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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genetics✕ | $148,100 | $144,222 | $148,252 | $135,213 | $130,063 | $134,672 | $136,852 | $109,927 | $129,134 | $114,651 | $114,400 |
| Chemistry✕ | $131,704 | $134,613 | $130,715 | $130,774 | $132,626 | $142,833 | $135,390 | $116,122 | $134,096 | $113,944 | $114,117 |
| Political Science✕ | $127,313 | $124,370 | $107,645 | $113,026 | $102,349 | $101,016 | $105,775 | $103,147 | — | — | — |
| Geography✕ | $126,559 | $125,082 | $120,938 | $118,582 | $113,773 | $120,670 | $105,908 | $96,403 | $104,597 | $93,546 | $86,800 |
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