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Top Ranked Universities in California - Highest Full-Time Faculty Salaries
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Top Ranked Universities in California - Highest Full-Time Faculty Salaries
| Rank in California | Highest Full-Time Faculty Salaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2015 | School Name | 2020 | 2015 |
| 1 | 1 | California Institute of Technology | $218,433 | $191,156 (↑14.3%) |
| 2 ↑ | 3 | Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute | $199,242 | $169,235 (↑17.7%) |
| 3 ↓ | 2 | Stanford University | $183,730 | $180,691 (↑1.7%) |
| 4 ↑ | 9 | University of California-San Francisco | $182,116 | $139,119 (↑30.9%) |
| 5 ↑ | 367 | Professional Golfers Career College | $175,000 | $55,285 (↑216.5%) |
| 6 ↑ | 8 | University of California-Los Angeles | $171,841 | $140,430 (↑22.4%) |
| 7 ↓ | 5 | Naval Postgraduate School | $164,142 | $154,068 (↑6.5%) |
| 8 ↓ | 4 | University of California-Hastings College of Law | $161,159 | $155,296 (↑3.8%) |
| 9 ↑ | 16 | University of California-San Diego | $159,713 | $120,481 (↑32.6%) |
| 10 ↑ | 11 | University of California-Berkeley | $156,910 | $133,788 (↑17.3%) |
| 11 | N/A | California Health Sciences University | $149,979 | Not Available |
| 12 ↓ | 7 | Southwestern Law School | $144,557 | $144,036 (↑0.4%) |
| 13 ↑ | 19 | University of California-Santa Barbara | $143,993 | $117,430 (↑22.6%) |
| 14 ↑ | 15 | University of California-Davis | $143,054 | $121,287 (↑17.9%) |
| 15 ↑ | 30 | Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied Health | $141,982 | $107,493 (↑32.1%) |
| 16 ↑ | 20 | University of California-Irvine | $140,453 | $116,283 (↑20.8%) |
| 17 ↓ | 6 | California Western School of Law | $138,077 | $151,848 (↓9.1%) |
| 18 ↓ | 13 | University of Southern California | $137,595 | $122,977 (↑11.9%) |
| 19 ↓ | 10 | Keck Graduate Institute | $137,549 | $136,255 (↑0.9%) |
| 20 ↑ | 160 | Cerro Coso Community College | $134,434 | $81,480 (↑65.0%) |
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