Val Verde Unified School District teacher salaries

Val Verde Unified School District is a unified school district in Riverside County, with its district office in Perris. Pay starts at $71,194 on the first step. The largest group (57%) is on the BA+75+MA OR MA+30 column, which climbs to $153,326 by step 27.

Lowest

$71,194

BA+15, step 1

Average salary on the teacher schedule1

$114,313

  • $1,350 above Riverside County average
  • $10,761 above California average

Highest

$153,326

BA+75+MA OR MA+30, step 27

Val Verde Unified average

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

Full-time equivalents on the schedule
924
Starting salary
$71,194
BA+15, step 1
Median salary
$116,516
Half earn more, half earn less
Average pay rank in California
96th of 828 reporting
of 828 reporting

Does Val Verde 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

Val Verde Unified's average of $114,313 is above the middle California district's $94,573.

All 828 reporting districts in California

Val Verde Unified ranks 96th of 828.

Val Verde Unified
$50k$100k$150k

Middle district: $94,573

The 23 reporting districts in Riverside County

Val Verde Unified ranks 9th of 23, above the middle district.

Val Verde 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 Val Verde Unified's BA+15 column pays $83,229. Experienced teachers joining Val Verde 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. Val Verde Unified's columns run from BA+15 to BA+75+MA OR MA+30, 5 in all.

How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Val Verde Unified?

Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.

$120,678

a year at step 10. This column tops out at $153,326 on step 27.

$153,326$71,194
Step 1Step 27
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Val Verde Unified's full salary schedule, 2024-252

Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 37% of Val Verde Unified's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.

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Full-time equivalents in a cell
  1. 5+
  5. 78
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 Val Verde 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 Val Verde Unified

How much do Val Verde Unified teachers make?

The average salary on Val Verde Unified's teacher schedule is $114,313 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $71,194 (BA+15, step 1) to $153,326 (BA+75+MA OR MA+30, step 27).

What does a new teacher earn at Val Verde Unified?

The schedule starts at $71,194 (BA+15, 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 Val Verde Unified pay scale?

On the BA+75+MA OR MA+30 column, where 57% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 27, where it reaches $153,326. Steps go up with years of service.

Is Val Verde Unified teacher pay high for California?

Val Verde Unified's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 96th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 9th 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 Val Verde 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. Val Verde 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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