Torrance Unified School District teacher salaries
Torrance Unified School District is a unified school district in Los Angeles County, with its district office in Torrance. Pay starts at $62,009 on the first step. The largest group (58%) is on the BA+75+MA OR MA+30 column, which climbs to $122,300 by step 24.
Lowest
$62,009
BA, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$102,923
- $571 below Los Angeles County average
- $629 below California average
Highest
$122,300
BA+75+MA OR MA+30, step 24
Torrance Unified average
AveragesLos Angeles County $103,494, California $103,552
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 1,024
- Starting salary
- $62,009
- BA, step 1
- Median salary
- $107,756
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 253rd of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does Torrance 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
Torrance Unified's average of $102,923 is above the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Torrance Unified ranks 253rd of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 71 reporting districts in Los Angeles County
Torrance Unified ranks 39th 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 Torrance Unified's BA column pays $66,140. Experienced teachers joining Torrance Unified can be placed as high as step 8.
- 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. Torrance Unified's columns run from BA to BA+75+MA OR MA+30, 6 in all.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Torrance Unified?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$106,594
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $122,300 on step 24.
Torrance Unified's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 53% of Torrance Unified's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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- 5+
- 256
Bonuses, health cover and work days at Torrance 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 $10,500paid by the district each year
- Master's degree bonusNot reported
- Doctorate bonus$1,56810 full-time equivalents eligible
- Bilingual teaching bonus$3,70278 full-time equivalents eligible
- National Board Certification bonus$1,0103 full-time equivalents eligible
- Special education bonusNot reported
- Summer school payNot reported
- Work days a year185 days180 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year1%
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 8
Questions about teacher pay at Torrance Unified
How much do Torrance Unified teachers make?
The average salary on Torrance Unified's teacher schedule is $102,923 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $62,009 (BA, step 1) to $122,300 (BA+75+MA OR MA+30, step 24).
What does a new teacher earn at Torrance Unified?
The schedule starts at $62,009 (BA, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 8.
How long does it take to reach the top of the Torrance Unified pay scale?
On the BA+75+MA OR MA+30 column, where 58% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 24, where it reaches $122,300. Steps go up with years of service.
Is Torrance Unified teacher pay high for California?
Torrance Unified's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 253rd of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 39th 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 Torrance 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.
- Torrance 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.