Average Faculty Salary for Arizona Colleges by Academic Rank
The average faculty salary at Arizona Colleges for the 2025 academic year is $69,837 across all academic ranks. Compared to the previous year, faculty salaries have changed as follows:
- Professor salary: $91,407 (up 1.90% from 2024)
- Associate professor salary: $77,530 (down 0.59% from 2024)
- Assistant professor salary: $71,457 (up 1.11% from 2024)
- Instructor salary: $54,703 (up 0.75% from 2024)
- Lecturer salary: $59,793 (up 2.99% from 2024)
- No academic rank salary: $81,931 (down 0.68% from 2024)
Average faculty salary by institution type:
- R1 research universities: $112,561 (year-over-year change: +1.89%)
- R2 research universities: $94,295 (year-over-year change: +2.71%)
- Master's degree colleges and universities: $51,616 (year-over-year change: -5.52%)
- Bachelor's degree colleges: $67,373 (year-over-year change: +2.98%)
- Regional colleges and universities: $51,616 (year-over-year change: -5.52%)
- No Art, music, and design schools in Arizona or its salary information is not available.
- Faith-related institutions: $57,021 (year-over-year change: +22.04%)
- No Community colleges in Arizona or its salary information is not available.
Arizona Colleges 2025 Faculty Salary and Increase Rate by Academic Rank and School Type
The following table shows the average annual salary for arizona 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 | $69,837 2.31% |
$112,561 1.89% |
$94,295 2.71% |
$51,616 5.52% |
$67,373 2.98% |
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| Professor | $91,407 1.90% |
$160,196 1.68% |
$137,089 1.80% |
- - |
$87,196 8.02% |
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| Associate professor | $77,530 0.59% |
$113,034 1.73% |
$98,890 2.33% |
$42,853 20.18% |
$69,288 2.34% |
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| Assistant professor | $71,457 1.11% |
$93,463 1.17% |
$84,205 2.49% |
$42,908 14.69% |
$61,524 3.62% |
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| Instructor | $54,703 0.75% |
$58,134 2.06% |
$58,982 3.48% |
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$52,840 2.53% |
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| Lecturer | $59,793 2.99% |
$73,262 2.34% |
$71,672 4.50% |
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$13,134 21.61% |
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| No academic rank | $81,931 0.68% |
$195,133 8.97% |
$24,000 24,000.00% |
$60,353 5.98% |
$34,725 2.97% |
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Updated: July 1, 2025
Arizona Colleges Paying Highest faculty Salary
- Midwestern University-Glendale $117,299
- Arizona State University Campus Immersion $114,196
- University of Arizona $110,926
- Arizona State University Digital Immersion $100,003
- Paradise Valley Community College $96,719
- South Mountain Community College $96,578
- Glendale Community College $96,388
- Mesa Community College $96,271
- Scottsdale Community College $96,259
- Chandler-Gilbert Community College $93,286