Assistant Professor Salary at Kentucky Colleges
The 2025 average assistant professor salary at Kentucky colleges is $62,227 based on a 9-months contract or equated data. University of Kentucky has the highest assistant professor salary of $95,718 among Kentucky colleges followed by Northern Kentucky University ($86,331) and Frontier Nursing University ($81,738).
The following table lists the Kentucky colleges with assistant professor salary information by contract length where the salary data is available. The table is sorted by faculty salary in descending order.
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| School name | Equated to 9-Month Contract | 9-Month Contract | 10-Month Contract | 11-Month Contract | 12-Month Contract |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of KentuckyLexington, KY | $95,718 6.07% | $100,411 6.96% | $95,018 1.33% | $94,304 0.54% | $113,678 3.15% |
| Northern Kentucky UniversityHighland Heights, KY | $86,331 2.06% | $86,813 2.46% | - | - | $102,681 6.45% |
| Frontier Nursing UniversityVersailles, KY | $81,738 4.35% | - | - | - | $108,983 4.35% |
| University of LouisvilleLouisville, KY | $71,979 3.88% | - | $75,812 3.84% | - | $103,367 4.37% |
| Berea CollegeBerea, KY | $71,906 6.94% | $71,906 6.94% | - | - | - |
| Galen College of Nursing-LouisvilleLouisville, KY | $69,688 4.84% | - | - | - | $92,917 4.84% |
| Bellarmine UniversityLouisville, KY | $69,455 0.43% | $68,729 0.75% | - | - | $93,799 0.15% |
| Murray State UniversityMurray, KY | $69,158 0.47% | $66,604 2.14% | $68,817 3.29% | - | $120,214 8.40% |
| Morehead State UniversityMorehead, KY | $68,944 3.91% | $68,810 3.94% | $80,427 8.86% | - | $84,939 14.40% |
| Western Kentucky UniversityBowling Green, KY | $68,205 0.40% | $68,166 0.35% | - | - | $91,920 2.64% |
| Centre CollegeDanville, KY | $67,997 2.11% | $67,997 2.11% | - | - | - |
| Eastern Kentucky UniversityRichmond, KY | $67,816 0.42% | $67,456 0.07% | - | - | $111,549 14.86% |
| Asbury Theological SeminaryWilmore, KY | $67,436 1.94% | $67,436 1.94% | - | - | - |
| Spalding UniversityLouisville, KY | $66,586 1.03% | $67,298 2.11% | $67,101 - | $81,613 4.67% | - |
| Transylvania UniversityLexington, KY | $66,068 2.37% | $66,068 2.37% | - | - | - |
| Midway UniversityMidway, KY | $64,665 0.26% | $64,689 0.22% | - | - | $85,696 |
| Kentucky State UniversityFrankfort, KY | $62,092 2.06% | $63,339 5.51% | - | - | $79,108 6.50% |
| Asbury UniversityWilmore, KY | $58,507 2.27% | $58,507 3.02% | - | - | - |
| University of PikevillePikeville, KY | $58,262 5.04% | $58,981 2.72% | - | - | $65,208 2.59% |
| Campbellsville UniversityCampbellsville, KY | $57,979 1.25% | $58,146 2.30% | $62,572 | $72,520 | $74,656 16.79% |
| The Southern Baptist Theological SeminaryLouisville, KY | $56,838 7.73% | - | - | - | $75,785 7.73% |
| Sullivan UniversityLouisville, KY | $56,633 5.37% | - | - | - | $75,510 5.37% |
| Lindsey Wilson CollegeColumbia, KY | $56,333 3.25% | $62,268 3.47% | - | $71,659 | $67,052 7.06% |
| University of the CumberlandsWilliamsburg, KY | $56,187 0.18% | - | $66,179 0.86% | - | $73,438 0.88% |
| Thomas More UniversityCrestview Hills, KY | $54,576 3.91% | $54,576 3.91% | - | - | - |
| Lexington Theological SeminaryLexington, KY | $53,948 3.87% | - | - | - | $71,930 3.87% |
| Brescia UniversityOwensboro, KY | $52,850 8.61% | $52,850 8.06% | - | - | - |
| Kentucky Wesleyan CollegeOwensboro, KY | $52,805 5.17% | $52,805 5.17% | - | - | - |
| Union CollegeBarbourville, KY | $49,679 6.62% | $49,431 6.09% | $60,160 | - | - |
| Georgetown CollegeGeorgetown, KY | $48,848 1.21% | $48,848 1.21% | - | - | - |
| Alice Lloyd CollegePippa Passes, KY | $41,998 1.85% | $41,998 1.85% | - | - | - |
| Kentucky Christian UniversityGrayson, KY | $41,735 4.23% | $41,467 3.35% | $36,750 | - | $61,167 6.97% |
| Clear Creek Baptist Bible CollegePineville, KY | $40,523 0.77% | - | $45,025 0.77% | - | - |