San Luis Obispo County teacher salaries by district, 2024-25
The average salary on teacher schedules in San Luis Obispo County is $87,948 across 11 reporting districts, $15,604 below the California average. Sort, filter and search every one of them below.
What is the average teacher salary in San Luis Obispo County?
- Median district
- $86,653
- Half the county's districts pay a lower average
- Districts reporting
- 11
- all in the table below
- Full-time equivalents
- 1,812
- on teacher schedules in the county
What stands out in San Luis Obispo County teacher salaries
Depending on the district, the average salary runs from $78,862 to $93,261.
That's the full range among the 9 San Luis Obispo County districts with at least 20 full-time equivalents.
Every San Luis Obispo County district in the table pays less than the middle California district.
None of the 11 averages more than $94,573, the median California district.
Lucia Mar Unified has 31% of the county's full-time equivalents.
Its average of $88,781 is above the $87,579 average across the other 10 districts, so it pushes the county average up.
Pay roughly doubles from the first step to the top.
Across the county's districts, the typical lowest salary is $53,800 and the typical top salary is $108,860.
Five districts share the largest raise on last year: 3%.
Of the 10 districts that reported a raise above 0%, the median was 2.5%.2
Which San Luis Obispo County districts have the highest teacher salaries?
By average salary, starting salary and the top of the scale, among districts with at least 20 full-time equivalents.
Highest average salary
- San Luis Obispo County Office of Education28 full-time equivalents$93,261
- San Luis Coastal Unified429 full-time equivalents$93,018
- Lucia Mar Unified557 full-time equivalents$88,781
- Coast Unified48 full-time equivalents$86,949
- Templeton Unified122 full-time equivalents$86,653
- Paso Robles Joint Unified352 full-time equivalents$85,461
- San Miguel Joint Union42 full-time equivalents$82,854
- Atascadero Unified190 full-time equivalents$81,677
- Shandon Joint Unified20 full-time equivalents$78,862
San Luis Obispo County average, $87,948
Highest starting salary, full credential
- Lucia Mar Unified$60,544
- Coast Unified$58,709
- San Luis Coastal Unified$58,311
- Paso Robles Joint Unified$57,254
- San Luis Obispo County Office of Education$57,176
Highest salary on the schedule
- San Luis Obispo County Office of Education$134,739
- San Luis Coastal Unified$121,139
- Lucia Mar Unified$117,584
- Coast Unified$115,647
- Paso Robles Joint Unified$108,860
How much do teacher salaries vary across San Luis Obispo County?
All 11 reporting districts by average salary. The middle district pays $86,653, $7,920 below the middle California district's $94,573.
Middle district: $86,653
Each bar counts the districts whose average salary falls in a $5,000 band. The dashed line marks the median district.
Compare teacher salaries in every San Luis Obispo County district
Average, lowest and highest salary on each district's teacher schedule. Click a column to sort it.
Showing all 11 districts, highest average salary first.
| San Luis Obispo County Office of Education | $93,261 | $57,176 | $134,739 | 3% | 28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Luis Coastal Unified | $93,018 | $58,311 | $121,139 | 3% | 429 |
| Cayucos Elementary | $89,010 | $51,508 | $128,694 | 2% | 18 |
| Lucia Mar Unified | $88,781 | $60,544 | $117,584 | 2% | 557 |
| Coast Unified | $86,949 | $50,225 | $115,647 | 3% | 48 |
| Templeton Unified | $86,653 | $46,688 | $107,678 | 1.2% | 122 |
| Paso Robles Joint Unified | $85,461 | $57,254 | $108,860 | 3% | 352 |
| San Miguel Joint Union | $82,854 | $53,800 | $107,479 | 3% | 42 |
| Atascadero Unified | $81,677 | $56,546 | $106,428 | 1.75% | 190 |
| Shandon Joint Unified | $78,862 | $53,018 | $101,064 | 0% | 20 |
| Pleasant Valley Joint Union Elementary | $65,761 | $43,333 | $101,744 | 2% | 6 |
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A raise of 0% can also mean the district left that question blank; the state's file doesn't tell the two apart. Districts without a link have fewer than 20 full-time equivalents, too few for a page of their own. Districts with fewer than 5 are left out to protect privacy.
Questions about teacher pay in San Luis Obispo County
What is the average teacher salary in San Luis Obispo County?
$87,948 a year in 2024-25: the average across everyone on the teacher salary schedules of 11 reporting districts in San Luis Obispo County. That's $15,604 below the California average of $103,552. The median San Luis Obispo County district pays $86,653 on average.
Which San Luis Obispo County school district pays teachers the most?
Among districts with at least 20 full-time equivalents, San Luis Obispo County Office of Education has the highest average salary, $93,261, followed by San Luis Coastal Unified ($93,018) and Lucia Mar Unified ($88,781).
Which San Luis Obispo County school district pays teachers the least?
Among districts with at least 20 full-time equivalents, Shandon Joint Unified has the lowest average salary, $78,862, followed by Atascadero Unified ($81,677) and San Miguel Joint Union ($82,854).
How much do teachers earn on the first step in San Luis Obispo County?
Across the county's districts, the median lowest salary on the schedule is $53,800 and the median top salary is $108,860. In some districts the first step is for teachers who don't yet hold a full credential; each district page shows which column it is.
How much did teacher pay in San Luis Obispo County rise last year?
Of the 10 districts that reported a raise above 0%, the median raise on the salary schedule was 2.5%. Another 1 show 0%, which in the state's file can also mean the question was left blank.
Average teacher salaries in San Luis Obispo County compared to nearby counties
Average salary on teacher schedules in each county that borders San Luis Obispo County, and how much more or less it pays.3
- Santa Barbara County$103,010 average, 17 reporting districts$15,062 more than San Luis Obispo County
- Kings County$99,483 average, 11 reporting districts$11,535 more than San Luis Obispo County
- Monterey County$98,016 average, 20 reporting districts$10,068 more than San Luis Obispo County
- Kern County$90,536 average, 37 reporting districts$2,588 more than San Luis Obispo County
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Sources for the San Luis Obispo County figures
Salaries are the annual amounts on each 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 and can include counselors, nurses and librarians paid on the same schedule. The county average, medians and rankings are our own arithmetic on these figures, using the same method as the state's published averages.
- Each district's report to the California Department of Education, Form J-90 database, 2024-25: salary schedules and full-time equivalents.
- California Department of Education, Selected Certificated Salaries and Related Statistics, 2024-25, Table I: each district's raise on last year.
- U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File, 2024: which counties border each other.