Annual salary
$70,227
California · salary schedule · 2026-27
Tulare City salary schedule, 2026-27
Certificated salary schedule (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.
- Tulare City's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $70,227 (A, step 1) and tops out at $140,731 (F, step 22), per Tulare City School District (effective ).
- The grid has 7 column columns and 19 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 22.
- Tulare City enrolled 9,253 students in 2023-24, the 163rd-largest district in California by NCES enrollment.
Certificated salary schedule (2026-27)
| Step \ Column | A | B | C | D | E1 | E2 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $70,227 | $70,405 | $70,405 | $70,405 | $71,997 | $73,112 | $78,072 |
| 2 | $70,227 | $70,405 | $70,405 | $72,862 | $75,456 | $77,179 | $81,535 |
| 3 | $70,227 | $70,405 | $72,862 | $76,371 | $78,911 | $80,636 | $84,986 |
| 4 | $73,424 | $76,371 | $79,862 | $82,362 | $84,087 | $88,442 | |
| 5 | $76,786 | $79,862 | $83,354 | $85,819 | $87,712 | $91,902 | |
| 6 | $80,143 | $83,354 | $86,855 | $89,268 | $91,011 | $95,347 | |
| 7 | $83,493 | $86,855 | $90,342 | $92,731 | $94,465 | $98,812 | |
| 8 | $86,855 | $90,342 | $93,843 | $96,178 | $97,907 | $102,260 | |
| 9 | $93,843 | $97,337 | $99,644 | $101,366 | $105,716 | ||
| 10 | $100,845 | $103,090 | $104,819 | $109,173 | |||
| 11 | $104,337 | $106,560 | $108,276 | $112,635 | |||
| 12 | $109,993 | $111,735 | $116,081 | ||||
| 13 | $113,455 | $115,186 | $119,533 | ||||
| 14 | $118,644 | $122,988 | |||||
| 15 | $126,452 | ||||||
| 16 | $97,256 | $107,768 | $116,910 | $122,108 | $129,930 | ||
| 18 | $100,222 | $110,897 | $120,176 | $125,451 | $133,396 | ||
| 20 | $103,291 | $114,098 | $123,492 | $128,833 | $136,876 | ||
| 22 | $126,970 | $132,462 | $140,731 |
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Per month (12)
$5,852.25
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $70,227 | +$0 |
| 3 | $70,227 | +$0 |
Worked example as rendered: A, step 1 = $70,227 a year, $5,852.25 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Salary increase retro to 7/1/26, board approved 9/22/26.
Columns: A = BA/BS; B = BA + 12 units and a regular California teaching credential; C = 24 units; D = 36 units; E1 = 48 units, or Column D plus a Master's in elementary education; E2 = 54 units; F = 60 units including a Master's.
Steps jump from 16 to 18, 20 and 22 (longevity steps); steps 17, 19 and 21 are not printed.
Doctoral stipend $1,000; 2026-27 teacher hourly rate $54.91. Circled markers (1-15) against column F apply to Speech and Language Pathologists only and are not part of this grid.
- Soft spot: The document does not state teacher contract days (189 days is given for school nurses only); the prior J-90 filing reported 185.
How this schedule moves
The highest-paid column, F, starts at $78,072 and tops out at $140,731, 100% above the top of the A column.
Among the 825 California district schedules indexed here, Tulare City's starting pay ranks 94th and its top cell ranks 90th; 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 97th percentile and the top cell at the 95th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | $70,227 | $70,227 | 0 | 0% |
| B | $70,405 | $86,855 | 7 | 23% |
| C | $70,405 | $103,291 | 11 | 47% |
| D | $70,405 | $114,098 | 13 | 62% |
| E1 | $71,997 | $126,970 | 16 | 76% |
| E2 | $73,112 | $132,462 | 17 | 81% |
| F | $78,072 | $140,731 | 18 | 80% |
Against California districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tulare City | 9,253 | 2026-27 | $70,227 | – | $140,731 |
| Monterey Peninsula Unified | 9,252 | 2025-26 | $60,002 | – | $119,682 |
| Saugus Union | 9,192 | 2024-25 | $53,873 | – | $113,895 |
| Westside Union Elementary | 9,138 | 2024-25 | $64,194 | – | $132,656 |
| Berkeley Unified | 9,077 | 2026-27 | $59,622 | – | $125,923 |
| Alameda Unified | 9,061 | 2024-25 | $68,272 | – | $124,990 |
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 salary on the Tulare City schedule?
$70,227 at step 1 on A, per the 2026-27 schedule (Tulare City School District).
What is the top of the Tulare City salary schedule?
$140,731, at step 22 on F (2026-27). That is the highest published cell before any stipend, longevity or supplement not printed on the grid.
Other California districts with schedules
- Monterey Peninsula Unifiedstarts $59,277
- Saugus Unionstarts $53,873
- Westside Union Elementarystarts $64,194
- Berkeley Unifiedstarts $59,622
- Alameda Unifiedstarts $68,272
- Woodland Joint Unifiedstarts $54,750
- Greenfield Unionstarts $62,353
- Redondo Beach Unifiedstarts $67,023
- Castro Valley Unifiedstarts $70,375
- Arcadia Unifiedstarts $76,742
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