Shasta Union High School District teacher salaries

Shasta Union High School District is a high school district in Shasta County, with its district office in Redding. A teacher with a full credential starts at $56,245. The largest group (35%) is on the BA+75+MA column, which climbs to $114,023 by step 34.

Lowest

$51,631

NON-CRED before a full credential, step 1

Average salary on the teacher schedule¹

$88,963

$5,002 above Shasta County average
$14,589 below California average

Highest

$115,797

BA+75+PHD with a credential, step 34

Shasta Union High average

Shasta County average$83,961

California average$103,552

Full-time equivalents on the schedule: 192
Starting salary: $56,245; CRED with a credential, step 1
Median salary: $90,855; Half earn more, half earn less
Average pay rank in California: 508th of 828 reporting; of 828 reporting

Does Shasta 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.

Shasta Union High's average of $88,963 is below the middle California district's $94,573.

All 828 reporting districts in California

Shasta Union High ranks 508th of 828.

Shasta Union High

$50k$100k$150k

Middle district: $94,573

The 20 reporting districts in Shasta County

Shasta Union High ranks 3rd of 20, above the middle district.

Shasta Union High

$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 Shasta Union High's CRED column pays $62,941. Experienced teachers joining Shasta Union High can be placed as high as step 7.
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. Shasta Union High's columns run from CRED to BA+75+PHD, 10 in all.
Credentialed: Holds a full California teaching credential, the state license to teach. Shasta Union High's credentialed columns start at $56,245.
Without full credential: Teachers who don't yet hold a full credential. Shasta Union High pays them on separate columns, starting at $51,631.

How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Shasta Union High?

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

Degree and units (column)Step (roughly years of experience): 10

$91,255

a year at step 10. This column tops out at $114,023 on step 34.

$115,797$51,631

Step 1Step 34

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Shasta Union High's full salary schedule, 2024-25²

Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 38% of Shasta Union High's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.

Shasta Union High credentialed salary schedule, 2024-25. Annual salary in dollars by step (rows) and column (units past a bachelor's degree).
Step	CRED	DSC+15	BA+30 OR DSC+30	BA+45	BA+45+MA	BA+60	BA+60+MA	BA+75	BA+75+MA	BA+75+PHD
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5
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10
11
12 to 13
14 to 15
16 to 17
18
19
20 to 21
22 to 23
24 to 25
26 to 27
28 to 29
30 to 31
32 to 33
34

Only BA+75, BA+75+MA, BA+75+PHD continue past step 11.

Shasta Union High without full credential salary schedule, 2024-25. Annual salary in dollars by step (rows) and column (units past a bachelor's degree).
Step	NON-CRED
1

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Full-time equivalents in a cell

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 Shasta 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 $17,094paid 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$38 an hour
Work days a year184 days180 of them with students
Schedule raise on last year0.8%
Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 7

Questions about teacher pay at Shasta Union High

How much do Shasta Union High teachers make?

The average salary on Shasta Union High's teacher schedule is $88,963 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $51,631 (NON-CRED before a full credential, step 1) to $115,797 (BA+75+PHD with a credential, step 34).

What does a new teacher earn at Shasta Union High?

A new teacher with a full credential starts at $56,245 (CRED column, step 1). Teachers without a full credential start lower, at $51,631. Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 7.

How long does it take to reach the top of the Shasta Union High pay scale?

On the BA+75+MA column, where 35% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 34, where it reaches $114,023. Steps go up with years of service.

Is Shasta Union High teacher pay high for California?

Shasta Union High's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 508th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 3rd 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

Compare all 20 Shasta County districtsStarting, average and top pay side by side, sortable

Sources for the Shasta 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.
Shasta 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.

How we read the data