Mt. Shasta Union Elementary School District teacher salaries
Mt. Shasta Union Elementary School District is an elementary school district in Siskiyou County, with its district office in Mount Shasta. Pay starts at $56,729 on the first step. The largest group (75%) is on the BA+60 column, which climbs to $95,145 by step 30.
Lowest
$56,729
BA+30, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$77,701
- $1,147 above Siskiyou County average
- $25,851 below California average
Highest
$95,145
BA+60, step 30
Mt. Shasta Union Elementary average
Siskiyou County average$76,554
California average$103,552above the highest salary here
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 28
- Starting salary
- $56,729
- BA+30, step 1
- Median salary
- $80,545
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 665th of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does Mt. Shasta 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
Mt. Shasta Union Elementary's average of $77,701 is below the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Mt. Shasta Union Elementary ranks 665th of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 14 reporting districts in Siskiyou County
Mt. Shasta Union Elementary ranks 3rd of 14, above the middle district.
Middle district: $62,576
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 Mt. Shasta Union Elementary's BA+30 column pays $63,182. Experienced teachers joining Mt. Shasta Union Elementary 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. Mt. Shasta Union Elementary's columns run from BA+30 to BA+60, 3 in all.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Mt. Shasta Union Elementary?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$80,545
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $95,145 on step 30.
Mt. Shasta Union Elementary's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 28% of Mt. Shasta Union Elementary's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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Only BA+60 continues past step 25.
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Bonuses, health cover and work days at Mt. Shasta 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 $10,500paid by the district each year
- Master's degree bonus$1,20014 full-time equivalents eligible
- Doctorate bonusNot reported
- Bilingual teaching bonusNot reported
- National Board Certification bonusNot reported
- Special education bonusNot reported
- Summer school payNot reported
- Work days a year184 days180 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year2.5%
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 10
Questions about teacher pay at Mt. Shasta Union Elementary
How much do Mt. Shasta Union Elementary teachers make?
The average salary on Mt. Shasta Union Elementary's teacher schedule is $77,701 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $56,729 (BA+30, step 1) to $95,145 (BA+60, step 30).
What does a new teacher earn at Mt. Shasta Union Elementary?
The schedule starts at $56,729 (BA+30, step 1). 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 Mt. Shasta Union Elementary pay scale?
On the BA+60 column, where 75% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 30, where it reaches $95,145. Steps go up with years of service.
Does a master's degree raise pay at Mt. Shasta Union Elementary?
Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Mt. Shasta Union Elementary reports a master's bonus of $1,200 on top.
Is Mt. Shasta Union Elementary teacher pay high for California?
Mt. Shasta Union Elementary's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 665th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 3rd of 14 in Siskiyou County. Across all of them, the average salary on teacher schedules is $103,552 statewide and $76,554 in Siskiyou County.
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Sources for the Mt. Shasta 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.
- Mt. Shasta 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.