California · community college · 2025-26
Sequoias Community College District faculty salary schedule, 2025-26
The full-time faculty schedule and the part-time (adjunct) hourly rates as College of the Sequoias publishes them, every cell. Pick a column and step in the calculator to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure.
- Sequoias Community College District runs 1 college: College of the Sequoias.
- The 2025-26 full-time faculty schedule starts at $77,769.24 (I, step 1) and tops out at $184,165.24 (V, step 32), per College of the Sequoias (effective ).
- The grid has 5 class columns and 20 step rows.
- Part-time (adjunct) faculty are paid $74.18/hr to $98.84/hr on the 2025-26 hourly schedule, per College of the Sequoias (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 \ Class | I | II | III | IV | V |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $77,769.24 | $83,255.40 | $88,544.29 | $93,995.30 | $99,481.48 |
| 2 | $81,128.49 | $86,050.21 | $91,536.42 | $97,354.56 | $102,639.59 |
| 3 | $83,587.40 | $89,241.58 | $94,893.73 | $100,711.89 | $106,162.90 |
| 4 | $86,946.69 | $92,434.83 | $98,417.03 | $104,071.16 | $109,688.20 |
| 5 | $89,772.79 | $95,958.13 | $101,776.31 | $107,229.27 | $113,379.50 |
| 6 | $93,132.04 | $98,784.24 | $104,770.39 | $110,920.57 | $116,738.77 |
| 7 | $95,958.13 | $101,940.38 | $108,125.72 | $113,777.91 | $119,764.07 |
| 8 | $98,784.24 | $104,934.42 | $111,119.80 | $117,137.19 | $123,455.33 |
| 9 | $101,940.38 | $108,125.72 | $113,945.84 | $120,992.52 | $126,978.70 |
| 10 | $104,934.42 | $111,486.94 | $117,305.11 | $123,787.38 | $129,804.77 |
| 11 | $108,125.72 | $114,643.09 | $120,992.52 | $127,345.87 | $133,328.08 |
| 12 | $111,119.80 | $117,305.11 | $124,185.80 | $130,503.97 | $136,689.29 |
| 13 | $113,945.84 | $120,992.52 | $127,345.87 | $133,695.23 | $140,212.66 |
| 14 | $117,137.19 | $123,787.38 | $130,336.01 | $137,052.59 | $144,267.21 |
| 15 | $120,262.06 | $127,345.87 | $133,695.23 | $140,376.70 | $147,261.28 |
| 16 | $123,107.69 | $130,191.46 | $136,540.87 | $143,220.37 | $150,106.87 |
| 20 | $125,951.36 | $133,035.12 | $139,386.49 | $146,065.96 | $152,950.55 |
| 24 | $128,470.80 | $135,697.18 | $142,173.53 | $148,987.77 | $156,010.98 |
| 28 | $131,875.02 | $139,292.75 | $145,941.00 | $152,934.94 | $160,143.68 |
| 32 | $151,656.24 | $160,186.63 | $167,832.15 | $175,875.17 | $184,165.24 |
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $81,128.49 | +$3,359.25 |
| 3 | $83,587.40 | +$5,818.16 |
| 4 | $86,946.69 | +$9,177.45 |
| 5 | $89,772.79 | +$12,003.55 |
| 6 | $93,132.04 | +$15,362.80 |
Worked example as rendered: I, step 1 = $77,769.24 a year, $6,480.77 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Document is titled "Academic Salary Schedule 2025-2026", effective August 1, 2025.
Steps 17-19, 21-23, 25-27 and 29-31 are blank rows in the document; only the steps that carry salaries are listed (1-16, 20, 24, 28, 32).
Full-time faculty with an earned doctorate or two earned master's degrees receive a yearly stipend of $3,314.12 (not included).
Newly hired faculty get credit for past teaching experience up to five years.
- Soft spot: Step 32 is about 15% above step 28 in every class, a much larger jump than any other step; transcribed as printed.
Part-time faculty hourly rates (2025-26)
| Year \ Class | A | B | C | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $74.18 | $77.81 | $81.61 | $83.51 |
| 2 | $76.00 | $79.71 | $83.63 | $85.51 |
| 3 | $77.84 | $81.66 | $85.65 | $87.54 |
| 4 | $79.73 | $83.66 | $87.76 | $89.67 |
| 5 | $81.68 | $85.72 | $89.91 | $91.79 |
| 10 | $83.73 | $87.86 | $92.16 | $94.08 |
| 15 | $85.83 | $90.06 | $94.46 | $96.44 |
| 20 | $87.98 | $92.31 | $96.83 | $98.84 |
Lecture classes rates. Class A = less than a bachelor's degree, B = BA or BS, C = MA and above, D = doctorate.
Laboratory/activity classes are paid on a lower separate grid (Year 1 Class A $69.80); office hour/flex hour rate is $43.38.
Years 10, 15 and 20 require 10, 15 and 20 years of service.
Questions people ask
What is the starting salary for full-time faculty at Sequoias Community College District?
$77,769.24 on I at step 1 of the 2025-26 schedule (College of the Sequoias). Placement depends on degrees and experience, which is what the class and step encode.
What is the top of the Sequoias Community College District faculty salary schedule?
$184,165.24, at step 32 on V (2025-26), before any doctoral stipend, overload or extra-duty pay not printed on the grid.
How much does Sequoias Community College District pay adjunct faculty?
$74.18/hr at the lowest class and step, up to $98.84/hr at the highest, on the 2025-26 part-time faculty schedule (College of the Sequoias). These are lecture-hour rates; see the notes under the table for other assignments.
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