Huntington Beach City Elementary School District teacher salaries

Huntington Beach City Elementary School District is an elementary school district in Orange County, with its district office in Huntington Beach. Pay starts at $58,666 on the first step. The largest group (79%) is on the BA+60+MA column, which climbs to $134,768 by step 26.

Lowest

$58,666

BA, step 1

Average salary on the teacher schedule1

$118,233

  • $4,992 above Orange County average
  • $14,681 above California average

Highest

$134,768

BA+60+MA, step 26

Huntington Beach City Elementary average

AveragesCalifornia $103,552, Orange County $113,241

Full-time equivalents on the schedule
224
Starting salary
$58,666
BA, step 1
Median salary
$122,625
Half earn more, half earn less
Average pay rank in California
68th of 828 reporting
of 828 reporting

Does Huntington Beach City Elementary 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

Huntington Beach City Elementary's average of $118,233 is above the middle California district's $94,573.

All 828 reporting districts in California

Huntington Beach City Elementary ranks 68th of 828.

Huntington Beach City Elementary
$50k$100k$150k

Middle district: $94,573

The 29 reporting districts in Orange County

Huntington Beach City Elementary ranks 8th of 29, above the middle district.

Huntington Beach City Elementary
$100k$120k$140k

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 Huntington Beach City Elementary's BA column pays $68,271. Experienced teachers joining Huntington Beach City Elementary 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. Huntington Beach City Elementary's columns run from BA to BA+60+MA, 5 in all.

How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Huntington Beach City Elementary?

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

$110,483

a year at step 10. This column tops out at $134,768 on step 26.

$134,768$58,666
Step 1Step 26
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Huntington Beach City Elementary's full salary schedule, 2024-252

Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 57% of Huntington Beach City Elementary's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.

StepBABA+15BA+30BA+45 OR MABA+60+MA
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10
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15 to 16
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23 to 25
26

Only BA+60+MA continues past step 20.

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Full-time equivalents in a cell
  1. 5+
  5. 58
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 Huntington Beach City Elementary

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 Huntington Beach City Elementary

How much do Huntington Beach City Elementary teachers make?

The average salary on Huntington Beach City Elementary's teacher schedule is $118,233 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $58,666 (BA, step 1) to $134,768 (BA+60+MA, step 26).

What does a new teacher earn at Huntington Beach City Elementary?

The schedule starts at $58,666 (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 Huntington Beach City Elementary pay scale?

On the BA+60+MA column, where 79% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 26, where it reaches $134,768. Steps go up with years of service.

Is Huntington Beach City Elementary teacher pay high for California?

Huntington Beach City Elementary's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 68th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 8th 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 Huntington Beach City Elementary 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. Huntington Beach City Elementary'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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