Assistant Professor Salary at Massachusetts Colleges
The 2025 average assistant professor salary at Massachusetts colleges is $86,551 based on a 9-months contract or equated data. Massachusetts Institute of Technology has the highest assistant professor salary of $165,704 among Massachusetts colleges followed by Harvard University ($160,116) and Babson College ($149,243).
The following table lists the Massachusetts colleges with assistant professor salary information by contract length where the salary data is available. The table is sorted by faculty salary in descending order.
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| School name | Equated to 9-Month Contract | 9-Month Contract | 10-Month Contract | 11-Month Contract | 12-Month Contract |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA | $165,704 5.14% | $165,704 5.14% | - | - | - |
| Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA | $160,116 2.73% | $133,232 3.70% | - | - | $279,540 6.90% |
| Babson CollegeWellesley, MA | $149,243 3.97% | $149,243 3.97% | - | - | - |
| Bentley UniversityWaltham, MA | $141,591 0.77% | $141,591 0.77% | - | - | - |
| Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA | $131,884 2.83% | $132,620 3.40% | - | $97,500 | $114,675 |
| Franklin W Olin College of EngineeringNeedham, MA | $130,731 14.88% | $130,731 14.88% | - | - | - |
| Boston UniversityBoston, MA | $130,212 5.66% | $133,913 5.68% | - | - | $149,717 5.18% |
| Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA | $120,046 3.60% | $123,558 4.03% | - | - | $119,188 2.74% |
| University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, MA | $114,223 8.95% | $114,521 8.95% | - | - | $102,676 10.08% |
| Williams CollegeWilliamstown, MA | $113,622 3.91% | $113,622 3.91% | - | - | - |
| Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcester, MA | $109,011 2.21% | $109,011 1.85% | - | - | - |
| Brandeis UniversityWaltham, MA | $107,689 0.45% | $107,689 0.45% | - | - | - |
| Tufts UniversityMedford, MA | $106,998 3.82% | $112,071 4.40% | - | - | $137,570 3.08% |
| Suffolk UniversityBoston, MA | $106,227 3.34% | $106,227 3.34% | - | - | - |
| University of Massachusetts-LowellLowell, MA | $105,789 6.29% | $105,789 6.29% | - | - | - |
| Wellesley CollegeWellesley, MA | $105,172 2.36% | $105,172 2.36% | - | - | - |
| Clark UniversityWorcester, MA | $104,907 4.14% | $104,907 4.14% | - | - | - |
| Amherst CollegeAmherst, MA | $101,941 2.41% | $101,941 2.41% | - | - | - |
| University of Massachusetts-BostonBoston, MA | $99,362 6.94% | $99,362 6.94% | - | - | - |
| Smith CollegeNorthampton, MA | $98,078 2.77% | $99,102 2.69% | - | - | $102,550 4.65% |
| New England Law-BostonBoston, MA | $97,307 7.08% | - | - | - | $129,742 7.08% |
| Merrimack CollegeNorth Andover, MA | $95,412 7.59% | $95,412 7.59% | - | - | - |
| Mount Holyoke CollegeSouth Hadley, MA | $91,950 0.29% | $91,950 0.29% | - | - | - |
| MCPHS UniversityBoston, MA | $91,592 3.10% | $94,346 1.65% | - | - | $121,810 3.33% |
| Emmanuel CollegeBoston, MA | $91,386 2.89% | $91,386 2.89% | - | - | - |
| Emerson CollegeBoston, MA | $90,484 13.08% | $90,484 13.08% | - | - | - |
| New England College of OptometryBoston, MA | $90,109 3.21% | - | - | - | $120,145 3.21% |
| University of Massachusetts Chan Medical SchoolWorcester, MA | $90,003 3.13% | - | - | - | $120,004 3.13% |
| University of Massachusetts-DartmouthNorth Dartmouth, MA | $87,534 5.41% | $87,534 5.41% | - | - | - |
| Western New England UniversitySpringfield, MA | $87,375 0.20% | $88,951 0.41% | - | - | $109,449 0.01% |
| MGH Institute of Health ProfessionsBoston, MA | $87,199 2.51% | - | - | - | $116,265 2.51% |
| Wentworth Institute of TechnologyBoston, MA | $86,994 9.36% | $86,994 9.36% | - | - | - |
| College of the Holy CrossWorcester, MA | $86,080 8.28% | $86,080 8.28% | - | - | - |
| Nichols CollegeDudley, MA | $85,870 2.71% | $85,870 2.71% | - | - | - |
| Berklee College of MusicBoston, MA | $84,851 4.37% | $84,851 4.37% | - | - | - |
| Endicott CollegeBeverly, MA | $84,296 2.22% | $88,166 2.76% | $91,835 | - | $94,052 2.03% |
| Curry CollegeMilton, MA | $82,738 1.33% | $82,738 1.33% | - | - | - |
| Framingham State UniversityFramingham, MA | $82,694 4.47% | $82,694 4.47% | - | - | - |
| Assumption UniversityWorcester, MA | $82,483 2.76% | $83,143 2.88% | - | - | $102,764 0.47% |
| William James CollegeNewton, MA | $82,086 6.45% | - | - | - | $109,448 6.45% |
| Stonehill CollegeEaston, MA | $81,984 5.36% | $81,984 5.36% | - | - | - |
| Massachusetts School of LawAndover, MA | $80,520 7.70% | - | - | - | $107,360 7.70% |
| Westfield State UniversityWestfield, MA | $80,421 43.78% | $80,421 | - | - | - |
| Hebrew CollegeNewton, MA | $78,750 | - | $87,500 | - | - |
| Fitchburg State UniversityFitchburg, MA | $77,924 9.73% | $77,924 9.73% | - | - | - |
| Quincy CollegeQuincy, MA | $77,117 6.57% | $77,117 6.57% | - | - | - |
| Bay Path UniversityLongmeadow, MA | $76,087 0.49% | $80,062 5.16% | - | - | $99,462 1.16% |
| Salem State UniversitySalem, MA | $76,047 7.38% | - | $84,497 7.38% | - | - |
| Bridgewater State UniversityBridgewater, MA | $75,785 3.80% | $75,785 3.80% | - | - | - |
| Regis CollegeWeston, MA | $74,571 0.11% | $73,351 0.14% | $83,668 0.13% | $93,284 0.45% | $98,494 0.87% |
| Lesley UniversityCambridge, MA | $73,604 0.98% | $73,871 0.30% | $77,810 2.36% | - | $100,484 5.65% |
| Massachusetts College of Liberal ArtsNorth Adams, MA | $73,527 9.32% | $73,527 9.32% | - | - | - |
| Lasell UniversityNewton, MA | $73,495 3.69% | $73,495 3.69% | - | - | - |
| Wheaton College (Massachusetts)Norton, MA | $72,993 0.19% | $72,993 0.19% | - | - | - |
| Northeastern University Professional ProgramsBoston, MA | $72,544 0.36% | - | - | - | $96,726 4.74% |
| Hampshire CollegeAmherst, MA | $72,335 4.34% | $72,335 4.34% | - | - | - |
| American International CollegeSpringfield, MA | $71,353 4.81% | $73,924 4.96% | $74,465 0.40% | - | $70,707 1.67% |
| Worcester State UniversityWorcester, MA | $70,873 4.98% | $70,873 4.98% | - | - | - |
| Massachusetts College of Art and DesignBoston, MA | $70,823 6.92% | $70,823 6.92% | - | - | - |
| Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of TechnologyBoston, MA | $70,100 1.05% | $70,100 1.05% | - | - | - |
| Fisher CollegeBoston, MA | $69,449 1.90% | - | $77,166 1.90% | - | - |
| Massachusetts Maritime AcademyBuzzards Bay, MA | $68,852 9.47% | - | $76,503 9.47% | - | - |
| Simmons UniversityBoston, MA | $66,503 0.54% | $84,000 9.95% | $75,217 1.12% | - | $78,843 5.59% |
| College of Our Lady of the ElmsChicopee, MA | $65,061 3.95% | $65,061 3.43% | - | - | - |
| Hellenic College-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of TheologyBrookline, MA | $64,331 2.09% | - | - | - | $85,774 |
| Laboure College of HealthcareMilton, MA | $63,300 6.52% | - | - | - | $84,400 6.52% |
| Anna Maria CollegePaxton, MA | $62,865 4.41% | $62,865 4.41% | - | - | - |
| Dean CollegeFranklin, MA | $61,946 0.29% | - | $68,829 0.29% | - | - |
| Sattler CollegeBoston, MA | $59,390 | - | - | - | $79,187 |
| Springfield CollegeSpringfield, MA | $58,725 9.29% | $57,836 9.91% | - | - | $99,625 2.03% |
| Gordon CollegeWenham, MA | $58,618 10.83% | - | $65,131 10.83% | - | - |
| Montserrat College of ArtBeverly, MA | $53,250 4.41% | $53,250 4.41% | - | - | - |
| Eastern Nazarene CollegeQuincy, MA | $50,746 9.71% | $50,746 11.40% | - | - | - |
| Springfield College-Regional, Online, and Continuing EducationSpringfield, MA | $46,002 19.06% | $46,002 18.67% | - | - | - |
| Gordon-Conwell Theological SeminarySouth Hamilton, MA | $45,849 11.28% | - | - | - | $61,132 11.28% |
| Northpoint Bible CollegeHaverhill, MA | $21,113 50.00% | - | - | - | $28,150 50.00% |