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Orchard 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 days185
Step \ ColumnBA+30BA+42BA+54BA+66BA+78BA+90
1$75,918$79,448$83,037$86,598$90,156$93,719
2$75,918$79,448$83,037$86,598$90,156$93,719
3$75,918$79,448$83,037$86,598$90,156$93,719
4$80,378$83,943$87,506$91,060$94,620$98,178
5$83,397$88,407$91,989$95,551$99,108$102,670
6$89,308$92,865$96,429$99,990$103,549$107,109
7$93,358$97,334$100,891$104,453$108,011$111,568
8$98,235$101,765$105,352$108,914$112,476$116,033
9$102,698$106,258$109,816$113,378$116,933$120,496
10$107,161$110,722$114,281$117,835$121,396$124,956
11$112,070$115,721$119,367$123,012$126,663$130,311
12$116,980$120,721$124,456$128,190$131,929$135,666
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Annual salary
$75,918
Per month (12)
$6,326.50
Per work day
$410.37 / 185 days

Worked example as rendered: BA+30, step 1 = $75,918 a year, $6,326.50 a month spread over 12 months, $410.37 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.

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+30 column a teacher moves from $75,918 at step 1 to $116,980 at step 12: 11 step increases worth $3,733 each on average, 54% in total.

The largest single increase on that column is $5,911, between step 5 and step 6.

2 of the 11 step moves on that column carry no increase: the schedule prints the same figure for consecutive steps.

The highest-paid column, BA+90, starts at $93,719 and tops out at $135,666, 16% above the top of the BA+30 column.

Among the 825 California district schedules indexed here, Orchard Elementary's starting pay ranks 36th and its top cell ranks 151st; 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 99th percentile and the top cell at the 93rd percentile.

Column by column

ColumnFirst stepTopStep moves to topGrowth
BA+30$75,918$116,9801154%
BA+42$79,448$120,7211152%
BA+54$83,037$124,4561150%
BA+66$86,598$128,1901148%
BA+78$90,156$131,9291146%
BA+90$93,719$135,6661145%

Against California districts of similar size

DistrictStudentsYearStartingMaster's startTop cell
Orchard Elementary7602024-25$75,918–$135,666
Placer Hills Union Elementary7622024-25$56,774–$105,700
Terra Bella Union Elementary7542024-25$63,930–$131,289
Mark Twain Union Elementary7672024-25$52,507–$120,005
North County Joint Union Elementary7502024-25$67,056–$119,766
Washington Union Elementary7462024-25$56,284–$102,372

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 Orchard Elementary schedule?

$75,918 at step 1 on BA+30, per the 2024-25 schedule (California Department of Education, Form J-90 (2024-25)).

What is the top of the Orchard Elementary salary schedule?

$135,666, at step 12 on BA+90 (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 Orchard Elementary salary schedule?

On the BA+30 column the top figure, $116,980, is reached at step 12, 11 step increases after step 1 (2024-25 schedule).

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