Delano Joint Union High 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.

Delano Joint Union High's 2024-25 salary schedule starts at $62,451 (BA+30, step 1) and tops out at $131,768 (BA+90, step 30), per California Department of Education, Form J-90 (2024-25) (effective July 1, 2024).
The schedule is built on 183 work days, which makes the starting cell about $341.26 per day.
The grid has 5 column columns and 30 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 30.
Delano Joint Union High enrolled 4,054 students in 2023-24, the 304th-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 year2024-25EffectiveJuly 1, 2024Work days183

Step \ Column	BA+30	BA+45	BA+60	BA+75	BA+90
1	$62,451	$63,161	$67,025	$70,890	$74,750
2	$62,451	$65,672	$69,540	$73,399	$77,262
3	$64,324	$68,187	$72,046	$75,911	$79,777
4	$66,835	$70,697	$74,561	$78,423	$82,286
5	$69,343	$73,207	$77,072	$80,933	$84,793
6	$71,858	$75,720	$79,582	$83,448	$87,310
7	$74,365	$78,232	$82,093	$85,956	$89,822
8	$76,878	$80,740	$84,606	$88,467	$92,331
9	$79,387	$83,251	$87,114	$90,980	$94,841
10	$81,900	$85,768	$89,629	$93,489	$97,356
11	$84,413	$88,277	$92,139	$96,002	$99,932
12	$86,924	$90,785	$94,649	$98,515	$102,376
13	$89,436	$93,298	$97,159	$101,023	$104,887
14	$89,436	$95,809	$99,671	$103,534	$107,398
15	$89,436	$95,809	$102,182	$106,044	$109,910
16	$89,436	$95,809	$102,182	$106,044	$109,910
17	$89,436	$95,809	$102,182	$106,044	$109,910
18	$89,436	$95,809	$102,182	$106,044	$109,910
19	$89,436	$95,809	$102,182	$106,044	$109,910
20	$92,558	$98,931	$105,304	$109,166	$113,032
21	$92,558	$98,931	$105,304	$109,166	$113,032
22	$92,558	$98,931	$105,304	$109,166	$113,032
23	$92,558	$98,931	$105,304	$109,166	$113,032
24	$92,558	$98,931	$105,304	$109,166	$113,032
25	$98,804	$105,177	$111,550	$115,412	$119,278
26	$98,804	$105,177	$111,550	$115,412	$119,278
27	$98,804	$105,177	$111,550	$115,412	$119,278
28	$98,804	$105,177	$111,550	$115,412	$119,278
29	$98,804	$105,177	$111,550	$115,412	$119,278
30	$111,294	$117,667	$124,040	$127,902	$131,768

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Column

Step

Annual salary

$62,451

Per month (12)

$5,204.25

Per work day

$341.26 / 183 days

Next 5 steps in this column

Step	Salary	vs. selected
2	$62,451	+$0
3	$64,324	+$1,873
4	$66,835	+$4,384
5	$69,343	+$6,892
6	$71,858	+$9,407

Worked example as rendered: BA+30, step 1 = $62,451 a year, $5,204.25 a month spread over 12 months, $341.26 per work day on a 183-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 $62,451 at step 1 to $111,294 at step 30: 29 step increases worth $1,684 each on average, 78% in total.

The largest single increase on that column is $12,490, between step 29 and step 30.

15 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+90, starts at $74,750 and tops out at $131,768, 18% above the top of the BA+30 column.

Among the 825 California district schedules indexed here, Delano Joint Union High's starting pay ranks 297th and its top cell ranks 216th; 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 85th percentile and the top cell at the 91st percentile.

Column by column

Column	First step	Top	Step moves to top	Growth
BA+30	$62,451	$111,294	29	78%
BA+45	$63,161	$117,667	29	86%
BA+60	$67,025	$124,040	29	85%
BA+75	$70,890	$127,902	29	80%
BA+90	$74,750	$131,768	29	76%

Against California districts of similar size

District	Students	Year	Starting	Master's start	Top cell
Delano Joint Union High	4,054	2024-25	$62,451	–	$131,768
Centralia Elementary	4,052	2026-27	$64,477	–	$143,065
Lennox	4,038	2024-25	$62,510	–	$119,293
Central Union High	4,023	2024-25	$70,961	–	$163,382
Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary	4,019	2024-25	$69,896	–	$131,974
Lindsay Unified	3,987	2024-25	$71,339	–	$133,818

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 Delano Joint Union High schedule?

$62,451 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 Delano Joint Union High salary schedule?

$131,768, at step 30 on BA+90 (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 Delano Joint Union High salary schedule?

On the BA+30 column the top figure, $111,294, is reached at step 30, 29 step increases after step 1 (2024-25 schedule).

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