Annual salary
$52,464
California · salary schedule · 2025-26
Whittier City Elementary salary schedule, 2025-26
Certificated teachers salary schedule T (2025-26). The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a class and step to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Whittier City Elementary's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $52,464 (Class I (B.A. Cred.), step 1) and tops out at $123,993 (Class V (B.A. +60 or M.A. +24), step 24), per Whittier City School District (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (Class I (B.A. Cred.)) starts at $52,464 and reaches $59,811 at the top of that column.
- The schedule is built on 183 work days, which makes the starting cell about $286.69 per day.
- The grid has 5 class columns and 16 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 24.
- Whittier City Elementary enrolled 5,366 students in 2023-24, the 249th-largest district in California by NCES enrollment.
Certificated teachers salary schedule T (2025-26)
| Step \ Class | Class I (B.A. Cred.) | Class II (B.A. +15 Reg. Cred.) | Class III (B.A. +30 Reg. Cred.) | Class IV (B.A. +45 Reg. Cred.) | Class V (B.A. +60 or M.A. +24) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $52,464 | $56,204 | $63,542 | $65,861 | $68,212 |
| 2 | $54,303 | $56,661 | $66,154 | $68,797 | $71,446 |
| 3 | $56,136 | $58,760 | $68,797 | $71,741 | $74,679 |
| 4 | $57,973 | $60,858 | $71,446 | $74,678 | $77,914 |
| 5 | $59,811 | $62,957 | $74,093 | $77,621 | $81,147 |
| 6 | $65,056 | $76,739 | $80,562 | $84,385 | |
| 7 | $67,154 | $79,387 | $83,504 | $87,616 | |
| 8 | $82,031 | $86,441 | $90,851 | ||
| 9 | $84,677 | $89,381 | $94,088 | ||
| 10 | $87,326 | $92,512 | $97,321 | ||
| 11 | $89,969 | $95,261 | $100,556 | ||
| 12 | $92,617 | $98,204 | $103,789 | ||
| 15 | $100,556 | $107,021 | $113,493 | ||
| 18 | $104,182 | $111,008 | $117,835 | ||
| 21 | $106,854 | $113,978 | $121,106 | ||
| 24 | $123,993 |
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Per month (12)
$4,372.00
Per work day
$286.69 / 183 days
Next 5 steps in this class
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $54,303 | +$1,839 |
| 3 | $56,136 | +$3,672 |
| 4 | $57,973 | +$5,509 |
| 5 | $59,811 | +$7,347 |
Worked example as rendered: Class I (B.A. Cred.), step 1 = $52,464 a year, $4,372.00 a month spread over 12 months, $286.69 per work day on a 183-day year. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Effective 07/01/2025; board meeting 11/18/2025, implemented 11/28/2025.
2.50% increase from the 01.01.25 salary table.
Steps 13, 14, 16, 17, 19 and 20 are printed blank; 15, 18, 21 and 24 are longevity steps.
Doctorate stipend of $3,677 not included. Year-for-year experience credit on placement.
- Soft spot: Crawler omitted the longevity steps 15, 18, 21 and 24 and truncated the Class I label to 'Cred'; both corrected from the document.
How this schedule moves
On the Class I (B.A. Cred.) column a teacher moves from $52,464 at step 1 to $59,811 at step 5: 4 step increases worth $1,837 each on average, 14% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $1,839, between step 1 and step 2.
The highest-paid column, Class V (B.A. +60 or M.A. +24), starts at $68,212 and tops out at $123,993, 107% above the top of the Class I (B.A. Cred.) column.
Among the 825 California district schedules indexed here, Whittier City Elementary's starting pay ranks 664th and its top cell ranks 343rd; 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 55th percentile and the top cell at the 86th percentile.
Column by column
| Class | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class I (B.A. Cred.) | $52,464 | $59,811 | 4 | 14% |
| Class II (B.A. +15 Reg. Cred.) | $56,204 | $67,154 | 6 | 19% |
| Class III (B.A. +30 Reg. Cred.) | $63,542 | $106,854 | 14 | 68% |
| Class IV (B.A. +45 Reg. Cred.) | $65,861 | $113,978 | 14 | 73% |
| Class V (B.A. +60 or M.A. +24) | $68,212 | $123,993 | 15 | 82% |
Against California districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whittier City Elementary | 5,366 | 2025-26 | $52,464 | – | $123,993 |
| Union Elementary | 5,371 | 2024-25 | $76,951 | – | $136,127 |
| Acalanes Union High | 5,415 | 2024-25 | $64,303 | – | $131,169 |
| Kerman Unified | 5,304 | 2024-25 | $59,184 | – | $115,891 |
| Travis Unified | 5,430 | 2024-25 | $62,119 | – | $119,070 |
| Temple City Unified | 5,253 | 2024-25 | $55,947 | – | $125,930 |
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 Whittier City Elementary?
$52,464 on the class Class I (B.A. Cred.) at step 1 of the 2025-26 schedule (Whittier City School District). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $52,464 (Class I (B.A. Cred.)).
What is the top of the Whittier City Elementary salary schedule?
$123,993, at step 24 on Class V (B.A. +60 or M.A. +24) (2025-26). 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 Whittier City Elementary salary schedule?
On the Class I (B.A. Cred.) column the top figure, $59,811, is reached at step 5, 4 step increases after step 1 (2025-26 schedule).
Other California districts with schedules
- Union Elementarystarts $76,951
- Acalanes Union Highstarts $64,303
- Kerman Unifiedstarts $59,184
- Travis Unifiedstarts $62,119
- Temple City Unifiedstarts $55,947
- Rio Elementarystarts $56,538
- Sulphur Springs Unionstarts $53,664
- Perris Elementarystarts $62,325
- El Centro Elementarystarts $72,376
- Oakdale Joint Unifiedstarts $60,252
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