Coachella Valley Unified School District teacher salaries
Coachella Valley Unified School District is a unified school district in Riverside County, with its district office in Thermal. Pay starts at $65,655 on the first step. The largest group (61%) is on the BA+75+MA column, which climbs to $136,033 by step 18.
Lowest
$65,655
BA, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$116,438
- $3,475 above Riverside County average
- $12,886 above California average
Highest
$136,033
BA+75+MA, step 18
Coachella Valley Unified average
AveragesCalifornia $103,552, Riverside County $112,963
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 823
- Starting salary
- $65,655
- BA, step 1
- Median salary
- $119,818
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 79th of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does Coachella Valley Unified pay teachers more than the median California district?
Line up all 828 reporting California districts from the lowest average salary to the highest. The one in the middle is the median district: half the districts pay a lower average, half pay a higher one. A median isn't pulled up or down by a few unusually high- or low-paying districts, so it shows what a typical district pays.
Yes
Coachella Valley Unified's average of $116,438 is above the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Coachella Valley Unified ranks 79th of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 23 reporting districts in Riverside County
Coachella Valley Unified ranks 6th of 23, above the middle district.
Middle district: $112,200
Each bar counts the districts whose average salary falls in a $5,000 band. The dashed line marks the median district.
What BA+98, steps and credentials mean
Teacher pay in California is set by a grid. Two things place you on it: how long you've taught and how much college you've done.
- Step
- Steps go up with years of service. Step 5 on Coachella Valley Unified's BA column pays $77,205. Experienced teachers joining Coachella Valley Unified can be placed as high as step 12.
- Column, such as BA+98
- Your bachelor's degree (BA) plus the college semester units you've completed since. BA+98 means a bachelor's plus 98 more units. Coachella Valley Unified's columns run from BA to BA+75+MA, 6 in all.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Coachella Valley Unified?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$110,599
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $136,033 on step 18.
Coachella Valley Unified's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 59% of Coachella Valley Unified's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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- 5+
- 318
Bonuses, health cover and work days at Coachella Valley Unified
Bonuses are paid on top of the schedule, in the amounts the district reported.2 Teachers are exempt from federal overtime pay.3 Extra pay for coaching, clubs and similar duties isn't part of this report.
- Health insurance, family planUp to $21,655paid by the district each year
- Master's degree bonus$1,000558 full-time equivalents eligible
- Doctorate bonus$1,50019 full-time equivalents eligible
- Bilingual teaching bonus$3,500139 full-time equivalents eligible
- National Board Certification bonusNot reported
- Special education bonus$1,500137 full-time equivalents eligible
- Summer school payNot reported
- Work days a year184 days180 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year0%can also mean not reported
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 12
Questions about teacher pay at Coachella Valley Unified
How much do Coachella Valley Unified teachers make?
The average salary on Coachella Valley Unified's teacher schedule is $116,438 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $65,655 (BA, step 1) to $136,033 (BA+75+MA, step 18).
What does a new teacher earn at Coachella Valley Unified?
The schedule starts at $65,655 (BA, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 12.
How long does it take to reach the top of the Coachella Valley Unified pay scale?
On the BA+75+MA column, where 61% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 18, where it reaches $136,033. Steps go up with years of service.
Does a master's degree raise pay at Coachella Valley Unified?
Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Coachella Valley Unified reports a master's bonus of $1,000 on top. For a doctorate it reports $1,500.
Is Coachella Valley Unified teacher pay high for California?
Coachella Valley Unified's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 79th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 6th of 23 in Riverside County. Across all of them, the average salary on teacher schedules is $103,552 statewide and $112,963 in Riverside County.
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Sources for the Coachella Valley Unified figures
Salaries are the annual amounts on the district's certificated salary schedule. Following the state's definitions, they leave out extended-year pay, bonuses and extra-curricular pay such as coaching. Counts are full-time equivalents, so two half-time teachers count as one, and they can include counselors, nurses and librarians paid on the same schedule. County averages, ranks and percentages are our own arithmetic on these figures; our statewide average matches the state's published $103,552.
- California Department of Education, Selected Certificated Salaries and Related Statistics, 2024-25, Table I: average salary paid, raise on last year, highest starting step. The median salary is our own calculation from source 2.
- Coachella Valley Unified's report to the California Department of Education, Form J-90 database, 2024-25: salary schedule, full-time equivalents per cell, bonuses, health contributions, work days.
- U.S. Department of Labor, Fact Sheet #17D: Exemption for Professional Employees Under the FLSA: teachers are exempt from federal overtime pay.