Annual salary
$81,399.24
California · community college · 2026-27
Desert Community College District faculty salary schedule, 2026-27
The full-time faculty schedule and the part-time (adjunct) hourly rates as Desert Community College District publishes them, every cell. Pick a column and step in the calculator to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure.
- Desert Community College District runs 1 college: College of the Desert.
- The 2026-27 full-time faculty schedule starts at $81,399.24 (Range I (Bachelor's Degree; or occupational minimum qualifications), step 1) and tops out at $165,163.33 (Range VII (Earned Doctorate), step 12), per Desert Community College District (effective ).
- The schedule is built on 175 contract days, about $465.14 per day at the starting cell.
- The grid has 7 range columns and 12 step rows.
- Part-time (adjunct) faculty are paid $81.52/hr to $110.81/hr on the 2025-26 hourly schedule, per Desert 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 (2026-27)
| Step \ Range | Range I (Bachelor's Degree; or occupational minimum qualifications) | Range II (Bachelor's + 15 graduate units; or occupational MQ + AA/60 units) | Range III (Master's Degree; or occupational MQ + Bachelor's) | Range IV (Master's + 15 units; or occupational MQ + Bachelor's + 15) | Range V (Master's + 30 units; or occupational MQ + Bachelor's + 30) | Range VI (Master's + 45 units; or occupational MQ + Bachelor's + 45) | Range VII (Earned Doctorate) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $81,399.24 | $84,858.74 | $88,465.22 | $92,225.01 | $96,144.57 | $100,230.73 | $104,490.53 |
| 2 | $84,858.74 | $88,465.22 | $92,225.01 | $96,144.57 | $100,230.73 | $104,490.53 | $108,931.36 |
| 3 | $88,465.22 | $92,225.01 | $96,144.57 | $100,230.73 | $104,490.53 | $108,931.36 | $113,560.94 |
| 4 | $92,225.01 | $96,144.57 | $100,230.73 | $104,490.53 | $108,931.36 | $113,560.94 | $118,387.29 |
| 5 | $96,144.57 | $100,230.73 | $104,490.53 | $108,931.36 | $113,560.94 | $118,387.29 | $123,418.77 |
| 6 | $100,230.73 | $104,490.53 | $108,931.36 | $113,560.94 | $118,387.29 | $123,418.77 | $128,664.04 |
| 7 | $104,490.53 | $108,931.36 | $113,560.94 | $118,387.29 | $123,418.77 | $128,664.04 | $134,132.28 |
| 8 | $108,931.36 | $113,560.94 | $118,387.29 | $123,418.77 | $128,664.04 | $134,132.28 | $139,832.91 |
| 9 | $113,560.94 | $118,387.29 | $123,418.77 | $128,664.04 | $134,132.28 | $139,832.91 | $145,775.79 |
| 10 | $118,387.29 | $123,418.77 | $128,664.04 | $134,132.28 | $139,832.91 | $145,775.79 | $151,971.27 |
| 11 | $123,418.77 | $128,664.04 | $134,132.28 | $139,832.91 | $145,775.79 | $151,971.27 | $158,430.04 |
| 12 | $128,664.04 | $134,132.28 | $139,832.91 | $145,775.79 | $151,971.27 | $158,430.04 | $165,163.33 |
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Per month (12)
$6,783.27
Per work day
$465.14 / 175 days
Next 5 steps in this range
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $84,858.74 | +$3,459.50 |
| 3 | $88,465.22 | +$7,065.98 |
| 4 | $92,225.01 | +$10,825.77 |
| 5 | $96,144.57 | +$14,745.33 |
| 6 | $100,230.73 | +$18,831.49 |
Worked example as rendered: Range I (Bachelor's Degree; or occupational minimum qualifications), step 1 = $81,399.24 a year, $6,783.27 a month spread over 12 months, $465.14 per work day on a 175-day year. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Full Time Faculty (175 Days) Salary Schedule 2026-2027, effective 07/01/2026, board approved 07/23/26. The document prints daily, monthly and annual rates per cell; annual is reproduced (annual = monthly x 10).
192-day and 200-day schedules are in the same PDF and are not reproduced here.
Earned doctorate is its own range (VII).
- Soft spot: The schedule prints its columns only as 1-7 and rows 1-12 with no axis labels; columns were read as Range Classifications I-VII and rows as steps using Appendix B of the CODFA 2023-2026 agreement (Range VII = earned doctorate, longevity before Step 12).
- Soft spot: Annual rates are printed to three decimal places (e.g. 81,399.240); values are stored as printed to the cent.
Part-time faculty hourly rates (2025-26)
| Step \ Rate | Bachelor Rate | Master Rate | Doctorate Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $81.52 | $85.80 | $90.30 |
| 2 | $85.80 | $90.30 | $95.04 |
| 3 | $90.30 | $95.04 | $100.03 |
| 4 | $95.04 | $100.03 | $105.28 |
| 5 | $100.03 | $105.28 | $110.81 |
highest celllowest cell5 step rows x 3 rate columnshover or tap a cell to trace its row and column
Adjunct Faculty Salary Schedule 2025/2026 lecture rates, effective July 1, 2025 (board approval July 23, 2026).
Steps by SIUs earned: Step 1 0-17, Step 2 18-35, Step 3 36-53, Step 4 54-71, Step 5 72+.
Lab, non-instructional lab and professional assistance rates are separate rows in the same table (e.g. lab $63.893-$86.853).
- Soft spot: Rates are printed to three decimal places (e.g. 81.517); stored as printed.
- Soft spot: Board approval date (July 23, 2026) is a year after the effective date as printed.
Questions people ask
What is the starting salary for full-time faculty at Desert Community College District?
$81,399.24 on Range I (Bachelor's Degree; or occupational minimum qualifications) at step 1 of the 2026-27 schedule (Desert Community College District). Placement depends on degrees and experience, which is what the range and step encode.
What is the top of the Desert Community College District faculty salary schedule?
$165,163.33, at step 12 on Range VII (Earned Doctorate) (2026-27), before any doctoral stipend, overload or extra-duty pay not printed on the grid.
How much does Desert Community College District pay adjunct faculty?
$81.52/hr at the lowest rate and step, up to $110.81/hr at the highest, on the 2025-26 part-time faculty schedule (Desert Community College District). These are lecture-hour rates; see the notes under the table for other assignments.
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