Annual salary
$72,051
California · salary schedule · 2025-26
San Jose Unified salary schedule, 2025-26
Certificated salary schedule B-1, SJTA teacher/counselor (2025-26). The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a schedule and step to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- San Jose Unified's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $72,051 (Teacher / Counselor, step 1) and tops out at $138,338 (Teacher / Counselor, step 35), per San Jose Unified School District (effective ).
- The schedule is built on 183 work days, which makes the starting cell about $393.72 per day.
- The grid has 1 schedule columns and 35 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 35.
- San Jose Unified enrolled 25,059 students in 2023-24, the 35th-largest district in California by NCES enrollment.
Certificated salary schedule B-1, SJTA teacher/counselor (2025-26)
| Step \ Schedule | Teacher / Counselor |
|---|---|
| 1 | $72,051 |
| 2 | $75,602 |
| 3 | $79,153 |
| 4 | $82,704 |
| 5 | $86,255 |
| 6 | $89,806 |
| 7 | $93,358 |
| 8 | $96,909 |
| 9 | $100,460 |
| 10 | $104,011 |
| 11 | $107,562 |
| 12 | $111,113 |
| 13 | $112,297 |
| 14 | $113,480 |
| 15 | $114,664 |
| 16 | $115,848 |
| 17 | $117,031 |
| 18 | $118,215 |
| 19 | $119,399 |
| 20 | $120,582 |
| 21 | $121,766 |
| 22 | $122,950 |
| 23 | $124,134 |
| 24 | $125,317 |
| 25 | $126,501 |
| 26 | $127,685 |
| 27 | $128,868 |
| 28 | $130,052 |
| 29 | $131,236 |
| 30 | $132,419 |
| 31 | $133,603 |
| 32 | $134,787 |
| 33 | $135,971 |
| 34 | $137,154 |
| 35 | $138,338 |
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Per month (12)
$6,004.25
Per work day
$393.72 / 183 days
Next 5 steps in this schedule
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $75,602 | +$3,551 |
| 3 | $79,153 | +$7,102 |
| 4 | $82,704 | +$10,653 |
| 5 | $86,255 | +$14,204 |
| 6 | $89,806 | +$17,755 |
Worked example as rendered: Teacher / Counselor, step 1 = $72,051 a year, $6,004.25 a month spread over 12 months, $393.72 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.
Schedule B-1 (SJTA), 183 days, effective August 1, 2025. A single-column step schedule: there are no education lanes.
Supplemental stipends of $3,000 each (max one per category) for a Master's degree, Doctorate, National Board Certification, bilingual (screening required) and special education are paid on top and are not in the grid.
The document also lists daily and hourly rates for each step; psychologists, SLPs, nurses and librarians are on a separate schedule B-2.
- Soft spot: This is the newest schedule the district posts (checked 2026-09-27); no 2026-27 SJTA schedule was published yet.
How this schedule moves
On the Teacher / Counselor column a teacher moves from $72,051 at step 1 to $138,338 at step 35: 34 step increases worth $1,950 each on average, 92% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $3,552, between step 6 and step 7.
Among the 825 California district schedules indexed here, San Jose Unified's starting pay ranks 67th and its top cell ranks 112th; 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 98th percentile and the top cell at the 95th percentile.
Against California districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose Unified | 25,059 | 2025-26 | $72,051 | – | $138,338 |
| Glendale Unified | 25,049 | 2024-25 | $56,417 | – | $120,290 |
| Manteca Unified | 25,000 | 2024-25 | $65,521 | – | $125,430 |
| Chino Valley Unified | 25,513 | 2026-27 | $64,995 | – | $136,092 |
| West Contra Costa Unified | 25,575 | 2026-27 | $63,346.40 | – | $129,125.49 |
| Twin Rivers Unified | 24,386 | 2026-27 | $68,500 | – | $133,534 |
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 San Jose Unified schedule?
$72,051 at step 1 on Teacher / Counselor, per the 2025-26 schedule (San Jose Unified School District).
What is the top of the San Jose Unified salary schedule?
$138,338, at step 35 on Teacher / Counselor (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 San Jose Unified salary schedule?
On the Teacher / Counselor column the top figure, $138,338, is reached at step 35, 34 step increases after step 1 (2025-26 schedule).
Other California districts with schedules
- Glendale Unifiedstarts $56,417
- Manteca Unifiedstarts $65,521
- Chino Valley Unifiedstarts $64,995
- West Contra Costa Unifiedstarts $63,346.40
- Twin Rivers Unifiedstarts $68,500
- Orange Unifiedstarts $65,014
- Desert Sands Unifiedstarts $67,527
- Temecula Valley Unifiedstarts $64,119
- Rialto Unifiedstarts $66,458
- Hesperia Unifiedstarts $70,013
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