Teacher Salary in California


The average Teacher salary in California is $133,459. The salary range for a Teacher is usually between $99,306 and $157,025 per year, representing the 25th to 75th percentiles respectively. The top 10% of earners, that is the 90th percentile, have an annual salary of $2,511,714. The average hourly pay for a Teacher is $64.16 per hour.

What are Top Paying Cities and Employers for Teacher Jobs in California

The employer paying the highest salary for a Teacher job in California is Pine Ridge Elementary with an average salary as high as $271,299. Top 3 cities paying the highest average Teacher salary in California are Los Angeles, with an average salary of $121,485, followed by Woodland Hills, with an average salary of $109,530, and San Jose, with an average salary of $140,016.

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California Teacher Salary Lookup
Average Salary
$133,459/yr
Records Number
95,972
Employers Number
501
Job Pay Rank
68,141th
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Teacher Salary in States

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StateAverage SalaryRecords Number
Alaska$76,3145172
Alabama$54,32390
Arkansas$73,9842186
Arizona$51,516486
California$126,40695972
Colorado$65,9362085
Connecticut$63,87225
District of Columbia$60,05450
Delaware$93,61226
Florida$53,7495690
Georgia$70,903172
Iowa$60,74090
Idaho$38,55721
Illinois$86,1943875
Indiana$59,50926373
Kansas$60,26182
Kentucky$34,8351
Louisiana$48,0022280
Massachusetts$95,49711695
Maryland$80,692893
Maine$55,0001
Michigan$57,92182
Missouri$57,31470720
Mississippi$52,3233015
Montana$2954
North Carolina$53,284318
North Dakota$57,53010217
Nebraska$59,71520036
New Hampshire$60,22733
New Jersey$54,38341
New Mexico$62,628192
Nevada$88,104280
New York$103,39557207
Ohio$66,708235
Oklahoma$42,29857668
Oregon$66,322631
Pennsylvania$52,15976
Rhode Island$85,41813023
South Carolina$62,8923351
Tennessee$57,6881656
Texas$63,873379893
Utah$77,5746073
Virginia$62,2346988
Vermont$66,533488
Wisconsin$60,00155122
West Virginia$49,709531
Wyoming$44,37511

Teacher Salary in Cities

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City NameStateRecords NumberAverage Salary
Los AngelesCA25911$121,485
Woodland HillsCA25707$109,530
San JoseCA2918$140,016
BakersfieldCA2188$131,797
NorcoCA1748$149,755
FremontCA1737$89,384
San DiegoCA1631$128,790
AnaheimCA1589$153,875
LancasterCA1565$116,720
RiversideCA1559$135,514
HemetCA1321$123,143
Garden GroveCA1248$186,817
IrvineCA1213$86,689
Santa AnaCA1121$154,763
Chula VistaCA1109$141,025
PortervilleCA1025$134,078
Santa ClaritaCA986$132,706
OntarioCA981$171,661
PlacentiaCA954$94,215
MontebelloCA949$156,783
TulareCA942$129,854
San MateoCA936$143,309
VistaCA909$120,686
MaderaCA837$115,560
DublinCA829$105,750
San MarcosCA798$127,712
ColtonCA781$149,715
CerritosCA754$136,393
NapaCA747$106,325
AlhambraCA744$123,602
BrentwoodCA730$130,568
EncinitasCA706$138,780
SacramentoCA695$106,856
PleasantonCA677$107,023
El MonteCA671$134,619
Huntington BeachCA668$172,919
Santa BarbaraCA655$112,790
AlamedaCA651$97,905
OceansideCA648$122,791
WalnutCA640$132,340
El CajonCA618$146,898
PalmdaleCA613$149,633
FullertonCA603$125,764
GilroyCA589$128,778
BurbankCA574$124,238
BeaumontCA553$115,126
Redondo BeachCA547$125,148
VictorvilleCA539$161,320
LodiCA529$116,813
DavisCA523$80,414
Palo AltoCA514$164,983
ReedleyCA511$122,866
WhittierCA496$161,185
LafayetteCA478$144,320
AtwaterCA476$110,751
Santa MariaCA463$121,408
CanyonCA463$78,561
La MesaCA441$122,391
Los BanosCA440$128,155
Mountain ViewCA431$143,465
YucaipaCA429$115,210
ArcadiaCA413$146,523
South San FranciscoCA402$74,044
San LeandroCA391$138,080
DelanoCA391$130,760
Costa MesaCA390$151,085
StocktonCA387$125,409
San RafaelCA380$124,763
EscondidoCA356$147,202
Los AlamitosCA346$153,847
TurlockCA324$120,829
GlendoraCA318$122,064
West CovinaCA316$125,361
RosemeadCA312$139,017
TracyCA302$98,089
AdelantoCA299$126,813
Simi ValleyCA288$123,062
BerkeleyCA282$101,773
San BernardinoCA277$143,198
Long BeachCA276$115,094
WashingtonCA275$120,840
InglewoodCA274$112,884
OakdaleCA263$117,192
ReddingCA257$90,280
SanteeCA256$103,195
Temple CityCA253$138,556
GaltCA250$113,524
Los GatosCA240$138,356
LoomisCA239$88,279
Pico RiveraCA237$105,330
LawndaleCA236$116,755
Redwood CityCA234$118,993
MonroviaCA232$118,271
OrosiCA232$118,506
OrovilleCA232$102,963
OakleyCA228$106,772
ModestoCA225$105,703
RamonaCA222$107,938
Paso RoblesCA219$116,031
Scotts ValleyCA217$78,960
CovinaCA216$139,303
MartinezCA215$125,227
Imperial BeachCA210$144,876
BeniciaCA210$100,183
Granada HillsCA209$114,410
AlbanyCA206$88,012
McFarlandCA204$74,413
LindsayCA204$133,211
LennoxCA197$118,271
AthertonCA194$157,139
CoalingaCA191$108,043
Ben LomondCA191$80,999
ShafterCA191$81,938
TehachapiCA188$80,613
South PasadenaCA187$130,637
National CityCA186$141,165
Morgan HillCA183$94,984
CorcoranCA183$113,103
Arroyo GrandeCA181$87,046
LakesideCA180$121,299
KingsburgCA180$117,907
Lower LakeCA179$96,996
ArvinCA178$123,183
OrcuttCA177$101,556
GoletaCA177$126,105
MendotaCA177$128,159
San YsidroCA175$128,672
CoronadoCA174$106,493
BelmontCA173$113,862
La HabraCA173$133,750
CarmelCA172$177,127
ImperialCA171$85,969
Grass ValleyCA170$70,524
LynwoodCA170$138,343
El SegundoCA168$127,752
DixonCA163$83,950
RosamondCA161$73,510
King CityCA159$110,591
La PuenteCA158$115,288
OrangeCA157$193,815
PiedmontCA155$115,696
Mill ValleyCA154$122,426
ExeterCA151$108,422
West SacramentoCA151$102,715
San MarinoCA150$102,357
FowlerCA150$133,988
MojaveCA148$100,954
San FranciscoCA144$110,110
BurlingameCA143$120,008
Lake BalboaCA143$126,134
Lemon GroveCA142$98,918
OxnardCA140$137,295
YermoCA140$100,165
San LorenzoCA139$29,136
TaftCA138$96,415
LivingstonCA138$135,712
Rio VistaCA137$85,459
NewmanCA137$65,860
LincolnCA133$67,678
Dos PalosCA132$94,008
Solana BeachCA130$148,746
WoodlakeCA130$101,414
Valley CenterCA126$120,415
North EdwardsCA125$79,324
EurekaCA125$92,319
Beverly HillsCA123$153,599
CapitolaCA122$69,242
BishopCA121$124,205
GridleyCA120$104,003
Pacific PalisadesCA118$126,887
OrlandCA117$106,838
SusanvilleCA114$101,350
GustineCA113$98,631
East Palo AltoCA111$116,476
ValenciaCA111$106,353
WascoCA111$141,398
GreenfieldCA109$61,248
WaterfordCA106$114,687
ConcordCA103$116,026
DelhiCA103$95,631
BonsallCA103$98,894
HughsonCA103$123,385
AzusaCA100$115,438
Red BluffCA99$92,653
SangerCA99$73,621
MoragaCA98$109,479
San BrunoCA98$94,281
SunnyvaleCA98$118,960
Rancho CucamongaCA97$137,928
McKinleyvilleCA97$102,672
CalipatriaCA97$102,108
PearblossomCA95$113,757
RiverdaleCA93$116,393
LathropCA93$66,988
Big Bear LakeCA93$120,902
HoltvilleCA90$80,431
CaminoCA89$48,079
MariposaCA87$88,440
NationalCA86$102,307
WillowsCA85$104,199
HillsboroughCA84$142,201
OnealsCA84$64,834
BrawleyCA84$175,458
Spring ValleyCA83$129,370
KelseyvilleCA81$94,741
Pine ValleyCA80$60,737
FallbrookCA80$147,685
CloverdaleCA77$89,684
ByronCA76$115,504
Hermosa BeachCA76$97,268
Live OakCA75$88,063
PratherCA73$63,055
RocklinCA72$59,511
ChowchillaCA72$92,220
HesperiaCA71$101,545
HoopaCA71$84,767
El CentroCA71$132,724
KentfieldCA71$136,036
Union CityCA68$55,858
Santa RosaCA67$91,659
LucerneCA66$101,471
AltaCA66$59,887
Lucerne ValleyCA66$101,471
West HollywoodCA65$78,981
ChicoCA63$83,031
EspartoCA63$95,180
Rio LindaCA62$71,625
BiggsCA62$80,693
IrwindaleCA62$66,532
Mammoth LakesCA61$125,831
AlturasCA61$98,296
HeberCA61$122,043
WindsorCA61$83,938
San Juan BautistaCA61$67,248
ColusaCA59$43,015
OaklandCA59$63,574
SonoraCA59$104,408
MercedCA58$104,863
ActonCA58$78,839
WintersCA58$108,378
YrekaCA57$109,858
CottonwoodCA57$67,116
FresnoCA57$104,389
Pacific GroveCA57$70,427
Santa CruzCA55$75,607
SalinasCA55$102,310
FortunaCA54$78,188
WheatlandCA54$93,066
DinubaCA54$107,781
EscalonCA54$101,244
Fort BraggCA54$61,651
Little LakeCA54$129,199
NeedlesCA53$114,432
EmeryvilleCA52$118,536
SebastopolCA52$107,517
MendocinoCA51$62,294
SpreckelsCA51$82,389
TiburonCA51$148,568
Laguna NiguelCA50$61,093
CalistogaCA49$174,640
LarkspurCA49$47,214
Fort JonesCA49$71,530
WinterhavenCA48$112,477
Nevada CityCA48$65,004
DanvilleCA48$107,282
PacoimaCA47$132,221
AlpineCA47$115,410
AuburnCA47$86,808
LamontCA47$136,132
HanfordCA47$101,045
AndersonCA47$72,010
GeorgetownCA46$101,833
Rancho Santa FeCA45$135,844
Portola ValleyCA45$169,124
Santa YnezCA45$116,385
RossCA45$65,007
Hamilton CityCA45$89,900
OjaiCA44$90,872
KeyesCA43$105,997
TuolumneCA42$60,385
Daly CityCA42$42,434
Terra BellaCA42$144,645
FillmoreCA42$129,290
WeavervilleCA41$84,474
TomalesCA40$138,067
WeedCA39$68,461
Mount ShastaCA39$103,134
Cardiff-By-The-SeaCA39$125,412
HollisterCA38$120,327
KnightsenCA38$75,335
Potter ValleyCA38$45,167
LoyaltonCA38$89,297
Willow CreekCA38$45,493
FairfaxCA37$111,634
PixleyCA37$123,397
Point ArenaCA37$62,678
Walnut ParkCA36$77,969
LebecCA35$87,073
Angels CampCA35$131,191
FerndaleCA35$80,575
MontereyCA34$113,299
Apple ValleyCA34$111,125
TulelakeCA34$72,711
BrisbaneCA34$76,943
TiptonCA34$119,112
El Dorado HillsCA33$98,091
HeraldCA32$96,748
VictorCA32$82,702
GuadalupeCA31$101,206
ColumbiaCA31$70,396
YoloCA30$100,764
RichgroveCA30$130,742
GrovelandCA30$76,074
Canoga ParkCA30$83,766
SoulsbyvilleCA30$83,149
SylmarCA30$41,045
JamestownCA29$83,479
LivermoreCA29$35,206
Highland ParkCA29$45,627
Lake View TerraceCA29$94,970
Borrego SpringsCA28$67,191
Lemon CoveCA28$99,499
FontanaCA28$144,293
Baldwin ParkCA28$103,090
Penn ValleyCA28$78,769
CresseyCA27$79,522
MontagueCA27$76,432
San JoaquinCA27$119,655
Mountain HouseCA26$48,723
DuarteCA26$123,872
QuincyCA26$52,391
VisaliaCA26$87,834
Lost HillsCA26$100,313
SunolCA26$88,807
ButtonwillowCA26$99,812
PattersonCA25$44,129
ThermalCA25$156,698
PacificaCA24$30,084
DorrisCA24$89,747
ForesthillCA24$77,760
AvenalCA23$100,832
BaysideCA23$91,335
AlpaughCA23$102,009
MarysvilleCA23$84,143
Le GrandCA23$91,874
HawthorneCA23$81,875
WintonCA22$70,433
TruckeeCA22$37,166
StrathmoreCA22$108,112
SeeleyCA22$111,650
WeldonCA22$84,296
NovatoCA22$52,428
Mission ViejoCA21$116,234
JanesvilleCA21$98,920
GerberCA21$75,814
WestmorlandCA21$131,077
GeyservilleCA21$108,158
RialtoCA20$106,983
San Juan CapistranoCA20$99,532
OccidentalCA20$139,837
Twain HarteCA20$91,229
SolvangCA20$87,977
TwainCA20$82,727
Santa ClaraCA20$102,347
SutterCA20$140,499
ResedaCA20$77,612
RaisinCA20$78,461
San Luis ObispoCA19$94,286
SpringvilleCA19$114,933
Pollock PinesCA19$77,851
SoledadCA18$56,169
GlennCA18$78,279
Lake IsabellaCA18$75,474
San GeronimoCA18$89,973
Los MolinosCA18$88,999
NewcastleCA18$73,356
ForestvilleCA18$103,319
DowneyCA18$153,774
PalermoCA18$131,054
VenturaCA18$73,077
Rohnert ParkCA18$98,367
HerlongCA17$98,008
HarmonyCA17$100,606
New CuyamaCA17$75,090
FolsomCA17$85,054
DunsmuirCA17$77,606
North HillsCA17$66,936
Palo CedroCA17$61,171
LaytonvilleCA17$84,653
Thousand OaksCA16$82,630
YubaCA16$92,039
OakhurstCA16$84,581
ChualarCA16$98,403
ShastaCA16$81,326
GuernevilleCA16$70,457
Half Moon BayCA16$76,486
TemeculaCA15$61,405
Olympic ValleyCA15$94,439
Big PineCA15$93,595
San AndreasCA15$84,545
HilmarCA15$61,778
EarlimartCA14$89,449
MillvilleCA14$85,005
HaywardCA14$135,157
LitchfieldCA14$79,069
SonomaCA14$52,313
BakerCA14$98,429
PlanadaCA14$41,935
TrinidadCA14$82,338
WestwoodCA13$97,477
Los OlivosCA13$65,867
BieberCA13$81,004
McClellanCA13$76,628
PetalumaCA13$104,787
ShingletownCA13$86,190
San QuentinCA13$100,075
ArcataCA13$71,285
LeggettCA13$71,086
ScotiaCA13$60,900
IndependenceCA13$79,441
JamulCA12$47,266
CedarvilleCA12$47,009
Blue LakeCA12$72,933
ElvertaCA12$65,609
CorningCA12$84,958
San ArdoCA12$59,076
GrenadaCA12$88,564
DenairCA12$142,994
UplandCA12$99,088
RainbowCA12$62,905
Van NuysCA12$64,098
JulianCA12$87,308
AltadenaCA12$35,369
Five PointsCA11$79,993
WoodlandCA11$79,375
Valley HomeCA11$77,630
TustinCA11$63,251
CaruthersCA11$53,876
TraverCA11$91,608
HickmanCA11$119,224
RichmondCA11$73,510
PrincetonCA11$70,692
HydesvilleCA11$94,915
AuberryCA10$97,986
Lake HughesCA10$82,593
Knights FerryCA10$60,255
KenwoodCA10$119,313
KaweahCA10$45,793
PhelanCA10$66,522
El NidoCA10$76,737
Elk CreekCA10$80,431
Warner SpringsCA10$54,551
PetroliaCA10$58,447
Monte RioCA10$47,160
CarlsbadCA10$109,808
Shingle SpringsCA10$88,749
MilpitasCA10$58,929
TupmanCA10$79,752
HealdsburgCA10$89,064
MaricopaCA10$102,039
Manhattan BeachCA10$64,067
MatherCA9$18,445
PlacervilleCA9$85,776
ParadiseCA9$88,395
Pleasant GroveCA9$76,889
Monterey ParkCA9$100,628
Rancho CordovaCA9$18,445
LemooreCA9$85,249
ManchesterCA9$46,644
GasquetCA9$83,642
Santa YsabelCA9$33,283
California CityCA9$94,996
AnnapolisCA9$81,146
CarlottaCA8$62,885
LockwoodCA8$66,750
AngwinCA8$99,233
DucorCA7$72,278
Mt. BaldyCA7$68,114
DurhamCA7$58,890
Lake ElsinoreCA7$110,780
San MiguelCA7$65,058
HumeCA6$48,317
UkiahCA6$82,768
BangorCA6$86,341
San GabrielCA6$73,329
SamoaCA6$62,931
FairfieldCA6$66,872
McCloudCA6$43,037
MckittrickCA6$124,883
Big SurCA6$50,339
FellowsCA6$97,573
Catheys ValleyCA6$35,982
SnellingCA6$33,053
GormanCA6$28,980
GazelleCA6$31,201

Top Paid Teacher in California

NameStateEmployer
Gabriella Orellana
Los Nietos, CA
Gabriella OrellanaCALos NietosView Details
Erin McCandless
Pine Ridge Elementary, CA
Erin McCandlessCAPine Ridge ElementaryView Details
Aimee Smith
River Delta Joint Unified, CA
Aimee SmithCARiver Delta Joint UnifiedView Details
Wendy Popoca
Los Nietos, CA
Wendy PopocaCALos NietosView Details
Michael Ross A.
Bassett Unified, CA
Michael Ross A.CABassett UnifiedView Details
Michael Parodi C
San Mateo Union High, CA
Michael Parodi CCASan Mateo Union HighView Details
Kathleen Diezel
Esparto Unified, CA
Kathleen DiezelCAEsparto UnifiedView Details
Kathryn Shaw M
Helix High, CA
Kathryn Shaw MCAHelix HighView Details
Matthew Wilson S
San Mateo Union High, CA
Matthew Wilson SCASan Mateo Union HighView Details
Arizona Pilgrim
Taft City, CA
Arizona PilgrimCATaft CityView Details
Justin Cottrell T
San Mateo Union High, CA
Justin Cottrell TCASan Mateo Union HighView Details
Edwin Contreras S
San Mateo Union High, CA
Edwin Contreras SCASan Mateo Union HighView Details
Malcolm Davis P
San Mateo Union High, CA
Malcolm Davis PCASan Mateo Union HighView Details
Jeannine Button B
San Mateo Union High, CA
Jeannine Button BCASan Mateo Union HighView Details
Ana Ramos M
San Mateo Union High, CA
Ana Ramos MCASan Mateo Union HighView Details
Valerie Krieman-Cintas
San Mateo Union High, CA
Valerie Krieman-CintasCASan Mateo Union HighView Details
Candace Thomas D
San Mateo Union High, CA
Candace Thomas DCASan Mateo Union HighView Details
Lis Winther
Escondido Union High, CA
Lis WintherCAEscondido Union HighView Details
Christina Wade D
San Mateo Union High, CA
Christina Wade DCASan Mateo Union HighView Details
Denise Morones E
San Mateo Union High, CA
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