Annual salary
$60,275
California · salary schedule · 2025-26
Panama-Buena Vista Union salary schedule, 2025-26
Certificated general education teacher 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.
- Panama-Buena Vista Union's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $60,275 (COLUMN I (B.A.), step 1) and tops out at $122,041 (COLUMN VII (BA +75), step 25), per Panama-Buena Vista Union School District (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (COLUMN I (B.A.)) starts at $60,275 and reaches $68,713 at the top of that column.
- The schedule is built on 183 work days, which makes the starting cell about $329.37 per day.
- The grid has 7 column columns and 25 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 25.
- Panama-Buena Vista Union enrolled 19,369 students in 2023-24, the 63rd-largest district in California by NCES enrollment.
Certificated general education teacher salary schedule (2025-26)
Official sourceDocumentPanama-Buena Vista Union School DistrictSchool year2025-26EffectiveWork days183
| Step \ Column | COLUMN I (B.A.) | COLUMN II (B.A. + 12) | COLUMN III (B.A. + 24) | COLUMN IV (B.A. + 36) | COLUMN V (B.A. + 48) | COLUMN VI (B.A. + 60) | COLUMN VII (BA +75) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $60,275 | $62,283 | $64,358 | $66,499 | $68,715 | $71,003 | $73,367 |
| 2 | $62,387 | $64,463 | $66,611 | $68,827 | $71,120 | $73,488 | $75,936 |
| 3 | $64,495 | $66,642 | $68,863 | $71,156 | $73,525 | $75,973 | $78,503 |
| 4 | $66,605 | $68,822 | $71,113 | $73,480 | $75,929 | $78,457 | $81,070 |
| 5 | $68,713 | $71,002 | $73,366 | $75,809 | $78,333 | $80,942 | $83,636 |
| 6 | $68,713 | $72,954 | $75,382 | $77,891 | $80,485 | $83,164 | $85,934 |
| 7 | $68,713 | $74,905 | $77,400 | $79,979 | $82,642 | $85,392 | $88,235 |
| 8 | $68,713 | $76,857 | $79,414 | $82,059 | $84,793 | $87,616 | $90,534 |
| 9 | $68,713 | $78,809 | $81,433 | $84,143 | $86,947 | $89,841 | $92,832 |
| 10 | $68,713 | $78,809 | $83,384 | $86,160 | $89,029 | $91,993 | $95,057 |
| 11 | $68,713 | $78,809 | $85,715 | $88,570 | $91,518 | $94,565 | $97,715 |
| 12 | $68,713 | $78,809 | $85,715 | $90,899 | $93,925 | $97,053 | $100,286 |
| 13 | $68,713 | $78,809 | $85,715 | $90,899 | $96,256 | $99,382 | $102,693 |
| 14 | $68,713 | $78,809 | $85,715 | $90,899 | $96,256 | $101,714 | $105,101 |
| 15 | $68,713 | $78,809 | $85,715 | $90,899 | $96,256 | $104,043 | $107,506 |
| 16 | $68,713 | $78,809 | $85,715 | $90,899 | $96,256 | $106,372 | $109,914 |
| 17 | $68,713 | $78,809 | $85,715 | $90,899 | $96,256 | $108,700 | $112,322 |
| 18 | $68,713 | $78,809 | $85,715 | $90,899 | $96,256 | $111,032 | $114,728 |
| 19 | $68,713 | $78,809 | $85,715 | $90,899 | $96,256 | $112,038 | $115,769 |
| 20 | $68,713 | $78,809 | $85,715 | $90,899 | $96,256 | $113,045 | $116,809 |
| 21 | $68,713 | $78,809 | $85,715 | $90,899 | $96,256 | $114,054 | $117,849 |
| 22 | $68,713 | $78,809 | $85,715 | $90,899 | $96,256 | $115,060 | $118,893 |
| 23 | $68,713 | $78,809 | $85,715 | $90,899 | $96,256 | $116,067 | $119,934 |
| 24 | $68,713 | $78,809 | $85,715 | $90,899 | $96,256 | $117,082 | $120,983 |
| 25 | $68,713 | $78,809 | $85,715 | $90,899 | $96,256 | $118,105 | $122,041 |
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Per month (12)
$5,022.92
Per work day
$329.37 / 183 days
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $62,387 | +$2,112 |
| 3 | $64,495 | +$4,220 |
| 4 | $66,605 | +$6,330 |
| 5 | $68,713 | +$8,438 |
| 6 | $68,713 | +$8,438 |
Worked example as rendered: COLUMN I (B.A.), step 1 = $60,275 a year, $5,022.92 a month spread over 12 months, $329.37 per work day on a 183-day year. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Certificated General Education Teacher Annual Salary Schedule 2025-26 (grades TH01-TH07), Appendix of the PBVTA/CTA/NEA 2024-2027 collective bargaining agreement, revised April 16, 2026.
Applies to classroom, alternative education, dual language immersion, GATE, intervention and music teachers. Separate Special Education Teacher and Academic Coach schedules exist in the same agreement and were not taken.
Article: effective July 1, 2025 the 2025-26 certificated schedules reflect a 2.5% increase on base salary.
Extra annual compensation printed under the schedule: $1,500 for a Master's degree, $2,500 for a Doctorate (not included in the grid).
No separate teacher longevity rows: the schedule runs to step 25 and the agreement's Career Longevity Pay applies to nurses, speech pathologists and psychologists, not teachers.
Columns I through V reach their maximum before step 25; repeated values in later steps are printed as such in the document, not filled in.
- Soft spot: No 2026-27 teacher schedule published yet; the agreement reopens Article 11 (salary) for 2026-27.
How this schedule moves
On the COLUMN I (B.A.) column a teacher moves from $60,275 at step 1 to $68,713 at step 5: 4 step increases worth $2,110 each on average, 14% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $2,112, between step 1 and step 2.
20 of the 24 step moves on that column carry no increase: the schedule prints the same figure for consecutive steps.
The highest-paid column, COLUMN VII (BA +75), starts at $73,367 and tops out at $122,041, 78% above the top of the COLUMN I (B.A.) column.
Among the 825 California district schedules indexed here, Panama-Buena Vista Union's starting pay ranks 386th and its top cell ranks 379th; 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 79th percentile and the top cell at the 85th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COLUMN I (B.A.) | $60,275 | $68,713 | 4 | 14% |
| COLUMN II (B.A. + 12) | $62,283 | $78,809 | 8 | 27% |
| COLUMN III (B.A. + 24) | $64,358 | $85,715 | 10 | 33% |
| COLUMN IV (B.A. + 36) | $66,499 | $90,899 | 11 | 37% |
| COLUMN V (B.A. + 48) | $68,715 | $96,256 | 12 | 40% |
| COLUMN VI (B.A. + 60) | $71,003 | $118,105 | 24 | 66% |
| COLUMN VII (BA +75) | $73,367 | $122,041 | 24 | 66% |
Against California districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panama-Buena Vista Union | 19,369 | 2025-26 | $60,275 | – | $122,041 |
| San Marcos Unified | 19,374 | 2025-26 | $56,700 | – | $126,011 |
| Val Verde Unified | 19,361 | 2025-26 | $72,184 | – | $155,235 |
| Redlands Unified | 19,673 | 2025-26 | $64,599 | – | $135,595 |
| Colton Joint Unified | 18,912 | 2024-25 | $64,136 | – | $131,357 |
| Montebello Unified | 19,967 | 2024-25 | $60,726 | – | $137,243 |
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 Panama-Buena Vista Union?
$60,275 on the column COLUMN I (B.A.) at step 1 of the 2025-26 schedule (Panama-Buena Vista Union School District). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $60,275 (COLUMN I (B.A.)).
What is the top of the Panama-Buena Vista Union salary schedule?
$122,041, at step 25 on COLUMN VII (BA +75) (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 Panama-Buena Vista Union salary schedule?
On the COLUMN I (B.A.) column the top figure, $68,713, is reached at step 5, 4 step increases after step 1 (2025-26 schedule).
Other California districts with schedules
- San Marcos Unifiedstarts $56,700
- Val Verde Unifiedstarts $72,184
- Redlands Unifiedstarts $64,599
- Colton Joint Unifiedstarts $64,136
- Montebello Unifiedstarts $60,726
- Madera Unifiedstarts $52,709
- Vista Unifiedstarts $60,054
- Fairfield-Suisun Unifiedstarts $64,302
- Palm Springs Unifiedstarts $68,282
- East Side Union Highstarts $73,813
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