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Los Alamitos Unified salary schedule, 2025–26

VerifiedVerified 13 November 2026Los Alamitos, California

What it takes to move across the schedule in Los Alamitos Unified, what the move is worth, and where the district says so. Every figure and rule here is quoted from the district's own documents.

Where are you on the schedule?

Moving across the schedule

Credits that count

Graduate-level only

No. Undergraduate credits can count.

“Bachelor's Degree plus 30 semester units of upper division or graduate work”

Source: 2026-2027 Certificated Salary Schedule ↗, page 1

Related to your field

Yes. Credits must relate to your teaching field or assignment.

“The units must be for a course related to the unit member’s current or anticipated district assignment”

Source: 2024-2026LAEAContractwithAppendixesRev4-23-2026.pdf The image displays an agreement between the Los Alamitos Unified Sch ↗, page 53

Accreditation

Accredited by the Western Association of Colleges and Universities or an equivalent accreditation authority.

“The units must be from a college or university accredited by the Western Association of Colleges and Universities or an equivalent accreditation authority in other areas”

Source: 2024-2026LAEAContractwithAppendixesRev4-23-2026.pdf The image displays an agreement between the Los Alamitos Unified Sch ↗, page 53

Deadline

Deadline to submit

Written intent to qualify for column movement by May 1; official transcripts must be received in Human Resources by November 1.

“Unit members are required to file a written intent to qualify for such movement with the District Office by May 1”

Source: 2026-2027 Certificated Salary Schedule ↗, page 1

When the raise starts

When it starts

Column movement effective when possible by September 1 of any fiscal year.

“Movement, when eligible, from one column to another column shall be effective when possible by September 1 of any fiscal year.”

Source: 2026-2027 Certificated Salary Schedule ↗, page 1

Not stated: ask HR

The district's documents leave these 7 open. Ask before you pay for a course, and ask for the answer in writing.

  1. Does district professional development count toward a column?
  2. Do in-service hours count?
  3. Do CEUs count?
  4. Are online courses accepted, and from which providers?
  5. Is the raise paid back to the date I finished the credits?
  6. How often can I move columns in a year?
  7. Is there a limit on how old a credit can be?

The salary schedule

2025-26 Certificated. 2025–26. Pick your position above to mark it.

2025-26 Certificated 2025–26
StepABCDE
1$61,228$75,315$75,316$75,317$81,077
2$63,796$75,316$75,317$78,416$84,477
3$66,446$75,317$77,385$81,939$88,251
4$69,046$75,318$80,376$85,440$92,046
5$71,655$77,385$83,354$88,962$95,810
6$71,655$80,292$86,330$92,472$99,599
7$71,655$83,028$89,323$95,986$103,369
8$71,655$85,844$92,305$99,496$107,152
9$71,655$88,928$95,282$103,001$110,931
10$71,655$91,775$98,868$106,594$114,714
11$71,655$94,674$102,434$110,176$118,484
12$71,655$97,530$106,005$113,758$122,260
Show all 18 steps

Source: 2026-2027 Certificated Salary Schedule ↗, page 1 · Verified 13 November 2026 · Report an error

Other schedules for 2025–26

The district publishes more than one table. Pick the one that covers your job.

Where this comes from

Published by the district. We keep a copy of each document as it was on the day we read it, and every amount on this page was checked against that copy.