Sierra-Plumas Joint 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.

Sierra-Plumas Joint Unified's 2024-25 salary schedule starts at $45,460 (BA, step 1) and tops out at $103,007 (BA+75 OR BA+60+MA, step 25), per California Department of Education, Form J-90 (2024-25) (effective July 1, 2024).
A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA) starts at $45,460 and reaches $48,955 at the top of that column.
The schedule is built on 182 work days, which makes the starting cell about $249.78 per day.
The grid has 6 column columns and 25 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 25.
Sierra-Plumas Joint Unified enrolled 403 students in 2023-24, the 692nd-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 days182

Step \ Column	BA	BA+15	BA+30	BA+45	BA+60 OR BA+45+MA	BA+75 OR BA+60+MA
1	$45,460	$45,460	$52,884	$54,206	$55,561	$56,950
2	$45,460	$45,460	$54,206	$55,561	$56,950	$58,375
3	$45,460	$45,460	$55,561	$56,950	$58,375	$59,833
4	$46,596	$46,596	$56,950	$58,375	$59,833	$61,329
5	$47,761	$47,761	$58,375	$59,833	$61,329	$62,861
6	$48,955	$48,955	$59,833	$61,329	$62,861	$64,434
7		$50,180	$61,329	$62,861	$64,434	$66,044
8		$51,434	$62,861	$64,434	$66,044	$67,696
9			$64,434	$66,044	$67,696	$69,388
10			$66,044	$67,696	$69,388	$71,122
11				$69,388	$71,122	$72,900
12				$71,122	$72,900	$74,724
13				$72,900	$74,723	$76,591
14				$74,722	$76,591	$78,507
15				$76,590	$78,505	$80,469
16					$80,468	$82,480
17					$82,480	$84,541
18					$84,542	$86,655
19					$86,655	$88,822
20					$88,822	$91,042
21						$93,320
22						$95,654
23						$98,043
24						$100,494
25						$103,007

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Column

Step

Annual salary

$45,460

Per month (12)

$3,788.33

Per work day

$249.78 / 182 days

Next 5 steps in this column

Step	Salary	vs. selected
2	$45,460	+$0
3	$45,460	+$0
4	$46,596	+$1,136
5	$47,761	+$2,301
6	$48,955	+$3,495

Worked example as rendered: BA, step 1 = $45,460 a year, $3,788.33 a month spread over 12 months, $249.78 per work day on a 182-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 teacher salary in Sierra-Plumas Joint Unified?

$45,460 on the column BA 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 $45,460 (BA).

What is the top of the Sierra-Plumas Joint Unified salary schedule?

$103,007, at step 25 on BA+75 OR BA+60+MA (2024-25). That is the highest published cell before any stipend, longevity or supplement not printed on the grid.

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