Annual salary
$74,796
California · salary schedule · 2026-27
Riverside Unified salary schedule, 2026-27
Teacher annual salary schedule (2026-27). 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.
- Riverside Unified's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $74,796 (A: BA to 44, step 1) and tops out at $144,274 (D: MA+30 or BA+75 inc. MA, step 28), per Riverside Unified School District (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (A: BA to 44) starts at $74,796 and reaches $99,458 at the top of that column.
- The schedule is built on 186 work days, which makes the starting cell about $402.13 per day.
- The grid has 4 column columns and 28 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 28.
- Riverside Unified enrolled 38,855 students in 2023-24, the 12th-largest district in California by NCES enrollment.
Teacher annual salary schedule (2026-27)
| Step \ Column | A: BA to 44 | B: MA or BA+45-59 | C: MA+15 or BA+60 | D: MA+30 or BA+75 inc. MA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $74,796 | $75,432 | $79,201 | $83,163 |
| 2 | $75,931 | $78,259 | $82,176 | $86,279 |
| 3 | $77,262 | $81,195 | $85,256 | $89,519 |
| 4 | $79,852 | $84,240 | $88,455 | $92,873 |
| 5 | $82,845 | $87,398 | $91,771 | $96,358 |
| 6 | $85,947 | $90,679 | $95,209 | $99,971 |
| 7 | $89,173 | $94,077 | $98,779 | $103,723 |
| 8 | $92,518 | $97,605 | $102,485 | $107,609 |
| 9 | $92,518 | $101,267 | $106,333 | $111,644 |
| 10 | $92,518 | $105,065 | $110,315 | $115,833 |
| 11 | $92,518 | $109,001 | $114,455 | $120,176 |
| 12 | $92,518 | $113,090 | $118,745 | $124,682 |
| 13 | $92,518 | $113,090 | $123,200 | $129,358 |
| 14 | $92,518 | $113,090 | $127,818 | $134,208 |
| 15 | $92,518 | $113,090 | $127,818 | $134,208 |
| 16 | $92,518 | $113,090 | $127,818 | $134,208 |
| 17 | $92,518 | $113,090 | $127,818 | $134,208 |
| 18 | $92,518 | $113,090 | $127,818 | $134,208 |
| 19 | $92,518 | $113,090 | $127,818 | $134,208 |
| 20 | $94,832 | $115,917 | $131,012 | $137,562 |
| 21 | $94,832 | $115,917 | $131,012 | $137,562 |
| 22 | $94,832 | $115,917 | $131,012 | $137,562 |
| 23 | $94,832 | $115,917 | $131,012 | $137,562 |
| 24 | $97,145 | $118,745 | $134,208 | $140,920 |
| 25 | $97,145 | $118,745 | $134,208 | $140,920 |
| 26 | $97,145 | $118,745 | $134,208 | $140,920 |
| 27 | $97,145 | $118,745 | $134,208 | $140,920 |
| 28 | $99,458 | $121,572 | $137,403 | $144,274 |
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Per month (12)
$6,233.00
Per work day
$402.13 / 186 days
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $75,931 | +$1,135 |
| 3 | $77,262 | +$2,466 |
| 4 | $79,852 | +$5,056 |
| 5 | $82,845 | +$8,049 |
| 6 | $85,947 | +$11,151 |
Worked example as rendered: A: BA to 44, step 1 = $74,796 a year, $6,233.00 a month spread over 12 months, $402.13 per work day on a 186-day year. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Teacher Annual Salary Schedule-002, effective July 1, 2026, board approved 6/25/2026; work year 186 days, 8-hour work day.
Steps 20, 24 and 28 (starred in the document) are anniversary increments based on Step 14, granted at 20, 24 and 28 years of RUSD service; the grid is published through step 28 and those longevity rows are included.
Excludes the $750 annual doctorate stipend.
Chosen as the standard teacher schedule; separate grandfathered (hired before 7/1/2007), per diem, preschool, adult education and specialist schedules exist on the same page.
- Soft spot: Document is a Google Drive file linked from the district salary-schedules page; column labels are condensed from two-line headers (letter plus unit range).
How this schedule moves
On the A: BA to 44 column a teacher moves from $74,796 at step 1 to $99,458 at step 28: 27 step increases worth $913 each on average, 33% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $3,345, between step 7 and step 8.
17 of the 27 step moves on that column carry no increase: the schedule prints the same figure for consecutive steps.
The highest-paid column, D: MA+30 or BA+75 inc. MA, starts at $83,163 and tops out at $144,274, 45% above the top of the A: BA to 44 column.
Among the 825 California district schedules indexed here, Riverside Unified's starting pay ranks 40th and its top cell ranks 67th; 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 96th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A: BA to 44 | $74,796 | $99,458 | 27 | 33% |
| B: MA or BA+45-59 | $75,432 | $121,572 | 27 | 61% |
| C: MA+15 or BA+60 | $79,201 | $137,403 | 27 | 73% |
| D: MA+30 or BA+75 inc. MA | $83,163 | $144,274 | 27 | 73% |
Against California districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside Unified | 38,855 | 2026-27 | $74,796 | – | $144,274 |
| San Juan Unified | 38,488 | 2025-26 | $60,000 | – | $126,000 |
| Sacramento City Unified | 38,268 | 2024-25 | $61,429 | – | $132,487 |
| Santa Ana Unified | 38,031 | 2026-27 | $72,692 | $74,695 | $142,258 |
| Garden Grove Unified | 37,763 | 2024-25 | $72,504 | – | $141,634 |
| Irvine Unified | 37,731 | 2024-25 | $59,726 | – | $137,884 |
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 Riverside Unified?
$74,796 on the column A: BA to 44 at step 1 of the 2026-27 schedule (Riverside Unified School District). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $74,796 (A: BA to 44).
What is the top of the Riverside Unified salary schedule?
$144,274, at step 28 on D: MA+30 or BA+75 inc. MA (2026-27). 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 Riverside Unified salary schedule?
On the A: BA to 44 column the top figure, $99,458, is reached at step 28, 27 step increases after step 1 (2026-27 schedule).
Other California districts with schedules
- San Juan Unifiedstarts $60,000
- Sacramento City Unifiedstarts $61,429
- Santa Ana Unifiedstarts $72,692
- Garden Grove Unifiedstarts $72,504
- Irvine Unifiedstarts $59,726
- Capistrano Unifiedstarts $66,197
- Sweetwater Union Highstarts $58,029
- Poway Unifiedstarts $58,959
- Kern Highstarts $64,147
- Stockton Unifiedstarts $62,306
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