California · community college · 2026-27
San Diego Community College District faculty salary schedule, 2026-27
The full-time faculty schedule and the part-time (adjunct) hourly rates as San Diego Community College District publishes them, every cell.
- San Diego Community College District runs 4 colleges: San Diego City College, San Diego Mesa College, San Diego Miramar College, San Diego College of Continuing Education.
- The 2026-27 full-time faculty schedule starts at $8,381.70/mo (Monthly Salary, step A) and tops out at $13,658.56/mo (Monthly Salary, step S), per San Diego Community College District (effective ).
- The grid has 1 column columns and 19 step rows.
- Part-time (adjunct) faculty are paid $95.95/hr to $108.02/hr on the 2026-27 hourly schedule, per San Diego 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 | Monthly Salary |
|---|---|
| A | $8,381.70 |
| B | $8,612.19 |
| C | $8,849.03 |
| D | $9,092.38 |
| E | $9,342.42 |
| F | $9,599.33 |
| G | $9,863.31 |
| H | $10,134.55 |
| I | $10,413.25 |
| J | $10,699.62 |
| K | $10,993.86 |
| L | $11,296.19 |
| M | $11,606.84 |
| N | $11,926.02 |
| O | $12,253.99 |
| P | $12,590.97 |
| Q | $12,937.23 |
| R | $13,293.00 |
| S | $13,658.56 |
AFT Guild tenured/tenure-track faculty salary schedule effective July 1, 2026: a single-column monthly salary schedule with lettered steps A-S (no education classes on this document).
The document does not state the number of monthly payments or contract days.
- Soft spot: Single-lane schedule: there are no degree/unit columns, so lane_label is nominal.
Part-time faculty hourly rates (2026-27)
| Step \ Column | Hourly Rate |
|---|---|
| A | $95.95 |
| B | $98.59 |
| C | $101.30 |
| D | $104.08 |
| E | $106.95 |
| F | $108.02 |
AFT Guild classroom faculty assignments (adjunct and overload) hourly rate effective July 1, 2026.
Step is set by cumulative hours taught: A under 450, B 450, C 900, D 1350, E 1800, F 2250.
Noncredit adjunct rates are on a separate schedule and not included.
Questions people ask
What is the starting salary for full-time faculty at San Diego Community College District?
$8,381.70/mo on Monthly Salary at step A of the 2026-27 schedule (San Diego Community College District). Placement depends on degrees and experience, which is what the column and step encode.
What is the top of the San Diego Community College District faculty salary schedule?
$13,658.56/mo, at step S on Monthly Salary (2026-27), before any doctoral stipend, overload or extra-duty pay not printed on the grid.
How much does San Diego Community College District pay adjunct faculty?
$95.95/hr at the lowest column and step, up to $108.02/hr at the highest, on the 2026-27 part-time faculty schedule (San Diego Community College District). These are lecture-hour rates; see the notes under the table for other assignments.
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All indexed community colleges: California · every state. K-12 teacher schedules for the same area are on the California page.