Annual salary
$56,700
California · salary schedule · 2025-26
San Marcos Unified salary schedule, 2025-26
Certificated salary schedule (2025-26). 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 Marcos Unified's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $56,700 (A (BA), step 1) and tops out at $126,011 (F (BA+75), step 27), per San Marcos Unified School District (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (A (BA)) starts at $56,700 and reaches $69,784 at the top of that column.
- The grid has 6 column columns and 27 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 27.
- San Marcos Unified enrolled 19,374 students in 2023-24, the 62nd-largest district in California by NCES enrollment.
Certificated salary schedule (2025-26)
| Step \ Column | A (BA) | B (BA+15) | C (BA+30) | D (BA+45) | E (BA+60) | F (BA+75) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $56,700 | $60,196 | $63,675 | $67,185 | $70,659 | $74,140 |
| 2 | $57,816 | $61,313 | $64,792 | $68,301 | $71,776 | $75,256 |
| 3 | $58,934 | $62,429 | $65,909 | $69,418 | $72,892 | $76,374 |
| 4 | $61,806 | $65,289 | $68,785 | $72,273 | $75,761 | $79,251 |
| 5 | $65,793 | $69,287 | $72,768 | $76,265 | $79,750 | $83,239 |
| 6 | $69,784 | $73,269 | $76,758 | $80,248 | $83,738 | $87,226 |
| 7 | $77,262 | $80,737 | $84,226 | $87,726 | $91,206 | |
| 8 | $84,741 | $88,217 | $91,707 | $95,194 | ||
| 9 | $92,209 | $95,701 | $99,184 | |||
| 10 | $99,681 | $103,165 | ||||
| 11 | $81,248 | $107,168 | ||||
| 12 | $88,721 | |||||
| 13 | $96,513 | |||||
| 14 | $104,278 | |||||
| 15 | $85,234 | $113,939 | ||||
| 16 | $92,712 | |||||
| 17 | $100,491 | |||||
| 18 | $108,266 | |||||
| 19 | $117,935 | |||||
| 20 | $96,703 | |||||
| 21 | $104,581 | |||||
| 22 | $112,357 | |||||
| 23 | $122,018 | |||||
| 24 | ||||||
| 25 | $108,573 | |||||
| 26 | $116,330 | |||||
| 27 | $126,011 |
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Per month (12)
$4,725.00
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $57,816 | +$1,116 |
| 3 | $58,934 | +$2,234 |
| 4 | $61,806 | +$5,106 |
| 5 | $65,793 | +$9,093 |
| 6 | $69,784 | +$13,084 |
Worked example as rendered: A (BA), step 1 = $56,700 a year, $4,725.00 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Certificated Salary Schedule effective July 1, 2025, board approved 3/13/2025.
Blank cells are as published: a column's salary changes only at the steps printed, so an employee holds the last printed value in their column until the next printed step.
Masters bonus $2,539, Doctorate bonus $1,272, maximum $3,811 (not in the grid).
New employees get up to ten years of prior-experience credit, maximum entry placement step 11.
- Soft spot: The district's certificated personnel page links this file as the '2026/2027 Certificated Salary Schedule', but the document itself is headed Effective July 1, 2025; recorded as 2025-26 per the document. The district's companion '+15%' schedule is headed Effective July 1, 2026 and is exactly 1.15x this grid, so this is the base schedule in force for 2026-27 as well.
- Soft spot: work_days not stated in the document.
How this schedule moves
On the A (BA) column a teacher moves from $56,700 at step 1 to $69,784 at step 6: 5 step increases worth $2,617 each on average, 23% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $3,991, between step 5 and step 6.
The highest-paid column, F (BA+75), starts at $74,140 and tops out at $126,011, 81% above the top of the A (BA) column.
Among the 825 California district schedules indexed here, San Marcos Unified's starting pay ranks 536th and its top cell ranks 304th; 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 67th percentile and the top cell at the 88th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A (BA) | $56,700 | $69,784 | 5 | 23% |
| B (BA+15) | $60,196 | $85,234 | 8 | 42% |
| C (BA+30) | $63,675 | $96,703 | 10 | 52% |
| D (BA+45) | $67,185 | $108,573 | 12 | 62% |
| E (BA+60) | $70,659 | $116,330 | 13 | 65% |
| F (BA+75) | $74,140 | $126,011 | 14 | 70% |
Against California districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Marcos Unified | 19,374 | 2025-26 | $56,700 | – | $126,011 |
| Panama-Buena Vista Union | 19,369 | 2025-26 | $60,275 | – | $122,041 |
| Val Verde Unified | 19,361 | 2025-26 | $72,184 | – | $155,235 |
| Redlands Unified | 19,673 | 2025-26 | $64,599 | – | $135,595 |
| Colton Joint Unified | 18,912 | 2024-25 | $64,136 | – | $131,357 |
| Montebello Unified | 19,967 | 2024-25 | $60,726 | – | $137,243 |
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 San Marcos Unified?
$56,700 on the column A (BA) at step 1 of the 2025-26 schedule (San Marcos Unified School District). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $56,700 (A (BA)).
What is the top of the San Marcos Unified salary schedule?
$126,011, at step 27 on F (BA+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 San Marcos Unified salary schedule?
On the A (BA) column the top figure, $69,784, is reached at step 6, 5 step increases after step 1 (2025-26 schedule).
Other California districts with schedules
- Panama-Buena Vista Unionstarts $60,275
- Val Verde Unifiedstarts $72,184
- Redlands Unifiedstarts $64,599
- Colton Joint Unifiedstarts $64,136
- Montebello Unifiedstarts $60,726
- Madera Unifiedstarts $52,709
- Vista Unifiedstarts $60,054
- Fairfield-Suisun Unifiedstarts $64,302
- Palm Springs Unifiedstarts $68,282
- East Side Union Highstarts $73,813
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