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Middle School Teacher salary in California

A real-employer view of Middle School 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 4, 2026
Real disclosed salaries

Middle School Teacher in California: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 3 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $80,817. 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 — entry1$80,817

Top employers filing for this role

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

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
Southern Kern Unified School DistrictMiddle School Teacher2$85,696
Voices College-Bound Language AcademiesMiddle School Teacher1$80,817

Recent sample filings

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

  • Middle School Teacher at Voices College-Bound Language Academies
    $80,817
    San JoseWage Level IDecided Jun 17, 2025I-201-25161-076380
  • Middle School Teacher at Southern Kern Unified School District
    $66,952
    RosamondDecided May 13, 2025I-200-25126-945595
  • Middle School Teacher at Southern Kern Unified School District
    $104,440
    RosamondDecided May 13, 2025I-200-25126-945599

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 Only certified filings are shown — denied and withdrawn cases are excluded.