Annual salary
$52,500
California · salary schedule · 2024-25
Butte Valley 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.
- Butte Valley Unified's 2024-25 salary schedule starts at $52,500 (BA+CRED, step 1) and tops out at $95,157 (BA+60+CRED OR MA+15, step 32), per California Department of Education, Form J-90 (2024-25) (effective ).
- The schedule is built on 185 work days, which makes the starting cell about $283.78 per day.
- The grid has 5 column columns and 32 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 32.
- Butte Valley Unified enrolled 302 students in 2023-24, the 734th-largest district in California by NCES enrollment.
Certificated salary schedule (Form J-90, 2024-25)
Official sourceDocumentCalifornia Department of Education, Form J-90 (2024-25)School year2024-25EffectiveWork days185
| Step \ Column | BA+CRED | BA+15+CRED | BA+30+CRED | BA+45+CRED OR MA | BA+60+CRED OR MA+15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $52,500 | $53,670 | $54,875 | $56,116 | $57,395 |
| 2 | $53,670 | $54,875 | $56,116 | $57,395 | $58,712 |
| 3 | $54,875 | $56,116 | $57,395 | $58,712 | $60,068 |
| 4 | $56,116 | $57,395 | $58,712 | $60,068 | $61,465 |
| 5 | $57,395 | $58,712 | $60,068 | $61,465 | $62,904 |
| 6 | $58,712 | $60,068 | $61,465 | $62,904 | $64,386 |
| 7 | $60,068 | $61,465 | $62,904 | $64,386 | $65,913 |
| 8 | $61,465 | $62,904 | $64,386 | $65,913 | $67,485 |
| 9 | $62,904 | $64,386 | $65,913 | $67,485 | $69,105 |
| 10 | $64,386 | $65,913 | $67,485 | $69,105 | $70,773 |
| 11 | $67,485 | $69,105 | $70,773 | $72,491 | |
| 12 | $69,105 | $70,773 | $72,491 | $74,261 | |
| 13 | $70,773 | $72,491 | $74,261 | $76,084 | |
| 14 | $72,491 | $74,261 | $76,084 | $77,962 | |
| 15 | $76,084 | $77,962 | $79,895 | ||
| 16 | $77,962 | $79,895 | $81,887 | ||
| 17 | $79,895 | $81,887 | $83,938 | ||
| 18 | $81,887 | $83,938 | $86,051 | ||
| 19 | $83,938 | $86,051 | |||
| 20 | $83,938 | $86,051 | |||
| 21 | $83,938 | $86,051 | |||
| 22 | $86,051 | $88,228 | |||
| 23 | $86,051 | $88,228 | |||
| 24 | $88,228 | $90,470 | |||
| 25 | $88,228 | $90,470 | |||
| 26 | $88,228 | $90,470 | |||
| 27 | $88,228 | $90,470 | |||
| 28 | $90,470 | $92,779 | |||
| 29 | $90,470 | $92,779 | |||
| 30 | $90,470 | $92,779 | |||
| 31 | $90,470 | $92,779 | |||
| 32 | $92,779 | $95,157 |
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Per month (12)
$4,375.00
Per work day
$283.78 / 185 days
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $53,670 | +$1,170 |
| 3 | $54,875 | +$2,375 |
| 4 | $56,116 | +$3,616 |
| 5 | $57,395 | +$4,895 |
| 6 | $58,712 | +$6,212 |
Worked example as rendered: BA+CRED, step 1 = $52,500 a year, $4,375.00 a month spread over 12 months, $283.78 per work day on a 185-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+CRED column a teacher moves from $52,500 at step 1 to $64,386 at step 10: 9 step increases worth $1,321 each on average, 23% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $1,482, between step 9 and step 10.
The highest-paid column, BA+60+CRED OR MA+15, starts at $57,395 and tops out at $95,157, 48% above the top of the BA+CRED column.
Among the 825 California district schedules indexed here, Butte Valley Unified's starting pay ranks 662nd and its top cell ranks 744th; 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 56th percentile and the top cell at the 54th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA+CRED | $52,500 | $64,386 | 9 | 23% |
| BA+15+CRED | $53,670 | $72,491 | 13 | 35% |
| BA+30+CRED | $54,875 | $81,887 | 17 | 49% |
| BA+45+CRED OR MA | $56,116 | $92,779 | 31 | 65% |
| BA+60+CRED OR MA+15 | $57,395 | $95,157 | 31 | 66% |
Against California districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butte Valley Unified | 302 | 2024-25 | $52,500 | – | $95,157 |
| Sunnyside Union Elementary | 302 | 2024-25 | $61,328 | – | $114,598 |
| East Nicolaus Joint Union High | 299 | 2024-25 | $52,061 | – | $96,626 |
| Humboldt County Office of Education | 297 | 2026-27 | $55,586 | – | $91,473 |
| Rio Dell Elementary | 307 | 2024-25 | $47,622 | – | $97,014 |
| Contra Costa County Office of Education | 309 | 2024-25 | $69,500 | – | $137,732 |
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 salary on the Butte Valley Unified schedule?
$52,500 at step 1 on BA+CRED, per the 2024-25 schedule (California Department of Education, Form J-90 (2024-25)).
What is the top of the Butte Valley Unified salary schedule?
$95,157, at step 32 on BA+60+CRED OR MA+15 (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 Butte Valley Unified salary schedule?
On the BA+CRED column the top figure, $64,386, is reached at step 10, 9 step increases after step 1 (2024-25 schedule).
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