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Highest Lecturer Salary

Highest Lecturer Salary at U.S. Colleges

Franklin W Olin College of Engineering has the highest lecturer salary of $294,954 among U.S. colleges followed by Naval Postgraduate School ($144,814) and Harvard University ($132,002). The average lecturer salary of the U.S. colleges is $141,975 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 faculty salary in descending order.
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2025 Highest Lecturer Salary At U.S. Colleges
School nameEquated to 9-Month Contract9-Month Contract10-Month Contract11-Month Contract12-Month Contract
1Franklin W Olin College of EngineeringNeedham, MA$294,954
156.18%
$294,954
156.18%
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2Naval Postgraduate SchoolMonterey, CA$144,814
5.17%
---$193,085
5.17%
3Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA$132,002
8.99%
$123,045
8.56%
--$243,872
5.39%
4Williams CollegeWilliamstown, MA$129,500
0.36%
$129,500
0.36%
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5Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA$125,616
0.73%
$125,616
0.73%
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6New York UniversityNew York, NY$123,232
5.28%
$124,247
4.90%
-$150,651
23.31%
$161,091
5.61%
7University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC$119,879
9.39%
$117,541
8.94%
--$163,736
10.43%
8The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, TX$117,332
4.86%
---$156,443
4.86%
9Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA$117,312
1.92%
$119,507
1.83%
--$149,223
2.77%
10Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ$115,112
4.08%
$115,112
4.08%
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