California · 2025 pay · 231 people
How much does a vis assistant prof make in California?
$48,533typical pay for a vis assistant prof in 2025
$31,083 – $78,700what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 5.7% from 2024.
✓ Official data from California State Controller's Office · Matches the agency's latest release · sco.ca.gov ↗
Where vis assistant profs work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- University of California, San Diego38 people$60,111
- University of California, Davis34 people$49,963
- University of California, Riverside31 people$45,850
- University of California, Berkeley31 people$52,063
- University of California, Irvine29 people$43,517
- University of California, Santa Barbara28 people$65,883
- University of California, Los Angeles18 people$16,986
- University of California, Santa Cruz12 people$69,634
- University of California, San Francisco8 people$15,000
- University of California, Merced2 people$63,967
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).
- Vis Associate Prof$25,156 (everyone)
- Vis Prof$27,172 (everyone)
- Vis Assistant Prof (this page)$48,533 (everyone)
Highest-paid vis assistant profs, 2025
Common questions
How much does a vis assistant prof make in California?
The typical vis assistant prof was paid $48,533 in 2025; most earned between $31,083 and $78,700. This counts all 231 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.0% of all pay for vis assistant profs in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Vis Assistant Prof, at any level (for example "Vis Assistant Prof"). 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