Cajon Valley Union School District teacher salaries

Cajon Valley Union School District is an elementary school district in San Diego County, with its district office in El Cajon. Pay starts at $56,646 on the first step. The largest group (60%) is on the BA+60 OR MA+24 column, which climbs to $131,982 by step 27.

Lowest

$56,646

BA, step 1

Average salary on the teacher schedule1

$94,276

  • $8,370 below San Diego County average
  • $9,276 below California average

Highest

$131,982

BA+60 OR MA+24, step 27

Cajon Valley Union average

AveragesSan Diego County $102,646, California $103,552

Full-time equivalents on the schedule
981
Starting salary
$56,646
BA, step 1
Median salary
$90,415
Half earn more, half earn less
Average pay rank in California
418th of 828 reporting
of 828 reporting

Does Cajon Valley Union 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.

No

Cajon Valley Union's average of $94,276 is below the middle California district's $94,573.

All 828 reporting districts in California

Cajon Valley Union ranks 418th of 828.

Cajon Valley Union
$50k$100k$150k

Middle district: $94,573

The 37 reporting districts in San Diego County

Cajon Valley Union ranks 29th of 37, below the middle district.

Cajon Valley Union
$80k$100k$120k

Middle district: $100,279

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 Cajon Valley Union's BA column pays $65,362. Experienced teachers joining Cajon Valley Union 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. Cajon Valley Union's columns run from BA to BA+60 OR MA+24, 5 in all.

How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Cajon Valley Union?

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

$96,953

a year at step 10. This column tops out at $131,982 on step 27.

$131,982$56,646
Step 1Step 36
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Cajon Valley Union's full salary schedule, 2024-252

Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 33% of Cajon Valley Union's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.

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Full-time equivalents in a cell
  1. 5+
  5. 39
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 Cajon Valley Union

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 Cajon Valley Union

How much do Cajon Valley Union teachers make?

The average salary on Cajon Valley Union's teacher schedule is $94,276 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $56,646 (BA, step 1) to $131,982 (BA+60 OR MA+24, step 27).

What does a new teacher earn at Cajon Valley Union?

The schedule starts at $56,646 (BA, 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 Cajon Valley Union pay scale?

On the BA+60 OR MA+24 column, where 60% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 27, where it reaches $131,982. Steps go up with years of service.

Is Cajon Valley Union teacher pay high for California?

Cajon Valley Union's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 418th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 29th of 37 in San Diego County. Across all of them, the average salary on teacher schedules is $103,552 statewide and $102,646 in San Diego County.

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Sources for the Cajon Valley Union 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. Cajon Valley Union'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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