Huntington Beach Union High School District teacher salaries

Huntington Beach Union High School District is a high school district in Orange County, with its district office in Huntington Beach. Pay starts at $68,649 on the first step. The largest group (81%) is on the BA+60+MA column, which climbs to $145,704 by step 26.

Lowest

$68,649

BA, step 1

Average salary on the teacher schedule1

$122,581

  • $9,340 above Orange County average
  • $19,029 above California average

Highest

$145,704

BA+60+MA, step 26

Huntington Beach Union High average

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

Full-time equivalents on the schedule
631
Starting salary
$68,649
BA, step 1
Median salary
$127,682
Half earn more, half earn less
Average pay rank in California
42nd of 828 reporting
of 828 reporting

Does Huntington Beach 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

Huntington Beach Union High's average of $122,581 is above the middle California district's $94,573.

All 828 reporting districts in California

Huntington Beach Union High ranks 42nd of 828.

Huntington Beach Union High
$50k$100k$150k

Middle district: $94,573

The 29 reporting districts in Orange County

Huntington Beach Union High ranks 4th of 29, above the middle district.

Huntington Beach Union High
$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 Union High's BA column pays $78,342. Experienced teachers joining Huntington Beach Union High 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 Union High's columns run from BA to BA+60+MA, 5 in all.

How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Huntington Beach Union High?

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

$116,921

a year at step 10. This column tops out at $145,704 on step 26.

$145,704$68,649
Step 1Step 26
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Huntington Beach Union High's full salary schedule, 2024-252

Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 61% of Huntington Beach Union High's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.

StepBABA+15BA+30BA+45 OR MABA+60+MA
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Full-time equivalents in a cell
  1. 5+
  5. 100
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 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.

Questions about teacher pay at Huntington Beach Union High

How much do Huntington Beach Union High teachers make?

The average salary on Huntington Beach Union High's teacher schedule is $122,581 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $68,649 (BA, step 1) to $145,704 (BA+60+MA, step 26).

What does a new teacher earn at Huntington Beach Union High?

The schedule starts at $68,649 (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 Union High pay scale?

On the BA+60+MA column, where 81% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 26, where it reaches $145,704. Steps go up with years of service.

Is Huntington Beach Union High teacher pay high for California?

Huntington Beach Union High's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 42nd of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 4th 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 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.

  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 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.
  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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