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Porterville Unified salary schedule, 2026–27

VerifiedVerified 10 November 2026Porterville, California

What it takes to move across the schedule in Porterville Unified, what the move is worth, and where the district says so. Every figure and rule here is quoted from the district's own documents.

Where are you on the schedule?

Moving across the schedule

Credits that count

Graduate-level only

No. Undergraduate credits can count.

“all units submitted for horizontal salary schedule movement must be semester units earned through an accredited college or university at the graduate or upper-division level.”

Source: PEA-PUSD Agreement 2026-2029 ↗, page 77

District professional development

Does not count.

“A teacher taking a course, attending professional development, a conference, or workshop that is fully funded or compensated by the District during the duty day, shall not be eligible for any units or credits toward salary schedule advancement.”

Source: PEA-PUSD Agreement 2026-2029 ↗, page 78

Related to your field

Yes. Credits must relate to your teaching field or assignment.

“Credits presented for horizontal movement on the salary schedule shall be collegiate upper division or graduate units and satisfy at least one of the following conditions:”

Source: PEA-PUSD Agreement 2026-2029 ↗, page 76

Accreditation

Units must be earned through an accredited college or university.

“must be semester units earned through an accredited college or university at the graduate or upper-division level.”

Source: PEA-PUSD Agreement 2026-2029 ↗, page 77

Approval

Approval before you enrol

Required.

“A written statement of intent to complete units for horizontal movement on the salary schedule shall be filed in the District Office by May 1 preceding the school year of horizontal group change.”

Source: PEA-PUSD Agreement 2026-2029 ↗, page 76

How to get approval

File a written statement of intent with course description in the District Office by May 1; Assistant Superintendent for HR reviews and responds within 30 days; denials may be appealed to a committee.

“The statement shall contain the course description. The Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources shall review all written statements of intent. The certificated employee shall receive approval or denial of his/her proposed course work within thirty (30) days of submission of intent.”

Source: PEA-PUSD Agreement 2026-2029 ↗, page 76

Deadline

Deadline to submit

Written evidence of credits by September 1 of the year the salary change is expected; statement of intent by May 1.

“Written evidence of credits earned shall be required by September 1 of the year in which salary change is expected.”

Source: PEA-PUSD Agreement 2026-2029 ↗, page 77

When the raise starts

When it starts

Reassignment to a higher classification becomes effective at the beginning of each school year after requirements are met.

“Reassignment to a higher classification shall become effective at the beginning of each school year after the new classification requirements have been met.”

Source: PEA-PUSD Agreement 2026-2029 ↗, page 71

Limits

Lifetime limits

Maximum of twelve units accepted for Induction; max 8 lower-level Child Development units for UTK-3 teachers; max 15 credits for vocational work experience.

“Effective November 1, 2025, a maximum of twelve (12) units will be accepted for completion of Induction for salary schedule advancement.”

Source: PEA-PUSD Agreement 2026-2029 ↗, page 77

Not stated: ask HR

The district's documents leave these 6 open. Ask before you pay for a course, and ask for the answer in writing.

  1. Do in-service hours count?
  2. Do CEUs count?
  3. Are online courses accepted, and from which providers?
  4. Is the raise paid back to the date I finished the credits?
  5. How often can I move columns in a year?
  6. Is there a limit on how old a credit can be?

The salary schedule

2026-27 Certificated 185 Work Days. 2026–27. Pick your position above to mark it.

2026-27 Certificated 185 Work Days 2026–27
StepGroup IGroup IIGroup IIIGroup IV
1$75,818$79,608$83,589$87,768
2$78,092$81,997$86,097$90,401
3$80,435$84,457$88,679$93,113
4$82,848$86,990$91,340$95,907
5$85,333$89,600$94,080$98,784
6$87,893$92,288$96,902$101,748
7$90,530$95,057$99,809$104,800
8$93,246$97,908$102,804$107,944
9$96,043$100,846$105,888$111,182
10$98,925$103,871$109,065$114,518
11$101,892$106,987$112,336$117,953
12$104,949$110,197$115,707$121,492
13–$113,503$119,178$125,137
14––$122,753$128,891
15––$126,436$132,757
20––$130,229$136,740
25––$134,136$140,842
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Source: PEA-PUSD Agreement 2026-2029 ↗, page 73 · Verified 10 November 2026 · Report an error

Other schedules for 2026–27

The district publishes more than one table. Pick the one that covers your job.

Where this comes from

Published by the district. We keep a copy of each document as it was on the day we read it, and every amount on this page was checked against that copy.