Perris Union High School District teacher salaries

Perris Union High School District (PUHSD) is a high school district in Riverside County, with its district office in Perris. Pay starts at $76,566 on the first step. The largest group (72%) is on the BA+75+MA OR MA+45 column, which climbs to $147,557 by step 29.

What is the average teacher salary at Perris Union High?

Lowest

$76,566

BA OR BA+44 OR MA, step 1

Average salary on the teacher schedule1

$125,482

  • $12,519 above Riverside County average
  • $21,930 above California average

Highest

$147,557

BA+75+MA OR MA+45, step 29

Perris Union High average

AveragesCalifornia $103,552, Riverside County $112,963

Full-time equivalents on the schedule
429
Starting salary
$76,566
BA OR BA+44 OR MA, step 1
Median salary
$135,022
Half earn more, half earn less
Average pay rank in California
28th of 828 reporting
of 828 reporting

Perris Union High's full salary schedule, 2024-252

Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 55% of Perris Union High's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.

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Only BA+75+MA OR MA+45 continues past step 16.

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Full-time equivalents in a cell
  1. 5+
  5. 24
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.

What BA+98, steps and credentials mean at Perris Union High

Two things place a teacher on Perris Union High's grid: years of service (the step) and college units since the bachelor's degree (the column). How we read the schedules.

Step
One per year of service; step 5 on Perris Union High's BA OR BA+44 OR MA column pays $88,691. Experienced teachers joining Perris Union High can be placed as high as step 29.
Column, such as BA+98
A bachelor's plus 98 semester units since. Perris Union High's columns run from BA OR BA+44 OR MA to BA+75+MA OR MA+45, 4 in all.

How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Perris Union High?

On the BA+75+MA OR MA+45 column, pay passes $100,000 at step 5, with $101,970. Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.

$121,349

a year at step 10. This column tops out at $147,557 on step 29.

$147,557$76,566
Step 1Step 29
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Does Perris Union High 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.

Yes

Perris Union High's average of $125,482 is above the middle California district's $94,573.

All 828 reporting districts in California

Perris Union High ranks 28th of 828.

Perris Union High
$50k$100k$150k

Middle district: $94,573

The 23 reporting districts in Riverside County

Perris Union High ranks 1st of 23, above the middle district.

Perris Union High
$80k$100k$120k

Middle district: $112,200

Each bar counts the districts whose average salary falls in a $5,000 band. The dashed line marks the median district.

Bonuses, health cover and work days at Perris Union High

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 Perris Union High

How much do Perris Union High teachers make?

The average salary on Perris Union High's teacher schedule is $125,482 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $76,566 (BA OR BA+44 OR MA, step 1) to $147,557 (BA+75+MA OR MA+45, step 29).

What does a new teacher earn at Perris Union High?

The schedule starts at $76,566 (BA OR BA+44 OR MA, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 29.

How long does it take to reach the top of the Perris Union High pay scale?

On the BA+75+MA OR MA+45 column, where 72% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 29, where it reaches $147,557. Steps go up with years of service.

Is Perris Union High teacher pay high for California?

Perris Union High's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 28th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 1st of 23 in Riverside County. Across all of them, the average salary on teacher schedules is $103,552 statewide and $112,963 in Riverside County.

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Sources for the Perris Union High 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. Perris Union High'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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