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Teacher Pay, Administrator Pay (3 Charts)

There is very little variation in teacher salary patterns across the region (Chart 1 of 3).

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• The district average teacher salary across the region is almost $53,000.
• The district average minimum teacher salary across the region is about $34,000.
• The district average maximum teacher salary across the region is about $70,000.

There is moderate variation in average teacher salary across districts (Chart 2 of 3).

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• Variation in average salary is more apparent at the district level, though most districts pay teachers an average of between $50,000 and $55,000.
• There are extreme cases, as in Desert Center Unified in Riverside County (where the average teacher is paid $36,383) and Trona Joint Unified in San Bernardino (where the average teacher is paid $70,730).

There are substantial salary differences among different jobs (Chart 3 of 3).

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• Pay for each kind of position is fairly consistent across the region.
• While the average teacher is paid about $52,000, the average elementary principal (at $87,000) and high school principal (at $98,500) are paid substantially more.
• Superintendents in the Los Angeles region average about $124,000, although Superintendent Roy Romer of the Los Angeles Unified School District is paid $250,000.

Last Updated: January 15, 2004