Trinity Alps Unified School District teacher salaries

Trinity Alps Unified School District is a unified school district in Trinity County, with its district office in Weaverville. Pay starts at $48,683 on the first step. The largest group (45%) is on the MA column, which climbs to $100,036 by step 36.

Lowest

$48,683

BA+30, step 1

Average salary on the teacher schedule1

$78,021

  • $517 above Trinity County average
  • $25,531 below California average

Highest

$100,036

MA, step 36

Trinity Alps Unified average

Trinity County average$77,504

California average$103,552above the highest salary here

Full-time equivalents on the schedule
38
Starting salary
$48,683
BA+30, step 1
Median salary
$84,823
Half earn more, half earn less
Average pay rank in California
660th of 828 reporting
of 828 reporting

Does Trinity Alps 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

Trinity Alps Unified's average of $78,021 is below the middle California district's $94,573.

All 828 reporting districts in California

Trinity Alps Unified ranks 660th of 828.

Trinity Alps Unified
$50k$100k$150k

Middle district: $94,573

The 5 reporting districts in Trinity County

Trinity Alps Unified ranks 2nd of 5, above the middle district.

Trinity Alps Unified
$80k

Middle district: $77,870

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 Trinity Alps Unified's BA+30 column pays $56,952. Experienced teachers joining Trinity Alps Unified can be placed as high as step 20.
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. Trinity Alps Unified's columns run from BA+30 to MA, 5 in all.

How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Trinity Alps Unified?

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$79,192

a year at step 10. This column tops out at $100,036 on step 36.

$100,036$48,683
Step 1Step 36
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Trinity Alps Unified's full salary schedule, 2024-252

No single cell here has 5 or more full-time equivalents, so none is shaded. 56% of Trinity Alps Unified's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.

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Only BA+75, MA continue past step 11.

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Full-time equivalents in a cell
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  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 Trinity Alps 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.

Questions about teacher pay at Trinity Alps Unified

How much do Trinity Alps Unified teachers make?

The average salary on Trinity Alps Unified's teacher schedule is $78,021 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $48,683 (BA+30, step 1) to $100,036 (MA, step 36).

What does a new teacher earn at Trinity Alps Unified?

The schedule starts at $48,683 (BA+30, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 20.

How long does it take to reach the top of the Trinity Alps Unified pay scale?

On the MA column, where 45% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 36, where it reaches $100,036. Steps go up with years of service.

Does a master's degree raise pay at Trinity Alps Unified?

Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Trinity Alps Unified reports a master's bonus of $2,000 on top.

Is Trinity Alps Unified teacher pay high for California?

Trinity Alps Unified's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 660th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 2nd of 5 in Trinity County. Across all of them, the average salary on teacher schedules is $103,552 statewide and $77,504 in Trinity County.

Keep exploring teacher pay in Trinity County

Sources for the Trinity Alps 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.

  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. Trinity Alps 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.
  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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