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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 |
| Mechanical Engineering✕ | $183,487 | $174,855 | $171,728 | $157,246 | $152,373 | $147,389 | $137,497 | $136,600 | $134,960 | $131,662 | $129,280 |
| Mathematics✕ | $143,688 | $150,822 | $138,980 | $129,593 | $127,742 | $125,620 | $123,039 | $116,517 | $119,984 | $115,184 | $115,519 |
| Industrial & Systems Engr✕ | $174,946 | $170,000 | $171,627 | $160,833 | $162,692 | $153,809 | $159,067 | $157,932 | $142,465 | $148,702 | $135,840 |
| 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 |
| Earth and Atmospheric Sciences✕ | $165,502 | $144,867 | $146,297 | $139,951 | $133,227 | $133,777 | $125,141 | $123,003 | $126,000 | $127,592 | $122,006 |
| Chemical & Biomolecular Engr✕ | $184,550 | $171,067 | $176,902 | $171,589 | $153,066 | $158,323 | $148,932 | $147,843 | $140,722 | $140,576 | $130,428 |
Computer ScienceMechanical EngineeringMathematicsIndustrial & Systems EngrPhysicsSociologyEarth and Atmospheric SciencesChemical & Biomolecular Engr