Professor Salary at Pennsylvania Colleges
The 2023 average professor salary at Pennsylvania colleges is $95,937 based on a 9-months contract or equated data. University of Pennsylvania has the highest professor salary of $258,150 among Pennsylvania colleges followed by Carnegie Mellon University ($180,040) and Lehigh University ($168,647).
The following table lists the Pennsylvania colleges with professor 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA | $258,150 (608) 4.76% | $258,150 (608) 4.76% | - | - | - |
| Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA | $180,040 (410) 2.93% | $180,104 (394) 2.79% | - | - | $237,940 (16) 7.08% |
| Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, PA | $168,647 (205) 0.78% | $168,647 (205) 0.78% | - | - | - |
| Swarthmore CollegeSwarthmore, PA | $162,931 (76) 4.73% | $162,931 (76) 4.73% | - | - | - |
| Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, PA | $161,426 (238) 1.07% | $161,786 (221) 1.21% | - | - | $208,990 (17) 0.95% |
| Villanova UniversityVillanova, PA | $154,443 (225) 13.77% | $154,817 (183) 14.33% | $187,007 (26) 6.77% | - | $170,188 (16) 3.51% |
| Bryn Mawr CollegeBryn Mawr, PA | $154,401 (40) 6.70% | $154,401 (40) 6.70% | - | - | - |
| Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, PA | $153,868 (406) 1.58% | - | $172,382 (352) 1.51% | - | $194,065 (54) 1.95% |
| Lafayette CollegeEaston, PA | $148,786 (80) 1.37% | $148,786 (80) 1.37% | - | - | - |
| University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, PA | $147,839 (571) 4.31% | $149,231 (426) 5.51% | - | - | $191,669 (145) 0.57% |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great ValleyMalvern, PA | $140,925 (11) | $143,483 (10) | - | - | $153,792 (1) |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State ScrantonDunmore, PA | $140,328 (1) | $140,328 (1) | - | - | - |
| Robert Morris UniversityMoon Township, PA | $136,287 (83) 0.92% | $137,083 (78) 0.25% | - | - | $165,172 (5) 28.57% |
| Haverford CollegeHaverford, PA | $131,283 (52) 3.26% | $131,283 (52) 3.26% | - | - | - |
| Bucknell UniversityLewisburg, PA | $130,681 (129) 2.96% | $130,681 (129) 2.96% | - | - | - |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend CollegeErie, PA | $129,623 (32) | $131,465 (28) | - | $167,001 (3) | $76,128 (1) |
| Thomas Jefferson UniversityPhiladelphia, PA | $129,501 (40) 2.53% | $132,586 (20) 3.70% | - | - | $168,554 (20) 0.99% |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State HarrisburgMiddletown, PA | $127,921 (28) | $131,501 (26) | - | - | $108,504 (2) |
| Saint Joseph's UniversityPhiladelphia, PA | $124,384 (119) 1.98% | $125,677 (110) 3.04% | - | - | $144,773 (9) |
| Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, PA | $123,926 (1,306) | $159,532 (931) | $179,416 (20) | $111,052 (7) | $36,239 (348) |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State BrandywineMedia, PA | $121,048 (11) | $121,048 (11) | - | - | - |
| Shippensburg University of PennsylvaniaShippensburg, PA | $120,921 (91) 3.28% | $120,921 (91) 3.28% | - | - | - |
| Pennsylvania College of TechnologyWilliamsport, PA | $120,879 (9) 1.46% | $120,879 (9) 1.46% | - | - | - |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State YorkYork, PA | $120,210 (6) | $120,210 (6) | - | - | - |
| Cheyney University of PennsylvaniaCheyney, PA | $119,894 (11) 6.63% | $119,894 (11) 5.30% | - | - | - |
| Slippery Rock University of PennsylvaniaSlippery Rock, PA | $119,873 (87) 2.09% | $119,873 (87) 2.09% | - | - | - |
| Millersville University of PennsylvaniaMillersville, PA | $118,445 (85) 1.56% | $118,445 (85) 1.60% | - | - | - |
| University of ScrantonScranton, PA | $118,409 (91) 3.99% | $118,409 (91) 3.99% | - | - | - |
| Pennsylvania Western UniversityCalifornia, PA | $118,251 (201) | $118,251 (201) | - | - | - |
| East Stroudsburg University of PennsylvaniaEast Stroudsburg, PA | $117,887 (85) 3.61% | $118,079 (83) 3.60% | - | - | $146,551 (2) 4.48% |
| Commonwealth University of PennsylvaniaBloomsburg, PA | $117,413 (206) | $117,413 (206) | - | - | - |
| West Chester University of PennsylvaniaWest Chester, PA | $116,949 (229) 2.84% | $117,001 (226) 2.81% | - | - | $150,757 (3) 4.86% |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State BerksReading, PA | $115,721 (23) | $118,187 (21) | - | - | $119,772 (2) |
| Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main CampusIndiana, PA | $115,599 (169) 1.83% | $115,599 (169) 1.83% | - | - | - |
| Franklin and Marshall CollegeLancaster, PA | $114,303 (81) 5.04% | $114,303 (81) 5.04% | - | - | - |
| Kutztown University of PennsylvaniaKutztown, PA | $113,770 (115) 4.04% | $113,835 (114) 4.10% | - | - | $141,914 (1) |
| Duquesne UniversityPittsburgh, PA | $112,443 (84) 1.39% | $117,457 (60) 0.31% | - | - | $133,209 (24) 4.99% |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Fayette- EberlyLemont Furnace, PA | $112,068 (1) | $112,068 (1) | - | - | - |
| La Salle UniversityPhiladelphia, PA | $111,479 (33) 1.04% | $111,479 (33) 1.04% | - | - | - |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBoisDuBois, PA | $110,868 (5) | $110,868 (5) | - | - | - |
| Wilkes UniversityWilkes-Barre, PA | $110,799 (29) 3.45% | $110,965 (27) 3.63% | - | - | $144,745 (2) 0.59% |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State ShenangoSharon, PA | $110,160 (1) | $110,160 (1) | - | - | - |
| Salus UniversityElkins Park, PA | $110,066 (5) 0.83% | - | - | - | $146,755 (5) 0.83% |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh ValleyCenter Valley, PA | $109,872 (5) | $111,510 (4) | - | - | $137,760 (1) |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State BeaverMonaca, PA | $109,512 (7) | $109,512 (7) | - | - | - |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-BarreDallas, PA | $109,134 (4) | $109,134 (4) | - | - | - |
| Harrisburg University of Science and TechnologyHarrisburg, PA | $107,919 (10) 3.16% | - | - | - | $143,892 (10) 3.16% |
| Gettysburg CollegeGettysburg, PA | $107,366 (59) 0.05% | $107,366 (59) 0.05% | - | - | - |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State AbingtonAbington, PA | $107,094 (16) | $109,322 (15) | - | - | $98,244 (1) |
| Dickinson CollegeCarlisle, PA | $105,525 (57) 2.17% | $105,525 (57) 2.17% | - | - | - |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State AltoonaAltoona, PA | $105,297 (43) | $105,733 (42) | - | - | $115,980 (1) |
| Pittsburgh Theological SeminaryPittsburgh, PA | $104,116 (8) 3.07% | $104,116 (8) 3.07% | - | - | - |
| Lincoln UniversityLincoln University, PA | $103,443 (17) 1.79% | $103,443 (17) 1.79% | - | - | - |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State HazletonHazleton, PA | $101,495 (11) | $103,687 (9) | - | - | $122,180 (2) |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater AlleghenyMcKeesport, PA | $101,382 (6) | $101,382 (6) | - | - | - |
| Ursinus CollegeCollegeville, PA | $101,127 (28) 3.91% | $101,127 (28) 3.91% | - | - | - |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State SchuylkillSchuylkill Haven, PA | $100,920 (7) | $100,920 (7) | - | - | - |
| Delaware County Community CollegeMedia, PA | $100,595 (54) 1.45% | - | $111,772 (54) 1.45% | - | - |
| DeSales UniversityCenter Valley, PA | $100,192 (13) 1.59% | $101,402 (8) 3.47% | $115,010 (4) 3.16% | - | $103,000 (1) |
| Lake Erie College of Osteopathic MedicineErie, PA | $99,485 (10) 0.83% | - | - | - | $132,646 (10) 0.83% |
| York College of PennsylvaniaYork, PA | $99,272 (22) 2.46% | $99,272 (22) 2.46% | - | - | - |
| Elizabethtown CollegeElizabethtown, PA | $98,753 (31) 3.68% | $98,753 (31) 2.47% | - | - | - |
| Point Park UniversityPittsburgh, PA | $98,544 (55) 2.94% | $98,544 (55) 2.94% | - | - | - |
| Gannon UniversityErie, PA | $98,379 (36) 0.04% | $102,250 (32) 3.44% | - | - | $89,888 (4) 28.46% |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New KensingtonNew Kensington, PA | $96,939 (4) | $103,644 (3) | - | - | $102,432 (1) |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont AltoMont Alto, PA | $95,247 (8) | $97,941 (7) | - | - | $101,859 (1) |
| Arcadia UniversityGlenside, PA | $94,658 (27) 0.26% | $95,352 (24) 0.21% | - | - | $118,816 (3) 4.73% |
| Lycoming CollegeWilliamsport, PA | $94,561 (18) 2.77% | $94,561 (18) 2.77% | - | - | - |
| Seton Hill UniversityGreensburg, PA | $94,386 (12) 2.55% | - | $89,402 (9) 2.82% | $97,796 (1) 2.37% | $218,982 (2) 2.00% |
| Misericordia UniversityDallas, PA | $94,167 (24) 0.41% | - | $102,954 (22) 0.19% | - | $147,681 (2) 2.50% |
| Delaware Valley UniversityDoylestown, PA | $93,808 (25) 3.58% | $93,808 (25) 3.58% | - | - | - |
| Marywood UniversityScranton, PA | $93,778 (19) 2.50% | $93,925 (17) 2.78% | - | - | $123,376 (2) - |
| Chatham UniversityPittsburgh, PA | $93,087 (18) 3.71% | $90,641 (10) 4.71% | $106,826 (8) 1.93% | - | - |
| University of Pittsburgh-JohnstownJohnstown, PA | $93,069 (20) 6.24% | $89,845 (16) 8.43% | - | - | $141,282 (4) 9.02% |
| Thaddeus Stevens College of TechnologyLancaster, PA | $92,819 (10) 3.58% | $92,819 (10) 3.58% | - | - | - |
| Messiah UniversityMechanicsburg, PA | $92,265 (70) 1.01% | $92,508 (67) 1.37% | $97,186 (2) 9.75% | - | $114,088 (1) |
| Alvernia UniversityReading, PA | $91,808 (9) 6.73% | $91,808 (9) 6.73% | - | - | - |
| Widener UniversityChester, PA | $91,046 (68) 15.41% | - | $101,162 (68) 15.41% | - | - |
| Allegheny CollegeMeadville, PA | $91,044 (43) 5.16% | $91,044 (43) 5.16% | - | - | - |
| University of Pittsburgh-GreensburgGreensburg, PA | $90,445 (6) 3.71% | $90,445 (6) 3.71% | - | - | - |
| Juniata CollegeHuntingdon, PA | $89,881 (46) 2.98% | $89,881 (46) 2.98% | - | - | - |
| Susquehanna UniversitySelinsgrove, PA | $89,273 (25) 1.04% | $89,273 (25) 1.04% | - | - | - |
| Pennsylvania College of Health SciencesLancaster, PA | $89,035 (3) 0.60% | $98,000 (1) | - | - | $112,738 (2) 4.46% |
| Washington & Jefferson CollegeWashington, PA | $88,501 (38) 0.95% | $88,501 (38) 0.95% | - | - | - |
| Saint Vincent CollegeLatrobe, PA | $88,460 (29) 1.08% | $88,460 (29) 1.08% | - | - | - |
| University of Pittsburgh-BradfordBradford, PA | $88,316 (7) 4.04% | $94,910 (6) 5.40% | - | - | $65,000 (1) - |
| Butler County Community CollegeButler, PA | $86,966 (15) 1.67% | $86,966 (15) 1.67% | - | - | - |
| King's CollegeWilkes-Barre, PA | $86,601 (49) 1.28% | $87,010 (47) 1.41% | - | - | $102,650 (2) 2.38% |
| Moore College of Art and DesignPhiladelphia, PA | $86,360 (6) 8.66% | - | $95,955 (6) 5.90% | - | - |
| Mercyhurst UniversityErie, PA | $85,919 (25) 0.43% | $85,919 (25) 0.43% | - | - | - |
| Moravian UniversityBethlehem, PA | $85,886 (30) 2.51% | $85,763 (28) 3.81% | - | $120,039 (1) 2.75% | $102,697 (1) 16.19% |
| Lebanon Valley CollegeAnnville, PA | $85,824 (35) 4.47% | $85,830 (33) 4.57% | - | - | $114,286 (2) 3.00% |
| Westminster Theological SeminaryGlenside, PA | $85,771 (6) 0.69% | - | - | - | $114,361 (6) 0.69% |
| Cedar Crest CollegeAllentown, PA | $84,744 (18) 1.86% | $85,915 (16) 1.52% | - | - | $100,507 (2) 0.26% |
| Holy Family UniversityPhiladelphia, PA | $84,353 (17) 0.62% | - | $93,726 (17) 0.62% | - | - |
| The University of the ArtsPhiladelphia, PA | $84,125 (11) 4.71% | $84,125 (11) 4.71% | - | - | - |
| Gwynedd Mercy UniversityGwynedd Valley, PA | $82,920 (9) 2.29% | $80,211 (5) 9.82% | $113,750 (1) | - | $107,933 (3) 1.49% |
| Carlow UniversityPittsburgh, PA | $82,712 (24) 1.74% | $83,339 (20) 1.59% | - | $95,553 (1) | $106,731 (3) 1.86% |
| Community College of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA | $82,227 (10) 2.29% | - | $91,006 (9) 2.65% | - | $113,503 (1) 0.93% |
| Peirce CollegePhiladelphia, PA | $81,761 (9) 18.90% | $77,413 (7) 6.65% | - | - | $129,305 (2) 56.24% |
| Saint Francis UniversityLoretto, PA | $80,981 (28) 5.71% | $80,623 (21) 4.54% | $76,406 (1) | - | $112,364 (6) 42.00% |
| Keystone CollegeLa Plume, PA | $80,452 (9) 11.11% | $80,452 (9) 11.11% | - | - | - |
| Neumann UniversityAston, PA | $79,952 (20) 2.15% | $80,556 (17) 2.57% | - | - | $102,041 (3) 0.91% |
| Lancaster Theological SeminaryLancaster, PA | $79,832 (4) 37.00% | $79,832 (4) | - | - | - |
| Trinity Episcopal School for MinistryAmbridge, PA | $79,220 (5) 0.25% | - | $88,022 (5) 0.25% | - | - |
| University of Pittsburgh-TitusvilleTitusville, PA | $77,621 (1) 4.25% | $77,621 (1) 4.25% | - | - | - |
| Northampton County Area Community CollegeBethlehem, PA | $77,512 (55) 1.11% | $77,849 (53) 1.04% | $82,729 (1) | - | $83,616 (1) 2.60% |
| Westmoreland County Community CollegeYoungwood, PA | $77,183 (6) 4.21% | $77,183 (6) 4.21% | - | - | - |
| Chestnut Hill CollegePhiladelphia, PA | $76,955 (9) 3.90% | $86,127 (5) 9.89% | - | - | $87,320 (4) 2.48% |
| Montgomery County Community CollegeBlue Bell, PA | $76,758 (21) 3.27% | - | $85,287 (21) 3.27% | - | - |
| La Roche UniversityPittsburgh, PA | $76,480 (21) 0.41% | $76,480 (21) 0.41% | - | - | - |
| Westminster CollegeNew Wilmington, PA | $76,206 (18) 1.87% | $76,206 (18) 1.87% | - | - | - |
| DeVry University-PennsylvaniaFt. Washington, PA | $76,194 (3) 4.06% | - | - | - | $101,592 (3) 4.06% |
| Eastern UniversitySaint Davids, PA | $76,151 (27) 11.35% | $79,261 (16) 15.31% | $82,930 (7) 12.59% | $81,126 (4) 7.04% | - |
| Harrisburg Area Community CollegeHarrisburg, PA | $75,941 (117) 1.72% | $76,226 (107) 1.01% | - | - | $97,179 (10) 5.94% |
| Mount Aloysius CollegeCresson, PA | $75,674 (10) 0.07% | $75,230 (8) 0.39% | $79,560 (1) 2.00% | $101,828 (1) 2.00% | - |
| Waynesburg UniversityWaynesburg, PA | $75,287 (22) 0.86% | $72,918 (18) 0.27% | $114,133 (1) 2.00% | - | $107,144 (3) 2.00% |
| Cabrini UniversityRadnor, PA | $74,819 (15) 2.60% | $74,211 (14) 3.39% | - | - | $111,100 (1) |
| Lehigh Carbon Community CollegeSchnecksville, PA | $74,815 (16) 1.46% | $74,380 (15) 1.67% | - | - | $108,442 (1) - |
| Luzerne County Community CollegeNanticoke, PA | $74,677 (27) 0.75% | $74,677 (27) 0.75% | - | - | - |
| Wilson CollegeChambersburg, PA | $74,641 (7) 5.85% | $74,489 (5) 5.92% | $83,359 (2) 5.26% | - | - |
| Muhlenberg CollegeAllentown, PA | $74,451 (59) 24.11% | - | - | - | $99,269 (59) |
| Albright CollegeReading, PA | $71,748 (24) 0.51% | - | $79,720 (24) 0.51% | - | - |
| United Lutheran SeminaryGettysburg, PA | $71,742 (9) 7.66% | - | - | - | $95,657 (9) 7.66% |
| Bucks County Community CollegeNewtown, PA | $71,530 (62) 5.17% | $77,659 (1) 6.44% | $79,305 (60) 5.13% | - | $99,617 (1) 6.54% |
| Geneva CollegeBeaver Falls, PA | $71,183 (23) 0.49% | $70,726 (22) 0.15% | - | - | $108,312 (1) |
| Reconstructionist Rabbinical CollegeWyncote, PA | $70,559 (4) 1.77% | - | - | - | $94,078 (4) 1.77% |
| Reading Area Community CollegeReading, PA | $69,557 (13) 1.40% | - | $77,286 (13) 1.40% | - | - |
| Community College of Beaver CountyMonaca, PA | $69,477 (8) - | $69,477 (8) - | - | - | - |
| Thiel CollegeGreenville, PA | $69,460 (22) 6.78% | $69,237 (21) 1.87% | - | - | $98,840 (1) 66.12% |
| Community College of Allegheny CountyPittsburgh, PA | $68,697 (114) 0.09% | - | $76,092 (108) 0.80% | - | $96,754 (6) 14.01% |
| University of Valley ForgePhoenixville, PA | $68,377 (10) 17.16% | $68,377 (10) 17.16% | - | - | - |
| Bryn Athyn College of the New ChurchBryn Athyn, PA | $65,436 (4) 29.97% | - | $72,707 (4) 29.97% | - | - |
| Cairn University-LanghorneLanghorne, PA | $64,397 (17) 4.02% | - | $71,552 (17) 4.02% | - | - |
| International Institute for Restorative PracticesBethlehem, PA | $64,170 (1) 10.00% | - | - | - | $85,560 (1) 10.00% |
| Harcum CollegeBryn Mawr, PA | $60,579 (8) 0.78% | - | $61,191 (1) - | - | $81,821 (7) 1.43% |
| Pennsylvania Highlands Community CollegeJohnstown, PA | $60,485 (9) 7.70% | - | $67,206 (9) 7.70% | - | - |
| Lancaster Bible CollegeLancaster, PA | $60,407 (18) 1.93% | $66,603 (9) 4.23% | - | $73,544 (1) - | $71,291 (8) 1.67% |
| Central Penn CollegeSummerdale, PA | $59,970 (3) 2.62% | - | - | - | $79,959 (3) 2.62% |
| Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine ArtsPhiladelphia, PA | $58,829 (15) 5.77% | $58,829 (15) 5.77% | - | - | - |
| Missio Theological SeminaryPhiladelphia, PA | $56,929 (3) 27.42% | - | - | - | $75,906 (3) 27.41% |
| Manor CollegeJenkintown, PA | $50,992 (8) 1.76% | - | $59,196 (2) 2.78% | - | $66,975 (6) 1.41% |
| Theological Seminary of the Reformed Episcopal ChurchBlue Bell, PA | $50,606 (4) 14.44% | - | - | - | $67,475 (4) 14.44% |
| Lackawanna CollegeScranton, PA | $49,503 (3) 6.84% | - | - | - | $66,004 (3) 6.84% |
| Immaculata UniversityImmaculata, PA | $48,208 (21) 2.69% | - | - | - | $64,277 (21) 2.69% |
| Gratz CollegeMelrose Park, PA | $48,204 (5) 13.39% | - | - | - | $64,271 (5) 13.39% |
| Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-OverbrookWynnewood, PA | $43,337 (7) 11.40% | - | - | - | $57,782 (7) 11.41% |
| Clarks Summit UniversityClarks Summit, PA | $42,591 (16) 2.10% | - | - | - | $56,788 (16) 2.10% |
| Talmudical Yeshiva of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA | $41,806 (8) 1.84% | - | - | - | $55,741 (8) 1.84% |
| Byzantine Catholic Seminary of Saints Cyril and MethodiusPittsburgh, PA | $14,985 (3) 12.85% | - | - | - | $19,980 (3) |