Arcadia Unified School District teacher salaries
Arcadia Unified School District is a unified school district in Los Angeles County, with its district office in Arcadia. Pay starts at $76,742 on the first step. The largest group (68%) is on the BA+75+MA column, which climbs to $152,165 by step 38.
Lowest
$76,742
BA, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$128,864
- $25,370 above Los Angeles County average
- $25,312 above California average
Highest
$152,165
BA+75+MA, step 38
Arcadia Unified average
AveragesLos Angeles County $103,494, California $103,552
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 407
- Starting salary
- $76,742
- BA, step 1
- Median salary
- $139,163
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 24th of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does Arcadia Unified 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.
Yes
Arcadia Unified's average of $128,864 is above the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Arcadia Unified ranks 24th of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 71 reporting districts in Los Angeles County
Arcadia Unified ranks 1st of 71, above the middle district.
Middle district: $103,471
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 Arcadia Unified's BA column pays $81,426. Experienced teachers joining Arcadia Unified can be placed as high as step 38.
- 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. Arcadia Unified's columns run from BA to BA+75+MA, 6 in all.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Arcadia Unified?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$122,148
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $152,165 on step 38.
Arcadia Unified's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 58% of Arcadia Unified's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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- 5+
- 15
Bonuses, health cover and work days at Arcadia Unified
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 planNot reported
- Master's degree bonusNot reported
- Doctorate bonus$1,00011 full-time equivalents eligible
- Bilingual teaching bonusNot reported
- National Board Certification bonusNot reported
- Special education bonusNot reported
- Summer school pay$57 an hour
- Work days a year186 days183 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year0%can also mean not reported
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 38
Questions about teacher pay at Arcadia Unified
How much do Arcadia Unified teachers make?
The average salary on Arcadia Unified's teacher schedule is $128,864 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $76,742 (BA, step 1) to $152,165 (BA+75+MA, step 38).
What does a new teacher earn at Arcadia Unified?
The schedule starts at $76,742 (BA, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 38.
How long does it take to reach the top of the Arcadia Unified pay scale?
On the BA+75+MA column, where 68% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 38, where it reaches $152,165. Steps go up with years of service.
Is Arcadia Unified teacher pay high for California?
Arcadia Unified's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 24th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 1st of 71 in Los Angeles County. Across all of them, the average salary on teacher schedules is $103,552 statewide and $103,494 in Los Angeles County.
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Sources for the Arcadia Unified 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.
- Arcadia Unified'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.