Highest Instructor Salary at California Public Colleges
Evergreen Valley College has the highest instructor salary of $147,682 among California public colleges followed by San Jose City College ($131,793) and Santiago Canyon College ($129,192). The average instructor salary of the California public colleges is $123,398 based on 9-months contract or equivalent data. The following table lists the top 10 colleges with the highest instructor salary by contract length. The table is sorted by salary in descending order. The number in parenthesis is the number of faculty for the contract length relatively.
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| School name | Equated to 9-Month Contract | 9-Month Contract | 10-Month Contract | 11-Month Contract | 12-Month Contract | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evergreen Valley CollegeSan Jose, CA | $147,682 (113) 15.06% | - | $169,411 (99) 15.79% | - | $151,770 (14) 68.84% |
| 2 | San Jose City CollegeSan Jose, CA | $131,793 (125) 1.75% | - | $155,112 (102) 4.85% | - | $129,557 (23) 2.34% |
| 3 | Santiago Canyon CollegeOrange, CA | $129,192 (104) 14.96% | - | $148,191 (88) 15.59% | - | $141,603 (16) 8.88% |
| 4 | MiraCosta CollegeOceanside, CA | $124,998 (171) 0.91% | - | $140,917 (121) 1.11% | - | $160,768 (50) 1.69% |
| 5 | Cerritos CollegeNorwalk, CA | $120,936 (216) 20.72% | - | $134,373 (216) 16.94% | - | - |
| 6 | Riverside City CollegeRiverside, CA | $118,260 (265) 7.41% | - | $131,327 (264) 7.82% | - | $180,755 (1) 3.93% |
| 7 | West Valley CollegeSaratoga, CA | $117,925 (144) 5.12% | - | $132,331 (127) 4.98% | - | $145,542 (17) 4.52% |
| 8 | Norco CollegeNorco, CA | $115,642 (101) 7.24% | - | $128,491 (101) 7.24% | - | - |
| 9 | Moreno Valley CollegeMoreno Valley, CA | $114,128 (104) 7.10% | - | $126,809 (104) 7.10% | - | - |
| 10 | Golden West CollegeHuntington Beach, CA | $113,421 (127) 6.13% | - | $126,023 (127) 6.13% | - | - |