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Washington Colleges Highest Instructor Salary

Highest Instructor Salary at Washington Colleges

Washington State University has the highest instructor salary of $114,821 among Washington colleges followed by Green River College ($90,140) and University of Puget Sound ($85,534). The average instructor salary of the Washington colleges is $75,594 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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2025 Highest Instructor Salary At Washington Colleges
School nameEquated to 9-Month Contract9-Month Contract10-Month Contract11-Month Contract12-Month Contract
1Washington State UniversityPullman, WA$114,821
5.89%
$114,821
5.89%
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2Green River CollegeAuburn, WA$90,140$90,140---
3University of Puget SoundTacoma, WA$85,534
3.15%
$85,534
3.15%
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4Northwest UniversityKirkland, WA$72,307
1.70%
$72,307
1.70%
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5Whitman CollegeWalla Walla, WA$71,906
0.81%
$71,906
0.81%
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6Western Washington UniversityBellingham, WA$68,944
8.87%
$69,953
8.96%
--$72,933
6.78%
7Pacific Lutheran UniversityTacoma, WA$68,091
1.40%
$66,595
0.14%
$81,000-$93,413
2.36%
8University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, WA$65,671
3.26%
$60,845
3.92%
--$113,300
2.12%
9Saint Martin's UniversityLacey, WA$59,602
0.15%
$62,953
3.08%
--$32,550
48.96%
10Seattle Pacific UniversitySeattle, WA$58,924
5.87%
$58,011
11.52%
-$80,717
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$75,179
1.52%