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Monterey County Office of Education 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.
- Monterey County Office of Education's 2024-25 salary schedule starts at $58,298 (BA, step 1) and tops out at $123,910 (BA+75, step 28), per California Department of Education, Form J-90 (2024-25) (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA) starts at $58,298 and reaches $86,516 at the top of that column.
- The schedule is built on 184 work days, which makes the starting cell about $316.84 per day.
- The grid has 5 column columns and 28 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 28.
- Monterey County Office of Education enrolled 719 students in 2023-24, the 606th-largest district in California by NCES enrollment.
Certificated salary schedule (Form J-90, 2024-25)
| Step \ Column | BA | BA+CLEAR OR PRELIM | BA+45 | BA+60 | BA+75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $58,298 | $60,143 | $62,785 | $65,437 | $68,742 |
| 2 | $60,340 | $62,277 | $65,456 | $68,163 | $71,467 |
| 3 | $62,451 | $65,673 | $68,170 | $70,782 | $74,109 |
| 4 | $65,265 | $70,873 | $71,132 | $73,421 | $76,716 |
| 5 | $74,262 | $75,308 | $78,029 | $81,246 | $84,435 |
| 6 | $77,234 | $77,943 | $80,924 | $84,092 | $87,513 |
| 7 | $80,225 | $80,669 | $83,828 | $87,036 | $90,701 |
| 8 | $83,311 | $83,492 | $86,750 | $90,079 | $93,903 |
| 9 | $86,516 | $86,847 | $89,787 | $93,234 | $97,188 |
| 10 | $90,642 | $94,398 | $97,944 | $101,503 | |
| 11 | $94,238 | $97,704 | $101,373 | $105,055 | |
| 12 | $101,383 | $104,923 | $108,733 | ||
| 13 | $105,201 | $107,517 | $112,537 | ||
| 14 | $105,201 | $107,517 | $112,537 | ||
| 15 | $108,882 | $109,287 | $113,694 | ||
| 16 | $109,833 | $114,261 | |||
| 17 | $110,383 | $114,833 | |||
| 18 | $110,383 | $114,833 | |||
| 19 | $110,934 | $115,408 | |||
| 20 | $111,489 | $115,984 | |||
| 21 | $112,046 | $116,564 | |||
| 22 | $112,046 | $116,564 | |||
| 23 | $112,607 | $117,147 | |||
| 24 | $113,169 | $117,733 | |||
| 25 | $114,371 | $122,070 | |||
| 26 | $114,943 | $122,680 | |||
| 27 | $115,518 | $123,294 | |||
| 28 | $118,081 | $123,910 |
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $60,340 | +$2,042 |
| 3 | $62,451 | +$4,153 |
| 4 | $65,265 | +$6,967 |
| 5 | $74,262 | +$15,964 |
| 6 | $77,234 | +$18,936 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, step 1 = $58,298 a year, $4,858.17 a month spread over 12 months, $316.84 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.
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 column a teacher moves from $58,298 at step 1 to $86,516 at step 9: 8 step increases worth $3,527 each on average, 48% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $8,997, between step 4 and step 5.
The highest-paid column, BA+75, starts at $68,742 and tops out at $123,910, 43% above the top of the BA column.
Among the 825 California district schedules indexed here, Monterey County Office of Education's starting pay ranks 472nd and its top cell ranks 345th; 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 72nd percentile and the top cell at the 86th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | $58,298 | $86,516 | 8 | 48% |
| BA+CLEAR OR PRELIM | $60,143 | $94,238 | 10 | 57% |
| BA+45 | $62,785 | $108,882 | 14 | 73% |
| BA+60 | $65,437 | $118,081 | 27 | 80% |
| BA+75 | $68,742 | $123,910 | 27 | 80% |
Against California districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monterey County Office of Education | 719 | 2024-25 | $58,298 | – | $123,910 |
| Pacheco Union Elementary | 720 | 2024-25 | $55,012 | – | $104,918 |
| Hamilton Unified | 715 | 2024-25 | $50,236 | – | $110,855 |
| El Tejon Unified | 712 | 2024-25 | $54,019 | – | $103,791 |
| Nevada City Elementary | 705 | 2024-25 | $62,527 | – | $108,284 |
| Stanislaus County Office of Education | 740 | 2025-26 | $57,643 | – | $133,038 |
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 Monterey County Office of Education?
$58,298 on the column BA at step 1 of the 2024-25 schedule (California Department of Education, Form J-90 (2024-25)). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $58,298 (BA).
What is the top of the Monterey County Office of Education salary schedule?
$123,910, at step 28 on BA+75 (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 Monterey County Office of Education salary schedule?
On the BA column the top figure, $86,516, is reached at step 9, 8 step increases after step 1 (2024-25 schedule).
Other Monterey County schedules
- Carmel Unifiedstarts $78,959
- Chualar Unionstarts $48,180
- Graves Elementarystarts $38,199
- Greenfield Union Elementarystarts $58,902
- King City Unionstarts $59,554
- South Monterey County Joint Union Highstarts $58,160
- Lagunita Elementarystarts $52,500
- Mission Union Elementarystarts $57,931
- Pacific Grove Unifiedstarts $69,029
- Salinas Union Highstarts $61,054
- San Ardo Union Elementarystarts $47,678
- Santa Rita Union Elementarystarts $50,044
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