Clinical Assistant Professor Salary in the United States

How much does a Clinical Assistant Professor make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Clinical Assistant Professor in the United States is $81,766 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $39.

However, a Clinical Assistant Professor's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

  • Top Earners (90th percentile): $95,705
  • Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $73,683 to $89,062
  • Entry-Level (10th percentile): $66,324
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Clinical Assistant Professor Salaries by Percentile

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Monthly
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Weekly
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75th Percentile $89,062 $7,422 $1,713 $43
Average $81,766 $6,814 $1,572 $39
25th Percentile $73,683 $6,140 $1,417 $35
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Key Factors That Influence Clinical Assistant Professor Salaries

A Clinical Assistant Professor's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Clinical Assistant Professor Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Clinical Assistant Professor's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

  • Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $77,889
  • Early Career (1-2 years): $78,508
  • Mid-Level (2-4 years): $79,126
  • Senior-Level (5-8 years): $79,992
  • Expert (over 8 years): $81,766
Levels Salary
Entry Level Clinical Assistant Professor$77,889
Intermediate Level Clinical Assistant Professor$78,508
Senior Level Clinical Assistant Professor$79,126
Specialist Level Clinical Assistant Professor$79,992
Expert Level Clinical Assistant Professor$81,766
$77,889 0 yr
$78,508 < 2 yrs
$79,126 2-4 yrs
$79,992 5-8 yrs
$81,766 > 8 yrs
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Top Paying Cities for Clinical Assistant Professors

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

  • San Jose: $103,131
  • San Francisco: $102,002
  • Oakland: $99,852

What Skills Can Increase a Clinical Assistant Professor's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

  • Leadership (Mentioned in 6.46% Job Postings): Knowledge of and ability to employ effective strategies that motivate and guide other members within our business to achieve optimum results.
  • Onboarding (Mentioned in 2.5% Job Postings): Onboarding, also known as organizational socialization, is management jargon first created in the 1970's that refers to the mechanism through which new employees acquire the necessary knowledge, skills, and behaviors in order to become effective organizational members and insiders. It is the process of integrating a new employee into the organization and its culture. Tactics used in this process include formal meetings, lectures, videos, printed materials, or computer-based orientations to introduce newcomers to their new jobs and organizations. Research has demonstrated that these socialization techniques lead to positive outcomes for new employees such as higher job satisfaction, better job performance, greater organizational commitment, and reduction in occupational stress and intent to quit.. These outcomes are particularly important to an organization looking to retain a competitive advantage in an increasingly mobile and globalized workforce. In the United States, for example, up to 25% of workers are organizational newcomers engaged in an onboarding process. The term induction is used instead in regions such as Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and parts of Europe. This is known in some parts of the world as training.
  • Quality Improvement (Mentioned in 2.08% Job Postings): Applying a set of tools, methods, and practices in analyzing the performance and efforts to successfully improve the overall process.
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Skills Demand Percentage
Leadership 6.46%
Onboarding 2.5%
Quality Improvement 2.08%
What skills can make your compensation higher?
Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Clinical Assistant Professor's salary.
  • Products and Services: Can increase your salary by up to 24%.
  • Relationship Development: Can increase your salary by up to 11%.
  • Innovation: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.
Skill Salary Salary % Increase
Products and Services
$101,390
24%
Relationship Development
$90,760
11%
Innovation
$84,219
3%
Communication Skills
$84,219
3%
Presentation
$84,219
3%
Facilitation
$84,219
3%
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Clinical Assistant Professor Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Clinical Assistant Professor's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on May 01, 2026

Salary Trends for Clinical Assistant Professor

Salaries for a Clinical Assistant Professor can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $70,175 in 2023 to around $69,741 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Clinical Assistant Professor salary trends, .

Average Annual Salary of Clinical Assistant Professor Over Time

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