California · 2025 pay · 119 people
How much does a vis prof make in California?
$27,172typical pay for a vis prof in 2025
$12,748 – $47,867what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 11.6% from 2024.
✓ Official data from California State Controller's Office · Matches the agency's latest release · sco.ca.gov ↗
Where vis profs work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- University of California, Berkeley42 people$29,673
- University of California, Los Angeles26 people$16,620
- University of California, Davis17 people$24,000
- University of California, San Diego13 people$35,310
- University of California, Santa Barbara10 people$20,197
- University of California, San Francisco5 people$32,766
- University of California, Santa Cruz3 people$59,000
- University of California, Irvine2 people$10,068
- University of California, Merced1 person$59,191
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 (this page)$27,172 (everyone)
- Vis Assistant Prof$48,533 (everyone)
Highest-paid vis profs, 2025
Common questions
How much does a vis prof make in California?
The typical vis prof was paid $27,172 in 2025; most earned between $12,748 and $47,867. This counts all 119 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.0% of all pay for vis profs in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Vis Prof, at any level (for example "Vis 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