Annual salary
$51,171
California · salary schedule · 2025-26
Eureka City Schools salary schedule, 2025-26
Teacher's basic salary schedule (2025-26). The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a class and step to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Eureka City Schools's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $51,171 (Class IIB (BA/BS Degree), step 1) and tops out at $103,148 (Class IVB (BA/BS + 75 units or 60 units incl. Master's), step 30), per Eureka City Schools (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (Class IIB (BA/BS Degree)) starts at $51,171 and reaches $89,156 at the top of that column.
- The schedule is built on 186 work days, which makes the starting cell about $275.11 per day.
- The grid has 3 class columns and 18 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 30.
- Eureka City Schools enrolled 3,538 students in 2023-24, the 333rd-largest district in California by NCES enrollment.
Teacher's basic salary schedule (2025-26)
| Step \ Class | Class IIB (BA/BS Degree) | Class IIIB (BA/BS + 60 units or 45 units incl. Master's) | Class IVB (BA/BS + 75 units or 60 units incl. Master's) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $51,171 | $52,901 | $54,630 |
| 2 | $51,711 | $53,649 | $57,270 |
| 3 | $52,248 | $56,070 | $59,897 |
| 4 | $54,456 | $58,485 | $62,511 |
| 5 | $56,787 | $61,028 | $65,264 |
| 6 | $59,120 | $63,570 | $68,020 |
| 7 | $61,452 | $66,113 | $70,777 |
| 8 | $63,782 | $68,657 | $73,532 |
| 9 | $66,113 | $71,200 | $76,284 |
| 10 | $68,444 | $73,743 | $79,044 |
| 11 | $70,777 | $76,284 | $81,797 |
| 12-14 | $73,106 | $78,832 | $84,552 |
| 15-17 | $75,784 | $81,720 | $87,658 |
| 18-20 | $78,274 | $84,412 | $90,547 |
| 21-23 | $80,765 | $87,103 | $93,438 |
| 24-26 | $83,469 | $90,043 | $96,569 |
| 27-29 | $86,267 | $93,038 | $99,805 |
| 30 | $89,156 | $96,155 | $103,148 |
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Per month (12)
$4,264.25
Per work day
$275.11 / 186 days
Next 5 steps in this class
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $51,711 | +$540 |
| 3 | $52,248 | +$1,077 |
| 4 | $54,456 | +$3,285 |
| 5 | $56,787 | +$5,616 |
| 6 | $59,120 | +$7,949 |
Worked example as rendered: Class IIB (BA/BS Degree), step 1 = $51,171 a year, $4,264.25 a month spread over 12 months, $275.11 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.
Titled 'Teacher's Basic Salary Schedule, Effective as of July 1, 2025', board approved 6-25-25.
The document prints a per diem rate under each annual figure; only the annual salary is shown here.
Steps 12 and above are grouped in three-year bands (12-14, 15-17 ... 27-29), then step 30, as printed.
- Soft spot: The district's link filename (27-01-23TeachersBasicSalarySchedule.pdf) carries an old date; the document heading says effective July 1, 2025. No 2026-27 teacher schedule was posted as of 2026-09-27 (classified and management schedules were updated 6/25/26).
- Soft spot: work_days 186 is implied (annual / printed per diem = 186 in every cell); the sheet does not state contract days.
How this schedule moves
On the Class IIB (BA/BS Degree) column a teacher moves from $51,171 at step 1 to $89,156 at step 30: 17 step increases worth $2,234 each on average, 74% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $2,889, between step 27-29 and step 30.
The highest-paid column, Class IVB (BA/BS + 75 units or 60 units incl. Master's), starts at $54,630 and tops out at $103,148, 16% above the top of the Class IIB (BA/BS Degree) column.
Among the 825 California district schedules indexed here, Eureka City Schools's starting pay ranks 698th and its top cell ranks 677th; 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 51st percentile and the top cell at the 64th percentile.
Column by column
| Class | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class IIB (BA/BS Degree) | $51,171 | $89,156 | 17 | 74% |
| Class IIIB (BA/BS + 60 units or 45 units incl. Master's) | $52,901 | $96,155 | 17 | 82% |
| Class IVB (BA/BS + 75 units or 60 units incl. Master's) | $54,630 | $103,148 | 17 | 89% |
Against California districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eureka City Schools | 3,538 | 2025-26 | $51,171 | – | $103,148 |
| Enterprise Elementary | 3,538 | 2024-25 | $58,846 | – | $120,835 |
| San Benito High | 3,539 | 2024-25 | $68,123 | – | $129,803 |
| Walnut Creek Elementary | 3,547 | 2026-27 | $64,637.86 | – | $126,855.33 |
| El Segundo Unified | 3,563 | 2024-25 | $54,481 | – | $120,564 |
| Rescue Union Elementary | 3,512 | 2024-25 | $61,543 | – | $110,211 |
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 Eureka City Schools?
$51,171 on the class Class IIB (BA/BS Degree) at step 1 of the 2025-26 schedule (Eureka City Schools). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $51,171 (Class IIB (BA/BS Degree)).
What is the top of the Eureka City Schools salary schedule?
$103,148, at step 30 on Class IVB (BA/BS + 75 units or 60 units incl. Master's) (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 Eureka City Schools salary schedule?
On the Class IIB (BA/BS Degree) column the top figure, $89,156, is reached at step 30, 17 step increases after step 1 (2025-26 schedule).
Other California districts with schedules
- Enterprise Elementarystarts $58,846
- San Benito Highstarts $68,123
- Walnut Creek Elementarystarts $64,637.86
- El Segundo Unifiedstarts $54,481
- Rescue Union Elementarystarts $61,543
- Albany City Unifiedstarts $61,136
- Wasco Union Elementarystarts $55,131
- Lake Tahoe Unifiedstarts $60,469
- Little Lake City Elementarystarts $58,752
- Del Mar Union Elementarystarts $68,098
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