Rankings · California
Highest paying school districts in California
Ranked from the districts' own published salary schedules, not from survey averages or self-reported figures. Every row links to that district's full step-and-lane grid and the document it was read from.
- The highest starting bachelor's salary among the 825 indexed California district schedules is Mountain View-Los Altos Union High at $106,025 (2024-25).
- The highest single cell on any indexed California grid is Mountain View-Los Altos Union High at $205,547.
- This ranks the 825 California districts whose published schedule is indexed here, out of 989 districts in the state. A district that is not indexed is not ranked.
Highest starting salary on the bachelor's column
| District | Year | Starting | Column | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Mountain View-Los Altos Union High | 2024-25 | $106,025 | BA | 4,406 |
| 2. Fremont Union High | 2024-25 | $105,395 | BA | 9,646 |
| 3. San Leandro Unified | 2024-25 | $89,138 | BA TO 44 | 8,741 |
| 4. Sequoia Union High | 2024-25 | $86,466 | BA | 8,553 |
| 5. Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High | 2024-25 | $85,896 | BA | 3,183 |
| 6. Portola Valley Elementary | 2024-25 | $85,145 | BA | 504 |
| 7. Fremont Unified | 2024-25 | $84,804 | BA | 33,063 |
| 8. Campbell Union | 2024-25 | $82,477 | BA TO 29 | 6,183 |
| 9. Hayward Unified | 2024-25 | $82,468 | BA | 17,631 |
| 10. Santa Clara County Office of Education | 2024-25 | $81,491 | BA | 1,408 |
| 11. Menlo Park City Elementary | 2024-25 | $79,286 | BA | 2,730 |
| 12. Campbell Union High | 2024-25 | $78,089 | BA | 8,613 |
| 13. Hillsborough City Elementary | 2024-25 | $77,220 | BA | 1,263 |
| 14. Milpitas Unified | 2024-25 | $76,899 | BA | 10,199 |
| 15. Arcadia Unified | 2024-25 | $76,742 | BA | 8,988 |
| 16. Tamalpais Union High | 2024-25 | $75,619 | BA CRED | 4,730 |
| 17. Beverly Hills Unified | 2024-25 | $74,743 | BA | 3,074 |
| 18. Laguna Beach Unified | 2024-25 | $74,634 | BA WHOLE YR | 2,386 |
| 19. Reed Union Elementary | 2024-25 | $74,432 | BA | 1,048 |
| 20. Mill Valley Elementary | 2024-25 | $74,335 | BA | 2,282 |
| 21. Los Alamitos Unified | 2024-25 | $74,293 | BA | 8,931 |
| 22. Riverside Unified | 2024-25 | $73,657 | BA TO 44 | 38,855 |
| 23. Mark West Union Elementary | 2024-25 | $73,473 | BA | 1,342 |
| 24. Hueneme Elementary | 2024-25 | $73,326 | BA | 7,022 |
| 25. Imperial Unified | 2024-25 | $72,916 | BA | 4,672 |
Highest cell anywhere on the schedule
The top of a schedule is normally the most senior step of the highest education column, so this is what a long-serving teacher with the most credits can reach, not a typical salary.
| District | Year | Top cell | Column | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Mountain View-Los Altos Union High | 2024-25 | $205,547 | BA+75 | 4,406 |
| 2. Saint Helena Unified | 2024-25 | $185,413 | BA+90 | 1,103 |
| 3. Fremont Union High | 2024-25 | $177,052 | BA+75 | 9,646 |
| 4. Laguna Beach Unified | 2024-25 | $173,453 | MA+60+24 HALF YR | 2,386 |
| 5. Santa Clara Unified | 2024-25 | $171,568 | BA+60 | 14,236 |
| 6. Palo Alto Unified | 2024-25 | $168,598 | BA+90 | 10,271 |
| 7. Oxnard Union High | 2024-25 | $166,909 | BA+60+MA | 16,501 |
| 8. Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High | 2024-25 | $165,138 | BA+75 | 3,183 |
| 9. Central Union High | 2024-25 | $163,382 | MA+60 OR PHD | 4,023 |
| 10. Riverside County Office of Education | 2024-25 | $163,148 | BA+75+MA OR MA+30 SPED-220 DAYS | 1,469 |
| 11. Brawley Union High | 2024-25 | $162,343 | MA | 2,022 |
| 12. Carmel Unified | 2024-25 | $162,162 | BA+75 | 2,159 |
| 13. Menlo Park City Elementary | 2024-25 | $161,960 | BA+90 | 2,730 |
| 14. Sequoia Union High | 2024-25 | $160,056 | BA+75 | 8,553 |
| 15. Portola Valley Elementary | 2024-25 | $160,041 | BA+90 | 504 |
| 16. San Leandro Unified | 2024-25 | $159,691 | BA+100 | 8,741 |
| 17. Newport-Mesa Unified | 2024-25 | $159,400 | BA+75+MA+EDD+NBC | 17,768 |
| 18. Brawley Elementary | 2024-25 | $159,391 | MA | 3,901 |
| 19. Los Gatos Union Elementary | 2024-25 | $159,362 | BA+90 | 2,673 |
| 20. Calistoga Joint Unified | 2024-25 | $159,013 | BA+75+MA | 790 |
| 21. San Mateo Union High | 2024-25 | $157,234 | BA+75 | 8,841 |
| 22. Ravenswood City Elementary | 2024-25 | $156,418 | STRAIGHT LINE SCHEDULE | 1,416 |
| 23. Montecito Union Elementary | 2024-25 | $156,008 | BA+75 OR MA+30 | 345 |
| 24. Saratoga Union Elementary | 2024-25 | $155,101 | BA+84 | 1,605 |
| 25. Sunol Glen Unified | 2024-25 | $154,223 | BA+75 | 268 |
Coverage grows as more California schedules are parsed. See all 989 California districts, or the national rankings.