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California Colleges Highest Assistant Professor Salary

Highest Assistant Professor Salary at California Colleges

Stanford University has the highest assistant professor salary of $164,411 among California colleges followed by California Institute of Technology ($161,024) and University of California-Berkeley ($140,525). The average assistant professor salary of the California colleges is $137,649 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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2025 Highest Assistant Professor Salary At California Colleges
School nameEquated to 9-Month Contract9-Month Contract10-Month Contract11-Month Contract12-Month Contract
1Stanford UniversityStanford, CA$164,411
3.45%
$164,451
3.41%
--$215,376
6.15%
2California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA$161,024
4.23%
--$196,851
4.23%
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3University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, CA$140,525
5.17%
$145,041
4.97%
--$123,950
6.84%
4Naval Postgraduate SchoolMonterey, CA$135,579
6.13%
---$180,772
6.13%
5University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA$132,775
3.63%
$136,493
3.21%
--$134,327
5.45%
6University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, CA$131,849
2.33%
$131,849
2.33%
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7California Health Sciences UniversityClovis, CA$128,949
4.50%
---$171,932
4.50%
8University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CA$127,952
3.55%
$127,952
3.55%
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9Palo Alto UniversityPalo Alto, CA$126,934
82.87%
$126,934
82.87%
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10University of California-DavisDavis, CA$126,496
4.88%
$128,579
5.69%
--$159,111
1.76%