Whittier City School District teacher salaries

Whittier City School District is an elementary school district in Los Angeles County, with its district office in Whittier. Pay starts at $51,184 on the first step. The largest group (70%) is on the BA+60 OR MA+24 column, which climbs to $120,969 by step 24.

Lowest

$51,184

BA, step 1

Average salary on the teacher schedule1

$103,471

  • about the same as the Los Angeles County average
  • about the same as the California average

Highest

$120,969

BA+60 OR MA+24, step 24

Whittier City average

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

Full-time equivalents on the schedule
198
Starting salary
$51,184
BA, step 1
Median salary
$110,725
Half earn more, half earn less
Average pay rank in California
240th of 828 reporting
of 828 reporting

Does Whittier City 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

Whittier City's average of $103,471 is above the middle California district's $94,573.

All 828 reporting districts in California

Whittier City ranks 240th of 828.

Whittier City
$50k$100k$150k

Middle district: $94,573

The 71 reporting districts in Los Angeles County

Whittier City ranks 36th of 71, above the middle district.

Whittier City
$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 Whittier City's BA column pays $58,352. Experienced teachers joining Whittier City can be placed as high as step 24.
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. Whittier City's columns run from BA to BA+60 OR MA+24, 5 in all.

How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Whittier City?

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

$94,947

a year at step 10. This column tops out at $120,969 on step 24.

$120,969$51,184
Step 1Step 24
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Whittier City's full salary schedule, 2024-252

Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 63% of Whittier City's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.

StepBABA+15BA+30BA+45BA+60 OR MA+24
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Only BA+30, BA+45, BA+60 OR MA+24 continue past step 7.

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Full-time equivalents in a cell
  1. 5+
  5. 47
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 Whittier City

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 Whittier City

How much do Whittier City teachers make?

The average salary on Whittier City's teacher schedule is $103,471 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $51,184 (BA, step 1) to $120,969 (BA+60 OR MA+24, step 24).

What does a new teacher earn at Whittier City?

The schedule starts at $51,184 (BA, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 24.

How long does it take to reach the top of the Whittier City pay scale?

On the BA+60 OR MA+24 column, where 70% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 24, where it reaches $120,969. Steps go up with years of service.

Is Whittier City teacher pay high for California?

Whittier City's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 240th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 36th 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 Whittier City 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. Whittier City'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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