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Faculty & Staffs Salary at California Colleges

Average Faculty Salary for California Colleges by Academic Rank

The 2023 average faculty salary of California Colleges is $82,734. The 2023 faculty salary increased by 5.80% from last year's $78,201.
The average full professor salary of California Colleges is $110,675 and the average associate professor salary is $92,093 in California Colleges. The professor salary has increased 5.60% and the associate professor salary increased by 5.60% at California Colleges.

California Colleges 2023 Faculty Salary and Increase Rate by Academic Rank and School Type

The following table shows the average annual salary for california colleges' faculty by academic rank in the academic year 2022-2023. The average amount is based on a 9-month contract or equated employees. You can check the average salary information for your desired state and school category.
State
Average Faculty Salary by Academic Rank for California Colleges
Academic RankAll CollegesR1 UniversitiesR2 UniversitiesMaster's CollegesBS CollegesCommunity Colleges
All Faculty Total$82,734
5.80%
$167,118
5.19%
$105,098
6.76%
$85,105
5.90%
$78,206
6.06%
$79,887
2.50%
Professor$110,675
5.60%
$218,461
5.16%
$131,300
7.05%
$103,037
7.41%
$108,300
5.82%
$103,260
9.35%
Associate professor$92,093
2.22%
$144,145
6.50%
$106,061
6.13%
$87,228
3.89%
$93,784
5.06%
$87,803
0.47%
Assistant professor$81,902
3.71%
$123,255
5.77%
$91,075
5.89%
$78,551
4.37%
$76,035
2.53%
$82,005
3.27%
Instructor$75,468
4.33%
$74,654
10.24%
$70,240
7.41%
$66,930
9.95%
$58,159
3.94%
$80,945
2.44%
Lecturer$75,109
4.75%
$100,029
6.76%
$72,194
8.90%
$70,815
5.40%
$66,318
23.91%
$12,150
12,150.00%
No academic rank$81,278
9.82%
$83,872
19.72%
$132,397
1.69%
$90,031
7.47%
$70,236
9.22%
$58,354
3.25%
Updated: January 16, 2024

Average Employee Salary for California Colleges by occupation

The following table shows the average salary of full-time non-instructional staffs of California Colleges by occupation for 2023. The average salary for full-time staffs (excluding instructional staffs) is $76,930 in California Colleges. You can select your desired state below to check the average employee salary information for the state by occupation and school type.
State
2023 Average Employee Salary for California Colleges
OccupationTotalPublic SchoolsPrivate SchoolsNational UniversitiesLiberal Arts CollegesCommunity Colleges
All Staff Total (Non-instructional Staff) $76,930
3.85%
$85,892
4.24%
$76,186
5.33%
$82,470
4.90%
$73,952
7.26%
$75,096
5.12%
Research $86,909
7.83%
$89,298
13.74%
$90,516
9.33%
$81,646
0.07%
-
-
$79,769
2.23%
Public service $91,266
10.32%
$105,934
12.84%
$82,164
17.25%
$105,615
2.49%
-
-
$65,953
0.19%
Librarians, Curators, Archivists, Academic Affairs, and other Education Services $65,793
3.75%
$72,545
6.55%
$63,020
0.75%
$69,480
4.20%
$69,950
8.06%
$64,891
7.04%
Management $133,682
4.07%
$166,278
5.78%
$123,406
4.22%
$158,903
7.50%
$137,371
4.63%
$135,823
7.30%
Business and Financial Operations $77,706
5.18%
$84,951
4.44%
$75,546
5.70%
$80,201
3.29%
$79,286
5.88%
$72,598
2.77%
Computer, Engineering, and Science $85,218
4.55%
$96,951
4.16%
$75,310
3.43%
$87,829
5.62%
$73,674
1.96%
$80,676
6.78%
Community Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media $72,784
0.46%
$75,843
2.48%
$68,290
2.68%
$78,327
0.65%
$64,928
0.66%
$66,507
0.56%
Healthcare Practioners and Technical $85,880
8.70%
$93,831
9.02%
$74,831
9.01%
$96,034
15.28%
$71,599
12.25%
$82,047
4.65%
Service $55,958
4.37%
$62,715
4.64%
$50,911
7.16%
$54,546
8.47%
$44,443
13.03%
$53,106
8.16%
Sales and related $64,055
1.81%
$101,824
5.41%
$59,633
5.10%
$84,818
5.73%
$86,445
3.28%
$54,613
5.52%
Office and Administrative Support $57,463
3.63%
$65,616
3.60%
$56,713
7.33%
$59,303
3.96%
$56,392
16.85%
$53,763
3.47%
Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance $64,828
6.25%
$74,525
7.21%
$60,830
4.49%
$75,706
5.01%
$59,917
6.60%
$67,271
5.06%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving $59,163
6.58%
$64,690
5.37%
$54,456
8.72%
$61,083
3.49%
$51,107
5.62%
$59,281
11.77%
Updated: January 16, 2024