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Denair 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.
- Denair Unified's 2024-25 salary schedule starts at $49,594 (BA<36 OR NON-CRED, step 1) and tops out at $102,700 (BA+72, step 30), per California Department of Education, Form J-90 (2024-25) (effective ).
- The schedule is built on 183 work days, which makes the starting cell about $271.01 per day.
- The grid has 5 column columns and 30 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 30.
- Denair Unified enrolled 1,273 students in 2023-24, the 521st-largest district in California by NCES enrollment.
Certificated salary schedule (Form J-90, 2024-25)
| Step \ Column | BA<36 OR NON-CRED | BA+36 | BA+48 | BA+60 | BA+72 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $49,594 | $51,079 | $52,613 | $54,192 | $55,817 |
| 2 | $51,079 | $52,613 | $54,192 | $55,817 | $57,769 |
| 3 | $52,613 | $54,192 | $55,817 | $57,492 | $59,792 |
| 4 | $54,192 | $55,817 | $57,492 | $59,215 | $61,736 |
| 5 | $55,817 | $57,492 | $59,215 | $60,992 | $63,742 |
| 6 | $57,492 | $59,215 | $60,992 | $62,821 | $65,813 |
| 7 | $59,215 | $60,992 | $62,821 | $64,706 | $67,951 |
| 8 | $60,992 | $62,821 | $64,706 | $66,649 | $70,161 |
| 9 | $62,821 | $64,706 | $66,649 | $68,647 | $72,440 |
| 10 | $64,706 | $66,649 | $68,647 | $70,707 | $74,796 |
| 11 | $66,323 | $68,314 | $70,362 | $72,476 | $77,224 |
| 12 | $66,323 | $70,022 | $72,121 | $74,287 | $79,156 |
| 13 | $66,323 | $73,926 | $76,142 | $81,136 | |
| 14 | $78,045 | $83,164 | |||
| 15 | $79,608 | $85,242 | |||
| 16 | $81,201 | $86,309 | |||
| 17 | $82,825 | $87,388 | |||
| 18 | $84,482 | $88,518 | |||
| 19 | $86,171 | $89,586 | |||
| 20 | $87,893 | $90,705 | |||
| 21 | $87,893 | $91,840 | |||
| 22 | $87,893 | $92,988 | |||
| 23 | $87,893 | $94,150 | |||
| 24 | $87,893 | $95,326 | |||
| 25 | $96,517 | ||||
| 26 | $97,724 | ||||
| 27 | $98,945 | ||||
| 28 | $100,182 | ||||
| 29 | $101,434 | ||||
| 30 | $102,700 |
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $51,079 | +$1,485 |
| 3 | $52,613 | +$3,019 |
| 4 | $54,192 | +$4,598 |
| 5 | $55,817 | +$6,223 |
| 6 | $57,492 | +$7,898 |
Worked example as rendered: BA<36 OR NON-CRED, step 1 = $49,594 a year, $4,132.83 a month spread over 12 months, $271.01 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<36 OR NON-CRED column a teacher moves from $49,594 at step 1 to $66,323 at step 11: 10 step increases worth $1,673 each on average, 34% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $1,885, between step 9 and step 10.
2 of the 12 step moves on that column carry no increase: the schedule prints the same figure for consecutive steps.
The highest-paid column, BA+72, starts at $55,817 and tops out at $102,700, 55% above the top of the BA<36 OR NON-CRED column.
Among the 825 California district schedules indexed here, Denair Unified's starting pay ranks 735th and its top cell ranks 683rd; 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 45th percentile and the top cell at the 64th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA<36 OR NON-CRED | $49,594 | $66,323 | 10 | 34% |
| BA+36 | $51,079 | $70,022 | 11 | 37% |
| BA+48 | $52,613 | $73,926 | 12 | 41% |
| BA+60 | $54,192 | $87,893 | 19 | 62% |
| BA+72 | $55,817 | $102,700 | 29 | 84% |
Against California districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denair Unified | 1,273 | 2024-25 | $49,594 | – | $102,700 |
| Black Oak Mine Unified | 1,270 | 2024-25 | $52,561 | – | $96,285 |
| Palermo Union Elementary | 1,283 | 2024-25 | $63,371 | – | $125,328 |
| Hillsborough City Elementary | 1,263 | 2024-25 | $77,220 | – | $153,104 |
| Wright Elementary | 1,263 | 2024-25 | $62,222 | – | $115,182 |
| Sierra Unified | 1,292 | 2024-25 | $50,602 | – | $101,082 |
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 Denair Unified schedule?
$49,594 at step 1 on BA<36 OR NON-CRED, per the 2024-25 schedule (California Department of Education, Form J-90 (2024-25)).
What is the top of the Denair Unified salary schedule?
$102,700, at step 30 on BA+72 (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 Denair Unified salary schedule?
On the BA<36 OR NON-CRED column the top figure, $66,323, is reached at step 11, 10 step increases after step 1 (2024-25 schedule).
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