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Here's what college professors get paid at the 50 best public universities in America
Here's what college professors get paid at the 50 best public universities in America
Myelle Lansat,Andy KierszAug 17, 2018, 22:18 IST
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We took a look how much professors at the 50 best public colleges in the US earn for their work.
Using rankings from US News and data from the Department of Education, we found the average salary for non-medical instructional staff.
No. 1-ranked UCLA has the highest average professor salary at just over $155,000.
College professors at the top public universities in the United States tend to do pretty well for themselves. That is to say, most of them are earning more money than the average K-12 public school teacher.
We found that average salaries for professors tended to be higher at schools closer to the top of the rankings, with No. 1-ranked UCLA (tied with UC Berkeley) also having the highest average professor salary at $155,059.
Here are the average salaries for instructional staff at the top 50 public universities and colleges in the US, ranked in ascending order: