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Teacher salary in California

A real-employer view of Teacher pay, clustered from DOL OFLC certified filings. Variants like Senior, Lead, and II/III titles fold into this cluster — the wage range below reflects all of them.

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

Teacher in California: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 30 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $68,966. 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 — entry12$73,878
Level II — qualified1$63,410

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Teacher in California. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
Los Angeles Unified School DistrictTeacher7$68,966
Stockton Unified School DistrictTeacher4$62,440
West Contra Costa Unified School DistrictTeacher, Regular Education3$80,246
San Mateo Foster City School DistrictTeacher2$88,808
New Los Angeles Charter SchoolTeacher2$73,878
Butte Valley Unified School DistrictTeacher2$75,968
Placerville Union School DistrictTeacher1$64,278
California Montessori ProjectTeacher1$63,410
Growth Public SchoolsTeacher1$59,520
Vallejo City Unified School DistrictTeacher1$59,813

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
  • Teacher at Placerville Union School District
    $64,278
    PlacervilleDecided Nov 17, 2025I-200-25311-388470
  • Teacher at Los Angeles Unified School District
    $68,966
    Culver CityDecided Nov 14, 2025I-200-25308-366880
  • Teacher at Stockton Unified School District
    $61,234
    StocktonWage Level IDecided Jul 29, 2025I-200-25203-191776
  • Teacher at California Montessori Project
    $63,410
    Elk GroveWage Level IIDecided Jul 29, 2025I-200-25203-191484
  • Teacher at Growth Public Schools
    $59,520
    SacramentoWage Level IDecided Jul 24, 2025I-200-25199-183965
  • Teacher at Vallejo City Unified School District
    $59,813
    VallejoDecided Jul 11, 2025I-200-25184-151898
  • Teacher at Enterprise Elementary School District (EESD)
    $58,846
    ReddingDecided Jul 10, 2025I-200-25183-147274

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.