Highest Instructor Salary at National Universities
Columbia University in the City of New York has the highest instructor salary of $240,200 among national universities followed by Carnegie Mellon University ($231,750) and University of Notre Dame ($195,000). The average instructor salary of the national universities is $150,181 based on 9-months contract or equivalent data. The following table lists the top 10 colleges with the highest instructor salary by contract length. The table is sorted by faculty salary in descending order.
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| School name | Equated to 9-Month Contract | 9-Month Contract | 10-Month Contract | 11-Month Contract | 12-Month Contract | |
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| 1 | Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY | $240,200 12.00% | $240,200 12.00% | - | - | - |
| 2 | Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA | $231,750 23.56% | $231,750 23.56% | - | - | - |
| 3 | University of Notre DameNotre Dame, IN | $195,000 133.53% | $195,000 133.53% | - | - | - |
| 4 | Stanford UniversityStanford, CA | $127,892 13.57% | $127,892 13.57% | - | - | - |
| 5 | Fordham UniversityBronx, NY | $127,673 7.38% | $127,673 7.38% | - | - | - |
| 6 | University of Wisconsin-OshkoshOshkosh, WI | $119,841 37.08% | $119,841 37.08% | - | - | - |
| 7 | George Washington UniversityWashington, DC | $117,521 2.64% | $117,019 12.92% | - | $147,350 24.92% | - |
| 8 | University of Massachusetts-DartmouthNorth Dartmouth, MA | $115,000 | $115,000 | - | - | - |
| 9 | Washington State UniversityPullman, WA | $114,821 5.89% | $114,821 5.89% | - | - | - |
| 10 | Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, TX | $112,114 2.98% | $112,114 2.98% | - | - | - |