Annual salary
$58,133
California · salary schedule · 2024-25
Santa Cruz City Elementary 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 Cruz City Elementary's 2024-25 salary schedule starts at $58,133 (BA NON-CRED, step 1) and tops out at $120,399 (BA+75 CRED, step 32), per California Department of Education, Form J-90 (2024-25) (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA NON-CRED) starts at $58,133 and reaches $82,179 at the top of that column.
- The schedule is built on 187 work days, which makes the starting cell about $310.87 per day.
- The grid has 8 column columns and 32 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 32.
- Santa Cruz City Elementary enrolled 1,768 students in 2023-24, the 464th-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 year2024-25EffectiveWork days187
| Step \ Column | BA NON-CRED | BA+45 NON-CRED | BA+60 NON-CRED | BA+75 NON-CRED | BA CRED | BA+45 CRED | BA+60 CRED | BA+75 CRED |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $58,133 | $61,218 | $64,323 | $67,414 | $64,884 | $65,133 | $65,379 | $67,414 |
| 2 | $61,072 | $64,160 | $67,266 | $70,376 | $65,133 | $65,379 | $67,266 | $70,376 |
| 3 | $64,014 | $67,105 | $70,194 | $73,297 | $65,379 | $67,105 | $70,194 | $73,297 |
| 4 | $67,092 | $70,050 | $73,139 | $76,241 | $67,092 | $70,050 | $73,139 | $76,241 |
| 5 | $69,905 | $72,992 | $76,096 | $79,186 | $69,905 | $72,992 | $76,096 | $79,186 |
| 6 | $72,845 | $75,938 | $79,041 | $82,135 | $73,553 | $75,938 | $79,041 | $82,135 |
| 7 | $75,791 | $78,874 | $81,984 | $85,064 | $75,791 | $78,874 | $81,984 | $85,064 |
| 8 | $78,728 | $81,826 | $84,922 | $88,003 | $78,728 | $81,826 | $84,922 | $88,003 |
| 9 | $81,670 | $84,765 | $87,857 | $90,954 | $81,670 | $84,765 | $87,857 | $90,954 |
| 10 | $82,179 | $87,716 | $90,796 | $93,433 | $84,606 | $87,716 | $90,796 | $93,433 |
| 11 | $91,159 | $93,749 | $96,852 | $91,159 | $93,749 | $96,852 | ||
| 12 | $96,695 | $99,787 | $96,695 | $99,787 | ||||
| 13 | $102,727 | $102,727 | ||||||
| 14 | $102,727 | $102,727 | ||||||
| 15 | $102,727 | $102,727 | ||||||
| 16 | $102,727 | $102,727 | ||||||
| 17 | $105,672 | $105,672 | ||||||
| 18 | $105,672 | $105,672 | ||||||
| 19 | $105,672 | $105,672 | ||||||
| 20 | $108,618 | $108,618 | ||||||
| 21 | $108,618 | $108,618 | ||||||
| 22 | $108,618 | $108,618 | ||||||
| 23 | $111,565 | $111,565 | ||||||
| 24 | $111,565 | $111,565 | ||||||
| 25 | $111,565 | $111,565 | ||||||
| 26 | $114,510 | $114,510 | ||||||
| 27 | $114,510 | $114,510 | ||||||
| 28 | $114,510 | $114,510 | ||||||
| 29 | $117,455 | $117,455 | ||||||
| 30 | $117,455 | $117,455 | ||||||
| 31 | $117,455 | $117,455 | ||||||
| 32 | $120,399 | $120,399 |
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Per month (12)
$4,844.42
Per work day
$310.87 / 187 days
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $61,072 | +$2,939 |
| 3 | $64,014 | +$5,881 |
| 4 | $67,092 | +$8,959 |
| 5 | $69,905 | +$11,772 |
| 6 | $72,845 | +$14,712 |
Worked example as rendered: BA NON-CRED, step 1 = $58,133 a year, $4,844.42 a month spread over 12 months, $310.87 per work day on a 187-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.
Santa Cruz City Elementary is administered as part of Santa Cruz City Schools, which bargains one certificated salary schedule covering its elementary and high school districts. This is that shared schedule, as filed with the state on Form J-90.
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.
How this schedule moves
On the BA NON-CRED column a teacher moves from $58,133 at step 1 to $82,179 at step 10: 9 step increases worth $2,672 each on average, 41% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $3,078, between step 3 and step 4.
The highest-paid column, BA+75 CRED, starts at $67,414 and tops out at $120,399, 47% above the top of the BA NON-CRED column.
Among the 825 California district schedules indexed here, Santa Cruz City Elementary's starting pay ranks 481st and its top cell ranks 403rd; 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 72nd percentile and the top cell at the 84th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA NON-CRED | $58,133 | $82,179 | 9 | 41% |
| BA+45 NON-CRED | $61,218 | $91,159 | 10 | 49% |
| BA+60 NON-CRED | $64,323 | $96,695 | 11 | 50% |
| BA+75 NON-CRED | $67,414 | $120,399 | 31 | 79% |
| BA CRED | $64,884 | $84,606 | 9 | 30% |
| BA+45 CRED | $65,133 | $91,159 | 10 | 40% |
| BA+60 CRED | $65,379 | $96,695 | 11 | 48% |
| BA+75 CRED | $67,414 | $120,399 | 31 | 79% |
Against California districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Cruz City Elementary | 1,768 | 2024-25 | $58,133 | – | $120,399 |
| Moraga Elementary | 1,775 | 2024-25 | $63,850 | – | $122,097 |
| River Delta Joint Unified | 1,753 | 2024-25 | $62,399 | – | $111,138 |
| Ross Valley Elementary | 1,739 | 2024-25 | $64,142 | – | $117,301 |
| Waterford Unified | 1,737 | 2024-25 | $63,148 | – | $119,244 |
| Savanna Elementary | 1,735 | 2024-25 | $57,607 | – | $130,897 |
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 Santa Cruz City Elementary?
$58,133 on the column BA NON-CRED at step 1 of the 2024-25 schedule (California Department of Education, Form J-90 (2024-25)). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $58,133 (BA NON-CRED).
What is the top of the Santa Cruz City Elementary salary schedule?
$120,399, at step 32 on BA+75 CRED (2024-25). 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 Santa Cruz City Elementary salary schedule?
On the BA NON-CRED column the top figure, $82,179, is reached at step 10, 9 step increases after step 1 (2024-25 schedule).
Other Santa Cruz County schedules
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- Live Oak Elementarystarts $57,461
- Mountain Elementarystarts $49,952
- Pacific Elementarystarts $52,993
- Pajaro Valley Unifiedstarts $58,520
- San Lorenzo Valley Unifiedstarts $55,478
- Soquel Union Elementarystarts $46,231
- Scotts Valley Unifiedstarts $52,653
- Santa Cruz City Highstarts $58,133
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