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National Universities Highest Lecturer Salary

Highest Lecturer Salary at National Universities

Harvard University has the highest lecturer salary of $132,002 among national universities followed by Boston College ($125,616) and New York University ($123,232). The average lecturer salary of the national universities is $117,818 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 National Universities
School nameEquated to 9-Month Contract9-Month Contract10-Month Contract11-Month Contract12-Month Contract
1Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA$132,002
8.99%
$123,045
8.56%
--$243,872
5.39%
2Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA$125,616
0.73%
$125,616
0.73%
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3New York UniversityNew York, NY$123,232
5.28%
$124,247
4.90%
-$150,651
23.31%
$161,091
5.61%
4University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC$119,879
9.39%
$117,541
8.94%
--$163,736
10.43%
5Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA$117,312
1.92%
$119,507
1.83%
--$149,223
2.77%
6Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ$115,112
4.08%
$115,112
4.08%
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7Stanford UniversityStanford, CA$113,868
3.03%
$113,868
3.03%
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8Florida International UniversityMiami, FL$113,054
8.24%
-$114,929
8.66%
-$184,935
4.93%
9Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY$109,708
4.81%
$109,708
4.81%
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10Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA$108,393
1.62%
$110,457
2.59%
--$112,883
4.12%