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Cold Spring Elementary 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 days186
Step \ ColumnBA+30BA+45BA+60BA+75
1$62,819$66,424$71,031$72,248
2$65,813$69,581$72,909$75,708
3$68,890$72,909$76,409$79,353
4$72,548$76,408$80,080$83,164
5$75,715$80,080$83,938$87,173
6$79,090$83,164$87,172$90,539
7$81,654$86,373$92,098$94,044
8$84,797$89,709$94,046$97,700
9$88,068$93,176$97,688$101,474
10$91,476$96,782$101,474$105,412
11  $104,184$108,232
12  $106,962$111,126
13  $109,824$114,104
14  $112,764$117,156
15  $115,780$120,294
16  $115,780$120,294
17  $118,883$123,521
18  $118,883$123,521
19  $122,070$126,837
20  $122,070$126,837
21  $125,768$130,246
22  $129,543$134,154
23  $129,543$134,154
24  $129,543$134,154
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Annual salary
$62,819
Per month (12)
$5,234.92
Per work day
$337.74 / 186 days

Worked example as rendered: BA+30, step 1 = $62,819 a year, $5,234.92 a month spread over 12 months, $337.74 per work day on a 186-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+30 column a teacher moves from $62,819 at step 1 to $91,476 at step 10: 9 step increases worth $3,184 each on average, 46% in total.

The largest single increase on that column is $3,658, between step 3 and step 4.

The highest-paid column, BA+75, starts at $72,248 and tops out at $134,154, 47% above the top of the BA+30 column.

Among the 825 California district schedules indexed here, Cold Spring Elementary's starting pay ranks 284th and its top cell ranks 165th; 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 86th percentile and the top cell at the 93rd percentile.

Column by column

ColumnFirst stepTopStep moves to topGrowth
BA+30$62,819$91,476946%
BA+45$66,424$96,782946%
BA+60$71,031$129,5432182%
BA+75$72,248$134,1542186%

Against California districts of similar size

DistrictStudentsYearStartingMaster's startTop cell
Cold Spring Elementary1782024-25$62,819–$134,154
Shiloh Elementary1782024-25$61,594–$107,573
Cayucos Elementary1802024-25$51,508–$128,694
Cinnabar Elementary1762024-25$56,129–$104,350
Buena Vista Elementary1802024-25$54,264$62,929$93,415
Columbine Elementary1752024-25$57,845–$104,068

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 Cold Spring Elementary schedule?

$62,819 at step 1 on BA+30, per the 2024-25 schedule (California Department of Education, Form J-90 (2024-25)).

What is the top of the Cold Spring Elementary salary schedule?

$134,154, at step 24 on BA+75 (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 Cold Spring Elementary salary schedule?

On the BA+30 column the top figure, $91,476, is reached at step 10, 9 step increases after step 1 (2024-25 schedule).

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