West Contra Costa 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.

West Contra Costa Unified's 2024-25 salary schedule starts at $58,573 (BA, step 1) and tops out at $119,395 (BA+60 OR BA+45+MA, step 27), per California Department of Education, Form J-90 (2024-25) (effective July 1, 2023).
A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA) starts at $58,573 and reaches $70,496 at the top of that column.
The schedule is built on 185 work days, which makes the starting cell about $316.61 per day.
The grid has 4 column columns and 27 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 27.
West Contra Costa Unified enrolled 25,575 students in 2023-24, the 33rd-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, 2023Work days185

Step \ Column	BA	BA+30 OR BA+15+MA	BA+45 OR BA+30+MA	BA+60 OR BA+45+MA
1	$58,573	$63,387	$63,778	$65,948
2	$58,995	$63,778	$65,890	$68,813
3	$59,415	$65,532	$68,602	$71,761
4	$60,381	$67,971	$71,288	$74,648
5	$62,380	$70,366	$73,965	$77,487
6	$64,556	$72,758	$76,591	$80,353
7	$66,527	$75,306	$79,222	$83,221
8	$68,575	$77,825	$81,979	$86,240
9	$70,496	$80,246	$84,638	$88,974
10		$82,718	$87,214	$91,890
11		$85,138	$89,893	$94,706
12		$87,630	$92,499	$101,643
13		$87,630	$92,499	$101,643
14		$87,630	$92,499	$101,643
15		$87,630	$92,499	$101,643
16		$88,729	$93,596	$102,740
17		$88,729	$93,596	$102,740
18		$90,494	$95,357	$104,514
19		$90,494	$95,357	$104,514
20		$90,494	$95,357	$104,514
21		$92,901	$97,763	$106,920
22		$92,901	$97,763	$106,920
23		$96,566	$101,627	$111,146
24		$96,566	$101,627	$111,146
25		$99,819	$104,880	$114,398
26		$99,819	$104,880	$114,398
27		$104,696	$109,757	$119,395

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Column

Step

Annual salary

$58,573

Per month (12)

$4,881.08

Per work day

$316.61 / 185 days

Next 5 steps in this column

Step	Salary	vs. selected
2	$58,995	+$422
3	$59,415	+$842
4	$60,381	+$1,808
5	$62,380	+$3,807
6	$64,556	+$5,983

Worked example as rendered: BA, step 1 = $58,573 a year, $4,881.08 a month spread over 12 months, $316.61 per work day on a 185-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 West Contra Costa Unified?

$58,573 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 $58,573 (BA).

What is the top of the West Contra Costa Unified salary schedule?

$119,395, at step 27 on BA+60 OR BA+45+MA (2024-25). That is the highest published cell before any stipend, longevity or supplement not printed on the grid.

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