Comparing Part-Time Instructor Pay: Bay Area Basic Aid Districts

Part-Time Instructor Pay by Course:
Bay Area Basic Aid Districts (2024-25)
(Based on teaching one 3unit class)

San Mateo
(’24-’25)
Marin
(’24-’25)
Mission/W. Valley
(’24-’25)
*San Jose
(’24-’25)
    % +/-  SMCCCD   % +/-  SMCCCD     % +/-  SMCCCD
Parity
% of FT
~76% – 84% 95%   82%   75%  
Step 1
w/ MA
$6914.60
(76.2% of FT)
$8612.41 +19.7% $7509.60 +7.9% $6963.40 -0.7%
Step 6
w/ MA
$8972.60
(79.6% of FT)
$9841.24 +8.8% $9027.20 +0.6% $8286.00 -7.6%
Step 11
MA+30
$10777.02
(84.1% of FT)
$11604.06 +7.1% $11680.80 +7.7% $9904.80 -8.1%
Step 14
MA+60
  $11564.52
(81.6% of FT)
$12939.00 +10.6% $12573.20 +8% $10542.60
(step 11*)
-8.8%
Step 17 w/
Doctorate
$12077.97
(80.9% of FT)
$14014.02 +13.8% $13534.00 +10.7% $10811.40
(step 11*)
-10.5%

All Bay Area Basic Aid districts pay adjunct instructors by load, except SMCCCD, which still pays by hour.

All Bay Area Basic Aid districts pay adjunct instructors a specific percentage of FT faculty pay (“parity” % shown for each district above,) except SMCCCD. (As shown above, the pay parity % for SMCCCD adjunct classroom faculty varies depending on step and column.)

Calculations to translate salary schedules’ figures to 3-unit load pay rates:
(linked name of each district below links to that district’s adjunct instructional salary schedule)

  • San Mateo: Calculation to translate SMCCCD adjunct hourly rate to 3-unit load rate:
    Hourly Rate x Hours/Week (3) x Weeks/Semester (17.5) + Office Hour Rate x Weeks/Semester (17.5)
  • Marin: Calculation to translate Marin FT annual salary to 3-unit load rate:
    95% of FT annual salary (= PT annual 30-unit salary) then 10% of PT annual salary = 3-unit load rate
  • West Valley-Mission: WV/M instructional adjunct salary schedule lists pay rates for one semester (15 units);
    to calculate the 3-unit load rate, divide the listed 15-unit rate by 5
  • San Jose-Evergreen: SJ/E instructional adjunct salary schedule lists pay rates for one semester (15 units);
    to calculate the 3-unit load rate, divide the listed 15-unit rate by 5
    *Step 11 is the current maximum step for SJ/E Adjunct Lecture Salary Schedule

 

See Comparisons of Adjunct Instructors’ Pay Parity (% of FT Faculty Pay) for Bay 10 Community College Districts