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Knightsen Elementary salary schedule, 2024-25

Certificated salary schedule (Form J-90, 2024-25). 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.

Certificated salary schedule (Form J-90, 2024-25)

Official sourceDocumentCalifornia Department of Education, Form J-90 (2024-25)School year2024-25EffectiveWork days186
Step \ ColumnBA<15 NON-CREDBA<30 NON-CREDBA+30 NON-CREDBA+45 NON-CREDBA+60 NON-CREDBA<45 CREDBA+45 CREDBA+60 CREDBA+75 CREDBA+90 CRED
1$50,373$52,473$54,650$56,937$59,305$59,908$59,909$59,912  
2$52,473$54,650$56,937$59,305$61,776$59,909$59,912$61,778  
3 $56,937$59,305$61,776$64,349$59,912$61,778$64,350$67,033 
4 $59,305$61,776$64,349$67,032$61,778$64,350$67,033$69,827$72,734
5 $61,776$64,349$67,032$69,825$64,350$67,033$69,827$72,734$75,766
6     $67,033$69,827$72,734$75,766$78,797
7     $69,827$72,734$75,766$78,797$81,948
8     $72,734$75,766$78,797$81,948$85,224
9     $75,766$78,797$81,948$85,224$88,634
10     $78,797$81,948$85,224$88,634$92,180
11      $85,224$88,634$92,180$95,867
12      $88,634$92,180$95,867$99,700
13      $88,634$92,180$95,867$99,700
14      $88,634$92,180$95,867$99,700
15      $88,634$92,180$95,867$99,700
16      $92,180$95,867$99,700$103,688
17      $92,180$95,867$99,700$103,688
18      $92,180 $99,700$103,688
19        $99,700$103,688
20        $103,688$107,835
21         $107,835
22         $107,835
23         $107,835
24         $112,149
25         $112,149
26         $112,149
27         $115,513
28         $115,513
29         $115,513
30         $118,979
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Annual salary
$50,373
Per month (12)
$4,197.75
Per work day
$270.82 / 186 days

Worked example as rendered: BA<15 NON-CRED, step 1 = $50,373 a year, $4,197.75 a month spread over 12 months, $270.82 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.

Reported by the district to the California Department of Education on Form J-90 (Salary and Benefits Schedule for the Certificated Bargaining Unit). Column headings are the district's own, as typed on the form.

Cells the district left blank on the J-90 are shown as blank here.

2024-25 is the final year of Form J-90. California replaced it from 2025-26 with the School Employee Salary and Benefits Data Collection (C-90) under Education Code Section 42238.016; CDE collected that first year between 1 July and 31 August 2026 and its report to the Legislature is due 31 January 2027. Until CDE publishes it, the J-90 above is the most recent statewide California salary data available.

How this schedule moves

On the BA<15 NON-CRED column a teacher moves from $50,373 at step 1 to $52,473 at step 2: 1 step increases worth $2,100 each on average, 4% in total.

The highest-paid column, BA+90 CRED, starts at $72,734 and tops out at $118,979, 127% above the top of the BA<15 NON-CRED column.

Among the 825 California district schedules indexed here, Knightsen Elementary's starting pay ranks 715th and its top cell ranks 435th; 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 48th percentile and the top cell at the 83rd percentile.

Column by column

ColumnFirst stepTopStep moves to topGrowth
BA<15 NON-CRED$50,373$52,47314%
BA<30 NON-CRED$52,473$61,776418%
BA+30 NON-CRED$54,650$64,349418%
BA+45 NON-CRED$56,937$67,032418%
BA+60 NON-CRED$59,305$69,825418%
BA<45 CRED$59,908$78,797932%
BA+45 CRED$59,909$92,1801554%
BA+60 CRED$59,912$95,8671560%
BA+75 CRED$67,033$103,6881755%
BA+90 CRED$72,734$118,9792664%

Against California districts of similar size

DistrictStudentsYearStartingMaster's startTop cell
Knightsen Elementary5962024-25$50,373–$118,979
Laton Joint Unified5972024-25$54,462–$110,072
Emery Unified6002024-25$57,690–$117,328
Ventura County Office of Education6012024-25$61,578–$114,273
San Pasqual Valley Unified5892024-25$58,891–$113,834
Jamul-Dulzura Union Elementary6112024-25$49,044–$103,995

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 Knightsen Elementary schedule?

$50,373 at step 1 on BA<15 NON-CRED, per the 2024-25 schedule (California Department of Education, Form J-90 (2024-25)).

What is the top of the Knightsen Elementary salary schedule?

$118,979, at step 30 on BA+90 CRED (2024-25). 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 Knightsen Elementary salary schedule?

On the BA<15 NON-CRED column the top figure, $52,473, is reached at step 2, 1 step increases after step 1 (2024-25 schedule).

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