Hermosa Beach City Elementary School District teacher salaries
Hermosa Beach City Elementary School District is an elementary school district in Los Angeles County, with its district office in Hermosa Beach. Pay starts at $59,004 on the first step. The largest group (54%) is on the BA+75 OR MA+30 column, which climbs to $110,964 by step 17.
Lowest
$59,004
BA, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$96,191
- $7,303 below Los Angeles County average
- $7,361 below California average
Highest
$110,964
BA+75 OR MA+30, step 17
Hermosa Beach City Elementary average
AveragesLos Angeles County $103,494, California $103,552
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 71
- Starting salary
- $59,004
- BA, step 1
- Median salary
- $102,692
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 377th of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does Hermosa Beach City 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.
Yes
Hermosa Beach City Elementary's average of $96,191 is above the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Hermosa Beach City Elementary ranks 377th of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 71 reporting districts in Los Angeles County
Hermosa Beach City Elementary ranks 58th of 71, below 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 Hermosa Beach City Elementary's BA column pays $70,275. Experienced teachers joining Hermosa Beach City Elementary can be placed as high as step 10.
- 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. Hermosa Beach City Elementary's columns run from BA to BA+75 OR MA+30, 6 in all.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Hermosa Beach City Elementary?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$102,692
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $110,964 on step 17.
Hermosa Beach City Elementary's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit.
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Only BA+75 OR MA+30 continues past step 11.
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- 34
Bonuses, health cover and work days at Hermosa Beach City 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 $9,550paid by the district each year
- Master's degree bonus$75047 full-time equivalents eligible
- Doctorate bonus$1,5001 full-time equivalents eligible
- Bilingual teaching bonusNot reported
- National Board Certification bonusNot reported
- Special education bonusNot reported
- Summer school pay$55 an hour
- Work days a year182 days180 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year0%can also mean not reported
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 10
Questions about teacher pay at Hermosa Beach City Elementary
How much do Hermosa Beach City Elementary teachers make?
The average salary on Hermosa Beach City Elementary's teacher schedule is $96,191 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $59,004 (BA, step 1) to $110,964 (BA+75 OR MA+30, step 17).
What does a new teacher earn at Hermosa Beach City Elementary?
The schedule starts at $59,004 (BA, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 10.
How long does it take to reach the top of the Hermosa Beach City Elementary pay scale?
On the BA+75 OR MA+30 column, where 54% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 17, where it reaches $110,964. Steps go up with years of service.
Does a master's degree raise pay at Hermosa Beach City Elementary?
Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Hermosa Beach City Elementary reports a master's bonus of $750 on top. For a doctorate it reports $1,500.
Is Hermosa Beach City Elementary teacher pay high for California?
Hermosa Beach City Elementary's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 377th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 58th 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 Hermosa Beach City 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.
- Hermosa Beach City 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.