Brittan Elementary School District teacher salaries

Brittan Elementary School District is an elementary school district in Sutter County, with its district office in Sutter. Pay starts at $52,681 on the first step. The largest group (43%) is on the BA+75 column, which climbs to $105,918 by step 33.

Lowest

$52,681

BA, step 1

Average salary on the teacher schedule1

$75,996

  • $14,871 below Sutter County average
  • $27,556 below California average

Highest

$105,918

BA+75, step 33

Brittan Elementary average

Sutter County average$90,867

California average$103,552

Full-time equivalents on the schedule
28
Starting salary
$52,681
BA, step 1
Median salary
$72,004
Half earn more, half earn less
Average pay rank in California
694th of 828 reporting
of 828 reporting

Does Brittan 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

Brittan Elementary's average of $75,996 is below the middle California district's $94,573.

All 828 reporting districts in California

Brittan Elementary ranks 694th of 828.

Brittan Elementary
$50k$100k$150k

Middle district: $94,573

The 11 reporting districts in Sutter County

Brittan Elementary ranks 6th of 11, above the middle district.

Brittan Elementary
$60k$80k$100k

Middle district: $75,996

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 Brittan Elementary's BA column pays $58,776. Experienced teachers joining Brittan Elementary can be placed as high as step 6.
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. Brittan Elementary's columns run from BA to BA+75, 5 in all.

How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Brittan Elementary?

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

$85,247

a year at step 10. This column tops out at $105,918 on step 33.

$105,918$52,681
Step 1Step 33
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Brittan Elementary's full salary schedule, 2024-252

No single cell here has 5 or more full-time equivalents, so none is shaded. 21% of Brittan Elementary's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.

StepBABA+30BA+45BA+60BA+75
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22 to 23
24 to 26
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30 to 32
33

Only BA+75 continues past step 23.

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Full-time equivalents in a cell
  1. 5+
  5. 0
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 Brittan 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.

Questions about teacher pay at Brittan Elementary

How much do Brittan Elementary teachers make?

The average salary on Brittan Elementary's teacher schedule is $75,996 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $52,681 (BA, step 1) to $105,918 (BA+75, step 33).

What does a new teacher earn at Brittan Elementary?

The schedule starts at $52,681 (BA, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 6.

How long does it take to reach the top of the Brittan Elementary pay scale?

On the BA+75 column, where 43% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 33, where it reaches $105,918. Steps go up with years of service.

Does a master's degree raise pay at Brittan Elementary?

Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Brittan Elementary reports a master's bonus of $1,000 on top.

Is Brittan Elementary teacher pay high for California?

Brittan Elementary's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 694th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 6th of 11 in Sutter County. Across all of them, the average salary on teacher schedules is $103,552 statewide and $90,867 in Sutter County.

Keep exploring teacher pay in Sutter County

Sources for the Brittan 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.

  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. Brittan 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.
  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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