Tehama County Department of Education teacher salaries
Tehama County Department of Education is a county office of education in Tehama County, with its district office in Red Bluff. Pay starts at $55,745 on the first step. The largest group (42%) is on the BA+90 column, which climbs to $112,008 by step 30.
Lowest
$55,745
BA, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$85,518
- $3,889 above Tehama County average
- $18,034 below California average
Highest
$112,008
BA+90, step 30
Tehama County Department of Education average
Tehama County average$81,629
California average$103,552
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 24
- Starting salary
- $55,745
- BA, step 1
- Median salary
- $82,519
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 560th of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does Tehama County Department of Education 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
Tehama County Department of Education's average of $85,518 is below the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Tehama County Department of Education ranks 560th of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 13 reporting districts in Tehama County
Tehama County Department of Education ranks 3rd of 13, above 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 Tehama County Department of Education's BA column pays $62,707. Experienced teachers joining Tehama County Department of Education can be placed as high as step 30.
- 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. Tehama County Department of Education's columns run from BA to BA+90, 6 in all.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Tehama County Department of Education?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$96,534
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $112,008 on step 30.
Tehama County Department of Education's full salary schedule, 2024-252
No single cell here has 5 or more full-time equivalents, so none is shaded. 21% of Tehama County Department of Education's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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Bonuses, health cover and work days at Tehama County Department of Education
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 $18,768paid by the district each year
- Master's degree bonus$1,25013 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 year183 days180 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year2.5%
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 30
Questions about teacher pay at Tehama County Department of Education
How much do Tehama County Department of Education teachers make?
The average salary on Tehama County Department of Education's teacher schedule is $85,518 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $55,745 (BA, step 1) to $112,008 (BA+90, step 30).
What does a new teacher earn at Tehama County Department of Education?
The schedule starts at $55,745 (BA, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 30.
How long does it take to reach the top of the Tehama County Department of Education pay scale?
On the BA+90 column, where 42% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 30, where it reaches $112,008. Steps go up with years of service.
Does a master's degree raise pay at Tehama County Department of Education?
Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Tehama County Department of Education reports a master's bonus of $1,250 on top.
Is Tehama County Department of Education teacher pay high for California?
Tehama County Department of Education's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 560th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 3rd 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.
Keep exploring teacher pay in Tehama County
Sources for the Tehama County Department of Education 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.
- Tehama County Department of Education'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.