Highest Lecturer Salary at U.S. Colleges
Naval Postgraduate School has the highest lecturer salary of $132,663 among U.S. colleges followed by Williams College ($129,859) and Boston College ($126,379). The average lecturer salary of the U.S. colleges is $117,941 based on 9-months contract or equivalent data. The following table lists the top 10 colleges with the highest lecturer salary by contract length. The table is sorted by salary in descending order. The number in parenthesis is the number of faculty for the contract length relatively.
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| School name | Equated to 9-Month Contract | 9-Month Contract | 10-Month Contract | 11-Month Contract | 12-Month Contract | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Naval Postgraduate SchoolMonterey, CA | $132,663 (75) 3.63% | - | - | - | $176,884 (75) 3.63% |
| 2 | Williams CollegeWilliamstown, MA | $129,859 (10) 1.06% | $129,859 (10) 1.06% | - | - | - |
| 3 | Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA | $126,379 (24) 2.37% | $126,379 (24) 2.37% | - | - | - |
| 4 | Franklin W Olin College of EngineeringNeedham, MA | $118,000 (1) | $118,000 (1) | - | - | - |
| 5 | University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC | $116,611 (33) 90.32% | $101,175 (17) 74.49% | - | - | $177,349 (16) 86.16% |
| 6 | Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA | $116,357 (287) 4.31% | $108,268 (250) 5.15% | - | - | $228,022 (37) 2.61% |
| 7 | University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CA | $110,915 (204) 10.73% | $110,915 (204) 10.73% | - | - | - |
| 8 | University of California-IrvineIrvine, CA | $110,489 (276) 7.82% | $110,489 (276) 7.82% | - | - | - |
| 9 | New York UniversityNew York, NY | $109,761 (1,200) 5.46% | $110,567 (857) 6.11% | - | $101,297 (10) 11.46% | $144,660 (333) 3.11% |
| 10 | University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, CA | $108,373 (328) 6.88% | $108,680 (322) 7.14% | - | - | $122,544 (6) 6.96% |