Highest Professor Salary at California Colleges
Stanford University has the highest professor salary of $320,529 among California colleges followed by University of California-Los Angeles ($279,180) and University of California-Berkeley ($255,644). The average professor salary of the California colleges is $243,608 based on 9-months contract or equivalent data. The following table lists the top 10 colleges with the highest professor 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stanford UniversityStanford, CA | $320,529 4.65% | $322,822 4.59% | - | - | $350,142 7.21% |
| 2 | University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA | $279,180 5.72% | $284,903 5.75% | - | - | $261,407 4.24% |
| 3 | University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, CA | $255,644 5.42% | $257,424 5.13% | - | - | $260,188 19.25% |
| 4 | University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CA | $247,579 4.46% | $247,579 4.46% | - | - | - |
| 5 | California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA | $236,123 4.27% | - | - | $288,659 4.27% | - |
| 6 | University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, CA | $230,298 2.89% | $230,489 2.85% | - | - | $266,500 1.82% |
| 7 | University of California-IrvineIrvine, CA | $221,991 4.43% | $224,053 4.62% | - | - | $217,975 0.74% |
| 8 | University of California-Santa CruzSanta Cruz, CA | $217,542 5.10% | $217,610 5.01% | - | - | $284,140 9.48% |
| 9 | Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery InstituteLa Jolla, CA | $214,567 5.44% | - | - | - | $286,089 5.44% |
| 10 | University of California-DavisDavis, CA | $212,624 4.40% | $219,659 3.94% | - | - | $261,549 4.88% |