Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District teacher salaries

Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District is a unified school district in Orange County, with its district office in Placentia. Pay starts at $61,890 on the first step. The largest group (70%) is on the BA+75 OR BA+60+MA OR MA+15 column, which climbs to $134,287 by step 25.

Lowest

$61,890

BA, step 1

Average salary on the teacher schedule1

$106,892

  • $6,349 below Orange County average
  • $3,340 above California average

Highest

$134,287

BA+75 OR BA+60+MA OR MA+15, step 25

Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified average

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

Full-time equivalents on the schedule
1,119
Starting salary
$61,890
BA, step 1
Median salary
$112,950
Half earn more, half earn less
Average pay rank in California
181st of 828 reporting
of 828 reporting

Does Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified 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

Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified's average of $106,892 is above the middle California district's $94,573.

All 828 reporting districts in California

Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified ranks 181st of 828.

Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified
$50k$100k$150k

Middle district: $94,573

The 29 reporting districts in Orange County

Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified ranks 24th of 29, below the middle district.

Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified
$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 Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified's BA column pays $74,268. Experienced teachers joining Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified can be placed as high as step 6.
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. Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified's columns run from BA to BA+75 OR BA+60+MA OR MA+15, 3 in all.

How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified?

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

$102,120

a year at step 10. This column tops out at $134,287 on step 25.

$134,287$61,890
Step 1Step 29
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Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified's full salary schedule, 2024-252

Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 50% of Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.

StepBABA+45 OR MABA+75 OR BA+60+MA OR MA+15
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Only BA+45 OR MA continues past step 25.

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Full-time equivalents in a cell
  1. 5+
  5. 278
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 Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified

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 Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified

How much do Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified teachers make?

The average salary on Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified's teacher schedule is $106,892 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $61,890 (BA, step 1) to $134,287 (BA+75 OR BA+60+MA OR MA+15, step 25).

What does a new teacher earn at Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified?

The schedule starts at $61,890 (BA, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 6.

How long does it take to reach the top of the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified pay scale?

On the BA+75 OR BA+60+MA OR MA+15 column, where 70% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 25, where it reaches $134,287. Steps go up with years of service.

Is Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified teacher pay high for California?

Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 181st of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 24th 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 Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified 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. Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified'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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