Annual salary
$59,848
California · salary schedule · 2025-26
Dry Creek Joint Elementary salary schedule, 2025-26
Certificated teacher salary schedule (2025-26). 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.
- Dry Creek Joint Elementary's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $59,848 (A: BA, step 1) and tops out at $127,352 (E: BA + 75, step 24), per Dry Creek Joint Elementary School District.
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (A: BA) starts at $59,848 and reaches $68,791 at the top of that column.
- The schedule is built on 185 work days, which makes the starting cell about $323.50 per day.
- The grid has 5 column columns and 24 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 24.
- Dry Creek Joint Elementary enrolled 6,725 students in 2023-24, the 211th-largest district in California by NCES enrollment.
Certificated teacher salary schedule (2025-26)
Official sourceDocumentDry Creek Joint Elementary School DistrictSchool year2025-26Effectivenot printed on the documentWork days185
| Step \ Column | A: BA | B: BA + 30 | C: BA + 45 | D: BA + 60 | E: BA + 75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $59,848 | $62,693 | $65,672 | $68,791 | $72,058 |
| 2 | $59,848 | $62,693 | $65,672 | $68,791 | $72,058 |
| 3 | $59,848 | $62,693 | $65,672 | $68,791 | $72,058 |
| 4 | $62,693 | $65,672 | $68,791 | $72,058 | $75,482 |
| 5 | $65,672 | $68,791 | $72,058 | $75,482 | $79,069 |
| 6 | $68,791 | $72,058 | $75,482 | $79,069 | $82,820 |
| 7 | $68,791 | $75,482 | $79,069 | $82,820 | $86,752 |
| 8 | $68,791 | $79,069 | $82,820 | $86,752 | $90,875 |
| 9 | $68,791 | $79,069 | $86,752 | $90,875 | $95,193 |
| 10 | $68,791 | $79,069 | $90,875 | $95,193 | $99,715 |
| 11 | $68,791 | $79,069 | $90,875 | $99,715 | $104,452 |
| 12 | $68,791 | $79,069 | $90,875 | $104,452 | $109,411 |
| 13 | $68,791 | $79,069 | $90,875 | $104,452 | $109,411 |
| 14 | $68,791 | $79,069 | $90,875 | $104,452 | $109,411 |
| 15 | $68,791 | $79,069 | $90,875 | $104,452 | $109,411 |
| 16 | $68,791 | $79,069 | $90,875 | $108,435 | $115,390 |
| 17 | $68,791 | $79,069 | $90,875 | $108,435 | $115,390 |
| 18 | $68,791 | $79,069 | $90,875 | $108,435 | $115,390 |
| 19 | $68,791 | $79,069 | $90,875 | $108,435 | $115,390 |
| 20 | $68,791 | $79,069 | $90,875 | $112,422 | $121,372 |
| 21 | $68,791 | $79,069 | $90,875 | $112,422 | $121,372 |
| 22 | $68,791 | $79,069 | $90,875 | $112,422 | $121,372 |
| 23 | $68,791 | $79,069 | $90,875 | $112,422 | $121,372 |
| 24 | $68,791 | $79,069 | $90,875 | $116,408 | $127,352 |
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Per month (12)
$4,987.33
Per work day
$323.50 / 185 days
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $59,848 | +$0 |
| 3 | $59,848 | +$0 |
| 4 | $62,693 | +$2,845 |
| 5 | $65,672 | +$5,824 |
| 6 | $68,791 | +$8,943 |
Worked example as rendered: A: BA, step 1 = $59,848 a year, $4,987.33 a month spread over 12 months, $323.50 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.
Teacher Annual Salary Schedule 2025-26, the district's standard teacher grid; nurse, speech and psychologist schedules are separate documents.
Steps 1 to 3 are the same amount in every column and each column plateaus as printed; the raises at steps 16, 20 and 24 in columns D and E are the grid's own longevity steps.
Annual stipends not in the grid: Masters degree $1,000, Special Education teacher $2,000. H&W annual $9,884.
Work year 185 days; hourly shown as A1 / 185 / 7 = $46.21.
- Soft spot: The document says Board Approved 11/7/24 although it is titled 2025-26; it is the teacher schedule currently linked on the district's salary page (no 2026-27 posted). No effective date is printed.
How this schedule moves
On the A: BA column a teacher moves from $59,848 at step 1 to $68,791 at step 6: 5 step increases worth $1,789 each on average, 15% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $3,119, between step 5 and step 6.
20 of the 23 step moves on that column carry no increase: the schedule prints the same figure for consecutive steps.
The highest-paid column, E: BA + 75, starts at $72,058 and tops out at $127,352, 85% above the top of the A: BA column.
Among the 825 California district schedules indexed here, Dry Creek Joint Elementary's starting pay ranks 407th and its top cell ranks 285th; 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 77th percentile and the top cell at the 89th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A: BA | $59,848 | $68,791 | 5 | 15% |
| B: BA + 30 | $62,693 | $79,069 | 7 | 26% |
| C: BA + 45 | $65,672 | $90,875 | 9 | 38% |
| D: BA + 60 | $68,791 | $116,408 | 23 | 69% |
| E: BA + 75 | $72,058 | $127,352 | 23 | 77% |
Against California districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry Creek Joint Elementary | 6,725 | 2025-26 | $59,848 | – | $127,352 |
| Culver City Unified | 6,717 | 2024-25 | $60,905 | – | $120,580 |
| Ocean View | 6,868 | 2025-26 | $52,605 | – | $130,240 |
| Escondido Union High | 6,544 | 2024-25 | $64,175 | – | $137,909 |
| El Dorado Union High | 6,541 | 2024-25 | $60,627 | – | $126,306 |
| Inglewood Unified | 7,011 | 2024-25 | $55,106 | – | $98,339 |
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 Dry Creek Joint Elementary?
$59,848 on the column A: BA at step 1 of the 2025-26 schedule (Dry Creek Joint Elementary School District). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $59,848 (A: BA).
What is the top of the Dry Creek Joint Elementary salary schedule?
$127,352, at step 24 on E: BA + 75 (2025-26). 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 Dry Creek Joint Elementary salary schedule?
On the A: BA column the top figure, $68,791, is reached at step 6, 5 step increases after step 1 (2025-26 schedule).
Other California districts with schedules
- Culver City Unifiedstarts $60,905
- Ocean Viewstarts $52,605
- Escondido Union Highstarts $64,175
- El Dorado Union Highstarts $60,627
- Inglewood Unifiedstarts $55,106
- Hueneme Elementarystarts $73,326
- Hawthornestarts $62,726
- Azusa Unifiedstarts $63,833
- Glendora Unifiedstarts $54,836
- Barstow Unifiedstarts $64,472
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