Position
Geology
Loma Linda, CA
Loma Linda University
Starting Salary
$ 111,209
Chemistry
Claremont, CA
Harvey Mudd College
$ 104,681
Cost per year
$ 39,671
Physics
Claremont McKenna College
$ 88,085
$ 19,489
Stanford, CA
Stanford University
$ 85,975
$ 10,851
Santa Clara, CA
Santa Clara University
$ 82,383
$ 44,133
Astronomy / Astrophysics
Pasadena, CA
California Institute of Technology
$ 73,558
$ 16,550
Physical Sciences
Los Angeles, CA
University of Southern California
$ 71,430
$ 29,462
University of California-Los Angeles
$ 52,777
$ 15,637
San Luis Obispo, CA
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
$ 70,070
$ 18,766
Meteorology
San Jose, CA
San Jose State University
$ 71,885
$ 14,370
Santa Barbara, CA
University of California-Santa Barbara
$ 51,232
$ 15,482
La Jolla, CA
University of California-San Diego
$ 49,741
$ 15,069
Berkeley, CA
University of California-Berkeley
$ 60,733
$ 17,371
Materials Science
$ 52,125
Malibu, CA
Pepperdine University
$ 66,418
$ 42,167
Irvine, CA
Concordia University-Irvine
$ 77,761
$ 28,395
San Francisco, CA
University of San Francisco
$ 69,849
$ 39,107
Davis, CA
University of California-Davis
$ 46,650
$ 15,674
$ 46,183
Mount Saint Mary's University
$ 69,803
$ 30,426
Azusa, CA
Azusa Pacific University
$ 63,383
$ 19,968
Physical Sciences, Other
Long Beach, CA
California State University-Long Beach
$ 44,970
$ 8,721
San Diego, CA
University of San Diego
$ 59,323
$ 29,725
Point Loma Nazarene University
$ 62,914
$ 34,111
Redlands, CA
University of Redlands
$ 61,229
$ 28,202
San Rafael, CA
Dominican University of California
$ 66,435
$ 48,859
$ 51,187
$ 42,746
$ 52,018
Stockton, CA
University of the Pacific
$ 57,425
$ 23,800
Hayward, CA
California State University-East Bay
$ 56,910
$ 11,159
$ 40,890
Costa Mesa, CA
Vanguard University of Southern California
$ 61,965
$ 23,795
$ 40,730
Angwin, CA
Pacific Union College
$ 67,705
$ 20,638
Fresno, CA
Fresno Pacific University
$ 56,284
$ 14,773
Moraga, CA
Saint Mary's College of California
$ 54,980
$ 29,757
San Diego State University
$ 50,136
$ 12,721
Pomona, CA
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
$ 50,601
$ 11,902
University of California-Irvine
$ 39,574
$ 12,426
Bakersfield, CA
California State University-Bakersfield
$ 57,143
$ 7,191
$ 47,477
$ 39,688
Sacramento, CA
California State University-Sacramento
$ 43,123
$ 10,911
$ 46,607
Chico, CA
California State University-Chico
$ 51,541
$ 15,578
Loyola Marymount University
$ 54,511
$ 45,394
$ 48,965
Fullerton, CA
California State University-Fullerton
$ 47,676
$ 7,485
Merced, CA
University of California-Merced
$ 42,041
$ 13,450
Rohnert Park, CA
Sonoma State University
$ 52,511
$ 14,528
San Marcos, CA
California State University-San Marcos
$ 52,623
$ 10,774
San Francisco State University
$ 52,033
$ 12,912
Scripps College
$ 48,691
$ 33,912
Pomona College
$ 45,479
$ 18,084
Riverside, CA
California Baptist University
$ 57,950
$ 26,538
California State University-Los Angeles
$ 46,693
$ 5,385
Carson, CA
California State University-Dominguez Hills
$ 47,017
$ 4,058
$ 36,386
$ 42,536
$ 36,431
Orange, CA
Chapman University
$ 50,849
$ 44,342
Santa Cruz, CA
University of California-Santa Cruz
$ 37,818
$ 17,601
$ 37,768
California State University-Fresno
$ 44,821
$ 6,744
Turlock, CA
California State University-Stanislaus
$ 44,117
$ 5,752
$ 43,163
Thousand Oaks, CA
California Lutheran University
$ 48,723
$ 28,284
$ 38,236
$ 42,738
Santa Clarita, CA
The Master's University and Seminary
$ 53,843
$ 28,679
Northridge, CA
California State University-Northridge
$ 44,400
$ 8,293
Camarillo, CA
California State University-Channel Islands
$ 45,150
$ 12,887
Westmont College
$ 47,124
$ 31,227
La Mirada, CA
Biola University
$ 47,705
$ 28,098
$ 35,117
$ 40,136
Occidental College
$ 43,486
$ 37,334
La Verne, CA
University of La Verne
$ 47,456
$ 25,892
$ 39,892
$ 38,956
San Bernardino, CA
California State University-San Bernardino
$ 39,232
$ 8,215
University of California-Riverside
$ 33,450
$ 14,306
$ 36,872
$ 40,048
$ 40,211
$ 38,544
$ 37,116
$ 35,617
$ 30,926
$ 36,021
$ 36,454
Pitzer College
$ 39,653
$ 40,261
$ 35,432
Arcata, CA
California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt
$ 37,521
$ 13,952
University of Saint Katherine
$ 39,091
$ 26,524
$ 28,524
$ 31,001
Whittier, CA
Whittier College
$ 35,979
$ 26,635
$ 32,206
Lancaster, CA
University of Antelope Valley
$ 35,440
$ 22,300
La Sierra University
$ 41,689
$ 23,247
$ 27,913
$ 27,952
$ 26,842
$ 22,670
