Salary Information

Ventura College does not mandate specific wages. We encourage employers to review the following resources for the most up-to-date information on minimum wage and setting pay rates:


•California minimum wage is $12/hour ($13 per hour for employers with 26 employees or more) effective January 1st, 2020. For updated information on state law, refer to: https://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/faq_minimumwage.htm

•The NACE Salary Survey is produced through a compilation of data derived from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Census Bureau, and a master data set developed by Job Search Intelligence. Review the latest report on the NACE website: https://www.nace.org/salarysurvey.aspx

•PayScale is a useful tool to research average salary for occupations and competitive compensation: https://www.payscale.com/research/US/State=California/Salary