Annual salary
$63,607
California · salary schedule · 2026-27
Lucia Mar Unified salary schedule, 2026-27
Certificated salary schedule (2026-27). 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.
- Lucia Mar Unified's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $63,607 (Class 1, step 1) and tops out at $123,534 (Class 6, step 25), per Lucia Mar Unified School District (effective ).
- The schedule is built on 184 work days, which makes the starting cell about $345.69 per day.
- The grid has 6 class columns and 19 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 25.
- Lucia Mar Unified enrolled 9,621 students in 2023-24, the 159th-largest district in California by NCES enrollment.
Certificated salary schedule (2026-27)
| Step \ Class | Class 1 | Class 2 | Class 3 | Class 4 | Class 5 | Class 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $63,607 | $64,025 | $64,447 | $65,285 | $66,126 | $66,965 |
| 2 | $64,025 | $64,447 | $65,285 | $66,126 | $66,965 | $67,809 |
| 3 | $64,447 | $65,285 | $66,965 | $67,809 | $68,646 | $69,488 |
| 4 | $65,285 | $66,126 | $68,646 | $69,488 | $70,328 | $71,168 |
| 5 | $66,126 | $66,965 | $70,328 | $71,168 | $72,879 | $75,310 |
| 6 | $66,965 | $69,228 | $72,007 | $74,099 | $76,524 | $78,953 |
| 7 | $70,451 | $72,879 | $75,310 | $77,740 | $80,167 | $82,602 |
| 8 | $74,099 | $76,524 | $78,953 | $81,382 | $83,812 | $86,243 |
| 9 | $77,740 | $80,167 | $82,597 | $85,026 | $87,454 | $89,890 |
| 10 | $83,812 | $86,243 | $88,671 | $91,102 | $93,530 | |
| 11 | $89,833 | $92,317 | $94,741 | $97,177 | ||
| 12 | $95,958 | $98,385 | $100,816 | |||
| 13 | $102,034 | $104,460 | ||||
| 15 | $103,444 | $105,872 | ||||
| 17 | $104,851 | $107,276 | ||||
| 19 | $106,259 | $108,685 | ||||
| 21 | $107,666 | $110,092 | ||||
| 23 | $114,374 | $116,813 | ||||
| 25 | $121,086 | $123,534 |
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Per month (12)
$5,300.58
Per work day
$345.69 / 184 days
Next 5 steps in this class
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $64,025 | +$418 |
| 3 | $64,447 | +$840 |
| 4 | $65,285 | +$1,678 |
| 5 | $66,126 | +$2,519 |
| 6 | $66,965 | +$3,358 |
Worked example as rendered: Class 1, step 1 = $63,607 a year, $5,300.58 a month spread over 12 months, $345.69 per work day on a 184-day year. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Lucia Mar Unified Certificated Salary Schedule 2026-2027 (page 63 of the district's schedule set); reflects a 2% increase effective 07/01/26 on top of 3% retro to 7/1/25.
Class 1 = BA degree; Class 2 = BA + 15 approved semester units; Class 3 = BA + 30; Class 4 = BA + 45; Class 5 = BA + 60; Class 6 = BA + 75.
Longevity steps 15, 17, 19, 21, 23 and 25 (Classes 5 and 6 only). Step 17 requires 16 years of credited service, Step 21 requires 20 years, Step 25 requires 24 years.
Work days 184 taken from the daily-rate page of the same document (184 days/year, 7.5 hours/day). Daily, hourly and extra-duty pages not used.
How this schedule moves
On the Class 1 column a teacher moves from $63,607 at step 1 to $77,740 at step 9: 8 step increases worth $1,767 each on average, 22% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $3,648, between step 7 and step 8.
The highest-paid column, Class 6, starts at $66,965 and tops out at $123,534, 59% above the top of the Class 1 column.
Among the 825 California district schedules indexed here, Lucia Mar Unified's starting pay ranks 265th and its top cell ranks 352nd; 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 88th percentile and the top cell at the 86th percentile.
Column by column
| Class | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | $63,607 | $77,740 | 8 | 22% |
| Class 2 | $64,025 | $83,812 | 9 | 31% |
| Class 3 | $64,447 | $89,833 | 10 | 39% |
| Class 4 | $65,285 | $95,958 | 11 | 47% |
| Class 5 | $66,126 | $121,086 | 18 | 83% |
| Class 6 | $66,965 | $123,534 | 18 | 84% |
Against California districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucia Mar Unified | 9,621 | 2026-27 | $63,607 | – | $123,534 |
| Fremont Union High | 9,646 | 2026-27 | $107,798 | – | $181,287 |
| Kings Canyon Joint Unified | 9,658 | 2024-25 | $61,528 | – | $130,890 |
| Las Virgenes Unified | 9,660 | 2024-25 | $60,873 | – | $124,070 |
| Brentwood Union | 9,751 | 2024-25 | $60,575 | – | $120,222 |
| Castro Valley Unified | 9,489 | 2024-25 | $70,375 | – | $141,340 |
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 Lucia Mar Unified schedule?
$63,607 at step 1 on Class 1, per the 2026-27 schedule (Lucia Mar Unified School District).
What is the top of the Lucia Mar Unified salary schedule?
$123,534, at step 25 on Class 6 (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 Lucia Mar Unified salary schedule?
On the Class 1 column the top figure, $77,740, is reached at step 9, 8 step increases after step 1 (2026-27 schedule).
Other California districts with schedules
- Fremont Union Highstarts $107,798
- Kings Canyon Joint Unifiedstarts $61,528
- Las Virgenes Unifiedstarts $57,555
- Brentwood Unionstarts $60,575
- Castro Valley Unifiedstarts $70,375
- Redondo Beach Unifiedstarts $67,023
- Woodland Joint Unifiedstarts $54,750
- Upland Unifiedstarts $58,187
- Bellflower Unifiedstarts $66,974
- Vallejo City Unifiedstarts $59,813
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