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Department & college salaries
Median compensation of instructors who taught in each unit, by fiscal year. Attribution is by teaching activity, so this reflects teaching-faculty pay, not a unit’s full payroll.
Median salary by department
| Unit | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | FY2016 | FY2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science✕ | $178,367 | $175,533 | $171,675 | $163,311 | $158,967 | $157,628 | $159,117 | $166,048 | $158,136 | $147,594 | $147,272 |
| Electrical & Computer Engr✕ | $187,475 | $185,909 | $181,356 | $171,049 | $163,208 | $166,753 | $160,397 | $145,403 | $148,849 | $144,483 | $144,418 |
| Mechanical Engineering✕ | $183,487 | $174,855 | $171,728 | $157,246 | $152,373 | $147,389 | $137,497 | $136,600 | $134,960 | $131,662 | $129,280 |
| Physics✕ | $151,142 | $145,659 | $147,387 | $136,075 | $131,169 | $123,083 | $117,879 | $119,237 | $115,399 | $111,248 | $107,367 |
| Sociology✕ | $116,957 | $102,678 | $108,655 | $140,485 | $148,212 | $147,909 | $136,416 | $105,632 | $105,958 | $20,053 | $83,224 |
| Biomedical Engineering✕ | $171,653 | $178,566 | $161,456 | $149,429 | $145,111 | $144,490 | $137,191 | $141,477 | $136,139 | $131,662 | $131,665 |
Computer ScienceElectrical & Computer EngrMechanical EngineeringPhysicsSociologyBiomedical Engineering