Corona-Norco Unified School District teacher salaries

Corona-Norco Unified School District is a unified school district in Riverside County, with its district office in Norco. Pay starts at $75,444 on the first step. The largest group (78%) is on the BA+75+MA OR MA+30 column, which climbs to $141,046 by step 25.

Lowest

$75,444

BA<45, step 1

Average salary on the teacher schedule1

$122,109

  • $9,146 above Riverside County average
  • $18,557 above California average

Highest

$141,046

BA+75+MA OR MA+30, step 25

Corona-Norco Unified average

AveragesCalifornia $103,552, Riverside County $112,963

Full-time equivalents on the schedule
2,278
Starting salary
$75,444
BA<45, step 1
Median salary
$129,686
Half earn more, half earn less
Average pay rank in California
44th of 828 reporting
of 828 reporting

Does Corona-Norco 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

Corona-Norco Unified's average of $122,109 is above the middle California district's $94,573.

All 828 reporting districts in California

Corona-Norco Unified ranks 44th of 828.

Corona-Norco Unified
$50k$100k$150k

Middle district: $94,573

The 23 reporting districts in Riverside County

Corona-Norco Unified ranks 3rd of 23, above the middle district.

Corona-Norco Unified
$80k$100k$120k

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 Corona-Norco Unified's BA<45 column pays $82,151. Experienced teachers joining Corona-Norco Unified can be placed as high as step 11.
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. Corona-Norco Unified's columns run from BA<45 to BA+75+MA OR MA+30, 4 in all.

How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Corona-Norco Unified?

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$118,279

a year at step 10. This column tops out at $141,046 on step 25.

$141,046$75,444
Step 1Step 25
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Corona-Norco Unified's full salary schedule, 2024-252

Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 57% of Corona-Norco Unified's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.

Corona-Norco Unified credentialed salary schedule, 2024-25. Annual salary in dollars by step (rows) and column (units past a bachelor's degree).
StepBA<45BA+45 OR MABA+60+MA OR MA+15BA+75+MA OR MA+30
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Only BA+75+MA OR MA+30 continues past step 10.

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Full-time equivalents in a cell
  1. 5+
  2. 613
Cells with fewer than 5 stay unshaded. Bold figures sit in the three darkest shades.Striped cells: this column has no salary at that step.

Bonuses, health cover and work days at Corona-Norco 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.

Questions about teacher pay at Corona-Norco Unified

How much do Corona-Norco Unified teachers make?

The average salary on Corona-Norco Unified's teacher schedule is $122,109 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $75,444 (BA<45, step 1) to $141,046 (BA+75+MA OR MA+30, step 25).

What does a new teacher earn at Corona-Norco Unified?

The schedule starts at $75,444 (BA<45, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 11.

How long does it take to reach the top of the Corona-Norco Unified pay scale?

On the BA+75+MA OR MA+30 column, where 78% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 25, where it reaches $141,046. Steps go up with years of service.

Is Corona-Norco Unified teacher pay high for California?

Corona-Norco Unified's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 44th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 3rd 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.

Keep exploring teacher pay in Riverside County

Sources for the Corona-Norco 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.

  1. 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.
  2. Corona-Norco 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.
  3. U.S. Department of Labor, Fact Sheet #17D: Exemption for Professional Employees Under the FLSA: teachers are exempt from federal overtime pay.

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