2026 data report

Teacher pay share of total compensation (%) in California public schools

Statewide trends and county leaderboards for teacher pay share of total compensation (%), sourced directly from CDE SARC. Higher is better.

From CDE SARC, cycles 22-23, 23-24, 24-25. Last refreshed 2026-05-15.

Statewide trend

Median (plum line) and p25–p75 band (mist), all California public schools per cycle.

Best 25 counties — Teacher pay share of total compensation (%)

  1. 1Placer35.1
  2. 2Marin33.2
  3. 3San Diego32.8
  4. 4Santa Clara31.4
  5. 5Orange31.1
  6. 6San Benito30.4
  7. 7Sacramento30.3
  8. 8San Luis Obispo30.3
  9. 9Riverside30.2
  10. 10Sutter30.2
  11. 11Nevada30.0
  12. 12Napa30.0
  13. 13San Bernardino29.9
  14. 14Imperial29.8
  15. 15Inyo29.4
  16. 16Mariposa29.1
  17. 17Yolo28.9
  18. 18Solano28.9
  19. 19Stanislaus28.9
  20. 20Ventura28.7
  21. 21San Mateo28.4
  22. 22Kings28.3
  23. 23San Francisco27.9
  24. 24Tehama27.9
  25. 25Santa Barbara27.8

Worst 25 counties — Teacher pay share of total compensation (%)

  1. 1Modoc21.1
  2. 2Mono21.4
  3. 3Trinity22.7
  4. 4Santa Cruz22.7
  5. 5Plumas23.2
  6. 6Yuba23.3
  7. 7Siskiyou24.0
  8. 8Humboldt24.2
  9. 9Los Angeles24.5
  10. 10Lassen25.1
  11. 11Lake25.7
  12. 12Madera25.8
  13. 13Shasta25.9
  14. 14Tulare26.8
  15. 15Sonoma26.8
  16. 16Kern26.9
  17. 17Tuolumne27.4
  18. 18Mendocino27.5
  19. 19Glenn27.5
  20. 20Sierra27.6
  21. 21Fresno27.6
  22. 22Monterey27.8
  23. 23San Joaquin27.8
  24. 24Merced27.8
  25. 25Santa Barbara27.8

How we score this

Every California public school's raw number is mapped to a 0–10 score using the absolute anchor table below — no peer-relative ranking.

Teacher pay share of total compensation (%)

Higher is better

Column: PTCHSAL

PercentileRaw valueScore
5th22.740
50th28.875
95th35.3410

Values between the 5th and 95th percentile are linearly interpolated. Outside that range, scores clamp at 0 or 10.

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