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San Francisco Unified salary schedule, 2026–27

VerifiedVerified 10 November 2026San Francisco, California

What it takes to move across the schedule in San Francisco 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

District professional development

Counts.

“can apply this PD time toward their salary placement”

Source: Salary FAQs ↗, page 3

In-service hours

Count.

“In-services courses, equivalent to college or university courses for a specified number of units.”

Source: Pre-Approval of Credits for Salary Classification Change Not to be used for Professional Development Hours/Credit(PD) ↗, page 1

Related to your field

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

“for the purpose of seeing that they advance the subject area or credential of the individual”

Source: Pre-Approval of Credits for Salary Classification Change Not to be used for Professional Development Hours/Credit(PD) ↗, page 1

Accreditation

Accredited university or college courses.

“Accredited university or college courses”

Source: Contract July 1, 2025 - June 30, 2027 Executed ↗, page 52

Approval

Approval before you enrol

Required.

“In-services courses, equivalent to college or university courses, approved in advance for a specified number of units.”

Source: Contract July 1, 2025 - June 30, 2027 Executed ↗, page 53

How to get approval

Submit the Pre-Approval of Professional Learning Activities form, attached to a help ticket at eis.sfusd.edu, to the Classification and Compensation team before registering for courses.

“Employees can complete the Pre-Approval of Professional Learning Activities form”

Source: Salary FAQs ↗, page 3

When the raise starts

When it starts

Effective in the next monthly pay cycle after transcript filing.

“will be effective in the next monthly pay cycle”

Source: Contract July 1, 2025 - June 30, 2027 Executed ↗, page 53

Back pay

The raise is not paid retroactively.

“There are no retroactive placements”

Source: Salary FAQs ↗, page 6

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 credits have to be graduate-level to count?
  2. Do CEUs count?
  3. Are online courses accepted, and from which providers?
  4. How often can I move columns in a year?
  5. Is there a limit on how old a credit can be?
  6. Is there a lifetime cap on credits or column moves?

The salary schedule

2026-27 Effective 07/01/2026 Base Salary (2%), 193 days. 2026–27. Pick your position above to mark it.

2026-27 Effective 07/01/2026 Base Salary (2%), 193 days 2026–27
StepAnnual salary
1$109,006
2$113,143
3$117,276
4$121,412
5$121,412
6$121,412
Career Increment A (Steps 7-9)$125,302
Career Increment B (Steps 10-11)$129,200
Career Increment C (Steps 12)$129,200
Career Increment D (Steps 13)$133,091
Career Increment E (Steps 14-15)$133,091
Career Increment E (Steps 16)$136,984
Show all 17 steps

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.