Los Molinos Unified School District teacher salaries
Los Molinos Unified School District is a unified school district in Tehama County, with its district office in Los Molinos. Pay starts at $52,120 on the first step. The largest group (42%) is on the BA+45 OR MA column, which climbs to $70,043 by step 10.
Lowest
$52,120
BA+30, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$75,232
- $6,397 below Tehama County average
- $28,320 below California average
Highest
$99,904
BA+75, step 21
Los Molinos Unified average
Tehama County average$81,629
California average$103,552above the highest salary here
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 31
- Starting salary
- $52,120
- BA+30, step 1
- Median salary
- $70,043
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 702nd of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does Los Molinos Unified 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
Los Molinos Unified's average of $75,232 is below the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Los Molinos Unified ranks 702nd of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 13 reporting districts in Tehama County
Los Molinos Unified ranks 10th of 13, below the middle district.
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.
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 Los Molinos Unified's BA+30 column pays $58,661. Experienced teachers joining Los Molinos Unified 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. Los Molinos Unified's columns run from BA+30 to BA+75, 4 in all.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Los Molinos Unified?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$70,043
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $70,043 on step 10.
Los Molinos Unified's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 26% of Los Molinos Unified's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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Bonuses, health cover and work days at Los Molinos Unified
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 $14,380paid by the district each year
- Master's degree bonus$1,2004 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 year185 days180 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year2.5%
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 10
Questions about teacher pay at Los Molinos Unified
How much do Los Molinos Unified teachers make?
The average salary on Los Molinos Unified's teacher schedule is $75,232 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $52,120 (BA+30, step 1) to $99,904 (BA+75, step 21).
What does a new teacher earn at Los Molinos Unified?
The schedule starts at $52,120 (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 Los Molinos Unified pay scale?
On the BA+45 OR MA column, where 42% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 10, where it reaches $70,043. Steps go up with years of service.
Does a master's degree raise pay at Los Molinos Unified?
Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Los Molinos Unified reports a master's bonus of $1,200 on top.
Is Los Molinos Unified teacher pay high for California?
Los Molinos Unified's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 702nd of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 10th of 13 in Tehama County. Across all of them, the average salary on teacher schedules is $103,552 statewide and $81,629 in Tehama County.
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Sources for the Los Molinos Unified 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.
- Los Molinos Unified'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.