Perris Elementary School District teacher salaries
Perris Elementary School District is an elementary school district in Riverside County, with its district office in Perris. Pay starts at $62,325 on the first step. The largest group (62%) is on the BA+75 OR MA+30 column, which climbs to $144,477 by step 30.
Lowest
$62,325
BA, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$117,079
- $4,116 above Riverside County average
- $13,527 above California average
Highest
$144,477
BA+75 OR MA+30, step 30
Perris Elementary average
AveragesCalifornia $103,552, Riverside County $112,963
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 205
- Starting salary
- $62,325
- BA, step 1
- Median salary
- $122,235
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 75th of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does Perris Elementary 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
Perris Elementary's average of $117,079 is above the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Perris Elementary ranks 75th of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 23 reporting districts in Riverside County
Perris Elementary ranks 5th 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 Perris Elementary's BA column pays $67,404. Experienced teachers joining Perris Elementary can be placed as high as step 16.
- 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. Perris Elementary's columns run from BA to BA+75 OR MA+30, 6 in all.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Perris Elementary?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$115,226
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $144,477 on step 30.
Perris Elementary's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 57% of Perris Elementary's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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Only BA+30, BA+45 OR MA, BA+60 OR MA+15, BA+75 OR MA+30 continue past step 8.
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- 5+
- 11
Bonuses, health cover and work days at Perris Elementary
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 $13,000paid by the district each year
- Master's degree bonusNot reported
- Doctorate bonusNot reported
- Bilingual teaching bonusNot reported
- National Board Certification bonusNot reported
- Special education bonusNot reported
- Summer school pay$55 an hour
- Work days a year185 days180 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year0%can also mean not reported
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 16
Questions about teacher pay at Perris Elementary
How much do Perris Elementary teachers make?
The average salary on Perris Elementary's teacher schedule is $117,079 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $62,325 (BA, step 1) to $144,477 (BA+75 OR MA+30, step 30).
What does a new teacher earn at Perris Elementary?
The schedule starts at $62,325 (BA, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 16.
How long does it take to reach the top of the Perris Elementary pay scale?
On the BA+75 OR MA+30 column, where 62% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 30, where it reaches $144,477. Steps go up with years of service.
Is Perris Elementary teacher pay high for California?
Perris Elementary's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 75th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 5th 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 Perris Elementary 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.
- Perris Elementary'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.