Mendocino County teacher salaries by district, 2024-25
The average salary on teacher schedules in Mendocino County is $81,150 across 12 reporting districts, $22,402 below the California average. Sort, filter and search every one of them below.
What is the average teacher salary in Mendocino County?
- Median district
- $73,216
- Half the county's districts pay a lower average
- Districts reporting
- 12
- 11 in the table below
- Full-time equivalents
- 757
- on teacher schedules in the county
What stands out in Mendocino County teacher salaries
Depending on the district, the average salary runs from $62,985 to $89,741.
That's the full range among the 8 Mendocino County districts with at least 20 full-time equivalents.
Every Mendocino County district in the table pays less than the middle California district.
None of the 11 averages more than $94,573, the median California district.
Ukiah Unified has 44% of the county's full-time equivalents.
Its average of $89,741 is above the $74,326 average across the other 11 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 $55,330 and the typical top salary is $101,811.
Anderson Valley Unified and Laytonville Unified reported the largest raise on last year: 6%.
Of the 8 districts that reported a raise above 0%, the median was 2.8%.2
Which Mendocino 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
- Ukiah Unified335 full-time equivalents$89,741
- Willits Unified105 full-time equivalents$80,987
- Mendocino Unified36 full-time equivalents$76,345
- Point Arena School Districts31 full-time equivalents$73,870
- Fort Bragg Unified112 full-time equivalents$72,562
- Round Valley Unified29 full-time equivalents$72,483
- Anderson Valley Unified32 full-time equivalents$70,420
- Laytonville Unified24 full-time equivalents$62,985
Mendocino County average, $81,150
Highest starting salary, full credential
- Ukiah Unified$59,318
- Round Valley Unified$58,543
- Willits Unified$57,887
- Anderson Valley Unified$56,585
- Laytonville Unified$56,243
Highest salary on the schedule
- Round Valley Unified$125,007
- Willits Unified$114,866
- Ukiah Unified$114,807
- Fort Bragg Unified$101,952
- Laytonville Unified$101,811
How much do teacher salaries vary across Mendocino County?
All 12 reporting districts by average salary. The middle district pays $73,216, $21,357 below the middle California district's $94,573.
Middle district: $73,216
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 Mendocino County district
Average, lowest and highest salary on each district's teacher schedule. Click a column to sort it.
Showing all 11 districts, highest average salary first.
| Ukiah Unified | $89,741 | $59,318 | $114,807 | 0% | 335 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mendocino County Office of Education | $86,045 | $57,956 | $113,603 | 1% | 19 |
| Willits Unified | $80,987 | $57,887 | $114,866 | 0% | 105 |
| Mendocino Unified | $76,345 | $45,006 | $94,441 | 3% | 36 |
| Leggett Valley Unified | $74,434 | $54,193 | $91,786 | 0% | 13 |
| Point Arena School Districts | $73,870 | $48,373 | $97,301 | 5% | 31 |
| Fort Bragg Unified | $72,562 | $55,330 | $101,952 | 2% | 112 |
| Round Valley Unified | $72,483 | $50,022 | $125,007 | 2.6% | 29 |
| Anderson Valley Unified | $70,420 | $56,585 | $97,234 | 6% | 32 |
| Laytonville Unified | $62,985 | $56,243 | $101,811 | 6% | 24 |
| Potter Valley Community Unified | $59,654 | $43,679 | $87,813 | 0.5% | 16 |
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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 Mendocino County
What is the average teacher salary in Mendocino County?
$81,150 a year in 2024-25: the average across everyone on the teacher salary schedules of 12 reporting districts in Mendocino County. That's $22,402 below the California average of $103,552. The median Mendocino County district pays $73,216 on average.
Which Mendocino County school district pays teachers the most?
Among districts with at least 20 full-time equivalents, Ukiah Unified has the highest average salary, $89,741, followed by Willits Unified ($80,987) and Mendocino Unified ($76,345).
Which Mendocino County school district pays teachers the least?
Among districts with at least 20 full-time equivalents, Laytonville Unified has the lowest average salary, $62,985, followed by Anderson Valley Unified ($70,420) and Round Valley Unified ($72,483).
How much do teachers earn on the first step in Mendocino County?
Across the county's districts, the median lowest salary on the schedule is $55,330 and the median top salary is $101,811. 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 Mendocino County rise last year?
Of the 8 districts that reported a raise above 0%, the median raise on the salary schedule was 2.8%. Another 3 show 0%, which in the state's file can also mean the question was left blank.
Average teacher salaries in Mendocino County compared to nearby counties
Average salary on teacher schedules in each county that borders Mendocino County, and how much more or less it pays.3
- Sonoma County$96,756 average, 28 reporting districts$15,606 more than Mendocino County
- Glenn County$85,464 average, 8 reporting districts$4,314 more than Mendocino County
- Tehama County$81,629 average, 13 reporting districts$479 more than Mendocino County
- Lake County$77,718 average, 7 reporting districts$3,432 less than Mendocino County
- Trinity County$77,504 average, 5 reporting districts$3,646 less than Mendocino County
- Humboldt County$73,055 average, 22 reporting districts$8,095 less than Mendocino County
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Sources for the Mendocino 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.