Faculty Salary at Pennsylvania Colleges
The 2025 average faculty salary at Pennsylvania colleges is $80,850 based on a 9-months contract or equated data. University of Pennsylvania has the highest faculty salary of $199,050 among Pennsylvania colleges followed by Lehigh University ($136,972) and Swarthmore College ($134,645).
The following table lists the Pennsylvania 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA | $199,050 4.95% | $199,050 4.95% | - | - | - |
| Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, PA | $136,972 1.14% | $136,972 1.14% | - | - | - |
| Swarthmore CollegeSwarthmore, PA | $134,645 3.06% | $134,645 3.06% | - | - | - |
| Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA | $130,272 1.78% | $149,438 1.69% | - | - | $90,972 2.04% |
| Villanova UniversityVillanova, PA | $124,818 2.69% | $124,825 2.60% | $184,884 4.86% | - | $128,961 0.51% |
| Robert Morris UniversityMoon Township, PA | $122,574 3.33% | $123,853 3.20% | - | - | $137,003 3.14% |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great ValleyMalvern, PA | $120,336 2.57% | $120,336 1.26% | - | - | - |
| Bucknell UniversityLewisburg, PA | $119,287 4.14% | $119,287 4.14% | - | - | - |
| Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, PA | $119,122 5.39% | $122,482 4.44% | $162,904 8.70% | $136,247 4.11% | $109,947 6.97% |
| Lafayette CollegeEaston, PA | $113,971 0.72% | $113,971 0.72% | - | - | - |
| Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, PA | $113,386 1.46% | $121,984 0.14% | - | - | $117,725 3.61% |
| Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, PA | $111,913 0.09% | - | $121,822 0.46% | - | $175,573 1.24% |
| University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, PA | $110,119 7.44% | $114,586 6.79% | - | - | $135,994 8.26% |
| Bryn Mawr CollegeBryn Mawr, PA | $108,747 1.17% | $108,747 1.17% | - | - | - |
| Shippensburg University of PennsylvaniaShippensburg, PA | $108,299 5.16% | $108,299 5.15% | - | - | - |
| Pennsylvania Western UniversityCalifornia, PA | $106,916 7.03% | $107,187 7.17% | - | - | $102,017 3.10% |
| Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main CampusIndiana, PA | $106,890 5.56% | $106,890 5.56% | - | - | - |
| Haverford CollegeHaverford, PA | $106,065 5.77% | $106,065 5.77% | - | - | - |
| Commonwealth University of PennsylvaniaBloomsburg, PA | $105,664 6.60% | $105,963 6.06% | - | - | $123,974 17.89% |
| University of ScrantonScranton, PA | $103,890 3.72% | $104,838 3.73% | - | - | $104,764 2.70% |
| Millersville University of PennsylvaniaMillersville, PA | $103,777 6.19% | $103,777 6.19% | - | - | - |
| Saint Joseph's UniversityPhiladelphia, PA | $102,412 1.03% | $105,702 1.17% | - | - | $115,591 1.91% |
| Franklin and Marshall CollegeLancaster, PA | $101,635 1.36% | $101,635 1.36% | - | - | - |
| West Chester University of PennsylvaniaWest Chester, PA | $100,929 4.46% | $100,883 4.47% | - | - | $139,116 1.16% |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State HarrisburgMiddletown, PA | $100,145 5.00% | $100,710 5.01% | - | - | $80,090 26.17% |
| Kutztown University of PennsylvaniaKutztown, PA | $99,357 3.71% | $99,489 3.91% | - | - | $78,270 44.22% |
| Slippery Rock University of PennsylvaniaSlippery Rock, PA | $99,158 5.98% | $99,263 5.98% | - | - | $107,640 6.60% |
| East Stroudsburg University of PennsylvaniaEast Stroudsburg, PA | $98,660 3.96% | $98,808 3.97% | - | - | $120,729 1.59% |
| Lake Erie College of Osteopathic MedicineErie, PA | $97,922 8.26% | - | - | - | $130,562 8.26% |
| Pittsburgh Theological SeminaryPittsburgh, PA | $97,355 2.71% | $102,686 2.61% | $91,897 | $81,500 | - |
| Thomas Jefferson UniversityPhiladelphia, PA | $95,958 3.56% | $98,979 3.68% | $102,476 14.42% | - | $125,501 3.37% |
| Cheyney University of PennsylvaniaCheyney, PA | $94,549 3.25% | $93,690 2.20% | - | - | $162,718 35.68% |
| Gettysburg CollegeGettysburg, PA | $93,896 4.62% | $93,896 4.62% | - | - | - |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend CollegeErie, PA | $93,362 4.55% | $94,531 3.60% | - | $116,968 30.70% | $85,005 7.30% |
| Duquesne UniversityPittsburgh, PA | $92,612 2.89% | $95,840 3.41% | - | - | $108,695 0.17% |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State YorkYork, PA | $92,249 6.50% | $93,397 4.98% | $60,396 6.56% | - | - |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State BerksReading, PA | $91,879 5.84% | $93,339 5.24% | - | - | $82,404 8.18% |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater AlleghenyMcKeesport, PA | $91,594 9.11% | $91,594 8.13% | - | - | - |
| Dickinson CollegeCarlisle, PA | $90,304 1.29% | $90,304 1.29% | - | - | - |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State HazletonHazleton, PA | $89,660 2.74% | $90,232 1.65% | - | - | $107,712 10.69% |
| American College of Financial ServicesKing of Prussia, PA | $89,659 12.32% | - | - | - | $119,545 12.32% |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State BrandywineMedia, PA | $89,362 7.01% | $91,490 6.75% | - | - | $79,421 7.54% |
| Wilkes UniversityWilkes-Barre, PA | $89,127 4.24% | $91,088 3.30% | - | - | $108,300 8.85% |
| Pennsylvania College of TechnologyWilliamsport, PA | $88,361 0.59% | $88,361 0.59% | - | - | - |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State ScrantonDunmore, PA | $87,987 6.12% | $88,056 6.31% | - | - | $112,668 0.22% |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State BeaverMonaca, PA | $87,672 4.18% | $89,189 4.16% | - | - | $64,314 16.26% |
| Muhlenberg CollegeAllentown, PA | $86,827 6.28% | $86,827 6.28% | - | - | - |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont AltoMont Alto, PA | $86,666 6.17% | $88,399 6.72% | - | $73,000 12.05% | $87,310 2.71% |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Fayette- EberlyLemont Furnace, PA | $86,624 12.29% | $87,154 10.04% | - | $131,602 14.88% | $64,128 4.08% |
| Lincoln UniversityLincoln University, PA | $86,216 0.61% | $86,216 0.61% | - | - | - |
| York College of PennsylvaniaYork, PA | $85,851 0.73% | $85,851 0.73% | - | - | - |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State AltoonaAltoona, PA | $85,316 7.44% | $84,991 6.31% | - | - | $129,777 43.12% |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New KensingtonNew Kensington, PA | $84,750 8.06% | $85,187 6.89% | - | $99,539 8.37% | $99,390 8.86% |
| La Salle UniversityPhiladelphia, PA | $84,198 0.32% | $84,198 0.32% | - | - | - |
| Susquehanna UniversitySelinsgrove, PA | $83,241 4.57% | $83,241 4.57% | - | - | - |
| Ursinus CollegeCollegeville, PA | $82,944 0.86% | $82,944 0.86% | - | - | - |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State AbingtonAbington, PA | $82,915 3.49% | $83,165 2.59% | - | - | $87,852 11.42% |
| Point Park UniversityPittsburgh, PA | $82,898 0.72% | $82,898 0.72% | - | - | - |
| Messiah UniversityMechanicsburg, PA | $82,786 1.97% | $83,489 1.68% | $85,230 4.17% | $110,387 | $103,099 4.23% |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-BarreDallas, PA | $82,747 8.07% | $83,271 7.28% | $77,985 7.99% | - | - |
| Elizabethtown CollegeElizabethtown, PA | $82,411 1.06% | $84,605 0.92% | $74,398 3.11% | - | $98,435 1.48% |
| Harrisburg University of Science and TechnologyHarrisburg, PA | $82,128 12.88% | - | - | - | $109,505 12.88% |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBoisDuBois, PA | $81,959 5.28% | $83,580 3.69% | - | - | $93,068 13.84% |
| Delaware Valley UniversityDoylestown, PA | $81,747 0.03% | $82,177 0.40% | - | - | $103,768 5.02% |
| Salus UniversityElkins Park, PA | $81,682 0.41% | - | - | - | $108,909 0.40% |
| University of Pittsburgh-BradfordBradford, PA | $81,497 6.30% | $80,568 6.55% | - | - | $153,845 0.88% |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State ShenangoSharon, PA | $81,459 12.51% | $82,238 11.60% | - | $88,172 11.59% | $111,696 34.94% |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State SchuylkillSchuylkill Haven, PA | $81,167 6.45% | $82,167 5.02% | - | - | $92,217 9.80% |
| Juniata CollegeHuntingdon, PA | $81,039 1.02% | $81,039 1.02% | - | - | - |
| Widener UniversityChester, PA | $80,812 3.63% | - | $89,791 3.63% | - | - |
| Curtis Institute of MusicPhiladelphia, PA | $80,626 4.97% | $80,626 4.97% | - | - | - |
| Lancaster Theological SeminaryLancaster, PA | $80,491 5.22% | $80,491 2.17% | - | - | - |
| DeSales UniversityCenter Valley, PA | $80,321 0.94% | $79,034 0.63% | $107,188 0.00% | - | $101,332 1.72% |
| King's CollegeWilkes-Barre, PA | $80,062 0.12% | $81,595 0.33% | - | - | $96,526 6.07% |
| Arcadia UniversityGlenside, PA | $79,802 1.44% | $80,309 1.76% | - | - | $104,356 0.49% |
| Gannon UniversityErie, PA | $79,243 3.19% | $82,010 3.28% | $92,700 18.50% | - | $94,017 2.48% |
| Westminster Theological SeminaryGlenside, PA | $78,796 2.86% | - | - | - | $105,061 2.86% |
| Allegheny CollegeMeadville, PA | $77,240 1.55% | $77,240 1.55% | - | - | - |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh ValleyCenter Valley, PA | $77,235 5.79% | $78,258 4.71% | - | - | $93,707 6.01% |
| University of Pittsburgh-JohnstownJohnstown, PA | $76,867 9.28% | $76,899 10.45% | - | - | $102,060 1.90% |
| Misericordia UniversityDallas, PA | $76,564 1.97% | - | $85,274 1.69% | - | $100,945 3.23% |
| Lebanon Valley CollegeAnnville, PA | $76,030 2.04% | $76,990 2.17% | - | - | $96,893 1.59% |
| Washington & Jefferson CollegeWashington, PA | $74,912 0.14% | $74,912 0.14% | - | - | - |
| Saint Vincent CollegeLatrobe, PA | $74,720 3.10% | $74,720 2.85% | - | - | - |
| Moravian UniversityBethlehem, PA | $74,619 3.25% | $74,359 3.02% | $84,461 1.37% | $107,255 2.75% | $99,471 3.97% |
| Pennsylvania College of Health SciencesLancaster, PA | $74,507 6.26% | $75,268 0.77% | - | - | $92,800 13.93% |
| University of Pittsburgh-GreensburgGreensburg, PA | $74,487 9.65% | $74,703 10.79% | - | - | $95,234 11.18% |
| Lycoming CollegeWilliamsport, PA | $74,352 10.92% | $74,352 | - | - | - |
| Chatham UniversityPittsburgh, PA | $73,528 2.66% | $74,223 2.16% | $80,545 2.10% | - | $97,244 7.53% |
| Trinity Episcopal School for MinistryAmbridge, PA | $72,739 1.19% | - | $80,821 1.19% | - | - |
| Seton Hill UniversityGreensburg, PA | $72,692 0.41% | - | $76,352 1.65% | $93,080 5.06% | $121,223 5.06% |
| Moore College of Art and DesignPhiladelphia, PA | $72,628 1.74% | - | $80,124 1.55% | - | $114,049 7.96% |
| Alvernia UniversityReading, PA | $72,279 1.43% | $72,415 1.91% | - | $74,230 | $96,168 0.76% |
| Holy Family UniversityPhiladelphia, PA | $71,799 0.02% | - | $79,776 0.02% | - | - |
| Peirce CollegePhiladelphia, PA | $71,598 2.20% | $72,944 3.29% | - | - | $77,520 27.27% |
| Geisinger Commonwealth School of MedicineScranton, PA | $70,756 9.01% | - | - | - | $94,342 9.01% |
| Marywood UniversityScranton, PA | $70,172 1.26% | $71,143 1.93% | $71,875 - | - | $89,157 0.92% |
| Bryn Athyn College of the New ChurchBryn Athyn, PA | $68,875 0.06% | - | $76,528 0.06% | - | - |
| Saint Francis UniversityLoretto, PA | $68,777 0.20% | $69,060 3.12% | $67,492 5.96% | - | $92,838 1.54% |
| Gwynedd Mercy UniversityGwynedd Valley, PA | $68,360 0.42% | $68,698 2.46% | - | $82,945 2.40% | - |
| Neumann UniversityAston, PA | $68,222 1.21% | $69,340 1.05% | - | - | $85,434 3.62% |
| Westminster CollegeNew Wilmington, PA | $68,168 1.21% | $68,168 1.21% | - | - | - |
| United Lutheran SeminaryGettysburg, PA | $67,861 15.45% | $67,861 15.45% | - | - | - |
| Carlow UniversityPittsburgh, PA | $67,738 1.21% | $67,971 1.05% | - | $84,767 2.63% | $88,695 2.73% |
| Geneva CollegeBeaver Falls, PA | $67,378 2.66% | $67,518 3.40% | - | - | $77,490 23.49% |
| Cedar Crest CollegeAllentown, PA | $67,011 4.10% | $75,111 14.96% | - | - | $72,787 11.67% |
| Thiel CollegeGreenville, PA | $66,636 4.52% | $66,348 5.71% | - | $73,374 - | $91,535 8.71% |
| Mount Aloysius CollegeCresson, PA | $66,405 1.44% | $65,962 2.54% | $70,313 0.38% | $104,050 6.87% | - |
| Reconstructionist Rabbinical CollegeWyncote, PA | $66,000 - | - | - | - | $88,000 - |
| Pennsylvania Institute of TechnologyMedia, PA | $65,731 6.02% | - | - | - | $87,641 6.02% |
| Mercyhurst UniversityErie, PA | $64,950 0.87% | $65,676 1.44% | - | - | $74,801 3.03% |
| La Roche UniversityPittsburgh, PA | $64,873 0.86% | $64,873 0.86% | - | - | - |
| Wilson CollegeChambersburg, PA | $64,759 1.75% | $64,513 1.36% | $71,441 1.57% | $76,500 6.42% | $107,250 4.89% |
| Gratz CollegeMelrose Park, PA | $62,453 25.58% | - | - | - | $83,271 25.58% |
| Yeshivath Beth MosheScranton, PA | $61,768 3.30% | - | - | - | $82,357 3.30% |
| Waynesburg UniversityWaynesburg, PA | $60,751 5.22% | $61,252 5.58% | $50,375 37.06% | $82,539 9.27% | $75,201 2.07% |
| Albright CollegeReading, PA | $60,165 0.08% | - | $66,850 0.69% | - | - |
| International Institute for Restorative PracticesBethlehem, PA | $58,962 2.82% | - | - | - | $78,615 2.82% |
| Rosemont CollegeRosemont, PA | $56,426 3.85% | $56,426 3.85% | - | - | - |
| Cairn University-LanghorneLanghorne, PA | $55,853 0.90% | - | $62,059 0.91% | - | - |
| Walnut Hill CollegePhiladelphia, PA | $55,770 11.80% | - | - | - | $74,361 11.80% |
| University of Valley ForgePhoenixville, PA | $53,349 4.22% | $53,349 4.22% | - | - | - |
| Lancaster Bible CollegeLancaster, PA | $53,196 1.73% | $61,075 13.68% | $64,435 0.85% | - | $62,800 12.99% |
| Eastern UniversitySaint Davids, PA | $52,695 6.45% | - | - | - | $70,260 6.45% |
| Chestnut Hill CollegePhiladelphia, PA | $52,419 0.42% | $52,623 0.35% | - | - | $69,557 0.50% |
| Talmudical Yeshiva of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA | $51,335 11.70% | - | - | - | $68,446 11.70% |
| Manor CollegeJenkintown, PA | $50,506 1.20% | - | $57,336 3.98% | - | $66,820 3.34% |
| Keystone CollegeLa Plume, PA | $48,803 3.01% | $48,803 3.01% | - | - | - |
| Central Penn CollegeSummerdale, PA | $48,419 0.47% | - | - | - | $64,558 0.47% |
| Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-OverbrookWynnewood, PA | $47,077 7.93% | - | - | - | $62,770 7.93% |
| Immaculata UniversityImmaculata, PA | $43,672 1.02% | - | - | - | $58,229 1.02% |
| Pennsylvania College of Art and DesignLancaster, PA | $41,168 0.16% | - | - | - | $54,891 0.16% |
| Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine ArtsPhiladelphia, PA | $40,219 23.94% | $40,219 23.94% | - | - | - |
| Lackawanna CollegeScranton, PA | $39,963 4.42% | - | - | - | $53,284 4.41% |
| Won Institute of Graduate StudiesWarminster, PA | $33,775 3.25% | - | - | - | $45,033 3.25% |
| Saint Vincent SeminaryLatrobe, PA | $21,129 65.92% | $21,129 65.92% | - | - | - |
| Theological Seminary of the Reformed Episcopal ChurchBlue Bell, PA | $19,620 37.15% | - | - | - | $26,160 37.15% |
| Byzantine Catholic Seminary of Saints Cyril and MethodiusPittsburgh, PA | $14,580 22.86% | - | $16,200 | - | - |