Annual salary
$73,813
California · salary schedule · 2026-27
East Side Union High salary schedule, 2026-27
Certificated salary schedule (182 days, 2026-27). 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.
- East Side Union High's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $73,813 (A, step 1) and tops out at $149,569 (D, step 32), per East Side Union High School District (effective ).
- The schedule is built on 182 work days, which makes the starting cell about $405.57 per day.
- The grid has 4 column columns and 17 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 32.
- East Side Union High enrolled 20,471 students in 2023-24, the 56th-largest district in California by NCES enrollment.
Certificated salary schedule (182 days, 2026-27)
| Step \ Column | A | B | C | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $73,813 | $74,861 | $75,920 | $78,027 |
| 2 | $73,814 | $75,920 | $76,974 | $79,083 |
| 3 | $73,814 | $76,974 | $78,027 | $88,201 |
| 4 | $74,861 | $83,824 | $88,371 | $92,914 |
| 5 | $83,997 | $88,541 | $93,086 | $97,630 |
| 6 | $88,708 | $93,254 | $97,799 | $102,347 |
| 7 | $93,424 | $97,966 | $102,515 | $107,059 |
| 8 | $98,141 | $102,682 | $107,229 | $111,773 |
| 9 | $102,854 | $107,396 | $111,944 | $116,486 |
| 10 | $107,567 | $112,112 | $116,659 | $121,198 |
| 11 | $112,282 | $116,827 | $121,369 | $125,913 |
| 12 | $116,994 | $121,539 | $126,086 | $130,627 |
| 16 | $129,873 | $134,416 | ||
| 20 | $133,661 | $138,202 | ||
| 24 | $137,446 | $141,988 | ||
| 28 | $141,230 | $145,774 | ||
| 32 | $145,022 | $149,569 |
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Per month (12)
$6,151.08
Per work day
$405.57 / 182 days
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $73,814 | +$1 |
| 3 | $73,814 | +$1 |
| 4 | $74,861 | +$1,048 |
| 5 | $83,997 | +$10,184 |
| 6 | $88,708 | +$14,895 |
Worked example as rendered: A, step 1 = $73,813 a year, $6,151.08 a month spread over 12 months, $405.57 per work day on a 182-day year. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Column requirements as printed: A = BA; B = BA + 30 semester units; C = BA + 45 semester units; D = 60 semester units with MA or 65 semester units without MA.
Steps 16, 20, 24, 28 and 32 are longevity rows printed for columns C and D only; A and B are blank there.
Took the 182-day schedule as the standard teacher schedule; the district also publishes 187-day and 192-day certificated schedules for extended-year assignments.
Schedule footer shows a 1.25% increase effective 07/01/2026.
Additional stipends not included in the grid: Masters $2,532/year, Doctorate $3,375/year.
- Soft spot: Steps 1-3 of column A are nearly flat (73,813 / 73,814 / 73,814) as printed; transcribed exactly.
How this schedule moves
On the A column a teacher moves from $73,813 at step 1 to $116,994 at step 12: 11 step increases worth $3,926 each on average, 59% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $9,136, between step 4 and step 5.
1 of the 11 step moves on that column carry no increase: the schedule prints the same figure for consecutive steps.
The highest-paid column, D, starts at $78,027 and tops out at $149,569, 28% above the top of the A column.
Among the 825 California district schedules indexed here, East Side Union High's starting pay ranks 49th and its top cell ranks 43rd; 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 99th percentile and the top cell at the 97th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | $73,813 | $116,994 | 11 | 59% |
| B | $74,861 | $121,539 | 11 | 62% |
| C | $75,920 | $145,022 | 16 | 91% |
| D | $78,027 | $149,569 | 16 | 92% |
Against California districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Side Union High | 20,471 | 2026-27 | $73,813 | – | $149,569 |
| Palm Springs Unified | 20,416 | 2026-27 | $68,282 | – | $138,516 |
| Fairfield-Suisun Unified | 20,413 | 2024-25 | $64,302 | – | $114,523 |
| William S. Hart Union High | 20,685 | 2026-27 | $59,569 | – | $105,541 |
| Lake Elsinore Unified | 20,769 | 2024-25 | $64,085 | – | $139,342 |
| Madera Unified | 20,142 | 2024-25 | $52,709 | – | $107,743 |
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 East Side Union High schedule?
$73,813 at step 1 on A, per the 2026-27 schedule (East Side Union High School District).
What is the top of the East Side Union High salary schedule?
$149,569, at step 32 on D (2026-27). 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 East Side Union High salary schedule?
On the A column the top figure, $116,994, is reached at step 12, 11 step increases after step 1 (2026-27 schedule).
Other California districts with schedules
- Palm Springs Unifiedstarts $68,282
- Fairfield-Suisun Unifiedstarts $64,302
- William S. Hart Union Highstarts $59,569
- Lake Elsinore Unifiedstarts $57,705
- Madera Unifiedstarts $52,709
- Pomona Unifiedstarts $58,704
- Montebello Unifiedstarts $60,726
- Folsom-Cordova Unifiedstarts $50,960
- Redlands Unifiedstarts $64,599
- San Marcos Unifiedstarts $56,700
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