Annual salary
$60,664
California · salary schedule · 2025-26
Salinas City Elementary salary schedule, 2025-26
Certificated salary schedule (2025-26). The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a class and step to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Salinas City Elementary's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $60,664 (I B.A., step 1) and tops out at $121,358 (VI M.A.+30 or B.A.+75, step 23), per Salinas City Elementary School District (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (I B.A.) starts at $60,664 and reaches $73,637 at the top of that column.
- The schedule is built on 185 work days, which makes the starting cell about $327.91 per day.
- The grid has 6 class columns and 23 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 23.
- Salinas City Elementary enrolled 8,206 students in 2023-24, the 185th-largest district in California by NCES enrollment.
Certificated salary schedule (2025-26)
Official sourceDocumentSalinas City Elementary School DistrictSchool year2025-26EffectiveWork days185
| Step \ Class | I B.A. | II B.A.+15 | III B.A.+30 | IV M.A. or B.A.+45 | V M.A.+15 or B.A.+60 | VI M.A.+30 or B.A.+75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $60,664 | $61,392 | $65,045 | $68,686 | $72,329 | $75,976 |
| 2 | $61,077 | $64,586 | $68,219 | $71,869 | $75,519 | $79,156 |
| 3 | $64,108 | $67,756 | $71,391 | $75,046 | $78,692 | $82,328 |
| 4 | $67,293 | $70,934 | $74,568 | $78,218 | $81,859 | $85,503 |
| 5 | $70,456 | $74,099 | $77,751 | $81,393 | $85,038 | $88,671 |
| 6 | $73,637 | $77,288 | $80,919 | $84,571 | $88,208 | $91,842 |
| 7 | $73,637 | $80,467 | $84,097 | $87,736 | $91,382 | $95,023 |
| 8 | $73,637 | $80,467 | $87,261 | $90,914 | $94,563 | $98,195 |
| 9 | $73,637 | $80,467 | $87,261 | $94,088 | $97,739 | $101,371 |
| 10 | $73,637 | $80,467 | $87,261 | $94,088 | $100,909 | $104,552 |
| 11 | $73,637 | $80,467 | $87,261 | $94,088 | $100,909 | $106,643 |
| 12 | $73,637 | $80,467 | $87,261 | $94,088 | $100,909 | $108,776 |
| 13 | $73,637 | $80,467 | $87,261 | $94,088 | $100,909 | $109,864 |
| 14 | $73,637 | $80,467 | $87,261 | $94,088 | $100,909 | $110,963 |
| 15 | $73,637 | $80,467 | $87,261 | $94,088 | $100,909 | $112,072 |
| 16 | $73,637 | $80,467 | $87,261 | $94,088 | $100,909 | $113,193 |
| 17 | $73,637 | $80,467 | $87,261 | $94,088 | $100,909 | $114,325 |
| 18 | $73,637 | $80,467 | $87,261 | $94,088 | $100,909 | $115,468 |
| 19 | $73,637 | $80,467 | $87,261 | $94,088 | $100,909 | $116,623 |
| 20 | $73,637 | $80,467 | $87,261 | $94,088 | $100,909 | $117,789 |
| 21 | $73,637 | $80,467 | $87,261 | $94,088 | $100,909 | $118,967 |
| 22 | $73,637 | $80,467 | $87,261 | $94,088 | $100,909 | $120,157 |
| 23 | $73,637 | $80,467 | $87,261 | $94,088 | $100,909 | $121,358 |
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Per month (12)
$5,055.33
Per work day
$327.91 / 185 days
Next 5 steps in this class
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $61,077 | +$413 |
| 3 | $64,108 | +$3,444 |
| 4 | $67,293 | +$6,629 |
| 5 | $70,456 | +$9,792 |
| 6 | $73,637 | +$12,973 |
Worked example as rendered: I B.A., step 1 = $60,664 a year, $5,055.33 a month spread over 12 months, $327.91 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.
2025-26 schedule reflects a 3.00% increase; divisor 185 days of service.
Units are semester hours.
- Soft spot: No 2026-27 schedule posted as of 2026-09-27; 2025-26 is the latest on the district HR page.
- Soft spot: Most cells equal the 2024-25 J-90 x 1.03; 5 cells differ where the old J-90 record was itself non-monotone (lane V above lane VI at steps 6-9, lane II step 6), so the J-90 record was likely mis-keyed.
How this schedule moves
On the I B.A. column a teacher moves from $60,664 at step 1 to $73,637 at step 6: 5 step increases worth $2,595 each on average, 21% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $3,185, between step 3 and step 4.
17 of the 22 step moves on that column carry no increase: the schedule prints the same figure for consecutive steps.
The highest-paid column, VI M.A.+30 or B.A.+75, starts at $75,976 and tops out at $121,358, 65% above the top of the I B.A. column.
Among the 825 California district schedules indexed here, Salinas City Elementary's starting pay ranks 374th and its top cell ranks 387th; 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 80th percentile and the top cell at the 85th percentile.
Column by column
| Class | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I B.A. | $60,664 | $73,637 | 5 | 21% |
| II B.A.+15 | $61,392 | $80,467 | 6 | 31% |
| III B.A.+30 | $65,045 | $87,261 | 7 | 34% |
| IV M.A. or B.A.+45 | $68,686 | $94,088 | 8 | 37% |
| V M.A.+15 or B.A.+60 | $72,329 | $100,909 | 9 | 40% |
| VI M.A.+30 or B.A.+75 | $75,976 | $121,358 | 22 | 60% |
Against California districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salinas City Elementary | 8,206 | 2025-26 | $60,664 | – | $121,358 |
| Liberty Union High | 8,241 | 2024-25 | $65,355 | – | $127,270 |
| Calexico Unified | 8,146 | 2024-25 | $70,184 | – | $152,411 |
| San Lorenzo Unified | 8,123 | 2026-27 | $72,474.41 | – | $142,983.07 |
| Davis Joint Unified | 8,361 | 2024-25 | $56,837 | – | $107,257 |
| Sylvan Union Elementary | 8,013 | 2024-25 | $65,736 | – | $126,542 |
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 Salinas City Elementary?
$60,664 on the class I B.A. at step 1 of the 2025-26 schedule (Salinas City Elementary School District). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $60,664 (I B.A.).
What is the top of the Salinas City Elementary salary schedule?
$121,358, at step 23 on VI M.A.+30 or B.A.+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 Salinas City Elementary salary schedule?
On the I B.A. column the top figure, $73,637, is reached at step 6, 5 step increases after step 1 (2025-26 schedule).
Other California districts with schedules
- Liberty Union Highstarts $65,355
- Calexico Unifiedstarts $70,184
- San Lorenzo Unifiedstarts $72,474.41
- Davis Joint Unifiedstarts $56,837
- Sylvan Union Elementarystarts $59,615
- Snowline Joint Unifiedstarts $63,633
- Morgan Hill Unifiedstarts $73,148
- Westminsterstarts $54,278
- Western Placer Unifiedstarts $46,308
- Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unifiedstarts $61,555
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