California · 2025 pay · 1,237 people
How much does an assistant prof-ay make in California?
$132,688typical pay for a assistant prof-ay in 2025
$112,183 – $163,745what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 10.5% from 2024.
✓ Official data from California State Controller's Office · Matches the agency's latest release · sco.ca.gov ↗
Where assistant prof-ays work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- University of California, Berkeley202 people$153,902
- University of California, Los Angeles195 people$146,900
- University of California, San Diego156 people$145,558
- University of California, Irvine145 people$121,967
- University of California, Davis141 people$121,750
- University of California, Santa Barbara130 people$123,859
- University of California, Riverside122 people$121,059
- University of California, Santa Cruz91 people$136,354
- University of California, Merced55 people$128,833
Related jobs and the next step up
Same line of work at a different rank, by typical pay (full-year employees where we can tell).
- Assistant Prof-Ay (this page)$132,688 (everyone)
- Associate Prof-Ay$156,353 (everyone)
Highest-paid assistant prof-ays, 2025
Common questions
How much does an assistant prof-ay make in California?
The typical assistant prof-ay was paid $132,688 in 2025; most earned between $112,183 and $163,745. This counts all 1,237 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.0% of all pay for assistant prof-ays in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Assistant Prof-Ay, at any level (for example "Assistant Prof-Ay"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this