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Average Assistant Professor Salary

2023 Average Assistant Professor Salary by State

The 2023 assistant professor salary of U.S. colleges is increased by 3.35% from $64,987 to $67,165. At public schools, the average assistant professor salary is $69,649, which is 3.53% higher than 2022. The private school's average salary is $65,172, a increase of 3.15%.
The average assistant professor salary at national universities is $82,966 and liberal arts colleges' average salary is $67,263. At community colleges, the 2023 assistant professor salary is $60,545 in average.
  • Rhode Island has the highest Assistant Professor salary of $83,752 and West Virginia has the lowest Assistant Professor salary of $53,514.
  • For public schools, California has the highest Assistant Professor salary of $95,872 and Kentucky has the lowest Assistant Professor salary of $51,774.
  • For private schools, Nevada has the highest Assistant Professor salary of $88,902 and West Virginia has the lowest Assistant Professor salary of $47,299.
  • For national universities, New Hampshire has the highest Assistant Professor salary of $103,115 and Mississippi has the lowest Assistant Professor salary of $64,252.
  • For liberal arts colleges, Maine has the highest Assistant Professor salary of $88,973 and Oklahoma has the lowest Assistant Professor salary of $29,082.
  • For community colleges, California has the highest Assistant Professor salary of $82,005 and Kentucky has the lowest Assistant Professor salary of $42,887.

Comparison of 2023 Assistant Professor Salary by State

Average Assistant Professor Salary
StateAll CollegesPublic SchoolsPrivate SchoolsNational UniversitiesLiberal Arts CollegesCommunity Colleges
Alabama$63,253
3.52%
$72,567
2.79%
$53,938
4.53%
$77,542
3.83%
$53,051
0.69%
-
Alaska$68,839
3.47%
$71,885
3.44%
$56,654
6.52%
$76,477
6.14%
--
Arizona$68,869
3.33%
$77,752
2.09%
$63,317
3.18%
$81,145
1.63%
--
Arkansas$56,072
0.95%
$57,814
0.88%
$53,063
1.73%
$70,258
2.89%
$55,280
2.16%
$48,954
2.38%
California$81,902
3.71%
$95,872
5.56%
$76,561
2.55%
$97,087
5.95%
$80,215
0.47%
$82,005
3.27%
Colorado$68,535
3.38%
$70,505
2.20%
$64,814
5.88%
$81,649
0.20%
$81,504
3.22%
$53,404
3.47%
Connecticut$74,298
4.48%
$70,553
3.18%
$78,792
6.20%
$88,659
5.52%
$85,072
1.67%
$68,659
7.56%
Delaware$76,547
2.82%
$83,993
4.20%
$69,102
1.19%
$84,169
3.29%
--
District of Columbia$80,031
5.51%
$63,273
12.76%
$81,554
7.09%
$99,056
8.54%
--
Florida$63,351
0.54%
$66,461
1.51%
$61,301
0.22%
$78,044
0.99%
$62,773
3.09%
$58,405
4.87%
Georgia$62,147
5.90%
$69,279
9.88%
$56,237
2.29%
$80,983
5.33%
$55,863
4.27%
$58,841
3.85%
Hawaii$80,060
1.87%
$80,744
1.86%
$77,779
1.89%
$93,145
0.43%
-$76,809
1.75%
Idaho$62,962
3.03%
$65,805
4.69%
$57,986
5.44%
$77,558
4.33%
-$57,578
5.16%
Illinois$69,751
5.05%
$74,781
3.08%
$66,857
6.53%
$85,193
4.46%
$57,365
1.22%
$72,071
3.33%
Indiana$64,821
3.01%
$69,636
3.06%
$62,697
2.99%
$78,557
3.34%
$60,852
3.92%
$54,573
4.74%
Iowa$59,197
2.58%
$68,419
5.81%
$56,682
1.55%
$72,122
4.85%
$62,302
2.53%
$60,275
5.64%
Kansas$55,060
2.11%
$60,984
0.76%
$50,383
3.44%
$72,305
4.36%
-$52,643
4.37%
Kentucky$53,933
2.74%
$51,774
0.74%
$56,005
6.05%
$69,032
6.61%
$58,773
3.11%
$42,887
4.57%
Louisiana$63,828
5.95%
$63,094
7.36%
$65,763
1.92%
$78,244
5.81%
$59,939
2.09%
$54,251
8.72%
Maine$65,894
3.51%
$65,064
5.28%
$66,421
2.43%
$74,702
2.78%
$88,973
3.77%
$69,641
12.19%
Maryland$70,860
6.09%
$72,320
7.75%
$66,880
1.47%
$99,472
7.05%
$70,083
0.32%
$61,984
7.92%
Massachusetts$77,057
3.05%
$69,124
3.05%
$80,776
2.97%
$97,548
3.33%
$78,969
3.49%
$60,408
2.49%
Michigan$67,549
4.60%
$78,270
2.81%
$59,786
6.36%
$81,109
3.79%
$55,153
3.51%
$74,543
2.98%
Minnesota$66,708
3.08%
$75,563
3.67%
$63,043
2.78%
$70,845
3.84%
$68,794
1.87%
-
Mississippi$59,331
1.83%
$64,034
1.05%
$53,956
6.02%
$64,252
2.22%
$53,017
10.10%
-
Missouri$60,893
5.58%
$63,642
3.98%
$59,580
6.28%
$79,410
2.92%
$58,102
1.12%
$56,021
4.43%
Montana$59,080
2.82%
$59,892
0.21%
$57,185
9.79%
$66,198
3.21%
-$58,431
7.18%
Nebraska$62,077
3.31%
$71,212
3.48%
$56,454
3.18%
$82,945
3.02%
--
Nevada$83,529
13.48%
$79,948
2.32%
$88,902
28.71%
$84,137
2.36%
--
New Hampshire$68,081
0.77%
$65,714
1.62%
$71,801
4.43%
$103,115
5.77%
$73,566
0.89%
$53,794
1.52%
New Jersey$73,319
2.65%
$73,697
4.37%
$72,732
0.04%
$96,001
2.77%
$62,858
2.65%
$63,116
2.48%
New Mexico$62,972
10.62%
$64,187
10.23%
$50,825
57.84%
$78,189
5.94%
-$61,918
13.42%
New York$72,183
2.36%
$71,380
1.98%
$72,786
2.65%
$92,134
2.46%
$77,759
3.49%
$65,638
2.54%
North Carolina$64,440
4.15%
$76,454
5.96%
$59,458
3.41%
$78,548
5.40%
$57,769
1.96%
$47,519
5.73%
North Dakota$59,283
2.23%
$60,486
1.90%
$55,274
4.37%
$74,585
3.25%
-$57,688
3.47%
Ohio$62,772
2.53%
$67,434
2.41%
$58,584
2.55%
$81,596
3.66%
$61,811
2.64%
$59,893
1.27%
Oklahoma$54,956
2.38%
$56,224
1.02%
$52,880
4.51%
$81,721
3.13%
$29,082
37.77%
$50,373
3.01%
Oregon$66,716
3.31%
$73,658
3.53%
$62,633
3.58%
$77,350
3.72%
$78,966
6.36%
$59,520
2.79%
Pennsylvania$66,605
2.97%
$69,677
3.84%
$64,860
1.73%
$79,361
1.04%
$71,010
2.07%
$56,613
1.43%
Rhode Island$83,752
4.41%
$71,650
0.66%
$88,290
5.61%
$99,544
5.49%
-$58,809
2.26%
South Carolina$61,912
3.35%
$67,924
2.83%
$57,267
3.84%
$71,773
0.23%
$68,304
8.27%
$53,644
6.39%
South Dakota$66,379
3.49%
$71,570
4.80%
$59,111
1.34%
$77,799
4.71%
--
Tennessee$58,800
2.64%
$62,853
3.47%
$55,939
1.99%
$72,064
2.76%
$56,769
0.84%
$54,384
4.68%
Texas$68,041
3.22%
$69,817
3.13%
$65,630
3.22%
$82,392
2.33%
$68,631
3.11%
$57,494
3.53%
Utah$69,991
3.33%
$71,492
5.57%
$68,656
1.34%
$87,717
5.70%
-$59,436
4.45%
Vermont$65,341
3.03%
$61,621
3.69%
$67,467
2.69%
$80,349
0.01%
$82,870
7.76%
-
Virginia$68,055
4.73%
$70,516
3.81%
$65,071
5.79%
$77,700
7.65%
$66,642
2.18%
$64,590
5.63%
Washington$72,777
3.57%
$85,068
6.54%
$66,632
2.70%
$76,923
1.57%
$72,168
1.98%
-
West Virginia$53,514
6.29%
$56,311
4.90%
$47,299
8.26%
$69,243
1.07%
$48,261
3.24%
$50,121
4.13%
Wisconsin$63,773
0.47%
$72,385
0.43%
$59,295
0.20%
$72,176
0.79%
$62,250
1.60%
-
Wyoming$63,851
7.88%
$63,851
7.88%
-$83,815
3.33%
-$59,858
9.23%
Average$67,165
3.35%
$69,649
3.53%
$65,172
3.15%
$82,966
3.56%
$67,263
1.94%
$60,545
3.32%