Annual salary
$64,119
California · salary schedule · 2026-27
Temecula Valley Unified salary schedule, 2026-27
Certificated teacher salary schedule 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.
- Temecula Valley Unified's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $64,119 (BA with up to 44 units, step 1) and tops out at $142,668 (MA + 30 or BA + 75 w/MA, step 25), per Temecula Valley Unified School District.
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA with up to 44 units) starts at $64,119 and reaches $92,972 at the top of that column.
- The schedule is built on 184 work days, which makes the starting cell about $348.47 per day.
- The grid has 4 column columns and 17 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 25.
- Temecula Valley Unified enrolled 26,491 students in 2023-24, the 31st-largest district in California by NCES enrollment.
Certificated teacher salary schedule A (2026-27)
Official sourceDocumentTemecula Valley Unified School DistrictSchool year2026-27Effectivenot printed on the documentWork days184
| Step \ Column | BA with up to 44 units | MA/BA + 45 | MA + 15 or BA + 60 | MA + 30 or BA + 75 w/MA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $64,119 | $67,176 | $70,230 | $73,285 |
| 2 | $67,330 | $70,538 | $73,739 | $76,943 |
| 3 | $70,538 | $73,892 | $77,248 | $80,614 |
| 4 | $73,739 | $77,248 | $80,760 | $84,278 |
| 5 | $76,942 | $80,608 | $84,270 | $87,943 |
| 6 | $80,151 | $83,966 | $87,782 | $91,606 |
| 7 | $83,358 | $87,324 | $91,293 | $95,277 |
| 8 | $86,559 | $90,679 | $94,800 | $98,938 |
| 9 | $89,768 | $94,042 | $98,314 | $102,605 |
| 10 | $92,972 | $97,396 | $101,820 | $106,272 |
| 11 | $105,333 | $109,937 | ||
| 12 | $108,844 | $113,597 | ||
| 13 | $117,263 | |||
| 16 | $122,950 | |||
| 19 | $128,914 | |||
| 22 | $135,167 | |||
| 25 | $142,668 |
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Find my cell
Per month (12)
$5,343.25
Per work day
$348.47 / 184 days
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $67,330 | +$3,211 |
| 3 | $70,538 | +$6,419 |
| 4 | $73,739 | +$9,620 |
| 5 | $76,942 | +$12,823 |
| 6 | $80,151 | +$16,032 |
Worked example as rendered: BA with up to 44 units, step 1 = $64,119 a year, $5,343.25 a month spread over 12 months, $348.47 per work day on a 184-day year. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Certificated Teacher Salary Schedule "A" (Appendix B-1), 184 day work year, headed 2026-2027, Board Approval 06/09/2026.
Columns are lettered A to D in the document; the lane names here are the column descriptions printed under each letter.
Steps 16, 19, 22 and 25 are marked with an asterisk in the document: longevity steps available to unit members who meet the criteria in Article 9.4 of the collective bargaining agreement.
A maximum of 7 years of outside full-time experience may be granted for placement.
Schedule "B" (Appendix B-2, same page on the district site) covers teachers on out-of-state credentials, emergency permits, waivers or intern programs (BA and BA + 15 columns, 61,074 to 77,944); it is not included here.
Special-service schedules (counselor, psychologist, nurse, speech, CTE) are published separately and are not included.
- Soft spot: The document is headed 2026-2027 but its footnote reads 'Effective 07/01/2025 - 2.0% increase'. It may be the 2025-26 grid carried into 2026-27 with no new raise yet; the heading was taken as the school year.
- Soft spot: The top cell (142,668) is only 27 dollars above the 2024-25 J-90 maximum (142,641) despite the stated 2.0% increase, so the J-90 and this grid may be defined differently; not resolved.
How this schedule moves
On the BA with up to 44 units column a teacher moves from $64,119 at step 1 to $92,972 at step 10: 9 step increases worth $3,206 each on average, 45% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $3,211, between step 1 and step 2.
The highest-paid column, MA + 30 or BA + 75 w/MA, starts at $73,285 and tops out at $142,668, 53% above the top of the BA with up to 44 units column.
Among the 825 California district schedules indexed here, Temecula Valley Unified's starting pay ranks 249th and its top cell ranks 79th; 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 89th percentile and the top cell at the 96th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA with up to 44 units | $64,119 | $92,972 | 9 | 45% |
| MA/BA + 45 | $67,176 | $97,396 | 9 | 45% |
| MA + 15 or BA + 60 | $70,230 | $108,844 | 11 | 55% |
| MA + 30 or BA + 75 w/MA | $73,285 | $142,668 | 16 | 95% |
Against California districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temecula Valley Unified | 26,491 | 2026-27 | $64,119 | – | $142,668 |
| Desert Sands Unified | 25,898 | 2026-27 | $67,527 | – | $140,243 |
| Lodi Unified | 27,172 | 2026-27 | $69,822 | – | $130,138 |
| Anaheim Union High | 27,195 | 2025-26 | $65,376 | – | $147,767 |
| West Contra Costa Unified | 25,575 | 2026-27 | $63,346.40 | – | $129,125.49 |
| Chino Valley Unified | 25,513 | 2026-27 | $64,995 | – | $136,092 |
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 Temecula Valley Unified?
$64,119 on the column BA with up to 44 units at step 1 of the 2026-27 schedule (Temecula Valley Unified School District). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $64,119 (BA with up to 44 units).
What is the top of the Temecula Valley Unified salary schedule?
$142,668, at step 25 on MA + 30 or BA + 75 w/MA (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 Temecula Valley Unified salary schedule?
On the BA with up to 44 units column the top figure, $92,972, is reached at step 10, 9 step increases after step 1 (2026-27 schedule).
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