Lemoore Union High School District teacher salaries
Lemoore Union High School District (LUHSD) is a high school district in Kings County, with its district office in Lemoore. Pay starts at $62,360 on the first step. The largest group (59%) is on the BA+75 column, which climbs to $127,728 by step 28.
What is the average teacher salary at Lemoore Union High?
Lowest
$62,360
BA, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$96,156
- $3,327 below Kings County average
- $7,396 below California average
Highest
$127,728
BA+75, step 28
Lemoore Union High average
AveragesKings County $99,483, California $103,552
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 124
- Starting salary
- $62,360
- BA, step 1
- Median salary
- $103,006
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 378th of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Lemoore Union High's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 53% of Lemoore Union High's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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- 13
What BA+98, steps and credentials mean at Lemoore Union High
Two things place a teacher on Lemoore Union High's grid: years of service (the step) and college units since the bachelor's degree (the column). How we read the schedules.
- Step
- One per year of service; step 5 on Lemoore Union High's BA column pays $66,995. Experienced teachers joining Lemoore Union High can be placed as high as step 28.
- Column, such as BA+98
- A bachelor's plus 98 semester units since. Lemoore Union High's columns run from BA to BA+75, 5 in all.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Lemoore Union High?
On the BA+75 column, pay passes $100,000 at step 13, with $103,007. Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$92,504
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $127,728 on step 28.
Does Lemoore 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
Lemoore Union High's average of $96,156 is above the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Lemoore Union High ranks 378th of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 11 reporting districts in Kings County
Lemoore Union High ranks 8th of 11, below the middle district.
Middle district: $96,784
Each bar counts the districts whose average salary falls in a $5,000 band. The dashed line marks the median district.
Bonuses, health cover and work days at Lemoore 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 $14,400paid by the district each year
- Master's degree bonus$1,000
- Doctorate bonusNot reported
- Bilingual teaching bonusNot reported
- National Board Certification bonusNot reported
- Special education bonusNot reported
- Summer school pay$48 an hour
- Work days a year184 days180 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year1.5%
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 28
Questions about teacher pay at Lemoore Union High
How much do Lemoore Union High teachers make?
The average salary on Lemoore Union High's teacher schedule is $96,156 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $62,360 (BA, step 1) to $127,728 (BA+75, step 28).
What does a new teacher earn at Lemoore Union High?
The schedule starts at $62,360 (BA, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 28.
How long does it take to reach the top of the Lemoore Union High pay scale?
On the BA+75 column, where 59% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 28, where it reaches $127,728. Steps go up with years of service.
Does a master's degree raise pay at Lemoore Union High?
Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Lemoore Union High reports a master's bonus of $1,000 on top.
Is Lemoore Union High teacher pay high for California?
Lemoore Union High's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 378th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 8th of 11 in Kings County. Across all of them, the average salary on teacher schedules is $103,552 statewide and $99,483 in Kings County.
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Sources for the Lemoore 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.
- Lemoore 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.