Highest Faculty Salary at California Colleges
Stanford University has the highest faculty salary of $191,816 among California colleges followed by California Institute of Technology ($187,414) and University of California-Los Angeles ($177,632). The average faculty salary of the California colleges is $163,232 based on 9-months contract or equivalent data. The following table lists the top 10 colleges with the highest faculty salary by contract length. The table is sorted by salary in descending order. The number in parenthesis is the number of faculties for the contract length relatively.
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| School name | Year | Equated to 9-Month Contract | 9-Month Contract | 10-Month Contract | 11-Month Contract | 12-Month Contract | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stanford UniversityStanford, CA | 2022 | $191,816 (1,489) +$3,249 (1.72%) | $191,231 (1,458) +$3,192 (1.70%) | - | - | $292,431 (31) +$8,375 (2.95%) |
| 2021 | $188,567 (1,469) | $188,039 (1,438) | - | - | $284,056 (31) | ||
| 2 | California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA | 2022 | $187,414 (360) +$6,093 (3.36%) | $106,927 (21) -$6,733 (-5.92%) | - | $235,207 (339) +$8,635 (3.81%) | - |
| 2021 | $181,321 (357) | $113,660 (20) | - | $226,572 (337) | - | ||
| 3 | University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA | 2022 | $177,632 (2,015) +$2,540 (1.45%) | $185,099 (1,804) +$4,373 (2.42%) | - | - | $151,716 (211) -$39,120 (-20.50%) |
| 2021 | $175,092 (2,149) | $180,726 (1,827) | - | - | $190,836 (322) | ||
| 4 | University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, CA | 2022 | $170,122 (1,791) +$6,721 (4.11%) | $173,967 (1,698) +$6,846 (4.10%) | - | - | $133,234 (93) +$5,838 (4.58%) |
| 2021 | $163,401 (1,847) | $167,121 (1,751) | - | - | $127,396 (96) | ||
| 5 | University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CA | 2022 | $158,904 (1,073) +$6,820 (4.48%) | $158,997 (1,072) +$6,820 (4.48%) | - | $72,300 (1) | - |
| 2021 | $152,084 (1,097) | $152,177 (1,096) | - | - | $67,616 (1) | ||
| 6 | University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, CA | 2022 | $152,248 (1,373) +$3,235 (2.17%) | $152,330 (1,359) +$1,971 (1.31%) | - | - | $192,344 (14) +$12,316 (6.84%) |
| 2021 | $149,013 (1,481) | $150,359 (1,351) | - | - | $180,028 (130) | ||
| 7 | Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery InstituteLa Jolla, CA | 2022 | $152,184 (38) +$1,704 (1.13%) | - | - | - | $202,912 (38) +$2,272 (1.13%) |
| 2021 | $150,480 (39) | - | - | - | $200,640 (39) | ||
| 8 | University of California-IrvineIrvine, CA | 2022 | $150,651 (1,371) +$2,256 (1.52%) | $152,085 (1,325) +$2,922 (1.96%) | - | - | $145,787 (46) -$22,877 (-13.56%) |
| 2021 | $148,395 (1,418) | $149,163 (1,370) | - | - | $168,664 (48) | ||
| 9 | University of California-Hastings College of LawSan Francisco, CA | 2022 | $147,974 (59) -$1,300 (-0.87%) | $161,912 (48) +$1,399 (0.87%) | - | - | $116,205 (11) -$3,408 (-2.85%) |
| 2021 | $149,274 (63) | $160,513 (53) | - | - | $119,613 (10) | ||
| 10 | University of California-DavisDavis, CA | 2022 | $143,378 (1,696) +$4,793 (3.46%) | $141,956 (1,291) +$5,384 (3.94%) | - | - | $197,213 (405) +$4,466 (2.32%) |
| 2021 | $138,585 (1,758) | $136,572 (1,315) | - | - | $192,747 (443) |