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Yuba City 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.
- Yuba City Unified's 2024-25 salary schedule starts at $56,443 (EMERG, step 1) and tops out at $126,004 (BA+75 OR MA+30, step 31), per California Department of Education, Form J-90 (2024-25) (effective ).
- The schedule is built on 186 work days, which makes the starting cell about $303.46 per day.
- The grid has 5 column columns and 31 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 31.
- Yuba City Unified enrolled 11,461 students in 2023-24, the 129th-largest district in California by NCES enrollment.
Certificated salary schedule (Form J-90, 2024-25)
| Step \ Column | EMERG | BA+30 OR CRED | BA+45 OR MA | BA+60 OR MA+15 | BA+75 OR MA+30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $56,443 | $60,437 | $60,754 | $66,213 | $67,539 |
| 2 | $58,139 | $60,439 | $60,754 | $66,213 | $67,539 |
| 3 | $59,884 | $60,442 | $65,917 | $69,836 | $71,231 |
| 4 | $64,519 | $67,895 | $71,928 | $73,366 | |
| 5 | $66,455 | $69,928 | $74,086 | $75,567 | |
| 6 | $68,446 | $72,024 | $76,311 | $77,836 | |
| 7 | $71,181 | $74,907 | $79,363 | $80,950 | |
| 8 | $74,030 | $77,903 | $82,535 | $84,184 | |
| 9 | $76,989 | $81,019 | $85,837 | $87,555 | |
| 10 | $80,070 | $84,260 | $89,269 | $91,054 | |
| 11 | $83,772 | $87,634 | $92,841 | $94,699 | |
| 12 | $86,602 | $91,134 | $96,554 | $98,485 | |
| 13 | $100,416 | $102,425 | |||
| 14 | $100,416 | $102,425 | |||
| 15 | $101,419 | $103,448 | |||
| 16 | $101,419 | $103,448 | |||
| 17 | $102,940 | $104,999 | |||
| 18 | $102,940 | $104,999 | |||
| 19 | $104,742 | $106,838 | |||
| 20 | $104,742 | $106,838 | |||
| 21 | $106,575 | $108,707 | |||
| 22 | $106,575 | $108,707 | |||
| 23 | $108,707 | $110,881 | |||
| 24 | $108,707 | $110,881 | |||
| 25 | $111,424 | $113,653 | |||
| 26 | $111,424 | $113,653 | |||
| 27 | $115,324 | $117,629 | |||
| 28 | $115,324 | $117,629 | |||
| 29 | $119,936 | $122,334 | |||
| 30 | $119,936 | $122,334 | |||
| 31 | $123,534 | $126,004 |
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $58,139 | +$1,696 |
| 3 | $59,884 | +$3,441 |
Worked example as rendered: EMERG, step 1 = $56,443 a year, $4,703.58 a month spread over 12 months, $303.46 per work day on a 186-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.
How this schedule moves
On the EMERG column a teacher moves from $56,443 at step 1 to $59,884 at step 3: 2 step increases worth $1,720 each on average, 6% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $1,745, between step 2 and step 3.
The highest-paid column, BA+75 OR MA+30, starts at $67,539 and tops out at $126,004, 110% above the top of the EMERG column.
Among the 825 California district schedules indexed here, Yuba City Unified's starting pay ranks 545th and its top cell ranks 305th; 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 67th percentile and the top cell at the 88th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EMERG | $56,443 | $59,884 | 2 | 6% |
| BA+30 OR CRED | $60,437 | $86,602 | 11 | 43% |
| BA+45 OR MA | $60,754 | $91,134 | 11 | 50% |
| BA+60 OR MA+15 | $66,213 | $123,534 | 30 | 87% |
| BA+75 OR MA+30 | $67,539 | $126,004 | 30 | 87% |
Against California districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yuba City Unified | 11,461 | 2024-25 | $56,443 | – | $126,004 |
| Fullerton Elementary | 11,439 | 2024-25 | $61,425 | – | $132,281 |
| Victor Valley Union High | 11,568 | 2024-25 | $67,627 | – | $151,191 |
| Rocklin Unified | 11,606 | 2026-27 | $51,788 | – | $123,834 |
| Rowland Unified | 11,623 | 2025-26 | $50,235 | – | $133,974 |
| Lynwood Unified | 11,214 | 2024-25 | $60,886 | – | $118,476 |
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 Yuba City Unified schedule?
$56,443 at step 1 on EMERG, per the 2024-25 schedule (California Department of Education, Form J-90 (2024-25)).
What is the top of the Yuba City Unified salary schedule?
$126,004, at step 31 on BA+75 OR MA+30 (2024-25). 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 Yuba City Unified salary schedule?
On the EMERG column the top figure, $59,884, is reached at step 3, 2 step increases after step 1 (2024-25 schedule).
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