Highest Professor Salary at National Universities
Stanford University has the highest professor salary of $320,529 among national universities followed by Princeton University ($314,734) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology ($294,972). The average professor salary of the national universities is $287,974 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 | Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ | $314,734 5.12% | $314,734 5.12% | - | - | - |
| 3 | Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA | $294,972 3.65% | $295,402 3.80% | - | - | - |
| 4 | Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA | $293,619 6.39% | $290,136 6.83% | - | - | $409,614 4.63% |
| 5 | Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT | $288,239 3.15% | $288,721 3.22% | - | - | $323,371 2.21% |
| 6 | University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA | $280,736 3.71% | $280,736 3.71% | - | - | - |
| 7 | University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA | $279,180 5.72% | $284,903 5.75% | - | - | $261,407 4.24% |
| 8 | New York UniversityNew York, NY | $277,104 3.93% | $284,041 2.73% | - | - | $313,009 8.54% |
| 9 | University of ChicagoChicago, IL | $274,986 3.52% | $297,960 2.72% | - | $235,245 4.02% | - |
| 10 | University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, CA | $255,644 5.42% | $257,424 5.13% | - | - | $260,188 19.25% |