Whittier Union High School District teacher salaries
Whittier Union High School District is a high school district in Los Angeles County, with its district office in Whittier. Pay starts at $65,199 on the first step. The largest group (65%) is on the BA+75 OR MA+36 column, which climbs to $145,165 by step 28.
Lowest
$65,199
BA, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$126,243
- $22,749 above Los Angeles County average
- $22,691 above California average
Highest
$145,165
BA+75 OR MA+36, step 28
Whittier Union High average
AveragesLos Angeles County $103,494, California $103,552
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 430
- Starting salary
- $65,199
- BA, step 1
- Median salary
- $132,545
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 27th of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does Whittier Union High 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 Union High's average of $126,243 is above the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Whittier Union High ranks 27th of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 71 reporting districts in Los Angeles County
Whittier Union High ranks 2nd 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 Whittier Union High's BA column pays $74,309. Experienced teachers joining Whittier Union High can be placed as high as step 28.
- 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 Union High's columns run from BA to BA+75 OR MA+36, 6 in all.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Whittier Union High?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$116,257
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $145,165 on step 28.
Whittier Union High's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 72% of Whittier Union High's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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- 5+
- 54
Bonuses, health cover and work days at Whittier Union High
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 $21,360paid by the district each year
- Master's degree bonusNot reported
- Doctorate bonus$4,2386 full-time equivalents eligible
- Bilingual teaching bonusNot reported
- National Board Certification bonus$2,000
- Special education bonus$1,370
- Summer school pay$76 an hour
- Work days a year183 days180 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year0%can also mean not reported
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 28
Questions about teacher pay at Whittier Union High
How much do Whittier Union High teachers make?
The average salary on Whittier Union High's teacher schedule is $126,243 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $65,199 (BA, step 1) to $145,165 (BA+75 OR MA+36, step 28).
What does a new teacher earn at Whittier Union High?
The schedule starts at $65,199 (BA, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 28.
How long does it take to reach the top of the Whittier Union High pay scale?
On the BA+75 OR MA+36 column, where 65% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 28, where it reaches $145,165. Steps go up with years of service.
Is Whittier Union High teacher pay high for California?
Whittier Union High's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 27th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 2nd 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 Union High 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.
- Whittier Union High'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.