Annual salary
$70,280
California · community college · 2025-26
West Kern Community College District faculty salary schedule, 2025-26
The full-time faculty schedule and the part-time (adjunct) hourly rates as West Kern Community College District (Taft College) publishes them, every cell. Pick a column and step in the calculator to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure.
- West Kern Community College District runs 1 college: Taft College.
- The 2025-26 full-time faculty schedule starts at $66,875 (Class I, step 1) and tops out at $149,099 (Class VII, step 24), per West Kern Community College District (Taft College) (effective ).
- The schedule is built on 175 contract days, about $382.14 per day at the starting cell.
- The grid has 7 class columns and 19 step rows.
- Part-time (adjunct) faculty are paid $78.86/hr to $92.66/hr on the 2025-26 hourly schedule, per West Kern Community College District (Taft College) (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)
Official sourceDocumentWest Kern Community College District (Taft College)School year2025-26EffectiveWork days175
| Step \ Class | Class I | Class II | Class III | Class IV | Class V | Class VI | Class VII |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $66,875 | $70,280 | $73,683 | $77,086 | |||
| 2 | $70,711 | $74,114 | $77,516 | $80,921 | |||
| 3 | $74,545 | $77,948 | $81,351 | $84,581 | $88,156 | ||
| 4 | $78,377 | $81,782 | $85,184 | $88,587 | $91,992 | $95,394 | $98,797 |
| 5 | $82,213 | $85,616 | $89,018 | $92,422 | $95,825 | $99,228 | $102,631 |
| 6 | $86,047 | $89,450 | $92,853 | $96,256 | $99,659 | $103,061 | $106,466 |
| 7 | $89,882 | $93,284 | $96,687 | $100,090 | $103,493 | $106,896 | $110,299 |
| 8 | $93,714 | $97,117 | $100,520 | $103,924 | $107,327 | $110,730 | $114,133 |
| 9 | $97,548 | $100,951 | $104,355 | $107,758 | $111,161 | $114,563 | $117,968 |
| 10 | $102,191 | $104,786 | $108,189 | $111,591 | $114,996 | $118,399 | $121,801 |
| 11 | $108,619 | $112,022 | $115,426 | $118,829 | $122,232 | $125,635 | |
| 12 | $115,857 | $119,260 | $122,662 | $126,067 | $129,470 | ||
| 13 | $123,093 | $126,498 | $129,901 | $133,303 | |||
| 14 | $124,149 | $127,551 | $130,954 | $134,357 | |||
| 15 | $127,632 | $131,100 | $134,569 | $138,038 | |||
| 16 | $128,709 | $132,174 | $135,642 | $139,111 | |||
| 17 | $129,784 | $133,248 | $136,717 | $140,186 | |||
| 18 | $130,861 | $134,321 | $137,790 | $141,259 | |||
| 24 | $138,531 | $142,059 | $145,636 | $149,099 |
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Per month (12)
$5,856.67
Per work day
$401.60 / 175 days
Next 5 steps in this class
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $74,114 | +$3,834 |
| 3 | $77,948 | +$7,668 |
| 4 | $81,782 | +$11,502 |
| 5 | $85,616 | +$15,336 |
| 6 | $89,450 | +$19,170 |
Worked example as rendered: Class II, step 1 = $70,280 a year, $5,856.67 a month spread over 12 months, $401.60 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.
Academic salary schedule 2025-26 (2.39%), 10-month (175-day) schedule, Appendix B-1 including addendum to the 2023-26 agreement; effective 7/1/25, board approved 10/08/2025.
Class II = BA+15; III = BA+30; IV = BA+45; V = BA+60 incl. MA; VI = BA+75 incl. MA; VII = BA+90 incl. MA. A master's is required beyond step 13.
Earned doctorate adds $5,040.31 (not included). Longevity adds 1% (16-20 years), 2% (21-25) or 6% (26+ years) - not included. Step 24 requires 12 semester units of coursework.
Document is file "2025-26 2.39_ Faculty Salary Schedule" in the Human Resources > Employee Salary Information folder of the district's document center.
- Soft spot: Class IV Step 3 (84,581) rises less than the neighbouring steps (about +3,660 vs +3,835); recorded as printed.
- Soft spot: Grid cells were placed by column position because the table has blank cells on both sides.
Part-time faculty hourly rates (2025-26)
Official sourceDocumentWest Kern Community College District (Taft College)School year2025-26Effective
| Step \ Column | Hourly rate |
|---|---|
| 1 | $78.86 |
| 2 | $82.61 |
| 3 | $92.66 |
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Hourly rate (adjunct, summer session and overload), from the same 2025-26 academic salary schedule document; the rates include equity. One column with three steps.
Questions people ask
What is the starting salary for full-time faculty at West Kern Community College District?
$66,875 on Class I at step 1 of the 2025-26 schedule (West Kern Community College District (Taft College)). Placement depends on degrees and experience, which is what the class and step encode.
What is the top of the West Kern Community College District faculty salary schedule?
$149,099, at step 24 on Class VII (2025-26), before any doctoral stipend, overload or extra-duty pay not printed on the grid.
How much does West Kern Community College District pay adjunct faculty?
$78.86/hr at the lowest column and step, up to $92.66/hr at the highest, on the 2025-26 part-time faculty schedule (West Kern Community College District (Taft College)). These are lecture-hour rates; see the notes under the table for other assignments.
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