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California Colleges Highest Associate Professor Salary

Highest Associate Professor Salary at California Colleges

Stanford University has the highest associate professor salary of $204,162 among California colleges followed by California Institute of Technology ($185,891) and University of California-Berkeley ($172,989). The average associate professor salary of the California colleges is $165,751 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 faculty salary in descending order.
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2025 Highest Associate Professor Salary At California Colleges
School nameEquated to 9-Month Contract9-Month Contract10-Month Contract11-Month Contract12-Month Contract
1Stanford UniversityStanford, CA$204,162
3.86%
$203,267
3.58%
--$403,578
10.90%
2California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA$185,891--$227,250-
3University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, CA$172,989
5.26%
$175,033
5.07%
--$150,115
20.03%
4University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA$167,792
2.66%
$172,363
2.18%
--$161,261
8.53%
5University of California College of the Law-San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA$165,033
2.11%
$165,033
2.11%
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6University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, CA$158,775
2.66%
$158,775
2.66%
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7University of California-Santa CruzSanta Cruz, CA$152,208
6.27%
$152,437
6.43%
--$150,700
8University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CA$152,068
5.12%
$152,068
5.12%
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9Naval Postgraduate SchoolMonterey, CA$150,878
4.17%
---$201,171
4.17%
10University of California-IrvineIrvine, CA$147,717
3.62%
$148,132
3.05%
--$186,627
16.76%