Tehama County teacher salaries by district, 2024-25
The average salary on teacher schedules in Tehama County is $81,629 across 13 reporting districts, $21,923 below the California average. Sort, filter and search every one of them below.
- Median district
- $80,415
- Half the county's districts pay a lower average
- Districts reporting
- 13
- 12 in the table below
- Full-time equivalents
- 479
- on teacher schedules in the county
What stands out in Tehama County teacher salaries
Red Bluff Joint Union High pays the most, Los Molinos Unified the least.
Among districts with at least 20 full-time equivalents, the average salary runs from $75,232 to $93,578, a gap of $18,346.
Every Tehama County district in the table pays less than the middle California district.
None of the 12 averages more than $94,573, the median California district.
Pay roughly doubles from the first step to the top.
Across the county's districts, the typical lowest salary is $54,614 and the typical top salary is $107,698.
Gerber Union Elementary reported the largest raise on last year: 4%.
Of the 8 districts that reported a raise above 0%, the median was 2.3%.2
Which Tehama County districts have the highest and lowest teacher salaries?
By average salary on the teacher schedule, among districts with at least 20 full-time equivalents.
Highest average salary
Lowest average salary
How much do teacher salaries vary across Tehama County?
All 13 reporting districts by average salary. The middle district pays $80,415, $14,158 below the middle California district's $94,573.
Middle district: $80,415
Each bar counts the districts whose average salary falls in a $5,000 band. The dashed line marks the median district.
Compare teacher salaries in every Tehama County district
Average, lowest and highest salary on each district's teacher schedule. Click a column to sort it.
Showing all 12 districts, highest average salary first.
| Red Bluff Joint Union High | $93,578 | $52,904 | $119,006 | 0% | 69 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lassen View Union Elementary | $92,755 | $57,716 | $109,390 | 2% | 19 |
| Tehama County Department of Education | $85,518 | $55,745 | $112,008 | 2.5% | 24 |
| Antelope Elementary | $84,056 | $48,223 | $103,048 | 0% | 40 |
| Gerber Union Elementary | $82,948 | $58,995 | $107,088 | 4% | 27 |
| Evergreen Union | $82,046 | $58,547 | $108,307 | 1% | 62 |
| Corning Union High | $80,415 | $56,001 | $113,698 | 3% | 59 |
| Corning Union Elementary | $76,320 | $56,673 | $109,729 | 0.8% | 116 |
| Los Molinos Unified | $75,232 | $52,120 | $99,904 | 2.5% | 31 |
| Richfield Elementary | $74,904 | $53,483 | $100,443 | 0.8% | 14 |
| Kirkwood Elementary | $62,472 | $46,020 | $85,611 | 0% | 5 |
| Reeds Creek Elementary | $60,711 | $49,131 | $86,381 | 0% | 10 |
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A raise of 0% can also mean the district left that question blank; the state's file doesn't tell the two apart. Districts without a link have fewer than 20 full-time equivalents, too few for a page of their own. Districts with fewer than 5 are left out to protect privacy.
Questions about teacher pay in Tehama County
What is the average teacher salary in Tehama County?
$81,629 a year in 2024-25: the average across everyone on the teacher salary schedules of 13 reporting districts in Tehama County. That's $21,923 below the California average of $103,552. The median Tehama County district pays $80,415 on average.
Which Tehama County school district pays teachers the most?
Among districts with at least 20 full-time equivalents, Red Bluff Joint Union High has the highest average salary, $93,578, followed by Tehama County Department of Education ($85,518) and Antelope Elementary ($84,056).
Which Tehama County school district pays teachers the least?
Among districts with at least 20 full-time equivalents, Los Molinos Unified has the lowest average salary, $75,232, followed by Corning Union Elementary ($76,320) and Corning Union High ($80,415).
How much do teachers earn on the first step in Tehama County?
Across the county's districts, the median lowest salary on the schedule is $54,614 and the median top salary is $107,698. In some districts the first step is for teachers who don't yet hold a full credential; each district page shows which column it is.
How much did teacher pay in Tehama County rise last year?
Of the 8 districts that reported a raise above 0%, the median raise on the salary schedule was 2.3%. Another 4 show 0%, which in the state's file can also mean the question was left blank.
Average teacher salaries in the counties next to Tehama County
Average salary on teacher schedules in each neighbouring county.3
- Butte County$88,229 average, 13 reporting districts
- Glenn County$85,464 average, 8 reporting districts
- Mendocino County$81,150 average, 12 reporting districts
- Plumas County$75,135 average, 1 reporting district
- Shasta County$83,961 average, 20 reporting districts
- Trinity County$77,504 average, 5 reporting districts
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Sources for the Tehama County figures
Salaries are the annual amounts on each 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 and can include counselors, nurses and librarians paid on the same schedule. The county average, medians and rankings are our own arithmetic on these figures, using the same method as the state's published averages.
- Each district's report to the California Department of Education, Form J-90 database, 2024-25: salary schedules and full-time equivalents.
- California Department of Education, Selected Certificated Salaries and Related Statistics, 2024-25, Table I: each district's raise on last year.
- U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File, 2024: which counties border each other.