Annual salary
$66,667
California · community college · 2026-27
Monterey Peninsula Community College District faculty salary schedule, 2026-27
The full-time faculty schedule and the part-time (adjunct) hourly rates as Monterey Peninsula Community College District publishes them, every cell. Pick a column and step in the calculator to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure.
- Monterey Peninsula Community College District runs 1 college: Monterey Peninsula College.
- The 2026-27 full-time faculty schedule starts at $66,667 (Column I, step 1) and tops out at $141,984 (Column V, step 17), per Monterey Peninsula Community College District (effective ).
- The grid has 5 column columns and 17 step rows.
- Part-time (adjunct) faculty are paid $61.37/hr to $138.16/hr on the 2026-27 hourly schedule, per Monterey Peninsula 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 \ Column | Column I | Column II | Column III | Column IV | Column V |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $66,667 | $72,167 | $77,662 | $83,163 | $88,668 |
| 2 | $69,990 | $75,489 | $80,985 | $86,493 | $91,990 |
| 3 | $73,331 | $78,823 | $84,325 | $89,825 | $95,330 |
| 4 | $76,658 | $82,159 | $87,657 | $93,155 | $98,657 |
| 5 | $79,987 | $85,490 | $90,983 | $96,483 | $101,991 |
| 6 | $88,820 | $94,323 | $99,832 | $105,313 | |
| 7 | $92,172 | $97,654 | $103,159 | $108,664 | |
| 8 | $95,490 | $100,993 | $106,486 | $111,994 | |
| 9 | $99,233 | $104,337 | $109,828 | $115,333 | |
| 10 | $103,125 | $107,641 | $113,152 | $118,663 | |
| 11 | $110,971 | $116,494 | $121,805 | ||
| 12 | $114,924 | $119,818 | $125,328 | ||
| 13 | $119,018 | $123,151 | $128,652 | ||
| 14 | $126,482 | $131,985 | |||
| 15 | $130,497 | $135,329 | |||
| 16 | $138,660 | ||||
| 17 | $141,984 |
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Per month (12)
$5,555.58
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $69,990 | +$3,323 |
| 3 | $73,331 | +$6,664 |
| 4 | $76,658 | +$9,991 |
| 5 | $79,987 | +$13,320 |
Worked example as rendered: Column I, step 1 = $66,667 a year, $5,555.58 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Faculty Schedule A - Contract Faculty, 2026-2027, effective 7/1/2026 (MPCTA salary schedule; "board approved 3/26/2025; 5.00% increase").
Column I = bachelor's + 2 years occupational experience or equivalent (disciplines not requiring a master's); II = master's; III = BA + 60 units including MA; IV = BA + 90 units including MA (full criteria on page 2 of the PDF).
Annual bonus of $3,290 for an earned doctorate; $2,332 for multiple master's degrees. Columns are truncated: I ends at step 5, II at 10, III at 13, IV at 15, V at 17.
- Soft spot: Published as a Google Drive file linked from the district HR page.
Part-time faculty hourly rates (2026-27)
| Step \ Column | Column I | Column II | Column III | Column IV | Column V | Column VI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $61.37 | $66.99 | $72.60 | $78.21 | $83.85 | $88.64 |
| 2 | $64.74 | $70.34 | $75.91 | $81.56 | $87.18 | $92.07 |
| 3 | $68.23 | $73.83 | $79.42 | $84.98 | $90.59 | $95.49 |
| 4 | $71.57 | $77.18 | $82.76 | $88.43 | $94.03 | $98.84 |
| 5 | $74.85 | $80.55 | $86.21 | $91.79 | $97.33 | $102.29 |
| 6 | $78.31 | $84.06 | $89.70 | $95.29 | $100.88 | $105.60 |
| 7 | $81.75 | $87.39 | $92.98 | $98.64 | $104.27 | $109.17 |
| 8 | $96.39 | $102.04 | $107.70 | $112.56 | ||
| 9 | $99.86 | $105.51 | $111.03 | $115.99 | ||
| 10 | $103.25 | $108.92 | $114.38 | $119.33 | ||
| 11 | $106.68 | $112.30 | $117.70 | $122.73 | ||
| 12 | $109.89 | $115.67 | $121.24 | $126.41 | ||
| 13 | $113.18 | $119.15 | $124.88 | $130.22 | ||
| 14 | $116.59 | $122.73 | $128.63 | $134.13 | ||
| 15 | $120.09 | $126.41 | $132.49 | $138.16 |
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Faculty Schedule B, 2026-2027, effective 7/1/2026 (part-time faculty rates, 5.00% increase). Column VI = earned doctorate; Columns I and II end at step 7.
- Soft spot: Schedule B does not print the word "hourly"; the rates are treated as the part-time hourly schedule from their size and the MPCTA agreement structure.
Questions people ask
What is the starting salary for full-time faculty at Monterey Peninsula Community College District?
$66,667 on Column I at step 1 of the 2026-27 schedule (Monterey Peninsula Community College District). Placement depends on degrees and experience, which is what the column and step encode.
What is the top of the Monterey Peninsula Community College District faculty salary schedule?
$141,984, at step 17 on Column V (2026-27), before any doctoral stipend, overload or extra-duty pay not printed on the grid.
How much does Monterey Peninsula Community College District pay adjunct faculty?
$61.37/hr at the lowest column and step, up to $138.16/hr at the highest, on the 2026-27 part-time faculty schedule (Monterey Peninsula Community College District). These are lecture-hour rates; see the notes under the table for other assignments.
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