Eastside Union Elementary School District teacher salaries

Eastside Union Elementary School District is an elementary school district in Los Angeles County, with its district office in Lancaster. Pay starts at $60,000 on the first step. The largest group (49%) is on the BA+75 OR MA+30 column, which climbs to $124,243 by step 18.

What is the average teacher salary at Eastside Union Elementary?

Lowest

$60,000

BA, step 1

Average salary on the teacher schedule1

$91,512

  • $11,982 below Los Angeles County average
  • $12,040 below California average

Highest

$124,243

BA+75 OR MA+30, step 18

Eastside Union Elementary average

AveragesLos Angeles County $103,494, California $103,552

Full-time equivalents on the schedule
135
Starting salary
$60,000
BA, step 1
Median salary
$90,783
Half earn more, half earn less
Average pay rank in California
470th of 828 reporting
of 828 reporting

Eastside Union Elementary's full salary schedule, 2024-252

Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 43% of Eastside Union Elementary's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.

StepBABA+45 OR MABA+60 OR MA+15BA+75 OR MA+30
1 to 2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
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15
16
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18

Only BA+60 OR MA+15, BA+75 OR MA+30 continue past step 16.

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Full-time equivalents in a cell
  1. 5+
  5. 22
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.

What BA+98, steps and credentials mean at Eastside Union Elementary

Two things place a teacher on Eastside Union Elementary'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 Eastside Union Elementary's BA column pays $66,335. Experienced teachers joining Eastside Union Elementary can be placed as high as step 30.
Column, such as BA+98
A bachelor's plus 98 semester units since. Eastside Union Elementary's columns run from BA to BA+75 OR MA+30, 4 in all.

How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Eastside Union Elementary?

On the BA+75 OR MA+30 column, pay passes $100,000 at step 13, with $102,119. Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.

$90,783

a year at step 10. This column tops out at $124,243 on step 18.

$124,243$60,000
Step 1Step 18
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Does Eastside Union Elementary 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.

No

Eastside Union Elementary's average of $91,512 is below the middle California district's $94,573.

All 828 reporting districts in California

Eastside Union Elementary ranks 470th of 828.

Eastside Union Elementary
$50k$100k$150k

Middle district: $94,573

The 71 reporting districts in Los Angeles County

Eastside Union Elementary ranks 66th of 71, below the middle district.

Eastside Union Elementary
$80k$100k$120k

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 Eastside Union Elementary

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 Eastside Union Elementary

How much do Eastside Union Elementary teachers make?

The average salary on Eastside Union Elementary's teacher schedule is $91,512 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $60,000 (BA, step 1) to $124,243 (BA+75 OR MA+30, step 18).

What does a new teacher earn at Eastside Union Elementary?

The schedule starts at $60,000 (BA, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 30.

How long does it take to reach the top of the Eastside Union Elementary pay scale?

On the BA+75 OR MA+30 column, where 49% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 18, where it reaches $124,243. Steps go up with years of service.

Is Eastside Union Elementary teacher pay high for California?

Eastside Union Elementary's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 470th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 66th 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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Sources for the Eastside Union Elementary 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. Eastside Union Elementary'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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