Los Angeles County Office of Education teacher salaries
Los Angeles County Office of Education is a county office of education in Los Angeles County, with its district office in Downey. A teacher with a full credential starts at $62,402. The largest group (74%) is on the BA+75+MA OR MA+30 OR PHD column, which climbs to $115,472 by step 30.
Lowest
$58,299
BA before a full credential, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$105,078
- $1,584 above Los Angeles County average
- $1,526 above California average
Highest
$115,472
BA+75+MA OR MA+30 OR PHD with a credential, step 30
Los Angeles County Office of Education average
AveragesLos Angeles County $103,494, California $103,552
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 41
- Starting salary
- $62,402
- BA with a credential, step 1
- Median salary
- $111,672
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 209th of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does Los Angeles County Office of Education 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
Los Angeles County Office of Education's average of $105,078 is above the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Los Angeles County Office of Education ranks 209th of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 71 reporting districts in Los Angeles County
Los Angeles County Office of Education ranks 30th 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 Los Angeles County Office of Education's BA column pays $67,560. Experienced teachers joining Los Angeles County Office of Education 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. Los Angeles County Office of Education's columns run from BA to BA+75+MA OR MA+30 OR PHD, 6 in all.
- Credentialed
- Holds a full California teaching credential, the state license to teach. Los Angeles County Office of Education's credentialed columns start at $62,402.
- Without full credential
- Teachers who don't yet hold a full credential. Los Angeles County Office of Education pays them on separate columns, starting at $58,299.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Los Angeles County Office of Education?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$109,472
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $115,472 on step 30.
Los Angeles County Office of Education's full salary schedule, 2024-252
No single cell here has 5 or more full-time equivalents, so none is shaded. 46% of Los Angeles County Office of Education's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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Bonuses, health cover and work days at Los Angeles County Office of Education
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 $29,657paid by the district each year
- Master's degree bonusNot reported
- Doctorate bonusNot reported
- Bilingual teaching bonusNot reported
- National Board Certification bonusNot reported
- Special education bonusNot reported
- Summer school payNot reported
- Work days a year183 days183 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 Los Angeles County Office of Education
How much do Los Angeles County Office of Education teachers make?
The average salary on Los Angeles County Office of Education's teacher schedule is $105,078 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $58,299 (BA before a full credential, step 1) to $115,472 (BA+75+MA OR MA+30 OR PHD with a credential, step 30).
What does a new teacher earn at Los Angeles County Office of Education?
A new teacher with a full credential starts at $62,402 (BA column, step 1). Teachers without a full credential start lower, at $58,299. 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 Los Angeles County Office of Education pay scale?
On the BA+75+MA OR MA+30 OR PHD column, where 74% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 30, where it reaches $115,472. Steps go up with years of service.
Is Los Angeles County Office of Education teacher pay high for California?
Los Angeles County Office of Education's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 209th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 30th 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.
Keep exploring teacher pay in Los Angeles County
Sources for the Los Angeles County Office of Education 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.
- Los Angeles County Office of Education'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.