Highest Associate Professor Salary at U.S. Colleges
Stanford University has the highest associate professor salary of $187,566 among U.S. colleges followed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology ($170,048) and Columbia University in the City of New York ($169,889). The average associate professor salary of the U.S. colleges is $165,820 based on 9-months contract or equivalent data. The following table lists the top 10 colleges with the highest associate 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 | $187,566 (213) 9.67% | $187,566 (213) 9.78% | - | - | - |
| 2 | Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA | $170,048 (211) 4.84% | $170,048 (211) 4.84% | - | - | - |
| 3 | Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY | $169,889 (241) 6.22% | $169,889 (241) 6.22% | - | - | - |
| 4 | University of California-Hastings College of LawSan Francisco, CA | $168,590 (2) 12.34% | $168,590 (2) 12.34% | - | - | - |
| 5 | Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA | $167,530 (131) 7.84% | $138,356 (77) 10.03% | - | - | $278,840 (54) 6.78% |
| 6 | Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ | $164,901 (118) 4.52% | $164,901 (118) 4.52% | - | - | - |
| 7 | Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT | $159,913 (169) 7.13% | $160,524 (163) 7.25% | - | - | $191,100 (6) 12.00% |
| 8 | University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA | $157,644 (284) 5.33% | $161,907 (260) 5.49% | - | - | $148,609 (24) 2.56% |
| 9 | University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA | $156,782 (236) 4.77% | $156,782 (236) 4.77% | - | - | - |
| 10 | University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, CA | $155,338 (366) 4.39% | $157,425 (355) 4.73% | - | - | $117,345 (11) 6.58% |