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Morgan Hill Unified salary schedule, 2025-26
Certificated basic 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.
- Morgan Hill Unified's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $73,148 (Column I AB + up to 44 sem units, step 1) and tops out at $137,009 (Column III AB + 60 or more sem units, step 30+), per Morgan Hill Unified School District (effective ).
- The schedule is built on 185 work days, which makes the starting cell about $395.39 per day.
- The grid has 3 column columns and 16 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 30+.
- Morgan Hill Unified enrolled 7,963 students in 2023-24, the 190th-largest district in California by NCES enrollment.
Certificated basic salary schedule (2025-26)
| Step \ Column | Column I AB + up to 44 sem units | Column II AB + 45-59 sem units | Column III AB + 60 or more sem units |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $73,148 | $76,074 | $79,118 |
| 2 | $73,148 | $76,074 | $79,118 |
| 3 | $76,074 | $79,118 | $82,281 |
| 4 | $79,118 | $82,281 | $85,574 |
| 5 | $82,281 | $85,574 | $88,996 |
| 6 | $85,574 | $88,996 | $92,555 |
| 7 | $88,996 | $92,555 | $96,258 |
| 8 | $92,555 | $96,258 | $100,109 |
| 9 | $96,258 | $100,109 | $104,115 |
| 10 | $104,115 | $108,278 | |
| 11 | $104,115 | $112,609 | |
| 12-14 | $108,278 | $117,115 | |
| 15-19 | $112,609 | $121,800 | |
| 20-24 | $117,115 | $126,672 | |
| 25-29 | $121,800 | $131,738 | |
| 30+ | $137,009 |
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $73,148 | +$0 |
| 3 | $76,074 | +$2,926 |
| 4 | $79,118 | +$5,970 |
| 5 | $82,281 | +$9,133 |
| 6 | $85,574 | +$12,426 |
Worked example as rendered: Column I AB + up to 44 sem units, step 1 = $73,148 a year, $6,095.67 a month spread over 12 months, $395.39 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.
Addendum I to the MHFT 2024-2027 contract; effective July 1, 2025, 0.5% schedule increase.
MA and doctoral degree: $1,500 additional each; BCLAD and Special Education credential: $1,500 additional (not included).
185 calendar days.
- Soft spot: Scanned document, transcribed from the page image and cross-checked with tesseract psm 4 and against 2024-25 J-90 values x 1.005.
- Soft spot: Document marked 'Adopted: Tentatively 9/4/2025'; no 2026-27 schedule posted as of 2026-09-27.
How this schedule moves
On the Column I AB + up to 44 sem units column a teacher moves from $73,148 at step 1 to $96,258 at step 9: 8 step increases worth $2,889 each on average, 32% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $3,703, between step 8 and step 9.
1 of the 8 step moves on that column carry no increase: the schedule prints the same figure for consecutive steps.
The highest-paid column, Column III AB + 60 or more sem units, starts at $79,118 and tops out at $137,009, 42% above the top of the Column I AB + up to 44 sem units column.
Among the 825 California district schedules indexed here, Morgan Hill Unified's starting pay ranks 55th and its top cell ranks 134th; 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 98th percentile and the top cell at the 94th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Column I AB + up to 44 sem units | $73,148 | $96,258 | 8 | 32% |
| Column II AB + 45-59 sem units | $76,074 | $121,800 | 14 | 60% |
| Column III AB + 60 or more sem units | $79,118 | $137,009 | 15 | 73% |
Against California districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Hill Unified | 7,963 | 2025-26 | $73,148 | – | $137,009 |
| Snowline Joint Unified | 7,967 | 2024-25 | $63,633 | – | $138,567 |
| Westminster | 7,950 | 2024-25 | $54,278 | – | $137,806 |
| Western Placer Unified | 7,913 | 2024-25 | $46,308 | – | $114,443 |
| Sylvan Union Elementary | 8,013 | 2024-25 | $65,736 | – | $126,542 |
| San Lorenzo Unified | 8,123 | 2026-27 | $72,474.41 | – | $142,983.07 |
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 Morgan Hill Unified schedule?
$73,148 at step 1 on Column I AB + up to 44 sem units, per the 2025-26 schedule (Morgan Hill Unified School District).
What is the top of the Morgan Hill Unified salary schedule?
$137,009, at step 30+ on Column III AB + 60 or more sem units (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 Morgan Hill Unified salary schedule?
On the Column I AB + up to 44 sem units column the top figure, $96,258, is reached at step 9, 8 step increases after step 1 (2025-26 schedule).
Other California districts with schedules
- Snowline Joint Unifiedstarts $63,633
- Westminsterstarts $54,278
- Western Placer Unifiedstarts $46,308
- Sylvan Union Elementarystarts $59,615
- San Lorenzo Unifiedstarts $72,474.41
- West Covina Unifiedstarts $59,724
- Calexico Unifiedstarts $70,184
- South San Francisco Unifiedstarts $67,889
- East Whittier City Elementarystarts $60,322
- Lammersville Joint Unifiedstarts $64,999
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