | $83,228 | 5% | 7 |
| Whitmore Union Elementary | $55,624 | $40,469 | $82,823 | 6% | 6 |
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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 Shasta County
What is the average teacher salary in Shasta County?
$83,961 a year in 2024-25: the average across everyone on the teacher salary schedules of 20 reporting districts in Shasta County. That's $19,591 below the California average of $103,552. The median Shasta County district pays $81,003 on average.
Which Shasta County school district pays teachers the most?
Among districts with at least 20 full-time equivalents, Enterprise Elementary has the highest average salary, $93,629, followed by Anderson Union High ($90,453) and Shasta Union High ($88,963).
Which Shasta County school district pays teachers the least?
Among districts with at least 20 full-time equivalents, Cottonwood Union Elementary has the lowest average salary, $70,734, followed by Cascade Union Elementary ($72,732) and Pacheco Union Elementary ($73,913).
How much do teachers earn on the first step in Shasta County?
Across the county's districts, the median lowest salary on the schedule is $51,526 and the median top salary is $104,932. 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 Shasta County rise last year?
Of the 12 districts that reported a raise above 0%, the median raise on the salary schedule was 3%. Another 6 show 0%, which in the state's file can also mean the question was left blank.
Average teacher salaries in the counties next to Shasta County
Average salary on teacher schedules in each neighbouring county.3
- Lassen County$74,666 average, 9 reporting districts
- Modoc County$72,061 average, 4 reporting districts
- Plumas County$75,135 average, 1 reporting district
- Siskiyou County$76,554 average, 14 reporting districts
- Tehama County$81,629 average, 13 reporting districts
- Trinity County$77,504 average, 5 reporting districts
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Sources for the Shasta 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.