Cottonwood Union Elementary School District teacher salaries
Cottonwood Union Elementary School District is an elementary school district in Shasta County, with its district office in Cottonwood. Pay starts at $50,862 on the first step. The largest group (37%) is on the BA+30 column, which climbs to $83,050 by step 19.
Lowest
$50,862
BA+30, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$70,734
- $13,227 below Shasta County average
- $32,818 below California average
Highest
$102,342
BA+75, step 30
Cottonwood Union Elementary average
Shasta County average$83,961
California average$103,552above the highest salary here
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 49
- Starting salary
- $50,862
- BA+30, step 1
- Median salary
- $70,932
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 750th of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does Cottonwood Union Elementary 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
Cottonwood Union Elementary's average of $70,734 is below the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Cottonwood Union Elementary ranks 750th of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 20 reporting districts in Shasta County
Cottonwood Union Elementary ranks 16th of 20, below 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 Cottonwood Union Elementary's BA+30 column pays $60,541. Experienced teachers joining Cottonwood Union Elementary can be placed as high as step 12.
- 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. Cottonwood Union Elementary's columns run from BA+30 to BA+75, 4 in all.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Cottonwood Union Elementary?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$72,001
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $83,050 on step 19.
Cottonwood Union Elementary's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 27% of Cottonwood Union Elementary's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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Only BA+75 continues past step 28.
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- 5+
- 10
Bonuses, health cover and work days at Cottonwood Union Elementary
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 $11,900paid by the district each year
- Master's degree bonus$2,00017 full-time equivalents eligible
- Doctorate bonusNot reported
- Bilingual teaching bonusNot reported
- National Board Certification bonusNot reported
- Special education bonusNot reported
- Summer school pay$65 an hour
- Work days a year184 days180 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year0.8%
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 12
Questions about teacher pay at Cottonwood Union Elementary
How much do Cottonwood Union Elementary teachers make?
The average salary on Cottonwood Union Elementary's teacher schedule is $70,734 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $50,862 (BA+30, step 1) to $102,342 (BA+75, step 30).
What does a new teacher earn at Cottonwood Union Elementary?
The schedule starts at $50,862 (BA+30, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 12.
How long does it take to reach the top of the Cottonwood Union Elementary pay scale?
On the BA+30 column, where 37% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 19, where it reaches $83,050. Steps go up with years of service.
Does a master's degree raise pay at Cottonwood Union Elementary?
Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Cottonwood Union Elementary reports a master's bonus of $2,000 on top.
Is Cottonwood Union Elementary teacher pay high for California?
Cottonwood Union Elementary's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 750th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 16th 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 Cottonwood Union Elementary 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.
- Cottonwood Union Elementary'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.