Fall River Joint Unified School District teacher salaries

Fall River Joint Unified School District is a unified school district in Shasta County, with its district office in Burney. Pay starts at $55,944 on the first step. The largest group (71%) is on the BA+60 column, which climbs to $104,448 by step 38.

Lowest

$55,944

BA+30, step 1

Average salary on the teacher schedule1

$77,189

  • $6,772 below Shasta County average
  • $26,363 below California average

Highest

$104,448

BA+60, step 38

Fall River Joint Unified average

Shasta County average$83,961

California average$103,552

Full-time equivalents on the schedule
76
Starting salary
$55,944
BA+30, step 1
Median salary
$81,539
Half earn more, half earn less
Average pay rank in California
680th of 828 reporting
of 828 reporting

Does Fall River Joint 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.

No

Fall River Joint Unified's average of $77,189 is below the middle California district's $94,573.

All 828 reporting districts in California

Fall River Joint Unified ranks 680th of 828.

Fall River Joint Unified
$50k$100k$150k

Middle district: $94,573

The 20 reporting districts in Shasta County

Fall River Joint Unified ranks 12th of 20, below the middle district.

Fall River Joint Unified
$60k$80k

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 Fall River Joint Unified's BA+30 column pays $59,440. Experienced teachers joining Fall River Joint Unified 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. Fall River Joint Unified's columns run from BA+30 to BA+60, 3 in all.

How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Fall River Joint Unified?

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

$77,210

a year at step 10. This column tops out at $104,448 on step 38.

$104,448$55,944
Step 1Step 40
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Fall River Joint Unified's full salary schedule, 2024-252

Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 46% of Fall River Joint Unified's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.

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Only BA+30, BA+45 continue past step 39.

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Full-time equivalents in a cell
  1. 5+
  5. 7
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 Fall River Joint 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 Fall River Joint Unified

How much do Fall River Joint Unified teachers make?

The average salary on Fall River Joint Unified's teacher schedule is $77,189 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $55,944 (BA+30, step 1) to $104,448 (BA+60, step 38).

What does a new teacher earn at Fall River Joint Unified?

The schedule starts at $55,944 (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 Fall River Joint Unified pay scale?

On the BA+60 column, where 71% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 38, where it reaches $104,448. Steps go up with years of service.

Does a master's degree raise pay at Fall River Joint Unified?

Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Fall River Joint Unified reports a master's bonus of $900 on top.

Is Fall River Joint Unified teacher pay high for California?

Fall River Joint Unified's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 680th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 12th 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.

Keep exploring teacher pay in Shasta County

Sources for the Fall River Joint 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. Fall River Joint 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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