Fresno County teacher salaries by district, 2024-25
The average salary on teacher schedules in Fresno County is $97,655 across 21 reporting districts, $5,897 below the California average. Sort, filter and search every one of them below.
What is the average teacher salary in Fresno County?
- Median district
- $92,536
- Half the county's districts pay a lower average
- Districts reporting
- 21
- all in the table below
- Full-time equivalents
- 9,863
- on teacher schedules in the county
What stands out in Fresno County teacher salaries
Depending on the district, the average salary runs from $72,109 to $109,640.
That's the full range among the 18 Fresno County districts with at least 20 full-time equivalents.
Most Fresno County districts pay less than the middle California district.
6 of the 21 districts in the table average more than $94,573, the median California district.
Fresno Unified has 41% of the county's full-time equivalents.
Its average of $103,209 is above the $93,772 average across the other 20 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 $59,013 and the typical top salary is $118,391.
Caruthers Unified reported the largest raise on last year: 9.4%.
Of the 15 districts that reported a raise above 0%, the median was 2%.2
Which Fresno County districts have the highest teacher salaries?
By average salary, starting salary and the top of the scale, among districts with at least 20 full-time equivalents.
Highest average salary
- Kingsburg Joint Union High55 full-time equivalents$109,640
- Fresno Unified4,059 full-time equivalents$103,209
- Selma Unified322 full-time equivalents$101,135
- Central Unified700 full-time equivalents$100,858
- Kerman Unified243 full-time equivalents$96,459
- Kings Canyon Joint Unified460 full-time equivalents$95,520
- Parlier Unified152 full-time equivalents$94,261
- Fowler Unified155 full-time equivalents$93,122
- Riverdale Joint Unified89 full-time equivalents$93,085
- Mendota Unified187 full-time equivalents$93,053
Fresno County average, $97,655
Highest starting salary, full credential
- Kingsburg Joint Union High$67,234
- Fowler Unified$67,099
- Coalinga-Huron Unified$66,302
- Fresno Unified$65,641
- Caruthers Unified$63,952
Highest salary on the schedule
- Fresno Unified$147,789
- Kings Canyon Joint Unified$130,890
- Kingsburg Joint Union High$130,756
- Selma Unified$125,960
- Parlier Unified$124,184
How much do teacher salaries vary across Fresno County?
All 21 reporting districts by average salary. The middle district pays $92,536, $2,037 below the middle California district's $94,573.
Middle district: $92,536
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 Fresno County district
Average, lowest and highest salary on each district's teacher schedule. Click a column to sort it.
Showing all 21 districts, highest average salary first.
| Kingsburg Joint Union High | $109,640 | $64,285 | $130,756 | 4% | 55 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fresno Unified | $103,209 | $59,054 | $147,789 | 3% | 4,059 |
| Selma Unified | $101,135 | $62,189 | $125,960 | 0% | 322 |
| Central Unified | $100,858 | $59,013 | $119,880 | 1.5% | 700 |
| Kerman Unified | $96,459 | $59,184 | $115,891 | 0% | 243 |
| Kings Canyon Joint Unified | $95,520 | $61,528 | $130,890 | 1% | 460 |
| Parlier Unified | $94,261 | $51,542 | $124,184 | 1.5% | 152 |
| Fowler Unified | $93,122 | $65,106 | $118,391 | 0.5% | 155 |
| Riverdale Joint Unified | $93,085 | $62,295 | $121,053 | 5.43% | 89 |
| Mendota Unified | $93,053 | $58,670 | $118,186 | 1.5% | 187 |
| Clovis Unified | $92,536 | $56,579 | $116,907 | 0% | 2,019 |
| Coalinga-Huron Unified | $91,827 | $57,709 | $120,252 | 1% | 248 |
| Sanger Unified | $90,671 | $60,985 | $116,301 | 0% | 657 |
| Caruthers Unified | $90,196 | $59,770 | $121,971 | 9.4% | 96 |
| Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified | $89,941 | $63,570 | $118,888 | 2% | 125 |
| Washington Unified | $87,188 | $53,000 | $115,285 | 3% | 136 |
| Pine Ridge Elementary | $84,609 | $48,557 | $98,283 | 3% | 7 |
| Clay Joint Elementary | $82,837 | $55,650 | $115,101 | 0% | 14 |
| Sierra Unified | $80,002 | $50,602 | $101,082 | 2% | 76 |
| Laton Joint Unified | $72,109 | $54,462 | $110,072 | 0% | 46 |
| Raisin City Elementary | $67,870 | $52,326 | $92,995 | 2% | 17 |
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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 Fresno County
What is the average teacher salary in Fresno County?
$97,655 a year in 2024-25: the average across everyone on the teacher salary schedules of 21 reporting districts in Fresno County. That's $5,897 below the California average of $103,552. The median Fresno County district pays $92,536 on average.
Which Fresno County school district pays teachers the most?
Among districts with at least 20 full-time equivalents, Kingsburg Joint Union High has the highest average salary, $109,640, followed by Fresno Unified ($103,209) and Selma Unified ($101,135).
Which Fresno County school district pays teachers the least?
Among districts with at least 20 full-time equivalents, Laton Joint Unified has the lowest average salary, $72,109, followed by Sierra Unified ($80,002) and Washington Unified ($87,188).
How much do teachers earn on the first step in Fresno County?
Across the county's districts, the median lowest salary on the schedule is $59,013 and the median top salary is $118,391. 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 Fresno County rise last year?
Of the 15 districts that reported a raise above 0%, the median raise on the salary schedule was 2%. Another 6 show 0%, which in the state's file can also mean the question was left blank.
Average teacher salaries in Fresno County compared to nearby counties
Average salary on teacher schedules in each county that borders Fresno County, and how much more or less it pays.3
- Merced County$104,127 average, 17 reporting districts$6,472 more than Fresno County
- Kings County$99,483 average, 11 reporting districts$1,828 more than Fresno County
- Tulare County$98,604 average, 38 reporting districts$949 more than Fresno County
- Monterey County$98,016 average, 20 reporting districts$361 more than Fresno County
- San Benito County$92,802 average, 10 reporting districts$4,853 less than Fresno County
- Inyo County$92,016 average, 5 reporting districts$5,639 less than Fresno County
- Mono County$86,696 average, 3 reporting districts$10,959 less than Fresno County
- Madera County$84,104 average, 9 reporting districts$13,551 less than Fresno County
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Sources for the Fresno 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.