Redding Elementary School District teacher salaries
Redding Elementary School District is an elementary school district in Shasta County, with its district office in Redding. Pay starts at $58,469 on the first step. The largest group (50%) is on the BA+75 OR MA+27 column, which climbs to $107,666 by step 30.
Lowest
$58,469
BA, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$82,238
- $1,723 below Shasta County average
- $21,314 below California average
Highest
$107,666
BA+75 OR MA+27, step 30
Redding Elementary average
Shasta County average$83,961
California average$103,552
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 132
- Starting salary
- $58,469
- BA, step 1
- Median salary
- $86,610
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 606th of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does Redding 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
Redding Elementary's average of $82,238 is below the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Redding Elementary ranks 606th of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 20 reporting districts in Shasta County
Redding Elementary ranks 8th 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 Redding Elementary's BA column pays $63,288. Experienced teachers joining Redding Elementary can be placed as high as step 16.
- 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. Redding Elementary's columns run from BA to BA+75 OR MA+27, 4 in all.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Redding Elementary?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$86,610
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $107,666 on step 30.
Redding Elementary's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 35% of Redding Elementary's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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Bonuses, health cover and work days at Redding 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 $11,500paid by the district each year
- Master's degree bonus$2,98642 full-time equivalents eligible
- Doctorate bonus$2,986
- Bilingual teaching bonusNot reported
- National Board Certification bonusNot reported
- Special education bonusNot reported
- Summer school pay$65 an hour
- Work days a year186 days180 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year2.5%
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 16
Questions about teacher pay at Redding Elementary
How much do Redding Elementary teachers make?
The average salary on Redding Elementary's teacher schedule is $82,238 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $58,469 (BA, step 1) to $107,666 (BA+75 OR MA+27, step 30).
What does a new teacher earn at Redding Elementary?
The schedule starts at $58,469 (BA, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 16.
How long does it take to reach the top of the Redding Elementary pay scale?
On the BA+75 OR MA+27 column, where 50% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 30, where it reaches $107,666. Steps go up with years of service.
Does a master's degree raise pay at Redding Elementary?
Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Redding Elementary reports a master's bonus of $2,986 on top. For a doctorate it reports $2,986.
Is Redding Elementary teacher pay high for California?
Redding Elementary's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 606th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 8th 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 Redding 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.
- Redding 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.