Santa Barbara Unified salary schedule, 2024-25

Certificated salary schedule (Form J-90, 2024-25). 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.

Santa Barbara Unified's 2024-25 salary schedule starts at $64,099 (BA<45, step 1) and tops out at $121,627 (BA+60, step 23), per California Department of Education, Form J-90 (2024-25) (effective July 1, 2024).
The schedule is built on 186 work days, which makes the starting cell about $344.62 per day.
The grid has 3 column columns and 23 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 23.
Santa Barbara Unified enrolled 12,491 students in 2023-24, the 117th-largest district in California by NCES enrollment.

Certificated salary schedule (Form J-90, 2024-25)

Official sourceDocumentCalifornia Department of Education, Form J-90 (2024-25)School year2024-25EffectiveJuly 1, 2024Work days186

Step \ Column	BA<45	BA+45	BA+60
1	$64,099	$67,256	$71,459
2	$66,734	$69,883	$74,616
3	$69,359	$72,506	$77,764
4	$71,986	$75,133	$80,923
5	$74,616	$77,764	$84,064
6	$77,764	$80,913	$87,215
7	$80,923	$84,062	$90,370
8	$84,064	$87,215	$94,059
9	$87,215	$90,370	$97,727
10	$91,262	$94,421	$101,410
11	$91,262	$94,421	$105,977
12	$91,262	$94,421	$105,977
13	$93,052	$96,213	$107,763
14	$93,052	$96,213	$107,763
15	$95,728	$98,883	$110,439
16	$96,117	$99,403	$111,216
17	$96,246	$99,534	$111,474
18	$96,375	$99,663	$111,734
19	$102,165	$105,340	$116,949
20	$102,165	$105,340	$116,949
21	$102,165	$105,340	$116,949
22	$102,165	$105,340	$116,949
23	$106,252	$109,554	$121,627

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Find my cell

Column

Step

Annual salary

$64,099

Per month (12)

$5,341.58

Per work day

$344.62 / 186 days

Next 5 steps in this column

Step	Salary	vs. selected
2	$66,734	+$2,635
3	$69,359	+$5,260
4	$71,986	+$7,887
5	$74,616	+$10,517
6	$77,764	+$13,665

Worked example as rendered: BA<45, step 1 = $64,099 a year, $5,341.58 a month spread over 12 months, $344.62 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.

Reported by the district to the California Department of Education on Form J-90 (Salary and Benefits Schedule for the Certificated Bargaining Unit). Column headings are the district's own, as typed on the form.

Cells the district left blank on the J-90 are shown as blank here.

2024-25 is the final year of Form J-90. California replaced it from 2025-26 with the School Employee Salary and Benefits Data Collection (C-90) under Education Code Section 42238.016; CDE collected that first year between 1 July and 31 August 2026 and its report to the Legislature is due 31 January 2027. Until CDE publishes it, the J-90 above is the most recent statewide California salary data available.

Questions people ask

What is the starting salary on the Santa Barbara Unified schedule?

$64,099 at step 1 on BA<45, per the 2024-25 schedule (California Department of Education, Form J-90 (2024-25)).

What is the top of the Santa Barbara Unified salary schedule?

$121,627, at step 23 on BA+60 (2024-25). That is the highest published cell before any stipend, longevity or supplement not printed on the grid.

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