For 163 California Community Colleges, the average faculty salary is $90,256 in 2025. By academic rank,
- The average professor salary is $105,221 at California Community Colleges.
- The average associate professor salary is $101,546 at California Community Colleges.
- The average assistant professor salary is $87,395 at California Community Colleges.
- The average instructor salary is $91,152 at California Community Colleges.
- The average lecturer salary is $59,967 at California Community Colleges.
- The average salary of faculty without academic rank is $64,055 at California Community Colleges.
California Community Colleges Faculty Salary Comparison Table
The following table compares faculty salaries at California Community Colleges by academic rank. You can filter the table to compare specific type of colleges of your choice.
| School Name | All Rank Average | Professor | Associate Professor | Assistant Professor | Instructor | Lecturer | No Academic Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of AlamedaAlameda, CA | $104,525 | - | - | - | $104,525 | - | - |
| Allan Hancock CollegeSanta Maria, CA | $96,795 | - | - | - | $96,795 | - | - |
| American Academy of Dramatic Arts-Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA | $58,374 | - | - | - | $58,374 | - | - |
| American Career College-Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA | $69,122 | - | - | - | - | - | $69,122 |
| American River CollegeSacramento, CA | $103,398 | - | - | - | $103,398 | - | - |
| Barstow Community CollegeBarstow, CA | $102,442 | $113,199 | $90,596 | $79,084 | $69,542 | - | - |
| Butte CollegeOroville, CA | $108,466 | - | - | - | $108,466 | - | - |
| Cabrillo CollegeAptos, CA | $86,287 | - | - | - | $86,287 | - | - |
| Canada CollegeRedwood City, CA | $122,006 | - | - | - | $122,006 | - | - |
| College of the CanyonsSanta Clarita, CA | $122,161 | - | - | - | $122,161 | - | - |
| Cerritos CollegeNorwalk, CA | $132,664 | $138,188 | $126,696 | $118,370 | - | $59,967 | - |
| Cerro Coso Community CollegeRidgecrest, CA | $116,020 | - | - | - | $116,020 | - | - |
| Chabot CollegeHayward, CA | $119,481 | - | - | - | $119,481 | - | - |
| Chaffey CollegeRancho Cucamonga, CA | $111,972 | - | - | - | $111,972 | - | - |
| Citrus CollegeGlendora, CA | $114,972 | - | - | - | $114,972 | - | - |
| City College of San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA | $113,357 | - | - | - | $113,357 | - | - |
| Coastline Community CollegeFountain Valley, CA | $126,240 | - | - | - | $126,240 | - | - |
| Columbia CollegeSonora, CA | $92,791 | $99,578 | - | - | $99,838 | - | $75,661 |
| Compton CollegeCompton, CA | $101,298 | - | - | - | $101,298 | - | - |
| Contra Costa CollegeSan Pablo, CA | $98,375 | - | - | - | $98,375 | - | - |
| Cosumnes River CollegeSacramento, CA | $98,031 | - | - | - | $98,031 | - | - |
| Crafton Hills CollegeYucaipa, CA | $100,360 | - | - | - | $100,360 | - | - |
| Cuesta CollegeSan Luis Obispo, CA | $107,434 | - | - | - | $107,434 | - | - |
| Cuyamaca CollegeEl Cajon, CA | $97,783 | - | - | - | $97,783 | - | - |
| De Anza CollegeCupertino, CA | $103,821 | - | - | - | $103,821 | - | - |
| College of the DesertPalm Desert, CA | $115,939 | $125,570 | $112,730 | $100,645 | $87,596 | - | $86,346 |
| Diablo Valley CollegePleasant Hill, CA | $101,906 | - | - | - | $101,906 | - | - |
| East Los Angeles CollegeMonterey Park, CA | $115,016 | - | - | - | $115,016 | - | - |
| El Camino Community College DistrictTorrance, CA | $117,197 | - | - | - | $117,197 | - | - |
| Evergreen Valley CollegeSan Jose, CA | $150,984 | - | - | - | $150,984 | - | - |
| Fresno City CollegeFresno, CA | $103,598 | - | - | - | $103,598 | - | - |
| Fullerton CollegeFullerton, CA | $119,475 | - | - | - | $119,475 | - | - |
| Gavilan CollegeGilroy, CA | $104,853 | - | - | - | $104,853 | - | - |
| Glendale Community CollegeGlendale, CA | $94,888 | - | - | - | $94,888 | - | - |
| Golden West CollegeHuntington Beach, CA | $126,077 | - | - | - | $126,077 | - | - |
| Grossmont CollegeEl Cajon, CA | $102,105 | - | - | - | $102,105 | - | - |
| Hartnell CollegeSalinas, CA | $108,439 | - | - | - | $108,439 | - | - |
| Imperial Valley CollegeImperial, CA | $103,809 | - | - | - | $103,809 | - | - |
| Institute for Business and TechnologySanta Clara, CA | $56,874 | - | - | - | - | - | $56,874 |
| Irvine Valley CollegeIrvine, CA | $119,417 | - | - | - | $119,417 | - | - |
| Reedley CollegeReedley, CA | $98,350 | - | - | - | $98,350 | - | - |
| Lake Tahoe Community CollegeSouth Lake Tahoe, CA | $96,358 | - | - | - | $96,358 | - | - |
| Laney CollegeOakland, CA | $109,017 | - | - | - | $109,017 | - | - |
| Lassen Community CollegeSusanville, CA | $92,947 | - | - | - | $92,947 | - | - |
| Long Beach City CollegeLong Beach, CA | $82,366 | - | - | - | $82,366 | - | - |
| Los Angeles Harbor CollegeWilmington, CA | $106,631 | - | - | - | $106,631 | - | - |
| Los Angeles Pierce CollegeWoodland Hills, CA | $112,856 | - | - | - | $112,856 | - | - |
| Los Angeles Southwest CollegeLos Angeles, CA | $100,327 | - | - | - | $100,327 | - | - |
| Los Angeles Trade Technical CollegeLos Angeles, CA | $118,726 | - | - | - | $118,726 | - | - |
| Los Angeles Valley CollegeValley Glen, CA | $115,849 | - | - | - | $115,849 | - | - |
| Los Angeles City CollegeLos Angeles, CA | $114,406 | - | - | - | $114,406 | - | - |
| Los Angeles Mission CollegeSylmar, CA | $116,110 | - | - | - | $116,110 | - | - |
| Los Medanos CollegePittsburg, CA | $98,898 | - | - | - | $98,898 | - | - |
| MTI CollegeSacramento, CA | $39,551 | - | - | - | $39,551 | - | - |
| College of MarinKentfield, CA | $139,147 | - | - | - | $139,147 | - | - |
| Mendocino CollegeUkiah, CA | $125,237 | - | - | - | $125,237 | - | - |
| Merced CollegeMerced, CA | $93,878 | - | - | - | $93,878 | - | - |
| Merritt CollegeOakland, CA | $109,850 | - | - | - | $109,850 | - | - |
| Mission CollegeSanta Clara, CA | $137,476 | - | - | - | $137,476 | - | - |
| Monterey Peninsula CollegeMonterey, CA | $104,647 | - | - | - | $104,647 | - | - |
| Moorpark CollegeMoorpark, CA | $100,271 | - | - | - | $100,271 | - | - |
| Mt San Antonio CollegeWalnut, CA | $122,810 | - | - | - | $122,810 | - | - |
| Mt San Jacinto Community College DistrictSan Jacinto, CA | $92,027 | $92,027 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Napa Valley CollegeNapa, CA | $105,191 | - | - | - | $105,191 | - | - |
| North-West College-West CovinaWest Covina, CA | $55,851 | - | - | - | $55,851 | - | - |
| Ohlone CollegeFremont, CA | $116,148 | - | - | - | $116,148 | - | - |
| Orange Coast CollegeCosta Mesa, CA | $125,854 | - | - | - | $125,854 | - | - |
| Oxnard CollegeOxnard, CA | $93,456 | - | - | - | $93,456 | - | - |
| Concorde Career College-San DiegoSan Diego, CA | $74,978 | - | - | - | $74,978 | - | - |
| Palo Verde CollegeBlythe, CA | $100,145 | - | - | - | $100,145 | - | - |
| Palomar CollegeSan Marcos, CA | $121,818 | - | - | - | $121,818 | - | - |
| Pasadena City CollegePasadena, CA | $87,739 | - | - | - | $87,739 | - | - |
| Porterville CollegePorterville, CA | $103,329 | - | - | - | $103,329 | - | - |
| College of the RedwoodsEureka, CA | $102,619 | - | - | - | $102,619 | - | - |
| Riverside City CollegeRiverside, CA | $134,194 | - | - | - | $134,194 | - | - |
| Sacramento City CollegeSacramento, CA | $101,642 | - | - | - | $101,642 | - | - |
| Saddleback CollegeMission Viejo, CA | $121,289 | - | - | - | $121,289 | - | - |
| San Diego City CollegeSan Diego, CA | $94,749 | - | - | - | $94,749 | - | - |
| San Diego Miramar CollegeSan Diego, CA | $92,336 | - | - | - | $92,336 | - | - |
| San Joaquin Delta CollegeStockton, CA | $91,964 | - | - | - | $91,964 | - | - |
| San Joaquin Valley College-BakersfieldBakersfield, CA | $62,904 | - | - | - | $62,904 | - | - |
| San Jose City CollegeSan Jose, CA | $148,042 | - | - | - | $148,042 | - | - |
| College of San MateoSan Mateo, CA | $121,006 | - | - | - | $121,006 | - | - |
| Santa Barbara City CollegeSanta Barbara, CA | $113,816 | - | - | - | $113,816 | - | - |
| Santa Rosa Junior CollegeSanta Rosa, CA | $115,118 | - | - | - | $115,118 | - | - |
| College of the SequoiasVisalia, CA | $113,444 | - | - | - | $113,444 | - | - |
| Sierra CollegeRocklin, CA | $83,772 | - | - | - | $83,772 | - | - |
| College of the SiskiyousWeed, CA | $84,247 | - | - | - | $84,247 | - | - |
| San Bernardino Valley CollegeSan Bernardino, CA | $97,411 | - | - | - | $97,411 | - | - |
| South Coast CollegeOrange, CA | $71,621 | - | - | - | - | - | $71,621 |
| Concorde Career College-Garden GroveGarden Grove, CA | $74,353 | - | - | - | $74,353 | - | - |
| Southwestern CollegeChula Vista, CA | $105,520 | - | - | - | $105,520 | - | - |
| Taft CollegeTaft, CA | $118,487 | $124,185 | $92,781 | - | - | - | $44,793 |
| Concorde Career College-San BernardinoSan Bernardino, CA | $68,630 | - | - | - | $68,630 | - | - |
| Concorde Career College-North HollywoodNorth Hollywood, CA | $71,828 | - | - | - | $71,828 | - | - |
| Ventura CollegeVentura, CA | $97,343 | - | - | - | $97,343 | - | - |
| Victor Valley CollegeVictorville, CA | $104,550 | - | - | - | $104,550 | - | - |
| Berkeley City CollegeBerkeley, CA | $111,453 | - | - | - | $111,453 | - | - |
| Coalinga CollegeCoalinga, CA | $103,314 | - | - | - | $103,314 | - | - |
| West Valley CollegeSaratoga, CA | $141,231 | - | - | - | $141,231 | - | - |
| Yuba CollegeMarysville, CA | $137,534 | - | - | - | $137,534 | - | - |
| Carrington College-San Leandro CampusSan Leandro, CA | $55,877 | - | - | - | $55,877 | - | - |
| San Joaquin Valley College-FresnoFresno, CA | $50,923 | - | - | - | $50,923 | - | - |
| Las Positas CollegeLivermore, CA | $119,300 | - | - | - | $119,300 | - | - |
| Central Coast CollegeSalinas, CA | $61,750 | - | - | - | $61,750 | - | - |
| UEI College-GardenaGardena, CA | $48,802 | - | - | - | - | - | $48,802 |
| Copper Mountain Community CollegeJoshua Tree, CA | $96,739 | - | - | - | $96,739 | - | - |
| Santiago Canyon CollegeOrange, CA | $127,317 | - | - | - | $127,317 | - | - |
| Spartan College of Aeronautics & TechnologyInglewood, CA | $62,885 | - | - | - | - | - | $62,885 |
| Premiere Career CollegeIrwindale, CA | $35,967 | - | - | - | $35,967 | - | - |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Trades Education CenterFresno, CA | $55,840 | - | - | - | $55,840 | - | - |
| American College of Healthcare and TechnologyRiverside, CA | $37,500 | - | - | - | $37,500 | - | - |
| Institute of TechnologyClovis, CA | $49,566 | - | - | - | $49,566 | - | - |
| Pima Medical Institute-Chula VistaChula Vista, CA | $58,857 | - | - | - | $58,857 | - | - |
| Professional Golfers Career CollegeTemecula, CA | $46,388 | - | - | - | $46,388 | - | - |
| Carrington College-San JoseSan Jose, CA | $67,839 | - | - | - | $67,839 | - | - |
| Carrington College-Pleasant Hill CampusPleasant Hill, CA | $69,747 | - | - | - | $69,747 | - | - |
| Universal Technical Institute of California IncRancho Cucamonga, CA | $59,357 | - | - | - | - | - | $59,357 |
| American Career College-AnaheimAnaheim, CA | $68,351 | - | - | - | - | - | $68,351 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-OntarioOntario, CA | $68,596 | - | - | - | $68,596 | - | - |
| Folsom Lake CollegeFolsom, CA | $99,618 | - | - | - | $99,618 | - | - |
| ATA CollegeEl Cajon, CA | $50,775 | - | - | - | $50,775 | - | - |
| North-West College-RiversideRiverside, CA | $55,707 | - | - | - | $55,707 | - | - |
| Career Care InstituteLancaster, CA | $67,459 | - | - | - | $67,459 | - | - |
| Community Christian CollegeRedlands, CA | $51,750 | - | - | - | $51,750 | - | - |
| San Joaquin Valley College-ModestoSalida, CA | $50,785 | - | - | - | $50,785 | - | - |
| National Polytechnic CollegeLakewood, CA | $47,097 | - | - | - | $47,097 | - | - |
| American Career College-OntarioOntario, CA | $67,931 | - | - | - | - | - | $67,931 |
| Asher CollegeSacramento, CA | $37,473 | - | - | - | $37,473 | - | - |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho CordovaRancho Cordova, CA | $66,908 | - | - | - | $66,908 | - | - |
| Universal Technical Institute of Northern California IncSacramento, CA | $60,130 | - | - | - | - | - | $60,130 |
| Lemoore CollegeLemoore, CA | $115,403 | - | - | - | $115,403 | - | - |
| Carrington College-StocktonStockton, CA | $55,643 | - | - | - | $55,643 | - | - |
| Healthcare Career CollegeParamount, CA | $55,640 | - | - | - | $55,640 | - | - |
| Woodland Community CollegeWoodland, CA | $118,095 | $126,743 | $96,475 | - | - | - | - |
| National Career CollegePanorama City, CA | $54,449 | - | - | - | $54,449 | - | - |
| San Joaquin Valley College-HesperiaHesperia, CA | $52,171 | - | - | - | $52,171 | - | - |
| Moreno Valley CollegeMoreno Valley, CA | $129,259 | - | - | - | $129,259 | - | - |
| Norco CollegeNorco, CA | $131,093 | - | - | - | $131,093 | - | - |
| Galaxy Medical CollegeNorth Hollywood, CA | $18,188 | $22,500 | - | - | $13,875 | - | - |
| San Joaquin Valley College-TemeculaTemecula, CA | $57,050 | - | - | - | $57,050 | - | - |
| Xavier College School of NursingStockton, CA | $68,855 | - | - | - | $68,855 | - | - |
| California Career InstituteAnaheim, CA | $102,960 | - | - | - | $102,960 | - | - |
| San Joaquin Valley College-LancasterLancaster, CA | $55,290 | - | - | - | $55,290 | - | - |
| High Desert Medical CollegeLancaster, CA | $69,775 | - | - | - | $69,775 | - | - |
| North-West College-AnaheimAnaheim, CA | $54,756 | - | - | - | $54,756 | - | - |
| North-West College-Long BeachLong Beach, CA | $67,394 | - | - | - | $67,394 | - | - |
| Theatre of ArtsHollywood, CA | $55,000 | - | - | - | $55,000 | - | - |
| San Francisco Film SchoolSan Francisco, CA | $39,298 | - | - | - | $39,298 | - | - |
| Universal Technical Institute-Southern CaliforniaLong Beach, CA | $60,846 | - | - | - | - | - | $60,846 |
| Clovis Community CollegeFresno, CA | $105,059 | - | - | - | $105,059 | - | - |
| Sacramento Ultrasound InstituteSacramento, CA | $63,594 | - | - | - | $63,594 | - | - |
| Contra Costa Medical Career CollegeAntioch, CA | $56,132 | - | - | - | $56,132 | - | - |
| Pima Medical Institute-San MarcosSan Marcos, CA | $52,064 | - | - | - | $52,064 | - | - |
| Institute of Culinary EducationPasadena, CA | $48,181 | - | - | - | $48,181 | - | - |
| Young Americans College of the Performing ArtsCorona, CA | $75,675 | - | - | - | $75,675 | - | - |
| California Indian Nations CollegePalm Desert, CA | $51,480 | - | - | $51,480 | - | - | - |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho MirageRancho Mirage, CA | $81,329 | - | - | - | $81,329 | - | - |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Santa MariaSanta Maria, CA | $74,970 | - | - | - | $74,970 | - | - |
| Sri Sai Krish InstituteORANGE, CA | $61,500 | $105,000 | $90,000 | - | $37,500 | - | - |
| Madera Community CollegeMadera, CA | $106,892 | - | - | - | $106,892 | - | - |
| Glendale Career College-North-West College-BakersfieldBakersfield, CA | $53,977 | - | - | - | $53,977 | - | - |
| Glendale Career College-North-West College-MFSONWest Covina, CA | $77,067 | - | - | - | $77,067 | - | - |
Highest Faculty Salary in California
- Stanford University $226,584
- California Institute of Technology $215,315
- University of California-Los Angeles $207,437
- University of California-Berkeley $192,150
- University of California-Santa Barbara $186,097
- University of California-Irvine $173,702
- University of California-San Diego $172,028
- University of California-Davis $165,182
- University of Southern California $163,106
- University of California College of the Law-San Francisco $162,317