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Center Joint 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 days185
Step \ ColumnBA/ CREDBA+45 OR MABA+60 OR MA+10BA+75 OR MA+25 OR PHD
1$61,000$63,135$65,345$67,632
2$62,525$64,713$66,978$69,323
3$64,088$66,331$68,653$71,056
4$65,690$67,989$70,369$72,832
5$67,333$69,689$72,128$74,653
6$69,016$71,431$73,932$76,519
7$70,741$73,217$75,780$78,432
8$72,510$75,048$77,674$80,393
9$74,323$76,924$79,616$82,403
10$76,181$78,847$81,607$84,463
11$78,085$80,818$83,647$86,574
12$80,037$82,839$85,738$88,739
13$80,437$84,910$87,881$90,957
14$80,840$87,032$90,078$93,231
15$81,244$89,208$92,330$95,562
16$81,650$89,654$94,639$97,951
17$82,058$90,102$97,005$100,400
18$82,469$90,553$99,430$102,910
19$82,881$91,006$101,915$105,483
20$83,295$91,461$104,463$108,120
21$83,712$91,918$104,986$110,823
22$84,130$92,378$105,511$113,593
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Annual salary
$61,000
Per month (12)
$5,083.33
Per work day
$329.73 / 185 days

Worked example as rendered: BA/ CRED, step 1 = $61,000 a year, $5,083.33 a month spread over 12 months, $329.73 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 $61,000 at step 1 to $84,130 at step 22: 21 step increases worth $1,101 each on average, 38% in total.

The largest single increase on that column is $1,952, between step 11 and step 12.

The highest-paid column, BA+75 OR MA+25 OR PHD, starts at $67,632 and tops out at $113,593, 35% above the top of the BA/ CRED column.

Among the 825 California district schedules indexed here, Center Joint Unified's starting pay ranks 355th and its top cell ranks 535th; 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 82nd percentile and the top cell at the 78th percentile.

Column by column

ColumnFirst stepTopStep moves to topGrowth
BA/ CRED$61,000$84,1302138%
BA+45 OR MA$63,135$92,3782146%
BA+60 OR MA+10$65,345$105,5112161%
BA+75 OR MA+25 OR PHD$67,632$113,5932168%

Against California districts of similar size

DistrictStudentsYearStartingMaster's startTop cell
Center Joint Unified4,4392024-25$61,000–$113,593
Encinitas Union Elementary4,4442024-25$53,148–$140,311
Lawndale Elementary4,4202024-25$70,564–$130,573
Mountain View-Los Altos Union High4,4062024-25$106,025–$205,547
Coalinga-Huron Unified4,3822024-25$57,709–$120,252
Santa Cruz City High4,5042024-25$58,133–$120,399

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 Center Joint Unified?

$61,000 on the column BA/ CRED 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 $61,000 (BA/ CRED).

What is the top of the Center Joint Unified salary schedule?

$113,593, at step 22 on BA+75 OR MA+25 OR PHD (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 Center Joint Unified salary schedule?

On the BA/ CRED column the top figure, $84,130, is reached at step 22, 21 step increases after step 1 (2024-25 schedule).

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