Highest Assistant Professor Salary at U.S. Colleges
Massachusetts Institute of Technology has the highest assistant professor salary of $153,524 among U.S. colleges followed by University of Pennsylvania ($152,345) and Stanford University ($150,711). The average assistant professor salary of the U.S. colleges is $142,984 based on 9-months contract or equivalent data. The following table lists the top 10 colleges with the highest assistant professor salary by contract length. 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA | $153,524 (168) 7.51% | $153,524 (168) 7.51% | - | - | - |
| 2 | University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA | $152,345 (255) 3.00% | $152,345 (255) 3.00% | - | - | - |
| 3 | Stanford UniversityStanford, CA | $150,711 (215) 7.52% | $150,848 (212) 7.55% | - | - | $188,036 (3) 7.61% |
| 4 | Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA | $148,197 (248) 3.80% | $122,485 (145) 4.47% | - | - | $245,859 (103) 3.94% |
| 5 | California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA | $145,555 (47) 3.80% | - | - | $177,940 (47) 3.80% | - |
| 6 | University of ChicagoChicago, IL | $137,250 (268) 5.68% | $142,229 (233) 6.34% | - | $127,270 (35) 2.13% | - |
| 7 | Toyota Technological Institute at ChicagoChicago, IL | $137,000 (1) | $137,000 (1) | - | - | - |
| 8 | Stevens Institute of TechnologyHoboken, NJ | $135,210 (114) 3.56% | $135,210 (114) 3.56% | - | - | - |
| 9 | Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ | $135,201 (190) 3.75% | $135,201 (190) 3.75% | - | - | - |
| 10 | Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT | $134,851 (193) 6.58% | $135,294 (189) 6.61% | - | - | $151,850 (4) 21.04% |