Green River College: Faculty & Salaries

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Average
Faculty Salary
$109,000
Fair
Quality of education at any specific college strongly depends on people who teach there.

In this report for Green River College we provide you with information about faculty structure, salaries, and class sizes, as well as comparisons to competing and nearby colleges.

Faculty Compensation and Workload

Full-time
Faculty
174
As a rule, properly compensated instructors are better motivated and have more opportunities to concentrate on teaching; therefore, we consider faculty compensation to be an important factor for evaluating education quality.

Faculty monthly salaries at Green River College vary approximately from $9,000 to $10,000. The average full-time faculty salary at this college is approximately $109,000 a year, which is 11% lower than Washington average faculty compensation.

Women faculty members at the school are paid $9,045 a month on average; that is almost equal to average men faculty salaries, $9,033 a month.

Faculty Rank
School Average
WA Average
Difference

Unranked Teacher
$108,468
$101,281
+7%

Annual Faculty Wages
Students to Faculty Ratios

Green River College Faculty Compensation and Workload Chart
Students to
Faculty Ratio
12 : 1
Low
Green River College has a pretty good, 12:1 students-to-faculty ratio.

Low ratios typically imply smaller class size, more attention to students, better quality of education, and higher satisfaction both for students and instructors. High ratios are usually a sign of the opposite.

Use the charts above to compare faculty compensation and workload at Green River College versus nearby colleges.

Faculty Ranking and Demographics

The full-time faculty at Green River College includes 174 unranked teachers - 88 men and 86 women:
Green River College Faculty Demographics Chart

Please note that faculty rank (e.g. associate professor, lecturer, instructor) is typically assigned by the college itself.

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