California · community college · 2025-26
Cerritos Community College District faculty salary schedule, 2025-26
The full-time faculty schedule and the part-time (adjunct) hourly rates as Cerritos Community College District publishes them, every cell. Pick a column and step in the calculator to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure.
- Cerritos Community College District runs 1 college: Cerritos College.
- The 2025-26 full-time faculty schedule starts at $83,509 (A (Bachelor's Degree), step 3) and tops out at $168,974 (F (Doctorate Degree), step 30X), per Cerritos Community College District (effective ).
- The grid has 6 grade columns and 20 step rows.
- Part-time (adjunct) faculty are paid $92.79/hr to $145.02/hr on the 2025-26 hourly schedule, per Cerritos Community College District (effective ).
- This is a California community college district, not a K-12 district: its faculty bargain separately from the school districts in the same county, and pay is set by the district's own agreement.
Full-time faculty salary schedule (2025-26)
| Step \ Grade | A (Bachelor's Degree) | B (Master's Degree) | C (Bachelor's Degree + 50 units including Master's) | D (Bachelor's Degree + 70 units including Master's) | E (Bachelor's Degree + 90 units including Master's) | F (Doctorate Degree) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | $83,509 | $87,785 | $92,057 | $96,329 | $100,605 | $104,881 |
| 4 | $87,785 | $92,057 | $96,329 | $100,605 | $104,881 | $109,150 |
| 5 | $92,057 | $96,329 | $100,605 | $104,881 | $109,150 | $113,422 |
| 6 | $96,329 | $100,605 | $104,881 | $109,150 | $113,422 | $117,695 |
| 7 | $100,605 | $104,881 | $109,150 | $113,422 | $117,695 | $121,973 |
| 8 | $104,881 | $109,150 | $113,422 | $117,695 | $121,973 | $126,246 |
| 9 | $109,150 | $113,422 | $117,695 | $121,973 | $126,246 | $130,520 |
| 10 | $113,422 | $117,695 | $121,973 | $126,246 | $130,520 | $134,792 |
| 11 | $117,695 | $121,973 | $126,246 | $130,520 | $134,792 | $139,060 |
| 12 | $121,973 | $126,246 | $130,520 | $134,792 | $139,060 | $143,342 |
| 13 | $126,246 | $130,520 | $134,792 | $139,060 | $143,342 | $147,614 |
| 14 | $134,792 | $139,060 | $143,342 | $147,614 | $151,882 | |
| 16X | $141,201 | $145,478 | $149,749 | $154,021 | ||
| 18X | $147,614 | $151,882 | $156,159 | |||
| 20X | $154,021 | $158,296 | ||||
| 22X | $156,159 | $160,429 | ||||
| 24X | $158,296 | $162,565 | ||||
| 26X | $160,429 | $164,697 | ||||
| 28X | $162,565 | $166,836 | ||||
| 30X | $164,697 | $168,974 |
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | $87,785 | +$4,276 |
| 5 | $92,057 | +$8,548 |
| 6 | $96,329 | +$12,820 |
| 7 | $100,605 | +$17,096 |
| 8 | $104,881 | +$21,372 |
Worked example as rendered: A (Bachelor's Degree), step 3 = $83,509 a year, $6,959.08 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
10-month faculty annual salary rates; schedule increased 1.15% effective July 1, 2025; presented to the Board of Trustees September 3, 2025.
Steps 1 and 2 are printed as N/A in every grade and are omitted; cells printed as $0 are shown blank.
Steps 16X-30X are longevity steps as labelled by the district.
Maximum beginning step is Step 9 in Column A and Step 10 in Columns B-F. 11- and 12-month contracts are the schedule amount / 10 x school months.
Doctorate is its own grade (F) rather than a stipend.
Part-time faculty hourly rates (2025-26)
| Step \ Grade | A (Bachelor's Degree) | B (Master's Degree) | F (Doctorate Degree) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $92.79 | $97.54 | $116.53 |
| 2 | $97.54 | $102.29 | $121.28 |
| 3 | $102.29 | $107.03 | $126.02 |
| 4 | $107.03 | $111.78 | $130.77 |
| 5 | $111.78 | $116.53 | $135.53 |
| 6 | $116.53 | $121.28 | $140.27 |
| 7 | $121.28 | $126.02 | $145.02 |
Instructional Part-Time Salary Schedule hourly wage rates. Part-time steps 1-7 correspond to full-time steps 3-9 (two semesters per step).
Derived from full-time grades A, B and F: full-time amount / 540 teaching hours x 0.6 parity factor; every cell reproduces from the full-time schedule.
Non-instructional part-time rates are a separate schedule ($68.22-$86.78).
Questions people ask
What is the starting salary for full-time faculty at Cerritos Community College District?
$83,509 on A (Bachelor's Degree) at step 3 of the 2025-26 schedule (Cerritos Community College District). Placement depends on degrees and experience, which is what the grade and step encode.
What is the top of the Cerritos Community College District faculty salary schedule?
$168,974, at step 30X on F (Doctorate Degree) (2025-26), before any doctoral stipend, overload or extra-duty pay not printed on the grid.
How much does Cerritos Community College District pay adjunct faculty?
$92.79/hr at the lowest grade and step, up to $145.02/hr at the highest, on the 2025-26 part-time faculty schedule (Cerritos Community College District). These are lecture-hour rates; see the notes under the table for other assignments.
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