Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District teacher salaries

Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District is a unified school district in Los Angeles County, with its district office in Norwalk. Pay starts at $69,345 on the first step. The largest group (63%) is on the BA+75+MA column, which climbs to $141,049 by step 30.

Lowest

$69,345

BA, step 1

Average salary on the teacher schedule1

$118,861

  • $15,367 above Los Angeles County average
  • $15,309 above California average

Highest

$141,049

BA+75+MA, step 30

Norwalk-La Mirada Unified average

AveragesLos Angeles County $103,494, California $103,552

Full-time equivalents on the schedule
722
Starting salary
$69,345
BA, step 1
Median salary
$124,204
Half earn more, half earn less
Average pay rank in California
63rd of 828 reporting
of 828 reporting

Does Norwalk-La Mirada 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

Norwalk-La Mirada Unified's average of $118,861 is above the middle California district's $94,573.

All 828 reporting districts in California

Norwalk-La Mirada Unified ranks 63rd of 828.

Norwalk-La Mirada Unified
$50k$100k$150k

Middle district: $94,573

The 71 reporting districts in Los Angeles County

Norwalk-La Mirada Unified ranks 10th of 71, above the middle district.

Norwalk-La Mirada Unified
$80k$100k$120k

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 Norwalk-La Mirada Unified's BA column pays $78,961. Experienced teachers joining Norwalk-La Mirada Unified can be placed as high as step 12.
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. Norwalk-La Mirada Unified's columns run from BA to BA+75+MA, 5 in all.

How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Norwalk-La Mirada Unified?

Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.

$112,865

a year at step 10. This column tops out at $141,049 on step 30.

$141,049$69,345
Step 1Step 30
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Norwalk-La Mirada Unified's full salary schedule, 2024-252

Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 64% of Norwalk-La Mirada Unified's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.

StepBABA+30 OR MABA+45BA+75 OR BA+60+MABA+75+MA
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Full-time equivalents in a cell
  1. 5+
  5. 52
Cells with fewer than 5 stay unshaded. Bold figures sit in the three darkest shades.Striped cells: this column has no salary at that step.

Bonuses, health cover and work days at Norwalk-La Mirada 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.

Questions about teacher pay at Norwalk-La Mirada Unified

How much do Norwalk-La Mirada Unified teachers make?

The average salary on Norwalk-La Mirada Unified's teacher schedule is $118,861 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $69,345 (BA, step 1) to $141,049 (BA+75+MA, step 30).

What does a new teacher earn at Norwalk-La Mirada Unified?

The schedule starts at $69,345 (BA, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 12.

How long does it take to reach the top of the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified pay scale?

On the BA+75+MA column, where 63% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 30, where it reaches $141,049. Steps go up with years of service.

Is Norwalk-La Mirada Unified teacher pay high for California?

Norwalk-La Mirada Unified's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 63rd of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 10th 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 Norwalk-La Mirada 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.

  1. 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.
  2. Norwalk-La Mirada 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.
  3. U.S. Department of Labor, Fact Sheet #17D: Exemption for Professional Employees Under the FLSA: teachers are exempt from federal overtime pay.

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