Read about departmental disparities and the university's salary policy.
Faculty members are compensated according to, among other factors, the length of their tenure at the university. Because departments are composed of faculty members with varying levels of experience, salary differences between departments — even within a particular title category — are not due exclusively to the academic discipline itself.
These averages reflect only the faculty members we've chosen to analyze. That list is not exhaustive. Find out more about our methodology.
| Department | All | Professor | Associate professor | Assistant professor | Lecturer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Film and Media | $120,969 | $205,526 | $110,561 | $74,775 | $54,651 |
| Linguistics | $122,572 | $152,766 | $98,235 | $83,809 | $45,993 |
| Rhetoric | $80,591 | $113,146 | $93,432 | $61,285 | $51,997 |
| Art Practice | $53,819 | $153,850 | $102,823 | $145,758 | $27,953 |
| Demography | $223,880 | $275,632 | $172,128 | - | - |
| Political Science | $160,638 | $214,756 | $121,438 | $127,990 | $56,882 |
| Comparative Literature | $118,603 | $234,338 | $93,409 | $79,400 | $31,564 |
| Philosophy | $134,932 | $210,237 | $102,829 | $107,846 | $19,170 |
| Law | $117,752 | $273,794 | - | - | $15,915 |
| Spanish and Portuguese | $78,037 | $111,687 | $93,754 | $78,033 | $46,907 |
| Earth and Planetary Science | $169,576 | $192,617 | $143,480 | $113,065 | $12,210 |
| Nutritional science | $110,110 | $144,442 | - | - | $58,613 |
| Sociology | $129,568 | $174,759 | $116,175 | $136,379 | $44,519 |
| Geography | $120,565 | $144,355 | $115,968 | $99,325 | $2,854 |
| Art History | $102,438 | $145,254 | $111,002 | $67,758 | $39,498 |
| Industrial Engineering & Operations Research | $146,128 | $221,183 | - | $93,511 | $21,774 |
| Italian | $85,619 | $199,775 | $91,777 | $59,022 | $41,581 |
| Chemistry | $187,087 | $221,234 | $231,006 | $135,617 | $77,661 |
| Information | $80,659 | $142,615 | $149,521 | $74,129 | $15,904 |
| Classics | $130,457 | $169,757 | $98,259 | $87,842 | - |
| Education | $104,294 | $187,157 | $109,421 | $154,428 | $22,909 |
| Landscape Architecture & Environmental Planning | $63,883 | $127,847 | $105,856 | $88,791 | $8,822 |
| Ethnic Studies | $84,148 | $133,717 | $137,214 | $137,139 | $32,402 |
| Agricultural and Resource Economics and Policy | $155,165 | $224,717 | - | - | $16,062 |
| Theater, Dance and Performance Studies | $61,327 | $108,984 | $100,151 | $84,763 | $29,398 |
| Environmental Science, Policy and Management | $92,074 | $165,403 | $82,765 | - | $22,468 |
| Economics | $230,522 | $326,230 | $280,789 | $165,158 | $35,257 |
| Slavic Languages and Literature | $96,507 | $173,305 | $106,508 | - | $46,907 |
| Statistics | $145,197 | $205,076 | $164,915 | $131,616 | $64,701 |
| French | $104,901 | $174,669 | $96,918 | $81,482 | $60,491 |
| Business | $139,203 | $334,916 | $246,257 | $213,836 | $52,924 |
| Near Eastern Studies | $79,499 | $159,899 | $104,110 | $105,914 | $41,432 |
| South & Southeast Asian Studies | $79,475 | $170,334 | $114,551 | $77,838 | $54,956 |
| Electrical Engineering | $187,538 | $202,711 | $152,811 | $153,034 | $120,325 |
| Journalism | $69,864 | $131,204 | - | $104,067 | $49,752 |
| College Writing | $60,054 | - | - | - | $60,054 |
| English | $118,626 | $163,035 | $102,887 | $85,665 | $55,801 |
| Civil and Environmental Engineering | $151,985 | $182,045 | $139,439 | $103,093 | $6,236 |
| Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | $193,299 | $276,223 | - | $136,170 | $1,658 |
| East Asian Studies | $17,359 | - | - | - | $17,359 |
| Astronomy | $197,954 | $225,149 | $162,346 | $144,746 | $14,826 |
| Architecture | $85,621 | $135,233 | $119,617 | $106,775 | $21,713 |
| Mathematics | $177,789 | $187,639 | $169,868 | $153,952 | $55,075 |
| Gender and Women's Studies | $101,087 | $143,484 | $97,745 | - | $34,882 |
| Bioengineering | $174,390 | $190,724 | $153,478 | $143,346 | $103,840 |
| East Asian Languages and Culture | $80,297 | $150,456 | $106,623 | $68,167 | $59,106 |
| Computer Science | $160,369 | $176,435 | $179,671 | $123,913 | $110,078 |
| History | $106,919 | $151,113 | $102,190 | $96,887 | $21,747 |
| Scandinavian Languages | $81,416 | $148,718 | - | $103,413 | $46,287 |
| Material Science and Engineering | $149,144 | $161,351 | $160,995 | $88,640 | - |
| Biology | $158,141 | $191,715 | $140,522 | $144,972 | $60,915 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | $67,870 | $205,850 | $95,325 | - | $55,144 |
| Social Welfare | $78,608 | $185,120 | $120,435 | $95,035 | $15,895 |
| Physics | $160,278 | $193,944 | $142,584 | $140,880 | $39,026 |
| Chemical Engineering | $160,076 | $224,094 | - | $124,900 | $47,380 |
| Energy and Resources Engineering | $160,775 | $192,023 | $100,725 | $159,552 | - |
| City and Regional Planning | $122,891 | $154,200 | $134,224 | $101,950 | $12,065 |
| Mechanical Engineering | $168,691 | $200,755 | $131,534 | $165,179 | $34,896 |
| German | $109,650 | $164,916 | $113,488 | $50,000 | $37,826 |
| International and Area Studies | $47,215 | - | - | - | $47,215 |
| Music | $98,636 | $138,905 | $96,552 | $73,207 | $47,486 |
| Optometry | $170,343 | $188,248 | $117,741 | - | $8,087 |
| Public Policy | $125,530 | $236,546 | $195,765 | $130,729 | $21,540 |
| Anthroplogy | $141,792 | $179,707 | $103,638 | $82,853 | $22,396 |
| African American Studies | $93,078 | $160,600 | $112,473 | $81,667 | $50,815 |
| Public Health | $113,487 | $210,343 | $138,055 | $96,763 | $12,536 |
| Middle Eastern Studies | $4,480 | - | - | - | $4,480 |
| Psychology | $169,876 | $187,007 | $132,421 | $109,903 | $74,522 |
| Nuclear Engineering | $138,338 | $170,326 | $144,801 | $132,154 | $16,290 |
| Buddhist Studies | $53,555 | - | - | - | $53,555 |
| Environmental Design | $21,422 | - | - | - | $21,422 |