Yolo County teacher salaries by district, 2024-25
The average salary on teacher schedules in Yolo County is $85,096 across 6 reporting districts, $18,456 below the California average. Sort, filter and search every one of them below.
- Median district
- $84,731
- Half the county's districts pay a lower average
- Districts reporting
- 6
- all in the table below
- Full-time equivalents
- 1,653
- on teacher schedules in the county
What stands out in Yolo County teacher salaries
Washington Unified pays the most, Esparto Unified the least.
Among districts with at least 20 full-time equivalents, the average salary runs from $75,236 to $87,566, a gap of $12,330.
Every Yolo County district in the table pays less than the middle California district.
None of the 6 averages more than $94,573, the median California district.
Woodland Joint Unified has 35% of the county's full-time equivalents.
Its average of $85,150 is above the $85,066 average across the other 5 districts, so it pushes the county average up.
Pay roughly doubles from the first step to the top.
Across the county's districts, the typical lowest salary is $55,239 and the typical top salary is $110,278.
Washington Unified reported the largest raise on last year: 4%.
Of the 4 districts that reported a raise above 0%, the median was 2.8%.2
Which Yolo 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
Compare teacher salaries in every Yolo County district
Average, lowest and highest salary on each district's teacher schedule. Click a column to sort it.
Showing all 6 districts, highest average salary first.
| Washington Unified | $87,566 | $49,968 | $113,715 | 4% | 428 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winters Joint Unified | $86,817 | $56,125 | $110,783 | 2.5% | 87 |
| Woodland Joint Unified | $85,150 | $54,750 | $111,650 | 3% | 578 |
| Davis Joint Unified | $84,313 | $56,837 | $107,257 | 0% | 462 |
| Yolo County Office of Education | $77,318 | $53,192 | $108,128 | 0.86% | 40 |
| Esparto Unified | $75,236 | $55,728 | $109,773 | 0% | 58 |
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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 Yolo County
What is the average teacher salary in Yolo County?
$85,096 a year in 2024-25: the average across everyone on the teacher salary schedules of 6 reporting districts in Yolo County. That's $18,456 below the California average of $103,552. The median Yolo County district pays $84,731 on average.
Which Yolo County school district pays teachers the most?
Among districts with at least 20 full-time equivalents, Washington Unified has the highest average salary, $87,566, followed by Winters Joint Unified ($86,817) and Woodland Joint Unified ($85,150).
Which Yolo County school district pays teachers the least?
Among districts with at least 20 full-time equivalents, Esparto Unified has the lowest average salary, $75,236, followed by Yolo County Office of Education ($77,318) and Davis Joint Unified ($84,313).
How much do teachers earn on the first step in Yolo County?
Across the county's districts, the median lowest salary on the schedule is $55,239 and the median top salary is $110,278. 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 Yolo County rise last year?
Of the 4 districts that reported a raise above 0%, the median raise on the salary schedule was 2.8%. Another 2 show 0%, which in the state's file can also mean the question was left blank.
Average teacher salaries in the counties next to Yolo County
Average salary on teacher schedules in each neighbouring county.3
- Colusa County$85,610 average, 5 reporting districts
- Lake County$77,718 average, 7 reporting districts
- Napa County$114,784 average, 3 reporting districts
- Sacramento County$97,349 average, 14 reporting districts
- Solano County$85,497 average, 6 reporting districts
- Sutter County$90,867 average, 11 reporting districts
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Sources for the Yolo 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.