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California community college faculty salary schedules

Each district bargains its own faculty schedule. Below, every one indexed so far, sorted by name, with the full-time starting and top cells and the adjunct hourly range.

DistrictFull-time startFull-time topAdjunct $/hr
Allan Hancock Joint Community College District
2024-25
$66,760$129,985$56.46 to $101.68
Antelope Valley Community College District
2024-25
$67,262.65$138,657.75
Barstow Community College District
2025-26
$67,016$140,481$63 to $68
Butte-Glenn Community College District
2026-27
$71,371.95$156,242.89
Cabrillo Community College District
2025-26
$70,350$140,601
Cerritos Community College District
2025-26
$83,509$168,974$92.79 to $145.02
Chabot-Las Positas Community College District
2026-27
$88,383$175,882$128.75 to $174.75
Chaffey Community College District
2025-26
$81,908$159,239$88.00 to $106.00
Citrus Community College District
2025-26
$78,850$163,009
Coast Community College District
2026-27
$71,388$170,190$79.00 to $150.17
Compton Community College District
2024-25
$6,199.50/mo$12,635.76/mo$47.36 to $82.90
Contra Costa Community College District
2025-26
$68,136$132,264$77.87 to $151.16
Copper Mountain Community College District
2025-26
$65,360.43$144,131.88$72.79 to $82.21
Desert Community College District
2026-27
$81,399.24$165,163.33$81.52 to $110.81
El Camino Community College District
2025-26
$83,796.50$169,181.24$110.17 to $146.27
Feather River Community College District
2026-27
$75,860$135,327$61.80 to $94.91
Foothill-De Anza Community College District
2025-26
$76,596$161,030
Gavilan Joint Community College District
2026-27
$72,835.81$155,145.75$81.47 to $130.96
Glendale Community College District
2025-26
$72,928$145,614$90.85 to $121.90
Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District
2023-24
$56,419$138,335$64.40 to $123.34
Hartnell Community College District
2026-27
$75,345$159,161$75.28 to $113.25
Imperial Community College District
2026-27
$76,980$167,884$77.26 to $88.34
Kern Community College District
2026-27
$92,448.24$171,398.05$67.00 to $67.00
Lake Tahoe Community College District
2026-27
$69,356$145,389$72.48 to $87.96
Lassen Community College District
2026-27
$78,472.49$134,775.21$72.79 to $72.79
Long Beach Community College District
2026-27
$84,668.96$156,381.46$79.97 to $102.16
Los Angeles Community College District
2023-24
$7,299/mo$13,562/mo$85.09 to $112.98
Los Rios Community College District
2026-27
$57,916$151,547$80.44 to $210.48
Marin Community College District
2024-25
$80,887$173,016
Merced Community College District
2026-27
$73,835$158,082$66.91 to $86.49
MiraCosta Community College District
2026-27
$91,074$196,738$93.42 to $148.29
Monterey Peninsula Community College District
2026-27
$66,667$141,984$61.37 to $138.16
Mt. San Antonio Community College District
2026-27
$90,339$153,929$104.31 to $138.60
Mt. San Jacinto Community College District
2025-26
$83,980.01$175,335.48$90.00 to $120.00
Napa Valley Community College District
2026-27
$71,105$130,752$81.78 to $103.47
North Orange County Community College District
2026-27
$87,573$162,226$91.77 to $117.81
Ohlone Community College District
2024-25
$79,803$163,412$91.63 to $152.07
Palo Verde Community College District
2024-25
$74,968$145,145$74.96 to $99.45
Palomar Community College District
2025-26
$77,011.42$162,100.55$75.81 to $119.20
Pasadena Area Community College District
2025-26
$8,679.71/mo$15,572.42/mo$77.81 to $132.76
Peralta Community College District
2024-25
$52,729$144,913$75.32 to $207.02
Rancho Santiago Community College District
2026-27
$84,075.92$178,988.12$88.40 to $112.81
Redwoods Community College District
2026-27
$76,269$171,471
Rio Hondo Community College District
2026-27
$77,578$164,877
Riverside Community College District
2026-27
$86,198$184,879$84.71 to $127.02
San Bernardino Community College District
2026-27
$423.47/day$819.19/day$82.32 to $94.23
San Diego Community College District
2026-27
$8,381.70/mo$13,658.56/mo$95.95 to $108.02
San Francisco Community College District
2025-26
$72,408$145,790
San Joaquin Delta Community College District
2026-27
$72,734$135,713$72.73 to $108.56
San Jose-Evergreen Community College District
2026-27
$100,410$178,838
San Luis Obispo County Community College District
2026-27
$72,903$155,458$84.80 to $156.91
San Mateo County Community College District
2026-27
$93,348$177,888$112.32 to $232.13
Santa Barbara Community College District
2025-26
$74,473$148,626$102.90 to $144.00
Santa Clarita Community College District
2024-25
$89.24 to $122.94
Sequoias Community College District
2025-26
$77,769.24$184,165.24$74.18 to $98.84
Shasta-Tehama-Trinity Joint Community College District
2026-27
$65,087.95$138,153.86$69.73 to $87.15
Sierra Joint Community College District
2026-27
$59,228.02$129,287.32$83.45 to $139.82
Siskiyou Joint Community College District
2025-26
$65,489.97$119,845.76$65.48 to $75.83
Solano County Community College District
2026-27
$65,474$148,541$72.02 to $163.40
Sonoma County Junior College District
2026-27
$85,919$160,824$122.73 to $176.49
South Orange County Community College District
2026-27
$89,797$186,251$135.30 to $167.83
Southwestern Community College District
2025-26
$70,277$156,591$87.74 to $103.51
State Center Community College District
2024-25
$71,054$147,346$68.98 to $99.09
Ventura County Community College District
2024-25
$61,599.00$138,585.80
Victor Valley Community College District
2024-25
$67,886$142,425$75 to $83
West Hills Community College District
2024-25
$69,954$160,191$73 to $80
West Kern Community College District
2025-26
$66,875$149,099$78.86 to $92.66
West Valley-Mission Community College District
2026-27
$97,318$235,451
Yosemite Community College District
2025-26
$75,979$145,028$78.15 to $128.22
Yuba Community College District
2025-26
$68,010$152,396

University of California salary scales

DistrictFull-time startFull-time topAdjunct $/hr
University of California Business/Economics/Engineering Professor Series
2026-27
$111,400$241,400
University of California Lecturers (Continuing Appointment)
2026-27
$73,817$233,778
University of California Lecturers (Pre-Six Year)
2026-27
$73,817$207,711
University of California Librarian Series (Non-Represented)
2026-27
$71,010$180,422
University of California Librarian Series (Represented, Unit 17)
2026-27
$74,752$170,733
University of California Postdoctoral Scholars
2026-27
$71,491$85,736
University of California Professional Research Series (Non-Represented)
2026-27
$98,500$262,300
University of California Professional Research Series (Represented)
2026-27
$96,700$257,100
University of California Professor Series
2026-27
$84,100$220,500
University of California Project Scientist Series (Non-Represented)
2026-27
$80,200$212,900
University of California Project Scientist Series (Represented)
2026-27
$79,400$209,000
University of California Specialist Series (Non-Represented)
2026-27
$57,600$205,700
University of California Specialist Series (Represented)
2026-27
$57,000$201,700

California State University salary scales

DistrictFull-time startFull-time topAdjunct $/hr
California State University Faculty
2026-27
$66,084$182,532