Moorpark Unified School District teacher salaries

Moorpark Unified School District is a unified school district in Ventura County, with its district office in Moorpark. Pay starts at $55,729 on the first step. The largest group (35%) is on the BA+75+MA OR MA+30 column, which climbs to $108,498 by step 30.

Lowest

$55,729

BA, step 1

Average salary on the teacher schedule1

$81,818

  • $20,276 below Ventura County average
  • $21,734 below California average

Highest

$108,498

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

Moorpark Unified average

AveragesVentura County $102,094, California $103,552

Full-time equivalents on the schedule
274
Starting salary
$55,729
BA, step 1
Median salary
$82,914
Half earn more, half earn less
Average pay rank in California
615th of 828 reporting
of 828 reporting

Does Moorpark 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.

No

Moorpark Unified's average of $81,818 is below the middle California district's $94,573.

All 828 reporting districts in California

Moorpark Unified ranks 615th of 828.

Moorpark Unified
$50k$100k$150k

Middle district: $94,573

The 20 reporting districts in Ventura County

Moorpark Unified ranks 19th of 20, below the middle district.

Moorpark Unified
$80k$100k$120k

Middle district: $96,570

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 Moorpark Unified's BA column pays $58,209. Experienced teachers joining Moorpark Unified can be placed as high as step 10.
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. Moorpark Unified's columns run from BA to BA+75+MA OR MA+30, 5 in all.

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

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

$85,564

a year at step 10. This column tops out at $108,498 on step 30.

$108,498$55,729
Step 1Step 39
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Moorpark Unified's full salary schedule, 2024-252

Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 39% of Moorpark Unified's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.

StepBABA+30BA+45 OR MABA+60 OR MA+15BA+75+MA OR MA+30
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7
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10
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14
15 to 19
20 to 22
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26 to 29
30
31 to 36
37 to 39

Only BA+60 OR MA+15 continues past step 36.

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Full-time equivalents in a cell
  1. 5+
  5. 14
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 Moorpark 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 Moorpark Unified

How much do Moorpark Unified teachers make?

The average salary on Moorpark Unified's teacher schedule is $81,818 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $55,729 (BA, step 1) to $108,498 (BA+75+MA OR MA+30, step 30).

What does a new teacher earn at Moorpark Unified?

The schedule starts at $55,729 (BA, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 10.

How long does it take to reach the top of the Moorpark Unified pay scale?

On the BA+75+MA OR MA+30 column, where 35% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 30, where it reaches $108,498. Steps go up with years of service.

Is Moorpark Unified teacher pay high for California?

Moorpark Unified's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 615th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 19th of 20 in Ventura County. Across all of them, the average salary on teacher schedules is $103,552 statewide and $102,094 in Ventura County.

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Sources for the Moorpark 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. Moorpark 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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