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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✕ | $179,616 | $175,533 | $171,342 | $164,112 | $158,967 | $157,872 | $157,525 | $167,586 | $156,353 | $146,370 | $147,272 |
| Mechanical Engineering✕ | $184,599 | $178,609 | $171,665 | $157,593 | $151,954 | $147,389 | $137,497 | $138,419 | $135,710 | $132,211 | $129,017 |
| Mathematics✕ | $142,889 | $150,822 | $138,877 | $129,276 | $127,278 | $124,301 | $122,186 | $115,812 | $118,328 | $114,595 | $113,414 |
| Physics✕ | $152,581 | $155,174 | $147,387 | $136,533 | $131,169 | $121,023 | $117,439 | $119,085 | $115,399 | $111,248 | $106,188 |
| International Affairs✕ | $124,663 | $132,074 | $124,561 | $115,131 | $115,121 | $100,000 | $93,826 | $109,470 | $110,007 | $103,776 | $105,800 |
| Literature, Media & Comm✕ | $119,324 | $113,485 | $103,000 | $100,150 | $95,817 | $95,819 | $85,878 | $89,877 | $92,500 | $84,624 | $83,159 |
| Earth and Atmospheric Sciences✕ | $168,702 | $150,144 | $146,526 | $140,142 | $136,052 | $134,355 | $126,553 | $123,779 | $127,988 | $124,752 | $114,940 |
Computer ScienceMechanical EngineeringMathematicsPhysicsInternational AffairsLiterature, Media & CommEarth and Atmospheric Sciences