Instructor Salary at Washington Colleges
The 2023 average instructor salary at Washington colleges is $57,989 based on a 9-months contract or equated data. Renton Technical College has the highest instructor salary of $81,215 among Washington colleges followed by University of Puget Sound ($78,322) and Big Bend Community College ($78,016).
The following table lists the Washington colleges with instructor salary information by contract length where the salary data is available. The table is sorted by salary in descending order. The number in parenthesis is the number of faculty for the contract length relatively.
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| School name | Equated to 9-Month Contract | 9-Month Contract | 10-Month Contract | 11-Month Contract | 12-Month Contract |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renton Technical CollegeRenton, WA | $81,215 (74) 7.39% | - | $91,151 (67) | - | $97,803 (7) |
| University of Puget SoundTacoma, WA | $78,322 (7) 4.63% | $78,322 (7) 4.63% | - | - | - |
| Big Bend Community CollegeMoses Lake, WA | $78,016 (48) 3.45% | $78,016 (48) 3.45% | - | - | - |
| Bellevue CollegeBellevue, WA | $76,699 (4) 7.15% | $76,699 (4) 7.15% | - | - | - |
| Washington State UniversityPullman, WA | $74,633 (4) 2.42% | $80,292 (3) 2.85% | - | - | $76,875 (1) 26.23% |
| Pima Medical Institute-SeattleSeattle, WA | $68,559 (20) 14.02% | - | - | - | $91,412 (20) 14.02% |
| Pima Medical Institute-RentonRenton, WA | $65,214 (17) 45.15% | - | - | - | $86,952 (17) 45.14% |
| Western Washington UniversityBellingham, WA | $62,178 (139) 4.78% | $63,128 (131) 4.68% | $66,574 (1) 26.48% | - | $59,638 (7) 21.05% |
| Whitworth UniversitySpokane, WA | $61,362 (9) 1.60% | $61,362 (9) 1.60% | - | - | - |
| Seattle UniversitySeattle, WA | $60,657 (47) 9.25% | $60,657 (47) 9.49% | - | - | - |
| Pacific Lutheran UniversityTacoma, WA | $60,498 (12) 2.95% | $60,498 (12) 2.95% | - | - | - |
| Seattle Pacific UniversitySeattle, WA | $59,655 (8) 20.00% | $61,390 (5) 28.01% | $57,800 (1) 6.55% | $76,920 (1) 2.96% | $73,800 (1) |
| University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, WA | $59,642 (31) 11.57% | $53,215 (26) 5.69% | - | - | $124,090 (5) 45.88% |
| Perry Technical InstituteYakima, WA | $59,353 (52) 2.60% | - | - | - | $79,138 (52) 2.60% |
| Saint Martin's UniversityLacey, WA | $57,169 (14) 32.30% | $58,486 (12) 35.86% | - | - | $65,693 (2) 13.83% |
| Northwest UniversityKirkland, WA | $53,903 (1) 3.76% | $53,903 (1) 3.76% | - | - | - |
| Whitman CollegeWalla Walla, WA | $52,621 (9) 17.68% | $52,621 (9) 17.68% | - | - | - |
| Seattle Film InstituteSeattle, WA | $49,875 (2) - | - | - | - | $66,500 (2) - |
| Heritage UniversityToppenish, WA | $48,606 (7) 0.92% | $46,330 (4) - | $58,063 (2) 4.50% | $61,625 (1) 8.83% | - |
| Charter CollegeVancouver, WA | $46,051 (72) 3.97% | - | - | - | $61,401 (72) 3.97% |
| Northwest School of Wooden Boat BuildingPort Hadlock, WA | $45,492 (7) 4.84% | - | - | - | $60,656 (7) 4.84% |
| Carrington College-SpokaneSpokane, WA | $44,662 (5) 7.11% | - | - | - | $59,549 (5) 7.11% |
| Walla Walla UniversityCollege Place, WA | $39,957 (7) 4.95% | - | - | - | $53,277 (7) 4.94% |
| Eastern Washington UniversityCheney, WA | $36,210 (2) | $36,210 (2) | - | - | - |
| Cornish College of the ArtsSeattle, WA | $29,180 (19) | $29,180 (19) | - | - | - |