Lamont Elementary School District teacher salaries
Lamont Elementary School District is an elementary school district in Kern County, with its district office in Lamont. Pay starts at $60,845 on the first step. The largest group (67%) is on the BA+60 column, which climbs to $109,886 by step 20.
Lowest
$60,845
BA, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$91,810
- $1,274 above Kern County average
- $11,742 below California average
Highest
$109,886
BA+60, step 20
Lamont Elementary average
Kern County average$90,536
California average$103,552
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 139
- Starting salary
- $60,845
- BA, step 1
- Median salary
- $92,031
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 465th of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does Lamont 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
Lamont Elementary's average of $91,810 is below the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Lamont Elementary ranks 465th of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 37 reporting districts in Kern County
Lamont Elementary ranks 10th of 37, above the middle district.
Middle district: $83,787
Each bar counts the districts whose average salary falls in a $5,000 band. The dashed line marks the median district.
What BA+98, steps and credentials mean
Teacher pay in California is set by a grid. Two things place you on it: how long you've taught and how much college you've done.
- Step
- Steps go up with years of service. Step 5 on Lamont Elementary's BA column pays $68,479. Experienced teachers joining Lamont Elementary can be placed as high as step 1.
- Column, such as BA+98
- Your bachelor's degree (BA) plus the college semester units you've completed since. BA+98 means a bachelor's plus 98 more units. Lamont Elementary's columns run from BA to BA+60, 6 in all.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Lamont Elementary?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$92,031
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $109,886 on step 20.
Lamont Elementary's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 37% of Lamont Elementary's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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- 39
Bonuses, health cover and work days at Lamont 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.
- Health insurance, family planUp to $19,150paid by the district each year
- Master's degree bonus$2,00044 full-time equivalents eligible
- Doctorate bonus$3,0001 full-time equivalents eligible
- Bilingual teaching bonus$50031 full-time equivalents eligible
- National Board Certification bonusNot reported
- Special education bonusNot reported
- Summer school pay$50 an hour
- Work days a year182 days181 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year0%can also mean not reported
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 1
Questions about teacher pay at Lamont Elementary
How much do Lamont Elementary teachers make?
The average salary on Lamont Elementary's teacher schedule is $91,810 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $60,845 (BA, step 1) to $109,886 (BA+60, step 20).
What does a new teacher earn at Lamont Elementary?
The schedule starts at $60,845 (BA, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 1.
How long does it take to reach the top of the Lamont Elementary pay scale?
On the BA+60 column, where 67% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 20, where it reaches $109,886. Steps go up with years of service.
Does a master's degree raise pay at Lamont Elementary?
Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Lamont Elementary reports a master's bonus of $2,000 on top. For a doctorate it reports $3,000.
Is Lamont Elementary teacher pay high for California?
Lamont Elementary's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 465th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 10th of 37 in Kern County. Across all of them, the average salary on teacher schedules is $103,552 statewide and $90,536 in Kern County.
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Sources for the Lamont 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.
- 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.
- Lamont 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.
- U.S. Department of Labor, Fact Sheet #17D: Exemption for Professional Employees Under the FLSA: teachers are exempt from federal overtime pay.