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ABC Unified salary schedule, 2024-25

Certificated salary schedule (Form J-90, 2024-25). The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a column and step to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.

Certificated salary schedule (Form J-90, 2024-25)

Official sourceDocumentCalifornia Department of Education, Form J-90 (2024-25)School year2024-25EffectiveWork days184
Step \ ColumnBABA+30BA+45 OR MABA+60+MABA+75+MA
1$65,755$67,399$69,084$70,814$72,585
2$66,413$68,073$69,775$71,519$73,308
3$68,739$70,458$72,216$74,023$75,873
4$71,140$72,921$74,745$76,615$78,530
5$73,635$75,472$77,360$79,296$81,279
6$76,211$78,115$80,070$82,073$84,122
7$78,877$80,850$82,873$84,943$87,068
8$81,639$83,680$85,774$87,917$90,114
9$81,639$86,610$88,773$90,992$93,268
10$81,639$89,641$91,881$94,178$96,531
11$81,639$92,777$95,098$97,472$99,910
12$81,639$96,025$98,428$100,886$103,407
13$81,639$96,025$98,428$104,417$107,028
14$81,639$96,025$98,428$104,417$107,028
15$81,639$96,025$101,378$107,550$110,236
16$81,639$96,025$101,378$107,550$110,236
17$81,639$96,025$101,378$107,550$110,236
18$81,639$96,025$104,418$110,777$113,546
19$81,639$96,025$104,418$110,777$113,546
20$81,639$96,025$104,418$110,777$113,546
21$81,639$96,025$107,553$114,097$116,951
22$81,639$96,025$107,553$114,097$116,951
23$81,639$96,025$107,553$114,097$116,951
24$81,639$96,025$110,779$117,522$120,457
25$81,639$96,025$110,779$117,522$120,457
26$81,639$96,025$110,779$117,522$120,457
27$81,639$96,025$114,100$121,050$124,075
28$81,639$96,025$114,100$121,050$124,075
29$81,639$96,025$114,100$121,050$124,075
30$81,639$96,025$117,525$124,677$127,886
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Annual salary
$65,755
Per month (12)
$5,479.58
Per work day
$357.36 / 184 days

Worked example as rendered: BA, step 1 = $65,755 a year, $5,479.58 a month spread over 12 months, $357.36 per work day on a 184-day year. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.

Reported by the district to the California Department of Education on Form J-90 (Salary and Benefits Schedule for the Certificated Bargaining Unit). Column headings are the district's own, as typed on the form.

Cells the district left blank on the J-90 are shown as blank here.

2024-25 is the final year of Form J-90. California replaced it from 2025-26 with the School Employee Salary and Benefits Data Collection (C-90) under Education Code Section 42238.016; CDE collected that first year between 1 July and 31 August 2026 and its report to the Legislature is due 31 January 2027. Until CDE publishes it, the J-90 above is the most recent statewide California salary data available.

How this schedule moves

On the BA column a teacher moves from $65,755 at step 1 to $81,639 at step 8: 7 step increases worth $2,269 each on average, 24% in total.

The largest single increase on that column is $2,762, between step 7 and step 8.

22 of the 29 step moves on that column carry no increase: the schedule prints the same figure for consecutive steps.

The highest-paid column, BA+75+MA, starts at $72,585 and tops out at $127,886, 57% above the top of the BA column.

Among the 825 California district schedules indexed here, ABC Unified's starting pay ranks 187th and its top cell ranks 279th; the state medians are $59,726 to start and $120,047 at the top.

Across all 3,959 district grids indexed nationally, that starting figure sits at the 92nd percentile and the top cell at the 89th percentile.

Column by column

ColumnFirst stepTopStep moves to topGrowth
BA$65,755$81,639724%
BA+30$67,399$96,0251142%
BA+45 OR MA$69,084$117,5252970%
BA+60+MA$70,814$124,6772976%
BA+75+MA$72,585$127,8862976%

Against California districts of similar size

DistrictStudentsYearStartingMaster's startTop cell
ABC Unified18,0812024-25$65,755–$127,886
Jurupa Unified18,0152025-26$72,805–$144,552
Ontario-Montclair17,9442024-25$69,782–$129,830
Palmdale Elementary17,9352024-25$58,752–$131,333
Newport-Mesa Unified17,7682025-26$67,824–$162,589
Vista Unified18,4692026-27$60,054–$125,871

Starting pay is the first step of the bachelor's column where the schedule has one, otherwise the lowest first-step cell. Enrollment is NCES 2023-24. Years differ where districts publish on different cycles.

Questions people ask

What is the starting teacher salary in ABC Unified?

$65,755 on the column BA at step 1 of the 2024-25 schedule (California Department of Education, Form J-90 (2024-25)). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $65,755 (BA).

What is the top of the ABC Unified salary schedule?

$127,886, at step 30 on BA+75+MA (2024-25). That is the highest published cell before any stipend, longevity or supplement not printed on the grid.

How long does it take to reach the top of the ABC Unified salary schedule?

On the BA column the top figure, $81,639, is reached at step 8, 7 step increases after step 1 (2024-25 schedule).

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