Lynwood Unified School District teacher salaries
Lynwood Unified School District is a unified school district in Los Angeles County, with its district office in Lynwood. A teacher with a full credential starts at $62,324. The largest group (68%) is on the BA+60+MA column, which climbs to $118,476 by step 20.
Lowest
$60,886
BA+15 before a full credential, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$103,154
- about the same as the Los Angeles County average
- about the same as the California average
Highest
$118,476
BA+60+MA with a credential, step 20
Lynwood Unified average
AveragesLos Angeles County $103,494, California $103,552
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 588
- Starting salary
- $62,324
- BA OR BA+15 with a credential, step 1
- Median salary
- $110,098
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 248th of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does Lynwood 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
Lynwood Unified's average of $103,154 is above the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Lynwood Unified ranks 248th of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 71 reporting districts in Los Angeles County
Lynwood Unified ranks 38th 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 Lynwood Unified's BA OR BA+15 column pays $68,363. Experienced teachers joining Lynwood Unified can be placed as high as step 20.
- 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. Lynwood Unified's columns run from BA OR BA+15 to BA+60+MA, 6 in all.
- Credentialed
- Holds a full California teaching credential, the state license to teach. Lynwood Unified's credentialed columns start at $62,324.
- Without full credential
- Teachers who don't yet hold a full credential. Lynwood Unified pays them on separate columns, starting at $60,886.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Lynwood Unified?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$101,727
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $118,476 on step 20.
Lynwood Unified's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 61% of Lynwood Unified's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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- 5+
- 220
Bonuses, health cover and work days at Lynwood 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 planUp to $26,791paid by the district each year
- Master's degree bonus$350467 full-time equivalents eligible
- Doctorate bonus$2,50025 full-time equivalents eligible
- Bilingual teaching bonus$1,50013 full-time equivalents eligible
- National Board Certification bonus$2,5006 full-time equivalents eligible
- Special education bonus$3,000109 full-time equivalents eligible
- Summer school pay$65 an hour
- Work days a year185 days180 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year0%can also mean not reported
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 20
Questions about teacher pay at Lynwood Unified
How much do Lynwood Unified teachers make?
The average salary on Lynwood Unified's teacher schedule is $103,154 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $60,886 (BA+15 before a full credential, step 1) to $118,476 (BA+60+MA with a credential, step 20).
What does a new teacher earn at Lynwood Unified?
A new teacher with a full credential starts at $62,324 (BA OR BA+15 column, step 1). Teachers without a full credential start lower, at $60,886. Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 20.
How long does it take to reach the top of the Lynwood Unified pay scale?
On the BA+60+MA column, where 68% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 20, where it reaches $118,476. Steps go up with years of service.
Does a master's degree raise pay at Lynwood Unified?
Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Lynwood Unified reports a master's bonus of $350 on top. For a doctorate it reports $2,500.
Is Lynwood Unified teacher pay high for California?
Lynwood Unified's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 248th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 38th 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 Lynwood 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.
- Lynwood 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.