Claremont Unified School District teacher salaries
Claremont Unified School District (CUSD) is a unified school district in Los Angeles County, with its district office in Claremont. Pay starts at $61,214 on the first step. The largest group (55%) is on the BA+75+MA column, which climbs to $124,240 by step 30.
What is the average teacher salary at Claremont Unified?
Lowest
$61,214
BA, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$99,333
- $4,161 below Los Angeles County average
- $4,219 below California average
Highest
$124,240
BA+75+MA, step 30
Claremont Unified average
AveragesLos Angeles County $103,494, California $103,552
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 234
- Starting salary
- $61,214
- BA, step 1
- Median salary
- $104,008
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 309th of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Claremont Unified's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 54% of Claremont Unified's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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- 5+
- 31
What BA+98, steps and credentials mean at Claremont Unified
Two things place a teacher on Claremont Unified'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 Claremont Unified's BA column pays $68,806. Experienced teachers joining Claremont Unified can be placed as high as step 10.
- Column, such as BA+98
- A bachelor's plus 98 semester units since. Claremont Unified's columns run from BA to BA+75+MA, 4 in all.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Claremont Unified?
On the BA+75+MA column, pay passes $100,000 at step 11, with $100,159. Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$96,557
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $124,240 on step 30.
Does Claremont 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
Claremont Unified's average of $99,333 is above the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Claremont Unified ranks 309th of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 71 reporting districts in Los Angeles County
Claremont Unified ranks 48th of 71, below the middle district.
Middle district: $103,471
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 Claremont 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.
- Health insurance, family planUp to $26,089paid by the district each year
- Master's degree bonusNot reported
- Doctorate bonus$1,00011 full-time equivalents eligible
- Bilingual teaching bonusNot reported
- National Board Certification bonusNot reported
- Special education bonusNot reported
- Summer school pay$50 an hour
- Work days a year182 days180 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year0%can also mean not reported
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 10
Questions about teacher pay at Claremont Unified
How much do Claremont Unified teachers make?
The average salary on Claremont Unified's teacher schedule is $99,333 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $61,214 (BA, step 1) to $124,240 (BA+75+MA, step 30).
What does a new teacher earn at Claremont Unified?
The schedule starts at $61,214 (BA, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 10.
How long does it take to reach the top of the Claremont Unified pay scale?
On the BA+75+MA column, where 55% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 30, where it reaches $124,240. Steps go up with years of service.
Is Claremont Unified teacher pay high for California?
Claremont Unified's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 309th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 48th of 71 in Los Angeles County. Across all of them, the average salary on teacher schedules is $103,552 statewide and $103,494 in Los Angeles County.
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- Los Angeles Unified$99,155 average salary on the schedule
- El Segundo Unified$98,822 average salary on the schedule
Sources for the Claremont 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.
- 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.
- Claremont 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.
- U.S. Department of Labor, Fact Sheet #17D: Exemption for Professional Employees Under the FLSA: teachers are exempt from federal overtime pay.