Rancho Santiago Community College District faculty salary schedule, 2026-27

The full-time faculty schedule and the part-time (adjunct) hourly rates as Rancho Santiago Community College District publishes them, every cell. Pick a column and step in the calculator to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure.

Rancho Santiago Community College District runs 2 colleges: Santa Ana College, Santiago Canyon College.
The 2026-27 full-time faculty schedule starts at $84,075.92 (Class I, step 3) and tops out at $178,988.12 (Class VII, step C), per Rancho Santiago Community College District.
The schedule is built on 175 contract days, about $480.43 per day at the starting cell.
The grid has 7 class columns and 17 step rows.
Part-time (adjunct) faculty are paid $88.40/hr to $112.81/hr on the 2026-27 hourly schedule, per Rancho Santiago Community College District.
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)

Official sourceDocumentRancho Santiago Community College DistrictSchool year2026-27Effectivenot printed on the documentWork days175

Step \ Class	Class I	Class II	Class III	Class IV	Class V	Class VI	Class VII
3	$84,075.92	$90,332.71	$94,476.54	$98,618.74	$102,760.91	$106,903.12	$111,222.48
4	$87,954.02	$94,210.78	$98,357.83	$102,493.59	$106,639.00	$110,763.47	$115,087.66
5	$91,817.61	$98,085.64	$102,224.63	$106,371.67	$110,492.90	$114,641.54	$118,964.12
6	$95,690.87	$101,957.25	$106,097.88	$110,233.62	$114,374.22	$118,518.02	$122,835.78
7	$99,559.26	$105,830.52	$109,977.57	$114,127.82	$118,253.92	$122,399.34	$126,707.42
8	$103,437.37	$109,697.33	$113,844.37	$117,978.51	$122,123.93	$126,269.34	$130,579.04
9	$107,312.20	$113,577.00	$117,728.87	$121,853.37	$126,002.02	$130,134.52	$134,449.04
10	$111,185.45	$117,455.11	$121,595.68	$125,724.98	$129,868.78	$134,007.78	$138,323.90
11	$115,058.69	$121,326.74	$125,457.62	$129,606.27	$133,745.26	$137,882.61	$142,200.36
12	$118,933.54	$125,201.57	$129,337.35	$133,474.73	$137,608.84	$141,754.27	$146,070.40
13		$129,071.61	$133,207.34	$137,352.76	$141,491.75	$145,630.72	$149,943.64
14		$132,944.85	$137,082.22	$141,226.04	$145,366.62	$149,508.79	$153,818.50
15		$136,818.10	$140,957.08	$145,102.48	$149,236.64	$153,378.83	$157,690.13
16				$148,977.34	$153,105.04	$157,250.46	$161,563.38
A						$163,053.08	$167,370.80
B						$168,870.19	$173,178.26
C						$174,682.45	$178,988.12

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Class

Step

Annual salary

$90,332.71

Per month (12)

$7,527.73

Per work day

$516.19 / 175 days

Next 5 steps in this class

Step	Salary	vs. selected
4	$94,210.78	+$3,878.07
5	$98,085.64	+$7,752.93
6	$101,957.25	+$11,624.54
7	$105,830.52	+$15,497.81
8	$109,697.33	+$19,364.62

Worked example as rendered: Class II, step 3 = $90,332.71 a year, $7,527.73 a month spread over 12 months, $516.19 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.

2026/2027 FARSCCD permanent annual 175-day salary schedule (annual salary based on a 10-month year); reflects a 3.2% increase effective the first day of the unit member's work year (Article 7.1.1); board approval 7/14/2025.

Steps 1 and 2 are printed with no amounts in any class and are omitted; the schedule starts at Step 3. Steps A, B and C are the document's own labels for the top steps in Classes VI and VII.

Class I = bachelor's (or CTE minimum qualifications); Class II = master's or BA+45; Class III = MA+15; Class IV = MA+30; Class V = MA+45; Classes VI-VII requirements are on page 2 of the document.

192-day and 225-day schedules exist and are not included.

Soft spot: Schedule is dated HR 6/30/2025 with board approval 7/14/2025, i.e. adopted in advance as part of a multi-year agreement; the 2027-28 schedule is also posted.

Part-time faculty hourly rates (2026-27)

Official sourceDocumentRancho Santiago Community College DistrictSchool year2026-27Effectivenot printed on the document

Step \ Column	Less than Master's	Master's	Master's + 15	Master's + 30
3	$88.40	$92.83	$97.46	$102.33
4	$92.83	$97.46	$102.33	$107.44
5	$97.46	$102.33	$107.44	$112.81

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Part-time Salary Schedule D, teaching (lecture) hourly rate; one Lecture Hour Equivalent = 18 times the hourly rate. Steps 1-2 are printed blank and omitted.

Lab is paid at 0.90 of a lecture hour, counseling/DSPS/librarian/nursing at 0.85, non-teaching at 0.5.

Reflects 3.2% increase; board approval 07/14/2025.

Questions people ask

What is the starting salary for full-time faculty at Rancho Santiago Community College District?

$84,075.92 on Class I at step 3 of the 2026-27 schedule (Rancho Santiago Community College District). Placement depends on degrees and experience, which is what the class and step encode.

What is the top of the Rancho Santiago Community College District faculty salary schedule?

$178,988.12, at step C on Class VII (2026-27), before any doctoral stipend, overload or extra-duty pay not printed on the grid.

How much does Rancho Santiago Community College District pay adjunct faculty?

$88.40/hr at the lowest column and step, up to $112.81/hr at the highest, on the 2026-27 part-time faculty schedule (Rancho Santiago Community College District). These are lecture-hour rates; see the notes under the table for other assignments.

Other California community college districts

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