Ventura Unified School District teacher salaries

Ventura Unified School District is a unified school district in Ventura County, with its district office in Ventura. Pay starts at $58,866 on the first step. The largest group (48%) is on the BA+75+MA column, which climbs to $117,409 by step 25.

Lowest

$58,866

BA/ DSC, step 1

Average salary on the teacher schedule1

$93,314

  • $8,780 below Ventura County average
  • $10,238 below California average

Highest

$117,409

BA+75+MA, step 25

Ventura Unified average

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

Full-time equivalents on the schedule
709
Starting salary
$58,866
BA/ DSC, step 1
Median salary
$96,061
Half earn more, half earn less
Average pay rank in California
433rd of 828 reporting
of 828 reporting

Does Ventura 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

Ventura Unified's average of $93,314 is below the middle California district's $94,573.

All 828 reporting districts in California

Ventura Unified ranks 433rd of 828.

Ventura Unified
$50k$100k$150k

Middle district: $94,573

The 20 reporting districts in Ventura County

Ventura Unified ranks 14th of 20, below the middle district.

Ventura 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 Ventura Unified's BA/ DSC column pays $64,863. Experienced teachers joining Ventura Unified 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. Ventura Unified's columns run from BA/ DSC to BA+75+MA, 5 in all.

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

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

$91,544

a year at step 10. This column tops out at $117,409 on step 25.

$117,409$58,866
Step 1Step 25
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Ventura Unified's full salary schedule, 2024-252

Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 46% of Ventura Unified's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.

StepBA/ DSCBA+30BA+45 OR MABA+75 OR BA+60+MABA+75+MA
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Full-time equivalents in a cell
  1. 5+
  5. 104
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 Ventura 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 Ventura Unified

How much do Ventura Unified teachers make?

The average salary on Ventura Unified's teacher schedule is $93,314 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $58,866 (BA/ DSC, step 1) to $117,409 (BA+75+MA, step 25).

What does a new teacher earn at Ventura Unified?

The schedule starts at $58,866 (BA/ DSC, 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 Ventura Unified pay scale?

On the BA+75+MA column, where 48% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 25, where it reaches $117,409. Steps go up with years of service.

Is Ventura Unified teacher pay high for California?

Ventura Unified's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 433rd of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 14th 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 Ventura 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. Ventura 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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