Corning Union Elementary School District teacher salaries

Corning Union Elementary School District is an elementary school district in Tehama County, with its district office in Corning. Pay starts at $56,673 on the first step. The largest group (38%) is on the BA+60 column, which climbs to $107,031 by step 24.

What is the average teacher salary at Corning Union Elementary?

Lowest

$56,673

BA, step 1

Average salary on the teacher schedule1

$76,320

  • $5,309 below Tehama County average
  • $27,232 below California average

Highest

$109,729

BA+60+MA, step 24

Corning Union Elementary average

Tehama County average$81,629

California average$103,552

Full-time equivalents on the schedule
116
Starting salary
$56,673
BA, step 1
Median salary
$71,126
Half earn more, half earn less
Average pay rank in California
689th of 828 reporting
of 828 reporting

Corning Union Elementary's full salary schedule, 2024-252

Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 34% of Corning Union Elementary's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.

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Full-time equivalents in a cell
  1. 5+
  5. 13
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.

What BA+98, steps and credentials mean at Corning Union Elementary

Two things place a teacher on Corning Union Elementary's grid: years of service (the step) and college units since the bachelor's degree (the column). How we read the schedules.

Step
One per year of service; step 5 on Corning Union Elementary's BA column pays $60,440. Experienced teachers joining Corning Union Elementary can be placed as high as step 11.
Column, such as BA+98
A bachelor's plus 98 semester units since. Corning Union Elementary's columns run from BA to BA+60+MA, 4 in all.

How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Corning Union Elementary?

On the BA+60 column, pay passes $100,000 at step 22, with $101,378. Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.

$73,209

a year at step 10. This column tops out at $107,031 on step 24.

$109,729$56,673
Step 1Step 24
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Does Corning Union Elementary 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

Corning Union Elementary's average of $76,320 is below the middle California district's $94,573.

All 828 reporting districts in California

Corning Union Elementary ranks 689th of 828.

Corning Union Elementary
$50k$100k$150k

Middle district: $94,573

The 13 reporting districts in Tehama County

Corning Union Elementary ranks 9th of 13, below the middle district.

Corning Union Elementary
$60k$80k

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.

Bonuses, health cover and work days at Corning Union Elementary

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 Corning Union Elementary

How much do Corning Union Elementary teachers make?

The average salary on Corning Union Elementary's teacher schedule is $76,320 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $56,673 (BA, step 1) to $109,729 (BA+60+MA, step 24).

What does a new teacher earn at Corning Union Elementary?

The schedule starts at $56,673 (BA, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 11.

How long does it take to reach the top of the Corning Union Elementary pay scale?

On the BA+60 column, where 38% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 24, where it reaches $107,031. Steps go up with years of service.

Is Corning Union Elementary teacher pay high for California?

Corning Union Elementary's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 689th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 9th 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.

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Sources for the Corning Union Elementary 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. Corning Union Elementary'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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