Highest Assistant Professor Salary at California Colleges
Stanford University has the highest assistant professor salary of $150,711 among California colleges followed by California Institute of Technology ($145,555) and University of California-Berkeley ($126,463). The average assistant professor salary of the California colleges is $126,016 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 | Stanford UniversityStanford, CA | $150,711 (215) 7.52% | $150,848 (212) 7.55% | - | - | $188,036 (3) 7.61% |
| 2 | California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA | $145,555 (47) 3.80% | - | - | $177,940 (47) 3.80% | - |
| 3 | University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, CA | $126,463 (303) 5.74% | $132,661 (270) 5.69% | - | - | $101,003 (33) 4.10% |
| 4 | University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, CA | $123,710 (264) 4.48% | $123,710 (264) 4.52% | - | - | - |
| 5 | Naval Postgraduate SchoolMonterey, CA | $123,516 (41) 3.39% | - | - | - | $164,688 (41) 3.39% |
| 6 | University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA | $121,325 (396) 5.01% | $124,663 (356) 4.84% | - | - | $122,153 (40) 3.56% |
| 7 | University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CA | $119,046 (189) 5.77% | $119,353 (188) 5.79% | - | $75,100 (1) 3.87% | - |
| 8 | California Health Sciences UniversityClovis, CA | $118,841 (18) 18.30% | - | - | - | $158,455 (18) 18.30% |
| 9 | University of California-Santa CruzSanta Cruz, CA | $115,757 (151) 7.69% | $115,757 (151) 7.61% | - | - | - |
| 10 | University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA | $115,235 (436) 8.13% | $119,728 (380) 9.14% | $87,429 (4) 0.61% | - | $113,621 (52) 4.51% |