Professor Salary at Massachusetts Colleges
The 2025 average professor salary at Massachusetts colleges is $123,656 based on a 9-months contract or equated data. Massachusetts Institute of Technology has the highest professor salary of $294,972 among Massachusetts colleges followed by Harvard University ($293,619) and Babson College ($234,788).
The following table lists the Massachusetts colleges with 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 | $294,972 3.65% | $295,402 3.80% | - | - | - |
| Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA | $293,619 6.39% | $290,136 6.83% | - | - | $409,614 4.63% |
| Babson CollegeWellesley, MA | $234,788 6.72% | $234,788 6.72% | - | - | - |
| Boston UniversityBoston, MA | $225,086 3.86% | $224,013 4.57% | - | - | $309,222 0.05% |
| Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA | $214,220 2.70% | $214,602 2.88% | - | $95,000 | - |
| Bentley UniversityWaltham, MA | $194,480 1.01% | $194,480 1.01% | - | - | - |
| Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA | $190,951 2.98% | $193,998 3.55% | - | - | $182,296 4.64% |
| Amherst CollegeAmherst, MA | $185,533 9.16% | $185,533 9.16% | - | - | - |
| Williams CollegeWilliamstown, MA | $178,524 3.30% | $178,524 3.30% | - | - | - |
| Tufts UniversityMedford, MA | $177,792 3.79% | $181,058 3.71% | - | - | $219,811 4.18% |
| University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, MA | $176,850 7.39% | $176,842 7.44% | - | - | $238,592 2.25% |
| Brandeis UniversityWaltham, MA | $173,378 1.01% | $173,378 0.97% | - | - | - |
| University of Massachusetts-LowellLowell, MA | $171,583 7.83% | $171,583 7.83% | - | - | - |
| Wellesley CollegeWellesley, MA | $170,507 4.40% | $170,507 4.40% | - | - | - |
| University of Massachusetts-BostonBoston, MA | $164,711 8.85% | $165,849 8.90% | - | - | $198,185 6.25% |
| Massachusetts School of LawAndover, MA | $163,581 7.08% | - | - | - | $218,108 7.08% |
| Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcester, MA | $162,202 2.15% | $161,059 2.46% | $189,617 7.16% | $176,252 2.50% | - |
| Smith CollegeNorthampton, MA | $157,210 2.83% | $158,897 3.70% | - | - | $121,147 31.80% |
| Mount Holyoke CollegeSouth Hadley, MA | $154,948 12.72% | $154,948 12.72% | - | - | - |
| University of Massachusetts-DartmouthNorth Dartmouth, MA | $150,162 5.23% | $150,162 5.23% | - | - | - |
| College of the Holy CrossWorcester, MA | $148,514 6.14% | $148,514 6.14% | - | - | - |
| Clark UniversityWorcester, MA | $148,052 1.53% | $148,052 1.53% | - | - | - |
| Suffolk UniversityBoston, MA | $147,285 1.21% | $147,285 1.21% | - | - | - |
| Franklin W Olin College of EngineeringNeedham, MA | $143,025 2.32% | $143,025 2.32% | - | - | - |
| Merrimack CollegeNorth Andover, MA | $139,838 10.43% | $139,838 10.43% | - | - | - |
| University of Massachusetts Chan Medical SchoolWorcester, MA | $139,316 2.64% | - | - | - | $185,755 2.64% |
| MGH Institute of Health ProfessionsBoston, MA | $139,225 1.95% | - | - | - | $185,633 1.95% |
| MCPHS UniversityBoston, MA | $133,940 3.82% | $135,090 4.73% | - | - | $178,435 3.73% |
| Emerson CollegeBoston, MA | $133,049 5.88% | $133,049 5.88% | - | - | - |
| Wentworth Institute of TechnologyBoston, MA | $128,100 3.66% | $128,100 3.66% | - | - | - |
| Emmanuel CollegeBoston, MA | $124,416 2.09% | $124,416 2.09% | - | - | - |
| Endicott CollegeBeverly, MA | $122,554 6.99% | $123,160 7.16% | $119,996 3.00% | - | - |
| Massachusetts College of Art and DesignBoston, MA | $118,239 6.62% | $118,239 6.62% | - | - | - |
| New England Law-BostonBoston, MA | $117,702 1.62% | - | - | - | $156,936 1.62% |
| New England College of OptometryBoston, MA | $117,516 0.62% | - | - | - | $156,688 0.62% |
| Bridgewater State UniversityBridgewater, MA | $117,226 7.71% | $117,226 7.71% | - | - | - |
| Westfield State UniversityWestfield, MA | $115,812 43.67% | $115,812 | - | - | - |
| Curry CollegeMilton, MA | $115,529 3.63% | $115,529 3.63% | - | - | - |
| Fitchburg State UniversityFitchburg, MA | $114,976 8.49% | $114,976 8.49% | - | - | - |
| Stonehill CollegeEaston, MA | $113,880 0.05% | $113,880 0.05% | - | - | - |
| William James CollegeNewton, MA | $113,813 6.99% | - | - | - | $151,751 6.99% |
| Worcester State UniversityWorcester, MA | $112,723 6.43% | $112,723 6.43% | - | - | - |
| Framingham State UniversityFramingham, MA | $112,565 8.25% | $112,565 8.25% | - | - | - |
| Hampshire CollegeAmherst, MA | $111,823 2.76% | $111,823 2.76% | - | - | - |
| Western New England UniversitySpringfield, MA | $110,565 0.14% | $109,669 0.16% | - | - | $158,440 1.74% |
| Massachusetts Maritime AcademyBuzzards Bay, MA | $109,905 2.96% | - | $122,117 2.96% | - | - |
| Salem State UniversitySalem, MA | $109,381 8.45% | - | $121,535 8.45% | - | - |
| Massachusetts College of Liberal ArtsNorth Adams, MA | $108,325 7.53% | $108,325 7.53% | - | - | - |
| Berklee College of MusicBoston, MA | $107,764 1.28% | $107,764 1.28% | - | - | - |
| Regis CollegeWeston, MA | $107,717 1.05% | $108,578 - | $115,838 5.56% | - | $142,515 - |
| Hult International Business SchoolCambridge, MA | $106,120 8.93% | - | - | - | $141,493 8.93% |
| Springfield CollegeSpringfield, MA | $104,477 18.53% | $105,681 19.98% | - | - | $124,855 4.73% |
| Assumption UniversityWorcester, MA | $102,544 1.47% | $102,544 1.47% | - | - | - |
| Nichols CollegeDudley, MA | $102,303 7.81% | $102,303 7.81% | - | - | - |
| Bay Path UniversityLongmeadow, MA | $102,037 0.24% | $89,024 8.43% | $105,331 - | - | $151,860 - |
| Wheaton College (Massachusetts)Norton, MA | $100,661 0.04% | $100,661 0.04% | - | - | - |
| Northeastern University Professional ProgramsBoston, MA | $99,036 2.49% | $130,586 4.79% | - | - | $126,311 6.32% |
| Sattler CollegeBoston, MA | $98,280 | - | - | - | $131,040 |
| Quincy CollegeQuincy, MA | $96,691 10.04% | $96,691 10.04% | - | - | - |
| Lesley UniversityCambridge, MA | $93,090 0.36% | $92,930 0.63% | $106,643 1.57% | - | $123,354 1.43% |
| Simmons UniversityBoston, MA | $91,932 1.33% | $116,294 6.65% | $109,893 3.05% | - | $98,569 10.44% |
| Lasell UniversityNewton, MA | $90,429 3.13% | $93,486 3.49% | - | - | $98,829 2.00% |
| Laboure College of HealthcareMilton, MA | $82,812 0.53% | - | - | - | $110,416 0.53% |
| Gordon CollegeWenham, MA | $81,525 7.20% | - | $90,584 7.21% | - | - |
| College of Our Lady of the ElmsChicopee, MA | $80,031 3.24% | $80,031 3.24% | - | - | - |
| Hellenic College-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of TheologyBrookline, MA | $79,037 - | - | - | - | $105,382 |
| Hebrew CollegeNewton, MA | $78,750 6.19% | - | $87,500 6.19% | - | - |
| Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of TechnologyBoston, MA | $77,818 10.89% | $77,818 10.89% | - | - | - |
| Eastern Nazarene CollegeQuincy, MA | $77,766 8.70% | $77,766 10.64% | - | - | - |
| Dean CollegeFranklin, MA | $75,411 2.00% | - | $83,790 2.00% | - | - |
| Springfield College-Regional, Online, and Continuing EducationSpringfield, MA | $75,141 13.08% | $79,958 2.20% | - | - | $93,767 23.50% |
| American International CollegeSpringfield, MA | $72,891 11.71% | $69,289 16.07% | $96,996 | - | - |
| Gordon-Conwell Theological SeminarySouth Hamilton, MA | $71,229 1.57% | - | - | - | $94,972 1.57% |
| Anna Maria CollegePaxton, MA | $66,290 2.63% | $66,290 2.63% | - | - | - |
| Montserrat College of ArtBeverly, MA | $64,339 7.83% | $64,339 7.83% | - | - | - |
| 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% | - | - | - |
| Northpoint Bible CollegeHaverhill, MA | $45,938 - | - | - | - | $61,250 - |
| Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis IncBrookline, MA | $38,025 | - | - | - | $50,700 |
| Boston Baptist CollegeBoston, MA | $14,000 33.33% | $14,000 33.33% | - | - | - |