Pleasant Valley School District teacher salaries

Pleasant Valley School District is an elementary school district in Ventura County, with its district office in Camarillo. Pay starts at $62,491 on the first step. The largest group (66%) is on the BA+60 OR BA+50+MA column, which climbs to $119,624 by step 40.

Lowest

$62,491

BA TO 44, step 1

Average salary on the teacher schedule1

$92,278

  • $9,816 below Ventura County average
  • $11,274 below California average

Highest

$119,624

BA+60 OR BA+50+MA, step 40

Pleasant Valley average

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

Full-time equivalents on the schedule
292
Starting salary
$62,491
BA TO 44, step 1
Median salary
$95,305
Half earn more, half earn less
Average pay rank in California
450th of 828 reporting
of 828 reporting

Does Pleasant Valley 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

Pleasant Valley's average of $92,278 is below the middle California district's $94,573.

All 828 reporting districts in California

Pleasant Valley ranks 450th of 828.

Pleasant Valley
$50k$100k$150k

Middle district: $94,573

The 20 reporting districts in Ventura County

Pleasant Valley ranks 16th of 20, below the middle district.

Pleasant Valley
$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 Pleasant Valley's BA TO 44 column pays $71,606. Experienced teachers joining Pleasant Valley can be placed as high as step 7.
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. Pleasant Valley's columns run from BA TO 44 to BA+60 OR BA+50+MA, 3 in all.

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

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

$95,305

a year at step 10. This column tops out at $119,624 on step 40.

$119,624$62,491
Step 1Step 40
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Pleasant Valley's full salary schedule, 2024-252

Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 36% of Pleasant Valley's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.

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Full-time equivalents in a cell
  1. 5+
  5. 16
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 Pleasant Valley

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 Pleasant Valley

How much do Pleasant Valley teachers make?

The average salary on Pleasant Valley's teacher schedule is $92,278 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $62,491 (BA TO 44, step 1) to $119,624 (BA+60 OR BA+50+MA, step 40).

What does a new teacher earn at Pleasant Valley?

The schedule starts at $62,491 (BA TO 44, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 7.

How long does it take to reach the top of the Pleasant Valley pay scale?

On the BA+60 OR BA+50+MA column, where 66% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 40, where it reaches $119,624. Steps go up with years of service.

Does a master's degree raise pay at Pleasant Valley?

Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Pleasant Valley reports a master's bonus of $500 on top. For a doctorate it reports $500.

Is Pleasant Valley teacher pay high for California?

Pleasant Valley's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 450th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 16th 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.

Keep exploring teacher pay in Ventura County

Sources for the Pleasant Valley 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. Pleasant Valley'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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