Anderson Union High School District teacher salaries
Anderson Union High School District is a high school district in Shasta County, with its district office in Anderson. A teacher with a full credential starts at $55,833. The largest group (39%) is on the BA+72+MA column, which climbs to $116,784 by step 34.
Lowest
$50,399
INTERN before a full credential, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$90,453
- $6,492 above Shasta County average
- $13,099 below California average
Highest
$116,784
BA+72+MA with a credential, step 34
Anderson Union High average
Shasta County average$83,961
California average$103,552
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 82
- Starting salary
- $55,833
- BA with a credential, step 1
- Median salary
- $95,673
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 483rd of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does Anderson 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
Anderson Union High's average of $90,453 is below the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Anderson Union High ranks 483rd of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 20 reporting districts in Shasta County
Anderson Union High ranks 2nd of 20, above the middle district.
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.
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 Anderson Union High's BA column pays $63,865. Experienced teachers joining Anderson Union High can be placed as high as step 10.
- 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. Anderson Union High's columns run from BA to BA+72+MA, 8 in all.
- Credentialed
- Holds a full California teaching credential, the state license to teach. Anderson Union High's credentialed columns start at $55,833.
- Without full credential
- Teachers who don't yet hold a full credential. Anderson Union High pays them on separate columns, starting at $50,399.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Anderson Union High?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$91,377
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $116,784 on step 34.
Anderson Union High's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 38% of Anderson Union High's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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- 5+
- 5
Bonuses, health cover and work days at Anderson 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 planUp to $14,274paid by the district each year
- Master's degree bonusNot reported
- Doctorate bonusNot reported
- Bilingual teaching bonusNot reported
- National Board Certification bonusNot reported
- Special education bonusNot reported
- Summer school pay$45 an hour
- Work days a year183 days180 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year4%
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 10
Questions about teacher pay at Anderson Union High
How much do Anderson Union High teachers make?
The average salary on Anderson Union High's teacher schedule is $90,453 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $50,399 (INTERN before a full credential, step 1) to $116,784 (BA+72+MA with a credential, step 34).
What does a new teacher earn at Anderson Union High?
A new teacher with a full credential starts at $55,833 (BA column, step 1). Teachers without a full credential start lower, at $50,399. Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 10.
How long does it take to reach the top of the Anderson Union High pay scale?
On the BA+72+MA column, where 39% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 34, where it reaches $116,784. Steps go up with years of service.
Is Anderson Union High teacher pay high for California?
Anderson Union High's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 483rd of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 2nd of 20 in Shasta County. Across all of them, the average salary on teacher schedules is $103,552 statewide and $83,961 in Shasta County.
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Sources for the Anderson 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.
- Anderson 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.