Annual salary
$57,038
California · salary schedule · 2025-26
Fountain Valley Elementary 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.
- Fountain Valley Elementary's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $57,038 (Column S1 (BA), step 1) and tops out at $134,007 (Column III (BA + 60), step 24), per Fountain Valley School District (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (Column S1 (BA)) starts at $57,038 and reaches $74,128 at the top of that column.
- The schedule is built on 185 work days, which makes the starting cell about $308.31 per day.
- The grid has 5 column columns and 16 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 24.
- Fountain Valley Elementary enrolled 6,036 students in 2023-24, the 228th-largest district in California by NCES enrollment.
Certificated salary schedule (2025-26)
| Step \ Column | Column S1 (BA) | Column S2 (BA + 15) | Column I (BA + 30) | Column II (MA or BA + 45) | Column III (BA + 60) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $57,038 | $61,048 | $65,650 | $69,027 | $73,018 |
| 2 | $59,350 | $64,169 | $68,446 | $72,606 | $76,731 |
| 3 | $62,739 | $67,306 | $71,857 | $76,160 | $80,446 |
| 4 | $65,873 | $70,438 | $75,293 | $79,727 | $84,174 |
| 5 | $68,446 | $73,580 | $78,716 | $83,296 | $87,894 |
| 6 | $71,305 | $76,726 | $82,130 | $86,863 | $91,619 |
| 7 | $74,128 | $79,863 | $85,552 | $90,434 | $95,320 |
| 8 | $88,981 | $94,369 | $99,073 | ||
| 9 | $92,409 | $97,557 | $102,790 | ||
| 10 | $95,820 | $101,130 | $107,037 | ||
| 11 | $110,232 | ||||
| 12 | $104,664 | $114,631 | |||
| 15 | $108,328 | $120,186 | |||
| 18 | $124,398 | ||||
| 21 | $126,320 | ||||
| 24 | $134,007 |
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Per month (12)
$4,753.17
Per work day
$308.31 / 185 days
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $59,350 | +$2,312 |
| 3 | $62,739 | +$5,701 |
| 4 | $65,873 | +$8,835 |
| 5 | $68,446 | +$11,408 |
| 6 | $71,305 | +$14,267 |
Worked example as rendered: Column S1 (BA), step 1 = $57,038 a year, $4,753.17 a month spread over 12 months, $308.31 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.
Board approved 06/18/2026, effective 07/01/2025 (retroactive).
1.5% increase to the 2024-25 schedule, except Column III Step 24 at 3%.
Steps 15, 18, 21 and 24 are longevity steps printed only for the columns shown.
Extra hourly duty pay: $37.45.
- Soft spot: Crawler omitted the longevity steps 15, 18, 21 and 24 and truncated lane labels; both corrected from the document.
How this schedule moves
On the Column S1 (BA) column a teacher moves from $57,038 at step 1 to $74,128 at step 7: 6 step increases worth $2,848 each on average, 30% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $3,389, between step 2 and step 3.
The highest-paid column, Column III (BA + 60), starts at $73,018 and tops out at $134,007, 81% above the top of the Column S1 (BA) column.
Among the 825 California district schedules indexed here, Fountain Valley Elementary's starting pay ranks 516th and its top cell ranks 166th; 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 69th percentile and the top cell at the 93rd percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Column S1 (BA) | $57,038 | $74,128 | 6 | 30% |
| Column S2 (BA + 15) | $61,048 | $79,863 | 6 | 31% |
| Column I (BA + 30) | $65,650 | $95,820 | 9 | 46% |
| Column II (MA or BA + 45) | $69,027 | $108,328 | 11 | 57% |
| Column III (BA + 60) | $73,018 | $134,007 | 15 | 84% |
Against California districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fountain Valley Elementary | 6,036 | 2025-26 | $57,038 | – | $134,007 |
| Berryessa Union Elementary | 6,026 | 2024-25 | $71,289 | – | $136,423 |
| Selma Unified | 5,974 | 2024-25 | $62,189 | – | $125,960 |
| Patterson Joint Unified | 6,138 | 2024-25 | $63,544 | – | $125,872 |
| Newhall | 5,928 | 2026-27 | $62,634 | – | $113,514 |
| Manhattan Beach Unified | 5,925 | 2025-26 | $63,155.24 | – | $118,867.27 |
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 Fountain Valley Elementary?
$57,038 on the column Column S1 (BA) at step 1 of the 2025-26 schedule (Fountain Valley School District). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $57,038 (Column S1 (BA)).
What is the top of the Fountain Valley Elementary salary schedule?
$134,007, at step 24 on Column III (BA + 60) (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 Fountain Valley Elementary salary schedule?
On the Column S1 (BA) column the top figure, $74,128, is reached at step 7, 6 step increases after step 1 (2025-26 schedule).
Other California districts with schedules
- Berryessa Union Elementarystarts $71,289
- Selma Unifiedstarts $62,189
- Patterson Joint Unifiedstarts $63,544
- Newhallstarts $62,634
- Manhattan Beach Unifiedstarts $63,155.24
- Cotati-Rohnert Park Unifiedstarts $53,271
- Santeestarts $62,055
- Brea-Olinda Unifiedstarts $53,617
- Campbell Unionstarts $80,830
- Rosedale Union Elementarystarts $55,954
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