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Elementary School Teachers salary in Education, California

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Adrian Serafin, founder and editor of RateOrchardBy Adrian SerafinFounderUpdated May 5, 2026
Real disclosed salaries

Elementary School Teachers (Education) in California: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 173 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $72,000. Every figure below is an actual offered salary an employer attested to under federal law.

By DOL wage level

DOL classifies every offer into one of four wage levels based on the role's experience and skill requirements.

LevelFilingsMedian offer
Level I — entry43$68,570
Level II — qualified13$83,567
Level III — experienced1$110,000
Level IV — fully competent1$124,800

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Elementary School Teachers (Education) in California. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
Hollister School DistrictElementary Teacher10$87,237
Education for ChangePublic School Teacher9$80,813
Palmdale Elementary School DistrictElementary School Teacher9$93,290
Redwood City School DistrictMandarin Immersion Teacher8$85,380
Ontario-Montclair School DistrictElementary Dual Language Immersion Teacher8$70,710
Los Angeles Unified School DistrictTeacher7$68,966
Yu Ming Charter SchoolChinese Lead Classroom Teacher (Elementary)7$61,013
Buckeye Union School DistrictElementary Teacher - Mandarin Immersion6$57,629
San Jose Unified School DistrictBilingual Elementary Teacher6$70,000
West Contra Costa Unified School DistrictTeacher, Regular Education5$80,246

Recent sample filings

A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.

  • Teacher, Regular Education at West Contra Costa Unified School District
    $80,246
    San PabloDecided Dec 30, 2025I-200-25356-504100
  • Grade 5 Elementary Teacher at The Phillips Brooks School
    $93,600
    Menlo ParkDecided Dec 16, 2025I-202-25343-469423
  • Spanish Immersion Teacher at Redwood City School District
    $82,853
    AthertonDecided Dec 10, 2025I-200-25338-456079
  • Teacher at Placerville Union School District
    $64,278
    PlacervilleDecided Nov 17, 2025I-200-25311-388470
  • Elementary Dual Language Immersion Teacher at Ontario-Montclair School District
    $70,710
    MontclairDecided Nov 17, 2025I-200-25311-389723
  • Lower School Spanish Teacher at Escuela Bilingue Internacional
    $79,803
    EmeryvilleDecided Nov 14, 2025I-200-25310-384489
  • 1st and 2nd Grade Mandarin Teacher at SEG, Inc.
    $66,390
    San FranciscoDecided Nov 14, 2025I-200-25309-376258
  • Teacher at Los Angeles Unified School District
    $68,966
    Culver CityDecided Nov 14, 2025I-200-25308-366880

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification. Disclosed wages reflect what employers attested to pay; actual paid wages may differ. Only certified filings are shown — denied and withdrawn cases are excluded.