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Faculty & Staffs Salary at U.S. Colleges

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Average Faculty Salary for U.S. Colleges by Academic Rank

The 2023 average faculty salary of U.S. Colleges is $67,371. The 2023 faculty salary increased by 3.93% from last year's $64,821. In R1 universities, the average faculty salary is $119,355, an increase of 32.96% from last year. The R2 universities' faculty salary is $92,975, a change of 3.58%.
The average full professor salary is $89,562 and the average associate professor salary is $75,527 in U.S. Colleges. The professor salary has increased 3.16% and the associate professor salary increased by 3.16% at U.S. Colleges.

2023 Faculty Salary and Increase Rate by Academic Rank and School Type

The following table shows the average salary of instructional staffss (faculties) working for U.S. Colleges by academic rank for the academic year 2022-2023. The average amount is based on a 9-month contract or equated employees. You can check the average salary information for your desired state and school category.
State
Average Faculty Salary by Academic Rank for U.S. Colleges
Academic RankYearAll CollegesR1 UniversitiesR2 UniversitiesMaster's CollegesBS CollegesCommunity Colleges
All Faculty Total 2023$67,371
+$2,550 (3.93%)
$119,355
+$4,291 (3.73%)
$92,975
+$3,210 (3.58%)
$70,659
+$2,110 (3.08%)
$64,831
+$2,274 (3.64%)
$59,868
+$2,347 (4.08%)
2022$64,821 $115,064 $89,766 $68,549 $62,557 $57,521
Professor 2023$89,562
+$2,741 (3.16%)
$163,647
+$5,917 (3.75%)
$121,177
+$4,221 (3.61%)
$85,623
+$2,009 (2.40%)
$81,402
+$1,877 (2.36%)
$76,027
+$2,613 (3.56%)
2022$86,821 $157,730 $116,956 $83,614 $79,524 $73,414
Associate professor 2023$75,527
+$2,465 (3.37%)
$113,197
+$4,539 (4.18%)
$94,524
+$3,328 (3.65%)
$72,766
+$1,997 (2.82%)
$69,405
+$1,825 (2.70%)
$66,965
+$2,296 (3.55%)
2022$73,062 $108,657 $91,196 $70,769 $67,580 $64,669
Assistant professor 2023$66,666
+$2,150 (3.33%)
$98,693
+$3,561 (3.74%)
$82,723
+$2,769 (3.46%)
$65,234
+$1,988 (3.14%)
$60,146
+$1,233 (2.09%)
$60,715
+$2,001 (3.41%)
2022$64,516 $95,132 $79,954 $63,247 $58,913 $58,714
Instructor 2023$55,618
+$1,989 (3.71%)
$70,402
+$5,186 (7.95%)
$63,244
+$3,114 (5.18%)
$53,354
+$1,424 (2.74%)
$51,099
+$1,801 (3.65%)
$56,392
+$2,071 (3.81%)
2022$53,629 $65,216 $60,130 $51,930 $49,297 $54,320
Lecturer 2023$60,131
+$2,270 (3.92%)
$73,377
+$1,599 (2.23%)
$63,476
+$3,168 (5.25%)
$57,162
+$2,718 (4.99%)
$57,083
+$932 (1.66%)
$53,071
+$2,271 (4.47%)
2022$57,861 $71,779 $60,309 $54,444 $56,152 $50,800
No academic rank 2023$59,621
+$2,691 (4.73%)
$74,904
+$3,626 (5.09%)
$72,070
+$3,379 (4.92%)
$56,233
+$2,477 (4.61%)
$58,540
+$2,619 (4.68%)
$55,099
+$2,011 (3.79%)
2022$56,930 $71,278 $68,691 $53,756 $55,921 $53,088
Updated: January 16, 2024

Average Employee Salary for U.S. Colleges by occupation

The following table shows the average salary of full-time non-instructional staffs of U.S. Colleges by occupation for 2023. The average salary for full-time staffs (excluding instructional staffs) is $62,670 in U.S. Colleges. You can select your desired state below to check the average employee salary information for the state by occupation and school type.
State
2023 Average Employee Salary for U.S. Colleges
OccupationYearTotalPublic SchoolsPrivate SchoolsNational Universities Liberal Arts CollegesCommunity Colleges
All Staff Total (Non-instructional Staff) 2023$62,670
+$2,529 (4.20%)
$63,927
+$2,813 (4.60%)
$62,138
+$2,509 (4.21%)
$69,322
+$759 (1.11%)
$62,610
+$2,719 (4.54%)
$60,864
+$1,927 (3.27%)
2022$60,142 $61,114$59,630 $68,564$59,891$58,936
Research 2023$75,586
+$2,862 (3.94%)
$77,960
+$3,562 (4.79%)
$72,787
+$3,150 (4.52%)
$80,479
+$2,576 (3.31%)
$61,230
-$3,964 (-6.08%)
$70,013
+$1,253 (1.82%)
2022$72,723 $74,398$69,637 $77,904$65,194$68,760
Public service 2023$73,517
+$4,202 (6.06%)
$74,965
+$1,800 (2.46%)
$71,247
+$10,929 (18.12%)
$89,863
+$5,555 (6.59%)
$58,912
+$15,092 (34.44%)
$60,798
-$1,248 (-2.01%)
2022$69,315 $73,166$60,317 $84,309$43,820$62,045
Librarians, Curators, Archivists, Academic Affairs, and other Education Services 2023$55,250
+$2,115 (3.98%)
$57,425
+$2,098 (3.79%)
$53,311
+$1,937 (3.77%)
$60,152
+$792 (1.33%)
$57,525
+$3,214 (5.92%)
$53,212
+$720 (1.37%)
2022$53,135 $55,327$51,374 $59,360$54,311$52,491
Management 2023$106,832
+$3,737 (3.62%)
$111,532
+$3,984 (3.70%)
$106,257
+$3,649 (3.56%)
$128,731
-$1,076 (-0.83%)
$116,622
+$5,355 (4.81%)
$107,984
+$868 (0.81%)
2022$103,095 $107,549$102,608 $129,807$111,268$107,116
Business and Financial Operations 2023$63,828
+$3,841 (6.40%)
$63,454
+$2,759 (4.54%)
$65,824
+$5,501 (9.12%)
$68,498
+$1,021 (1.51%)
$65,964
+$3,107 (4.94%)
$59,884
+$844 (1.43%)
2022$59,987 $60,696$60,323 $67,477$62,857$59,040
Computer, Engineering, and Science 2023$65,174
+$2,440 (3.89%)
$67,243
+$2,572 (3.98%)
$63,041
+$2,213 (3.64%)
$71,877
+$564 (0.79%)
$65,043
+$3,231 (5.23%)
$63,853
+$1,810 (2.92%)
2022$62,735 $64,671$60,829 $71,313$61,811$62,043
Community Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media 2023$58,634
+$1,858 (3.27%)
$60,880
+$1,927 (3.27%)
$55,662
+$1,570 (2.90%)
$68,680
-$1,743 (-2.47%)
$57,112
+$3,586 (6.70%)
$55,268
+$933 (1.72%)
2022$56,776 $58,953$54,092 $70,423$53,526$54,335
Healthcare Practioners and Technical 2023$62,964
+$2,991 (4.99%)
$66,260
+$2,869 (4.53%)
$59,732
+$3,222 (5.70%)
$68,967
+$2,102 (3.14%)
$61,297
+$5,801 (10.45%)
$59,331
+$657 (1.12%)
2022$59,973 $63,391$56,510 $66,865$55,496$58,673
Service 2023$42,428
+$2,249 (5.60%)
$44,047
+$2,373 (5.69%)
$40,706
+$2,057 (5.32%)
$44,717
+$1,782 (4.15%)
$40,247
+$2,385 (6.30%)
$40,942
+$2,083 (5.36%)
2022$40,179 $41,675$38,649 $42,935$37,862$38,859
Sales and related 2023$48,731
+$1,848 (3.94%)
$48,503
+$2,199 (4.75%)
$47,558
+$2,243 (4.95%)
$51,616
+$3,132 (6.46%)
$45,859
+$948 (2.11%)
$44,530
+$598 (1.36%)
2022$46,883 $46,304$45,315 $48,484$44,911$43,932
Office and Administrative Support 2023$45,076
+$1,967 (4.56%)
$46,716
+$2,113 (4.74%)
$44,268
+$2,169 (5.15%)
$47,478
+$891 (1.91%)
$45,384
+$3,134 (7.42%)
$43,552
+$1,743 (4.17%)
2022$43,110 $44,603$42,099 $46,587$42,250$41,809
Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance 2023$51,272
+$2,508 (5.14%)
$52,249
+$2,931 (5.94%)
$50,933
+$1,915 (3.91%)
$57,492
+$1,807 (3.25%)
$53,740
+$3,162 (6.25%)
$51,031
+$1,452 (2.93%)
2022$48,764 $49,317$49,019 $55,685$50,578$49,579
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving 2023$48,300
+$2,943 (6.49%)
$49,782
+$3,010 (6.43%)
$46,289
+$2,835 (6.53%)
$50,359
+$1,716 (3.53%)
$47,388
+$3,436 (7.82%)
$47,209
+$3,594 (8.24%)
2022$45,356 $46,772$43,453 $48,642$43,952$43,616
Updated: January 16, 2024