Average Faculty Salary for Alaska Colleges by Academic Rank
The average faculty salary at Alaska Colleges for the 2025 academic year is $75,233 across all academic ranks. Compared to the previous year, faculty salaries have changed as follows:
- Professor salary: $94,313 (down 3.17% from 2024)
- Associate professor salary: $85,552 (up 2.09% from 2024)
- Assistant professor salary: $73,507 (up 1.79% from 2024)
- Instructor salary: $64,432 (up 4.98% from 2024)
- Lecturer salary information is not available.
- No academic rank salary: $64,991 (down 0.74% from 2024)
Average faculty salary by institution type:
- No R1 research universities in Alaska or its salary information is not available.
- R2 research universities: $94,008 (year-over-year change: +3.05%)
- Master's degree colleges and universities: $87,257 (year-over-year change: +1.76%)
- Bachelor's degree colleges: $57,867 (year-over-year change: +1.99%)
- Regional colleges and universities: $87,257 (year-over-year change: +1.76%)
- No Art, music, and design schools in Alaska or its salary information is not available.
- Faith-related institutions: $65,826
- No Community colleges in Alaska or its salary information is not available.
Alaska Colleges 2025 Faculty Salary and Increase Rate by Academic Rank and School Type
The following table shows the average annual salary for alaska colleges' faculty by academic rank in the academic year 2024-2025. 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
| Academic Rank | All Colleges | R1 Universities | R2 Universities | Master's Colleges | BS Colleges | Community Colleges |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Faculty Total | $75,233 0.43% |
- - |
$94,008 3.05% |
$87,257 1.76% |
$57,867 1.99% |
- - |
| Professor | $94,313 3.17% |
- - |
$113,962 5.01% |
$104,102 3.13% |
$81,404 2.80% |
- - |
| Associate professor | $85,552 2.09% |
- - |
$96,686 2.52% |
$89,694 3.71% |
$66,953 1.66% |
- - |
| Assistant professor | $73,507 1.79% |
- - |
$81,107 2.49% |
$77,480 1.34% |
$61,510 3.01% |
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| Instructor | $64,432 4.98% |
- - |
$93,275 13.65% |
$62,762 1.72% |
$51,680 1.94% |
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| Lecturer | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No academic rank | $64,991 0.74% |
- - |
$74,323 6.00% |
$49,024 2.50% |
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- - |
Updated: July 1, 2025
Alaska Colleges Paying Highest faculty Salary
- University of Alaska Fairbanks $94,008
- University of Alaska Anchorage $90,918
- University of Alaska Southeast $83,596
- Ilisagvik College $76,551
- Alaska Christian College $67,739
- Alaska Pacific University $66,086
- Alaska Bible College $65,826
- Charter College $49,647
- Alaska Career College $33,900
- Alaska Vocational Technical Center -