Cucamonga Elementary School District teacher salaries
Cucamonga Elementary School District is an elementary school district in San Bernardino County, with its district office in Rancho Cucamonga. Pay starts at $71,642 on the first step. The largest group (40%) is on the BA+90+MA OR MA+45 column, which climbs to $148,535 by step 24.
Lowest
$71,642
BA, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$121,654
- $14,825 above San Bernardino County average
- $18,102 above California average
Highest
$148,535
BA+90+MA OR MA+45, step 24
Cucamonga Elementary average
AveragesCalifornia $103,552, San Bernardino County $106,829
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 146
- Starting salary
- $71,642
- BA, step 1
- Median salary
- $124,370
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 46th of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does Cucamonga 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
Cucamonga Elementary's average of $121,654 is above the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Cucamonga Elementary ranks 46th of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 33 reporting districts in San Bernardino County
Cucamonga Elementary ranks 2nd of 33, above the middle district.
Middle district: $103,690
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 Cucamonga Elementary's BA column pays $84,810. Experienced teachers joining Cucamonga Elementary can be placed as high as step 8.
- 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. Cucamonga Elementary's columns run from BA to BA+90+MA OR MA+45, 6 in all.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Cucamonga Elementary?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$121,072
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $148,535 on step 24.
Cucamonga Elementary's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 47% of Cucamonga Elementary's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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- 20
Bonuses, health cover and work days at Cucamonga 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 planNot reported
- Master's degree bonusNot reported
- Doctorate bonusNot reported
- Bilingual teaching bonusNot reported
- National Board Certification bonusNot reported
- Special education bonusNot reported
- Summer school pay$105 an hour
- Work days a year182 days180 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year5.5%
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 8
Questions about teacher pay at Cucamonga Elementary
How much do Cucamonga Elementary teachers make?
The average salary on Cucamonga Elementary's teacher schedule is $121,654 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $71,642 (BA, step 1) to $148,535 (BA+90+MA OR MA+45, step 24).
What does a new teacher earn at Cucamonga Elementary?
The schedule starts at $71,642 (BA, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 8.
How long does it take to reach the top of the Cucamonga Elementary pay scale?
On the BA+90+MA OR MA+45 column, where 40% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 24, where it reaches $148,535. Steps go up with years of service.
Is Cucamonga Elementary teacher pay high for California?
Cucamonga Elementary's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 46th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 2nd of 33 in San Bernardino County. Across all of them, the average salary on teacher schedules is $103,552 statewide and $106,829 in San Bernardino County.
Keep exploring teacher pay in San Bernardino County
Sources for the Cucamonga 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.
- Cucamonga 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.