Willamette University: Faculty & Salaries

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Average
Faculty Salary
$132,000
Fair
Quality of education at any specific college strongly depends on people who teach there.

In this report for Willamette 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
163
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 Willamette University vary approximately from $6,000 to $13,000. The average full-time faculty salary at this college is approximately $132,000 a year, that is 10% higher than Oregon average faculty compensation.

Women faculty members at the college are paid $9,963 a month on average; which is lower than average men faculty salaries - $11,930 a month.

Faculty Rank
School Average
OR Average
Difference

Professor
$151,308
$162,540
-7%

Associate professor
$121,776
$126,101
-3%

Assistant professor
$129,084
$105,200
+23%

Instructor
$79,668
$95,467
-17%

Annual Faculty Wages
Students to Faculty Ratios

Willamette University Faculty Compensation and Workload Chart
Students to
Faculty Ratio
11 : 1
Low
Willamette University has a good, 11:1 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 Willamette University versus nearby colleges.

Faculty Ranking and Demographics

The full-time faculty at Willamette University includes 77 professors, 47 associate professors, 20 assistant professors, and 19 instructors - 84 men and 79 women:
Willamette 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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