California · 2025 pay · 1,570 people
How much does an associate prof-ay make in California?
$156,353typical pay for a associate prof-ay in 2025
$138,177 – $182,864what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 5.4% from 2024.
✓ Official data from California State Controller's Office · Matches the agency's latest release · sco.ca.gov ↗
Where associate prof-ays work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- University of California, Berkeley252 people$174,461
- University of California, Los Angeles221 people$175,111
- University of California, Davis204 people$149,345
- University of California, Riverside192 people$147,833
- University of California, Santa Barbara178 people$157,213
- University of California, San Diego178 people$156,311
- University of California, Irvine160 people$144,117
- University of California, Santa Cruz109 people$153,433
- University of California, Merced76 people$147,667
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$132,688 (everyone)
- Associate Prof-Ay (this page)$156,353 (everyone)
Highest-paid associate prof-ays, 2025
Common questions
How much does an associate prof-ay make in California?
The typical associate prof-ay was paid $156,353 in 2025; most earned between $138,177 and $182,864. This counts all 1,570 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.0% of all pay for associate prof-ays in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Associate Prof-Ay, at any level (for example "Associate 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