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Liberal Arts Colleges Highest Faculty Salary

Highest Faculty Salary at Liberal Arts Colleges

Claremont McKenna College has the highest faculty salary of $150,310 among liberal arts colleges followed by Barnard College ($144,130) and Amherst College ($140,454). The average faculty salary of the liberal arts colleges is $136,717 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 faculty salary in descending order.
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2025 Highest Faculty Salary At Liberal Arts Colleges
School nameEquated to 9-Month Contract9-Month Contract10-Month Contract11-Month Contract12-Month Contract
1Claremont McKenna CollegeClaremont, CA$150,310
3.02%
$150,310
3.02%
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2Barnard CollegeNew York, NY$144,130
4.00%
$144,666
4.38%
--$86,227
3Amherst CollegeAmherst, MA$140,454
7.33%
$140,454
7.33%
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4Harvey Mudd CollegeClaremont, CA$138,166
4.08%
$138,166
4.08%
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5Williams CollegeWilliamstown, MA$138,043
2.92%
$138,625
3.15%
--$60,668
12.37%
6Pomona CollegeClaremont, CA$135,767
4.87%
$135,767
4.87%
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7Swarthmore CollegeSwarthmore, PA$134,645
3.06%
$134,645
3.06%
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8University of RichmondUniversity of Richmond, VA$130,317
4.18%
$131,832
4.99%
-$158,842
3.28%
$83,828
3.81%
9Bowdoin CollegeBrunswick, ME$127,945
1.12%
$127,945
1.12%
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10Washington and Lee UniversityLexington, VA$127,391
1.99%
$127,391
1.99%
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