Highest Assistant Professor Salary at U.S. Colleges
Massachusetts Institute of Technology has the highest assistant professor salary of $165,704 among U.S. colleges followed by Stanford University ($164,411) and University of Pennsylvania ($163,478). The average assistant professor salary of the U.S. colleges is $155,493 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 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 | |
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| 1 | Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA | $165,704 5.14% | $165,704 5.14% | - | - | - |
| 2 | Stanford UniversityStanford, CA | $164,411 3.45% | $164,451 3.41% | - | - | $215,376 6.15% |
| 3 | University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA | $163,478 3.05% | $163,478 3.05% | - | - | - |
| 4 | California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA | $161,024 4.23% | - | - | $196,851 4.23% | - |
| 5 | Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA | $160,116 2.73% | $133,232 3.70% | - | - | $279,540 6.90% |
| 6 | Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ | $150,135 4.48% | $150,135 4.48% | - | - | - |
| 7 | Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY | $149,416 2.82% | $149,416 2.82% | - | - | - |
| 8 | Babson CollegeWellesley, MA | $149,243 3.97% | $149,243 3.97% | - | - | - |
| 9 | Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT | $146,018 2.76% | $146,405 2.78% | - | - | $162,300 4.64% |
| 10 | Stevens Institute of TechnologyHoboken, NJ | $145,385 3.26% | $145,385 3.26% | - | - | - |