Faculty Salary at Massachusetts Colleges
The 2025 average faculty salary at Massachusetts colleges is $97,367 based on a 9-months contract or equated data. Harvard University has the highest faculty salary of $223,353 among Massachusetts colleges followed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology ($221,399) and Babson College ($185,579).
The following table lists the Massachusetts colleges with faculty 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA | $223,353 5.39% | $214,773 5.74% | - | - | $338,285 4.51% |
| Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA | $221,399 4.31% | $234,333 4.28% | - | - | $122,188 0.32% |
| Babson CollegeWellesley, MA | $185,579 5.79% | $185,579 5.79% | - | - | - |
| Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA | $163,290 4.02% | $163,750 4.32% | - | $94,250 | $114,675 |
| Boston UniversityBoston, MA | $150,038 3.15% | $151,712 3.34% | - | - | $190,049 2.06% |
| Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA | $146,980 8.67% | $150,391 4.66% | - | - | $142,504 22.59% |
| Bentley UniversityWaltham, MA | $142,624 1.04% | $142,624 1.04% | - | - | - |
| Amherst CollegeAmherst, MA | $140,454 7.33% | $140,454 7.33% | - | - | - |
| Franklin W Olin College of EngineeringNeedham, MA | $138,216 10.74% | $138,216 4.60% | - | - | - |
| Williams CollegeWilliamstown, MA | $138,043 2.92% | $138,625 3.15% | - | - | $60,668 12.37% |
| University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, MA | $132,469 8.17% | $134,040 8.18% | - | - | $113,490 6.20% |
| Brandeis UniversityWaltham, MA | $131,134 0.63% | $131,134 0.58% | - | - | - |
| Tufts UniversityMedford, MA | $128,631 3.45% | $132,406 3.69% | - | - | $160,192 3.02% |
| University of Massachusetts-LowellLowell, MA | $128,503 8.39% | $128,585 8.39% | - | - | $105,997 8.16% |
| Wellesley CollegeWellesley, MA | $127,081 5.34% | $127,081 5.34% | - | - | - |
| Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcester, MA | $120,869 2.20% | $121,064 2.67% | $186,861 6.32% | $176,252 39.24% | $81,587 4.62% |
| Massachusetts School of LawAndover, MA | $120,071 7.36% | - | - | - | $160,095 7.36% |
| Mount Holyoke CollegeSouth Hadley, MA | $118,264 16.92% | $118,264 16.92% | - | - | - |
| Smith CollegeNorthampton, MA | $117,913 2.34% | $118,644 2.59% | - | - | $131,897 4.44% |
| Suffolk UniversityBoston, MA | $116,017 0.87% | $116,017 0.87% | - | - | - |
| University of Massachusetts-DartmouthNorth Dartmouth, MA | $115,158 6.95% | $115,158 6.95% | - | - | - |
| University of Massachusetts-BostonBoston, MA | $114,487 9.13% | $114,401 8.61% | - | - | $154,887 18.41% |
| Clark UniversityWorcester, MA | $112,239 2.56% | $112,239 2.56% | - | - | - |
| College of the Holy CrossWorcester, MA | $111,375 4.77% | $112,398 5.73% | $87,004 | - | - |
| Merrimack CollegeNorth Andover, MA | $110,844 9.50% | $110,844 9.50% | - | - | - |
| New England Law-BostonBoston, MA | $108,157 2.27% | - | - | - | $144,210 2.27% |
| University of Massachusetts Chan Medical SchoolWorcester, MA | $107,132 4.79% | - | - | - | $142,843 4.79% |
| Emerson CollegeBoston, MA | $106,677 11.24% | $106,677 11.24% | - | - | - |
| Hult International Business SchoolCambridge, MA | $106,120 8.93% | - | - | - | $141,493 8.93% |
| MCPHS UniversityBoston, MA | $105,693 3.49% | $98,231 1.29% | - | - | $142,291 3.79% |
| Westfield State UniversityWestfield, MA | $103,995 45.68% | $103,995 | - | - | - |
| Endicott CollegeBeverly, MA | $103,725 2.23% | $108,854 4.60% | $96,168 3.44% | - | $96,267 0.48% |
| Curry CollegeMilton, MA | $102,466 4.91% | $102,466 4.91% | - | - | - |
| Framingham State UniversityFramingham, MA | $101,158 8.75% | $101,158 8.75% | - | - | - |
| Wentworth Institute of TechnologyBoston, MA | $100,349 7.66% | $100,349 7.66% | - | - | - |
| Bridgewater State UniversityBridgewater, MA | $100,169 6.83% | $100,169 6.83% | - | - | - |
| New England College of OptometryBoston, MA | $99,702 1.12% | - | - | - | $132,936 1.13% |
| Fitchburg State UniversityFitchburg, MA | $98,756 9.45% | $98,756 9.45% | - | - | - |
| Berklee College of MusicBoston, MA | $97,601 2.57% | $97,798 2.56% | - | - | $95,658 3.00% |
| Emmanuel CollegeBoston, MA | $97,093 4.57% | $97,093 4.57% | - | - | - |
| Stonehill CollegeEaston, MA | $96,476 2.14% | $96,476 2.14% | - | - | - |
| Salem State UniversitySalem, MA | $96,243 5.77% | - | $106,936 5.77% | - | - |
| Massachusetts College of Art and DesignBoston, MA | $96,211 5.15% | $96,211 5.15% | - | - | - |
| Western New England UniversitySpringfield, MA | $96,149 0.14% | $96,385 0.32% | - | - | $126,577 0.73% |
| MGH Institute of Health ProfessionsBoston, MA | $94,643 3.24% | - | - | - | $126,191 3.24% |
| Massachusetts College of Liberal ArtsNorth Adams, MA | $94,113 11.76% | $94,113 11.76% | - | - | - |
| Worcester State UniversityWorcester, MA | $92,773 8.79% | $92,773 8.79% | - | - | - |
| Hampshire CollegeAmherst, MA | $90,762 4.38% | $90,762 4.38% | - | - | - |
| Massachusetts Maritime AcademyBuzzards Bay, MA | $90,659 6.72% | - | $100,732 4.12% | - | - |
| Assumption UniversityWorcester, MA | $88,462 2.77% | $89,071 2.68% | - | - | $103,915 1.40% |
| Nichols CollegeDudley, MA | $87,426 5.88% | $87,426 5.88% | - | - | - |
| Northeastern University Professional ProgramsBoston, MA | $87,159 2.03% | $130,586 5.91% | - | - | $114,475 6.01% |
| William James CollegeNewton, MA | $86,380 6.49% | - | - | - | $115,174 6.49% |
| Quincy CollegeQuincy, MA | $84,514 5.38% | $84,514 5.38% | - | - | - |
| Bay Path UniversityLongmeadow, MA | $82,912 1.10% | $84,202 1.25% | $92,511 - | - | $109,880 0.62% |
| Regis CollegeWeston, MA | $81,263 0.54% | $83,329 0.35% | $90,236 1.96% | $94,421 2.16% | $109,128 0.58% |
| Hebrew CollegeNewton, MA | $80,888 12.59% | - | $89,875 12.59% | - | - |
| Lasell UniversityNewton, MA | $79,732 1.99% | $80,008 1.99% | - | - | $98,829 2.00% |
| Lesley UniversityCambridge, MA | $79,064 1.56% | $77,268 2.66% | $89,314 5.31% | - | $108,577 1.27% |
| Sattler CollegeBoston, MA | $77,379 | - | - | - | $103,171 |
| Simmons UniversityBoston, MA | $76,872 0.29% | $97,840 10.95% | $90,219 2.21% | - | $89,937 2.93% |
| Wheaton College (Massachusetts)Norton, MA | $75,831 4.90% | $90,840 13.92% | $46,455 | - | $63,828 |
| Cambridge CollegeBoston, MA | $75,000 5.64% | - | - | - | $100,000 5.64% |
| Bard College at Simon's RockGreat Barrington, MA | $74,863 1.92% | $74,863 1.92% | - | - | - |
| Springfield CollegeSpringfield, MA | $74,061 2.98% | $73,594 2.71% | - | - | $107,099 3.72% |
| Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of TechnologyBoston, MA | $72,221 4.92% | $72,221 4.92% | - | - | - |
| The New England Conservatory of MusicBoston, MA | $71,435 9.06% | - | - | - | $95,246 9.06% |
| Gordon CollegeWenham, MA | $71,341 3.55% | - | $79,268 3.55% | - | - |
| Fisher CollegeBoston, MA | $70,692 3.19% | - | $78,547 3.19% | - | - |
| College of Our Lady of the ElmsChicopee, MA | $69,182 4.28% | $68,712 3.12% | $103,520 | - | - |
| American International CollegeSpringfield, MA | $68,878 4.16% | $70,076 4.63% | $73,640 1.50% | - | $70,707 1.67% |
| Hellenic College-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of TheologyBrookline, MA | $67,879 4.53% | - | - | - | $90,505 |
| Springfield College-Regional, Online, and Continuing EducationSpringfield, MA | $67,221 6.72% | $65,405 1.47% | - | - | $93,019 16.38% |
| Dean CollegeFranklin, MA | $66,606 0.67% | - | $74,007 0.67% | - | - |
| Laboure College of HealthcareMilton, MA | $65,476 3.18% | - | - | - | $87,302 3.18% |
| Anna Maria CollegePaxton, MA | $65,378 1.01% | $65,378 1.01% | - | - | - |
| Boston Architectural CollegeBoston, MA | $64,146 5.01% | - | - | - | $85,527 5.01% |
| Montserrat College of ArtBeverly, MA | $58,956 0.55% | $58,956 0.55% | - | - | - |
| Gordon-Conwell Theological SeminarySouth Hamilton, MA | $57,432 7.25% | - | - | - | $76,575 7.25% |
| Eastern Nazarene CollegeQuincy, MA | $57,123 2.35% | $57,123 1.45% | - | - | - |
| Saint John's SeminaryBrighton, MA | $56,521 21.12% | $79,806 6.27% | - | - | $65,012 60.29% |
| Conway School of Landscape DesignNorthampton, MA | $54,504 16.36% | - | - | - | $72,673 16.36% |
| Longy School of Music of Bard CollegeCambridge, MA | $51,477 0.19% | $51,477 0.19% | - | - | - |
| Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis IncBrookline, MA | $38,025 2.10% | - | - | - | $50,700 |
| Northpoint Bible CollegeHaverhill, MA | $31,416 28.46% | - | - | - | $41,888 28.46% |
| Boston Baptist CollegeBoston, MA | $14,000 33.33% | $14,000 33.33% | - | - | - |