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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 |
| Public Policy✕ | $151,007 | $138,571 | $127,744 | $121,078 | $110,993 | $110,305 | $127,293 | $120,686 | $124,447 | $127,445 | $110,656 |
| Serve, Learn, Sustain✕ | $121,713 | $291,368 | $188,289 | — | $286,419 | $220,744 | $235,621 | $220,535 | — | — | — |
| 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 |
| Literature, Media & Comm✕ | $121,810 | $113,100 | $103,000 | $99,788 | $92,906 | $95,597 | $84,269 | $89,877 | $93,930 | $86,601 | $86,652 |
| Vertically Integrated Project✕ | $166,168 | $164,028 | $159,383 | $148,213 | $134,516 | $139,356 | $138,396 | — | — | — | — |
Computer ScienceMechanical EngineeringPublic PolicyServe, Learn, SustainEarth and Atmospheric SciencesLiterature, Media & CommVertically Integrated Project