Annual salary
$62,153
California · salary schedule · 2025-26
Fontana Unified salary schedule, 2025-26
Certificated 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.
- Fontana Unified's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $62,153 (Class A (B.A. Degree No Credential), step 1) and tops out at $136,151 (Class IV (M.A. Degree +60 Semester or B.A. Degree +70 Semester), step 30), per Fontana Unified School District (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (Class A (B.A. Degree No Credential)) starts at $62,153 and reaches $77,182 at the top of that column.
- The schedule is built on 186 work days, which makes the starting cell about $334.16 per day.
- The grid has 5 column columns and 18 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 30.
- Fontana Unified enrolled 33,205 students in 2023-24, the 22nd-largest district in California by NCES enrollment.
Certificated salary schedule (2025-26)
| Step \ Column | Class A (B.A. Degree No Credential) | Class I (B.A. Degree Credential) | Class II (B.A. Degree +30 Semester) | Class III (M.A. Degree or B.A. Degree +45 Semester) | Class IV (M.A. Degree +60 Semester or B.A. Degree +70 Semester) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $62,153 | $66,298 | $66,494 | $67,869 | $70,926 |
| 2 | $64,899 | $66,494 | $67,820 | $70,872 | $74,065 |
| 3 | $67,780 | $67,780 | $70,826 | $74,013 | $77,344 |
| 4 | $70,779 | $70,779 | $73,962 | $77,292 | $80,770 |
| 5 | $73,910 | $73,910 | $77,238 | $80,714 | $84,347 |
| 6 | $77,182 | $77,182 | $80,655 | $84,287 | $88,081 |
| 7 | $80,600 | $84,229 | $88,018 | $91,978 | |
| 8 | $84,171 | $87,952 | $91,909 | $96,051 | |
| 9 | $91,851 | $95,982 | $100,301 | ||
| 10 | $95,916 | $100,232 | $104,740 | ||
| 11 | $104,669 | $109,379 | |||
| 12 | $109,304 | $114,221 | |||
| 13 | $119,276 | ||||
| 14 | $124,557 | ||||
| 18 | $86,064 | $98,074 | $111,763 | $127,359 | |
| 22 | $88,001 | $100,280 | $114,278 | $130,225 | |
| 26 | $89,981 | $102,537 | $116,849 | $133,155 | |
| 30 | $92,005 | $104,844 | $119,478 | $136,151 |
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Per month (12)
$5,179.42
Per work day
$334.16 / 186 days
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $64,899 | +$2,746 |
| 3 | $67,780 | +$5,627 |
| 4 | $70,779 | +$8,626 |
| 5 | $73,910 | +$11,757 |
| 6 | $77,182 | +$15,029 |
Worked example as rendered: Class A (B.A. Degree No Credential), step 1 = $62,153 a year, $5,179.42 a month spread over 12 months, $334.16 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.
Certificated Salary Schedule, 186 days, effective 7/1/25 with a 3% salary increase; board approved 12/17/25.
Classes I-IV are for fully credentialed employees only; interns, PIPs and STSPs are placed at Class A.
Steps 18, 22, 26 and 30 are longevity steps (longevity included), eligibility based on initial placement and years of FUSD service effective July 1, 2024. Steps 15-17 are blank on the schedule and are omitted.
Class V Professional Growth is an add-on ($2,587 / $5,174 / $7,761 at steps 18 / 22 / 26), not a salary lane, and is excluded.
The district also posts 191, 193 and 203-day versions for extended-year assignments; this is the 186-day teacher schedule.
- Soft spot: Class I step 7 reads $80,600 in the document, while the 2024-25 J-90 implied a higher figure; the document is followed.
How this schedule moves
On the Class A (B.A. Degree No Credential) column a teacher moves from $62,153 at step 1 to $77,182 at step 6: 5 step increases worth $3,006 each on average, 24% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $3,272, between step 5 and step 6.
The highest-paid column, Class IV (M.A. Degree +60 Semester or B.A. Degree +70 Semester), starts at $70,926 and tops out at $136,151, 76% above the top of the Class A (B.A. Degree No Credential) column.
Among the 825 California district schedules indexed here, Fontana Unified's starting pay ranks 312th and its top cell ranks 142nd; 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 84th percentile and the top cell at the 94th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class A (B.A. Degree No Credential) | $62,153 | $77,182 | 5 | 24% |
| Class I (B.A. Degree Credential) | $66,298 | $92,005 | 11 | 39% |
| Class II (B.A. Degree +30 Semester) | $66,494 | $104,844 | 13 | 58% |
| Class III (M.A. Degree or B.A. Degree +45 Semester) | $67,869 | $119,478 | 15 | 76% |
| Class IV (M.A. Degree +60 Semester or B.A. Degree +70 Semester) | $70,926 | $136,151 | 17 | 92% |
Against California districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fontana Unified | 33,205 | 2025-26 | $62,153 | – | $136,151 |
| Fremont Unified | 33,063 | 2026-27 | $89,112 | – | $155,175 |
| Oakland Unified | 33,916 | 2024-25 | $62,696 | – | $109,878 |
| Stockton Unified | 34,544 | 2025-26 | $63,964 | – | $115,530 |
| Poway Unified | 34,935 | 2024-25 | $58,959 | – | $127,725 |
| Moreno Valley Unified | 31,344 | 2025-26 | $69,173 | – | $138,588 |
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 Fontana Unified?
$62,153 on the column Class A (B.A. Degree No Credential) at step 1 of the 2025-26 schedule (Fontana Unified School District). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $62,153 (Class A (B.A. Degree No Credential)).
What is the top of the Fontana Unified salary schedule?
$136,151, at step 30 on Class IV (M.A. Degree +60 Semester or B.A. Degree +70 Semester) (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 Fontana Unified salary schedule?
On the Class A (B.A. Degree No Credential) column the top figure, $77,182, is reached at step 6, 5 step increases after step 1 (2025-26 schedule).
Other California districts with schedules
- Fremont Unifiedstarts $89,112
- Oakland Unifiedstarts $62,696
- Stockton Unifiedstarts $62,306
- Poway Unifiedstarts $58,959
- Moreno Valley Unifiedstarts $69,173
- Sweetwater Union Highstarts $58,029
- Mt. Diablo Unifiedstarts $69,363.90
- San Ramon Valley Unifiedstarts $64,932
- Visalia Unifiedstarts $66,787
- Bakersfield Citystarts $59,232
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