Redondo Beach Unified School District teacher salaries
Redondo Beach Unified School District is a unified school district in Los Angeles County, with its district office in Redondo Beach. Pay starts at $67,023 on the first step. The largest group (53%) is on the BA+75 OR MA+30 column, which climbs to $120,343 by step 30.
Lowest
$67,023
BA, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$103,892
- about the same as the Los Angeles County average
- about the same as the California average
Highest
$120,343
BA+75 OR MA+30, step 30
Redondo Beach Unified average
AveragesLos Angeles County $103,494, California $103,552
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 472
- Starting salary
- $67,023
- BA, step 1
- Median salary
- $110,045
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 233rd of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does Redondo Beach 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
Redondo Beach Unified's average of $103,892 is above the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Redondo Beach Unified ranks 233rd of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 71 reporting districts in Los Angeles County
Redondo Beach Unified ranks 34th 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 Redondo Beach Unified's BA column pays $69,836. Experienced teachers joining Redondo Beach Unified can be placed as high as step 11.
- 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. Redondo Beach Unified's columns run from BA to BA+75 OR MA+30, 6 in all.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Redondo Beach Unified?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$103,508
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $120,343 on step 30.
Redondo Beach Unified's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 49% of Redondo Beach Unified's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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Only BA+30, BA+45 OR MA, BA+60 OR MA+15, BA+75 OR MA+30 continue past step 10.
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- 5+
- 22
Bonuses, health cover and work days at Redondo Beach 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 $17,917paid by the district each year
- Master's degree bonusNot reported
- Doctorate bonus$1,000
- Bilingual teaching bonusNot reported
- National Board Certification bonusNot reported
- Special education bonusNot reported
- Summer school pay$55 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 11
Questions about teacher pay at Redondo Beach Unified
How much do Redondo Beach Unified teachers make?
The average salary on Redondo Beach Unified's teacher schedule is $103,892 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $67,023 (BA, step 1) to $120,343 (BA+75 OR MA+30, step 30).
What does a new teacher earn at Redondo Beach Unified?
The schedule starts at $67,023 (BA, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 11.
How long does it take to reach the top of the Redondo Beach Unified pay scale?
On the BA+75 OR MA+30 column, where 53% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 30, where it reaches $120,343. Steps go up with years of service.
Is Redondo Beach Unified teacher pay high for California?
Redondo Beach Unified's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 233rd of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 34th 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 Redondo Beach 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.
- Redondo Beach 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.