Washington State University: Faculty & Salaries

Overall Rating:Overall Ranking - Very GoodQuality:Education Quality Rating - OustandingSafety:Capmus Safety Rating - Very BadCosts:Tuition & Fees Cost Rating - Below Average

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Average
Faculty Salary
$129,000
Fair
Quality of education at any specific college strongly depends on people who teach there.

In this report for Washington State University 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
1,303
As a rule, well-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.

Monthly faculty salaries at Washington State University vary approximately from $5,000 to $16,000. The average full-time faculty salary at this college is approximately $129,000 a year - that is 6% higher than Washington average faculty compensation.

Women faculty members at this college are paid $9,806 a month on average; that is a bit lower than average men faculty salaries - $11,497 a month.

Faculty Rank
School Average
WA Average
Difference

Professor
$168,972
$171,204
-1%

Associate professor
$123,228
$127,491
-3%

Assistant professor
$105,912
$110,598
-4%

Instructor
$99,504
$82,657
+20%

Lecturer
$67,656
$78,363
-14%

Unranked Teacher
$181,764
$101,281
+79%

Annual Faculty Wages
Students to Faculty Ratios

Washington State University Faculty Compensation and Workload Chart
Students to
Faculty Ratio
15 : 1
Low
Washington State University has a pretty decent, 15:1 students-to-faculty ratio.

Low ratios usually 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 Washington State University versus nearby colleges.

Faculty Ranking and Demographics

The full-time faculty at Washington State University consists of 378 professors, 450 associate professors, 420 assistant professors, 5 instructors, 47 lecturers, and 3 unranked teachers - 739 men and 564 women:
Washington State University Faculty Demographics Chart

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

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