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Pennsylvania Colleges Highest Assistant Professor Salary

Highest Assistant Professor Salary at Pennsylvania Colleges

University of Pennsylvania has the highest assistant professor salary of $163,478 among Pennsylvania colleges followed by Carnegie Mellon University ($123,195) and Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus ($113,421). The average assistant professor salary of the Pennsylvania colleges is $112,136 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 Pennsylvania Colleges
School nameEquated to 9-Month Contract9-Month Contract10-Month Contract11-Month Contract12-Month Contract
1University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA$163,478
3.05%
$163,478
3.05%
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2Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA$123,195
3.60%
$123,620
3.62%
--$140,487
2.66%
3Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, PA$113,421
8.45%
$113,757
6.46%
--$121,252
50.62%
4Swarthmore CollegeSwarthmore, PA$107,116
2.15%
$107,116
2.15%
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5Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, PA$106,528
0.57%
$106,528
0.57%
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6Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great ValleyMalvern, PA$105,836
0.54%
$105,836
0.54%
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7Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, PA$103,570
1.44%
$105,387
1.51%
--$104,172
5.10%
8Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend CollegeErie, PA$100,048
10.21%
$100,048
10.21%
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9Bucknell UniversityLewisburg, PA$99,779
5.10%
$99,779
5.10%
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10Robert Morris UniversityMoon Township, PA$98,385
5.42%
$99,506
4.86%
--$113,988
3.16%