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Ripon Unified 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.
- Ripon Unified's 2024-25 salary schedule starts at $56,000 (INTERN/ EMERG, step 1) and tops out at $110,709 (BA+72, step 21), per California Department of Education, Form J-90 (2024-25) (effective ).
- The schedule is built on 185 work days, which makes the starting cell about $302.70 per day.
- The grid has 6 column columns and 21 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 21.
- Ripon Unified enrolled 3,348 students in 2023-24, the 340th-largest district in California by NCES enrollment.
Certificated salary schedule (Form J-90, 2024-25)
| Step \ Column | INTERN/ EMERG | BA+24 | BA+36 | BA+48 | BA+60 | BA+72 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $56,000 | $58,283 | $60,323 | $63,038 | $66,505 | $70,827 |
| 2 | $56,000 | $59,594 | $61,680 | $64,456 | $68,001 | $72,421 |
| 3 | $60,935 | $63,068 | $65,906 | $69,531 | $74,051 | |
| 4 | $62,306 | $64,487 | $67,389 | $71,095 | $75,717 | |
| 5 | $63,708 | $65,938 | $68,905 | $72,695 | $77,420 | |
| 6 | $65,142 | $67,422 | $70,456 | $74,331 | $79,162 | |
| 7 | $66,607 | $68,939 | $72,041 | $76,003 | $80,944 | |
| 8 | $68,106 | $70,490 | $73,662 | $77,713 | $82,765 | |
| 9 | $69,639 | $72,076 | $75,319 | $79,462 | $84,627 | |
| 10 | $71,205 | $73,698 | $77,014 | $81,250 | $86,531 | |
| 11 | $72,808 | $75,356 | $78,747 | $83,078 | $88,478 | |
| 12 | $76,675 | $80,125 | $84,532 | $90,026 | ||
| 13 | $78,016 | $81,527 | $86,011 | $91,602 | ||
| 14 | $79,382 | $82,954 | $87,516 | $93,205 | ||
| 15 | $80,771 | $84,406 | $89,048 | $94,836 | ||
| 16 | $82,184 | $85,883 | $90,606 | $96,496 | ||
| 17 | $83,623 | $87,386 | $92,192 | $98,184 | ||
| 18 | $85,086 | $88,915 | $93,805 | $99,903 | ||
| 19 | $90,471 | $95,447 | $101,651 | |||
| 20 | $97,117 | $105,209 | ||||
| 21 | $110,709 |
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $56,000 | +$0 |
Worked example as rendered: INTERN/ EMERG, step 1 = $56,000 a year, $4,666.67 a month spread over 12 months, $302.70 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
The highest-paid column, BA+72, starts at $70,827 and tops out at $110,709, 98% above the top of the INTERN/ EMERG column.
Among the 825 California district schedules indexed here, Ripon Unified's starting pay ranks 560th and its top cell ranks 574th; 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 66th percentile and the top cell at the 75th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INTERN/ EMERG | $56,000 | $56,000 | 0 | 0% |
| BA+24 | $58,283 | $72,808 | 10 | 25% |
| BA+36 | $60,323 | $85,086 | 17 | 41% |
| BA+48 | $63,038 | $90,471 | 18 | 44% |
| BA+60 | $66,505 | $97,117 | 19 | 46% |
| BA+72 | $70,827 | $110,709 | 20 | 56% |
Against California districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ripon Unified | 3,348 | 2024-25 | $56,000 | – | $110,709 |
| Los Altos Elementary | 3,361 | 2024-25 | $77,738 | – | $143,343 |
| Greenfield Union Elementary | 3,332 | 2024-25 | $58,902 | – | $142,925 |
| Cypress Elementary | 3,319 | 2024-25 | $58,834 | – | $128,516 |
| Eureka Union | 3,315 | 2024-25 | $51,864 | – | $114,803 |
| Galt Joint Union Elementary | 3,382 | 2024-25 | $54,645 | – | $119,210 |
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 Ripon Unified schedule?
$56,000 at step 1 on INTERN/ EMERG, per the 2024-25 schedule (California Department of Education, Form J-90 (2024-25)).
What is the top of the Ripon Unified salary schedule?
$110,709, at step 21 on BA+72 (2024-25). That is the highest published cell before any stipend, longevity or supplement not printed on the grid.
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