California · salary schedule · 2026-27
San Lorenzo Unified salary schedule, 2026-27
Certificated salary schedule, SLEA Exhibit A (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.
- San Lorenzo Unified's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $72,474.41 (A: Bachelor's < 45, step 1) and tops out at $142,983.07 (E: Bachelor's + 90, step 23), per San Lorenzo Unified School District (effective ).
- The schedule is built on 186 work days, which makes the starting cell about $389.65 per day.
- The grid has 5 column columns and 23 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 23.
- San Lorenzo Unified enrolled 8,123 students in 2023-24, the 187th-largest district in California by NCES enrollment.
Certificated salary schedule, SLEA Exhibit A (2026-27)
| Step \ Column | A: Bachelor's < 45 | B: Bachelor's + 45 | C: Bachelor's + 60 | D: Bachelor's + 75 | E: Bachelor's + 90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $72,474.41 | $73,419.99 | $74,361.58 | $76,857.40 | $79,438.44 |
| 2 | $73,419.99 | $74,574.67 | $77,063.83 | $79,651.53 | $82,325.80 |
| 3 | $74,361.58 | $77,599.21 | $80,190.91 | $82,883.83 | $85,665.98 |
| 4 | $75,305.84 | $80,714.32 | $83,428.54 | $86,229.34 | $89,124.69 |
| 5 | $76,757.51 | $84,021.20 | $86,840.64 | $89,757.30 | $92,769.86 |
| 6 | $78,953.66 | $87,406.66 | $90,377.93 | $93,410.46 | $96,546.87 |
| 7 | $81,215.08 | $91,002.54 | $94,067.04 | $97,255.39 | $100,522.32 |
| 8 | $83,545.74 | $94,720.96 | $97,918.63 | $101,228.18 | $104,625.62 |
| 9 | $85,940.34 | $98,595.19 | $101,919.39 | $105,394.08 | $108,931.36 |
| 10 | $88,410.84 | $102,635.90 | $106,102.60 | $109,691.83 | $113,415.57 |
| 11 | $90,953.27 | $102,635.90 | $110,454.95 | $114,202.67 | $118,071.57 |
| 12 | $90,953.27 | $102,635.90 | $110,454.95 | $118,898.63 | $123,027.24 |
| 13 | $90,953.27 | $102,635.90 | $110,454.95 | $118,898.63 | $123,027.24 |
| 14 | $90,953.27 | $102,635.90 | $110,454.95 | $118,898.63 | $123,027.24 |
| 15 | $93,582.26 | $106,783.15 | $115,001.75 | $123,826.32 | $128,017.53 |
| 16 | $93,582.26 | $106,783.15 | $115,001.75 | $123,826.32 | $128,017.53 |
| 17 | $93,582.26 | $106,783.15 | $115,001.75 | $123,826.32 | $128,017.53 |
| 18 | $93,582.26 | $106,783.15 | $115,001.75 | $123,826.32 | $128,017.53 |
| 19 | $96,276.51 | $111,232.73 | $119,736.33 | $128,941.80 | $133,295.49 |
| 20 | $96,276.51 | $111,232.73 | $119,736.33 | $128,941.80 | $133,295.49 |
| 21 | $96,276.51 | $111,232.73 | $119,736.33 | $128,941.80 | $133,295.49 |
| 22 | $96,276.51 | $111,232.73 | $119,736.33 | $128,941.80 | $133,295.49 |
| 23 | $99,058.66 | $115,800.84 | $125,349.91 | $134,905.64 | $142,983.07 |
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $73,419.99 | +$945.58 |
| 3 | $74,361.58 | +$1,887.17 |
| 4 | $75,305.84 | +$2,831.43 |
| 5 | $76,757.51 | +$4,283.10 |
| 6 | $78,953.66 | +$6,479.25 |
Worked example as rendered: A: Bachelor's < 45, step 1 = $72,474.41 a year, $6,039.53 a month spread over 12 months, $389.65 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.
SLEA Salary Schedule (Exhibit A) 2026-2027, effective July 1, 2026.
Professional increment not included: Master's 2% of C-12 ($2,209.10) or Doctorate 5% of C-12 ($5,522.75), one only.
Speech-language pathologist, preschool and adult school schedules are separate.
- Soft spot: Step 9 carries a '**' marker in the document with no footnote found in the text layer.
- Soft spot: work_days 186 taken from the hourly-rate rule ('divide annual rate by 186'), not an explicit work-year statement for teachers.
How this schedule moves
On the A: Bachelor's < 45 column a teacher moves from $72,474.41 at step 1 to $99,058.66 at step 23: 22 step increases worth $1,208 each on average, 37% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $2,782, between step 22 and step 23.
9 of the 22 step moves on that column carry no increase: the schedule prints the same figure for consecutive steps.
The highest-paid column, E: Bachelor's + 90, starts at $79,438.44 and tops out at $142,983.07, 44% above the top of the A: Bachelor's < 45 column.
Among the 825 California district schedules indexed here, San Lorenzo Unified's starting pay ranks 62nd and its top cell ranks 74th; 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 96th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A: Bachelor's < 45 | $72,474.41 | $99,058.66 | 22 | 37% |
| B: Bachelor's + 45 | $73,419.99 | $115,800.84 | 22 | 58% |
| C: Bachelor's + 60 | $74,361.58 | $125,349.91 | 22 | 69% |
| D: Bachelor's + 75 | $76,857.40 | $134,905.64 | 22 | 76% |
| E: Bachelor's + 90 | $79,438.44 | $142,983.07 | 22 | 80% |
Against California districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Lorenzo Unified | 8,123 | 2026-27 | $72,474.41 | – | $142,983.07 |
| Calexico Unified | 8,146 | 2024-25 | $70,184 | – | $152,411 |
| Salinas City Elementary | 8,206 | 2025-26 | $60,664 | – | $121,358 |
| Sylvan Union Elementary | 8,013 | 2024-25 | $65,736 | – | $126,542 |
| Liberty Union High | 8,241 | 2024-25 | $65,355 | – | $127,270 |
| Snowline Joint Unified | 7,967 | 2024-25 | $63,633 | – | $138,567 |
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 Lorenzo Unified schedule?
$72,474.41 at step 1 on A: Bachelor's < 45, per the 2026-27 schedule (San Lorenzo Unified School District).
What is the top of the San Lorenzo Unified salary schedule?
$142,983.07, at step 23 on E: Bachelor's + 90 (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 San Lorenzo Unified salary schedule?
On the A: Bachelor's < 45 column the top figure, $99,058.66, is reached at step 23, 22 step increases after step 1 (2026-27 schedule).
Other California districts with schedules
- Calexico Unifiedstarts $70,184
- Salinas City Elementarystarts $60,664
- Sylvan Union Elementarystarts $59,615
- Liberty Union Highstarts $65,355
- Snowline Joint Unifiedstarts $63,633
- Morgan Hill Unifiedstarts $73,148
- Westminsterstarts $54,278
- Western Placer Unifiedstarts $46,308
- Davis Joint Unifiedstarts $56,837
- West Covina Unifiedstarts $59,724
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