Professor Salary at Washington Colleges
The 2025 average professor salary at Washington colleges is $103,322 based on a 9-months contract or equated data. University of Washington-Seattle Campus has the highest professor salary of $168,660 among Washington colleges followed by University of Washington-Bothell Campus ($141,012) and Western Washington University ($137,510).
The following table lists the Washington 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, WA | $168,660 2.74% | $169,657 2.86% | - | - | $216,853 1.98% |
| University of Washington-Bothell CampusBothell, WA | $141,012 0.97% | $141,012 0.97% | - | - | - |
| Western Washington UniversityBellingham, WA | $137,510 4.63% | $136,398 5.06% | $159,487 4.23% | $181,814 4.50% | $203,864 3.87% |
| University of Washington-Tacoma CampusTacoma, WA | $133,891 1.03% | $133,891 1.03% | - | - | - |
| Gonzaga UniversitySpokane, WA | $132,371 1.91% | $132,371 1.91% | - | - | - |
| Pacific Northwest University of Health SciencesYakima, WA | $129,465 3.00% | - | - | - | $172,619 3.00% |
| Washington State UniversityPullman, WA | $127,297 1.45% | $122,410 2.10% | $103,852 2.50% | - | $183,098 1.23% |
| Whitman CollegeWalla Walla, WA | $124,655 2.41% | $124,655 2.41% | - | - | - |
| Eastern Washington UniversityCheney, WA | $124,252 12.86% | $124,346 12.94% | - | - | $147,653 1.37% |
| Bellevue CollegeBellevue, WA | $117,810 6.83% | $118,202 6.84% | - | - | $128,299 8.37% |
| Central Washington UniversityEllensburg, WA | $115,441 4.62% | $116,138 4.86% | - | $97,120 | - |
| University of Puget SoundTacoma, WA | $109,431 7.95% | $110,139 7.45% | $96,480 25.53% | $116,171 | - |
| DigiPen Institute of TechnologyRedmond, WA | $108,771 6.27% | $89,095 - | - | - | $154,866 9.60% |
| The Seattle School of Theology & PsychologySeattle, WA | $100,577 27.37% | - | - | - | $134,102 27.38% |
| Seattle Pacific UniversitySeattle, WA | $95,771 2.24% | $96,887 3.29% | $113,075 - | $109,002 2.96% | - |
| Seattle UniversitySeattle, WA | $92,945 33.63% | - | $80,140 | - | $132,449 25.24% |
| Whitworth UniversitySpokane, WA | $90,626 2.55% | $91,043 3.21% | $92,722 7.18% | $97,933 10.76% | $152,579 |
| Heritage UniversityToppenish, WA | $89,993 0.17% | $87,125 9.55% | $106,797 13.82% | $96,794 24.19% | - |
| Pacific Lutheran UniversityTacoma, WA | $85,505 5.07% | $85,445 5.14% | - | $106,144 | $116,000 |
| Northwest UniversityKirkland, WA | $84,009 0.82% | $84,009 0.82% | - | - | - |
| Saint Martin's UniversityLacey, WA | $76,656 6.70% | $83,276 0.05% | - | - | $40,429 56.38% |
| Bastyr UniversityKenmore, WA | $76,089 0.09% | - | - | - | $101,452 0.09% |
| Walla Walla UniversityCollege Place, WA | $73,084 21.31% | - | $81,204 | - | - |
| Cornish College of the ArtsSeattle, WA | $71,741 0.52% | $71,741 0.52% | - | - | - |
| Great Northern UniversitySpokane, WA | $50,000 53.05% | $50,000 | - | - | - |
| Faith International UniversityTacoma, WA | $28,813 7.26% | - | - | - | $38,417 7.26% |