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Liberal Arts Colleges Highest Professor Salary

Highest Professor Salary at Liberal Arts Colleges

Barnard College has the highest professor salary of $211,842 among liberal arts colleges followed by Claremont McKenna College ($192,382) and Amherst College ($185,533). The average professor salary of the liberal arts colleges is $183,269 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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2025 Highest Professor Salary At Liberal Arts Colleges
School nameEquated to 9-Month Contract9-Month Contract10-Month Contract11-Month Contract12-Month Contract
1Barnard CollegeNew York, NY$211,842
3.27%
$211,842
3.27%
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2Claremont McKenna CollegeClaremont, CA$192,382
3.87%
$192,382
3.87%
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3Amherst CollegeAmherst, MA$185,533
9.16%
$185,533
9.16%
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4University of RichmondUniversity of Richmond, VA$184,275
7.40%
$197,707
8.91%
-$195,334
3.68%
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5Pomona CollegeClaremont, CA$183,711
5.61%
$183,711
5.61%
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6Swarthmore CollegeSwarthmore, PA$179,589
3.31%
$179,589
3.31%
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7Williams CollegeWilliamstown, MA$178,524
3.30%
$178,524
3.30%
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8Wesleyan UniversityMiddletown, CT$173,994
1.97%
$173,994
1.97%
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9Bowdoin CollegeBrunswick, ME$172,332
3.35%
$172,332
3.35%
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10Wellesley CollegeWellesley, MA$170,507
4.40%
$170,507
4.40%
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