Anaheim Union High School District teacher salaries
Anaheim Union High School District is a high school district in Orange County, with its district office in Anaheim. Pay starts at $63,781 on the first step. The largest group (68%) is on the BA+60+MA OR PHD column, which climbs to $139,964 by step 26.
Lowest
$63,781
CRED, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$119,943
- $6,702 above Orange County average
- $16,391 above California average
Highest
$139,964
BA+60+MA OR PHD, step 26
Anaheim Union High average
AveragesCalifornia $103,552, Orange County $113,241
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 1,174
- Starting salary
- $63,781
- CRED, step 1
- Median salary
- $125,685
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 53rd of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does Anaheim 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
Anaheim Union High's average of $119,943 is above the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Anaheim Union High ranks 53rd of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 29 reporting districts in Orange County
Anaheim Union High ranks 6th of 29, above the middle district.
Middle district: $111,191
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 Anaheim Union High's CRED column pays $79,214. Experienced teachers joining Anaheim Union High can be placed as high as step 7.
- 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. Anaheim Union High's columns run from CRED to BA+60+MA OR PHD, 4 in all.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Anaheim Union High?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$116,062
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $139,964 on step 26.
Anaheim Union High's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 63% of Anaheim Union High's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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Bonuses, health cover and work days at Anaheim 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 $30,900paid by the district each year
- Master's degree bonusNot reported
- Doctorate bonus$2,81420 full-time equivalents eligible
- Bilingual teaching bonus$2,81474 full-time equivalents eligible
- National Board Certification bonus$2,81434 full-time equivalents eligible
- 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 7
Questions about teacher pay at Anaheim Union High
How much do Anaheim Union High teachers make?
The average salary on Anaheim Union High's teacher schedule is $119,943 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $63,781 (CRED, step 1) to $139,964 (BA+60+MA OR PHD, step 26).
What does a new teacher earn at Anaheim Union High?
The schedule starts at $63,781 (CRED, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 7.
How long does it take to reach the top of the Anaheim Union High pay scale?
On the BA+60+MA OR PHD column, where 68% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 26, where it reaches $139,964. Steps go up with years of service.
Is Anaheim Union High teacher pay high for California?
Anaheim Union High's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 53rd of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 6th of 29 in Orange County. Across all of them, the average salary on teacher schedules is $103,552 statewide and $113,241 in Orange County.
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Sources for the Anaheim 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.
- Anaheim 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.