Annual salary
$69,430
California · salary schedule · 2025-26
Porterville Unified salary schedule, 2025-26
Certificated salary schedule (2025-26). The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a group and step/years to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Porterville Unified's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $69,430 (Group A, step/years 1) and tops out at $135,426 (Group IV, step/years 25), per Porterville Unified School District (effective ).
- The schedule is built on 185 work days, which makes the starting cell about $375.30 per day.
- The grid has 5 group columns and 17 step/years rows; the highest cell is reached at step/years 25.
- Porterville Unified enrolled 13,963 students in 2023-24, the 101st-largest district in California by NCES enrollment.
Certificated salary schedule (2025-26)
| Step/Years \ Group | Group A | Group I | Group II | Group III | Group IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $69,430 | $72,902 | $76,547 | $80,374 | $84,393 |
| 2 | $71,513 | $75,089 | $78,843 | $82,786 | $86,925 |
| 3 | $73,659 | $77,342 | $81,209 | $85,269 | $89,533 |
| 4 | $75,868 | $79,662 | $83,645 | $87,827 | $92,219 |
| 5 | $78,145 | $82,052 | $86,154 | $90,462 | $94,985 |
| 6 | $80,489 | $84,513 | $88,739 | $93,176 | $97,835 |
| 7 | $82,907 | $87,049 | $91,401 | $95,971 | $100,770 |
| 8 | $85,391 | $89,660 | $94,143 | $98,850 | $103,793 |
| 9 | $87,952 | $92,350 | $96,967 | $101,816 | $106,907 |
| 10 | $90,591 | $95,120 | $99,876 | $104,870 | $110,114 |
| 11 | $97,974 | $102,873 | $108,016 | $113,417 | |
| 12 | $100,913 | $105,959 | $111,257 | $116,820 | |
| 13 | $109,138 | $114,595 | $120,324 | ||
| 14 | $118,032 | $123,934 | |||
| 15 | $121,573 | $127,652 | |||
| 20 | $125,221 | $131,482 | |||
| 25 | $128,977 | $135,426 |
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Per month (12)
$5,785.83
Per work day
$375.30 / 185 days
Next 5 steps in this group
| Step/Years | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $71,513 | +$2,083 |
| 3 | $73,659 | +$4,229 |
| 4 | $75,868 | +$6,438 |
| 5 | $78,145 | +$8,715 |
| 6 | $80,489 | +$11,059 |
Worked example as rendered: Group A, step/years 1 = $69,430 a year, $5,785.83 a month spread over 12 months, $375.30 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.
Appendix C of the PEA-PUSD Agreement 2024-2026, 'Certificated Salary Schedule 2025-2026', effective July 1, 2025, reflecting a 3.00% COLA.
185 work days (extended instructional minutes / collaboration PD Wednesday).
Group A = BA plus clear or preliminary credential; Group I = BA+30; Group II = BA+45 or BA+40 with MA; Group III = BA+60 or BA+50 with MA; Group IV = BA+70 or BA+55 with MA.
Group A returning employees are eligible for a $1,200 annual bonus paid in September (not included in the grid).
Steps jump from 15 to 20 and 25 (longevity steps) as printed.
Separate schedules for counselors/resource coordinators (195 days) and HS athletic director are not included.
- Soft spot: The agreement term ends 2025-26; no 2026-27 certificated schedule was found on the district's contract page as of 2026-09-27.
- Soft spot: Lane structure differs from the earlier CDE J-90 record (which carried an Intern/Emergency column); this record follows the district's own document.
How this schedule moves
On the Group A column a teacher moves from $69,430 at step/years 1 to $90,591 at step/years 10: 9 step/years increases worth $2,351 each on average, 30% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $2,639, between step/years 9 and step/years 10.
The highest-paid column, Group IV, starts at $84,393 and tops out at $135,426, 49% above the top of the Group A column.
Among the 825 California district schedules indexed here, Porterville Unified's starting pay ranks 113th and its top cell ranks 156th; 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 96th percentile and the top cell at the 93rd percentile.
Column by column
| Group | First step/years | Top | Step/Years moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group A | $69,430 | $90,591 | 9 | 30% |
| Group I | $72,902 | $100,913 | 11 | 38% |
| Group II | $76,547 | $109,138 | 12 | 43% |
| Group III | $80,374 | $128,977 | 16 | 60% |
| Group IV | $84,393 | $135,426 | 16 | 60% |
Against California districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porterville Unified | 13,963 | 2025-26 | $69,430 | – | $135,426 |
| Pasadena Unified | 13,978 | 2024-25 | $57,464 | – | $127,842 |
| Ceres Unified | 13,868 | 2024-25 | $69,779 | – | $139,451 |
| Tracy Joint Unified | 13,846 | 2024-25 | $64,685 | – | $125,350 |
| Lancaster Elementary | 13,832 | 2024-25 | $58,890 | – | $129,672 |
| Huntington Beach Union High | 14,104 | 2024-25 | $68,649 | – | $145,704 |
Starting pay is the first step/years of the bachelor's column where the schedule has one, otherwise the lowest first-step/years cell. Enrollment is NCES 2023-24. Years differ where districts publish on different cycles.
Questions people ask
What is the starting salary on the Porterville Unified schedule?
$69,430 at step/years 1 on Group A, per the 2025-26 schedule (Porterville Unified School District).
What is the top of the Porterville Unified salary schedule?
$135,426, at step/years 25 on Group IV (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 Porterville Unified salary schedule?
On the Group A column the top figure, $90,591, is reached at step/years 10, 9 step/years increases after step/years 1 (2025-26 schedule).
Other California districts with schedules
- Pasadena Unifiedstarts $57,464
- Ceres Unifiedstarts $69,779
- Tracy Joint Unifiedstarts $64,685
- Lancaster Elementarystarts $58,890
- Huntington Beach Union Highstarts $68,649
- Walnut Valley Unifiedstarts $65,155
- Modesto City Elementarystarts $73,091
- Apple Valley Unifiedstarts $60,367
- Escondido Unionstarts $51,443
- Pleasanton Unifiedstarts $76,813
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