Assistant Professor Salary at Kentucky Colleges
The 2023 average assistant professor salary at Kentucky colleges is $53,933 based on a 9-months contract or equated data. University of Kentucky has the highest assistant professor salary of $90,955 among Kentucky colleges followed by Frontier Nursing University ($82,459) and Northern Kentucky University ($82,088).
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 salary in descending order. The number in parenthesis is the number of faculty for the contract length relatively.
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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 | $90,955 (316) 8.30% | $95,957 (217) 9.25% | $89,537 (1) 5.46% | $93,129 (13) 3.94% | $107,421 (85) 6.40% |
| Frontier Nursing UniversityVersailles, KY | $82,459 (30) 9.73% | - | - | - | $109,945 (30) 9.73% |
| Northern Kentucky UniversityHighland Heights, KY | $82,088 (87) 6.47% | $82,087 (84) 6.10% | - | - | $109,502 (3) 25.71% |
| Bellarmine UniversityLouisville, KY | $75,115 (55) 20.09% | $81,992 (33) 27.11% | - | - | $86,400 (22) 8.11% |
| Asbury Theological SeminaryWilmore, KY | $70,461 (4) 8.22% | $70,461 (4) 8.22% | - | - | - |
| University of LouisvilleLouisville, KY | $66,715 (241) 7.33% | - | $68,848 (141) 3.27% | - | $97,886 (100) 13.33% |
| Western Kentucky UniversityBowling Green, KY | $66,055 (145) 3.02% | $66,063 (140) 2.60% | - | - | $87,803 (5) 25.43% |
| Centre CollegeDanville, KY | $65,179 (44) 5.79% | $65,179 (44) 5.79% | - | - | - |
| Eastern Kentucky UniversityRichmond, KY | $64,795 (119) 0.66% | $64,610 (117) 0.34% | - | - | $100,835 (2) 18.82% |
| Berea CollegeBerea, KY | $63,909 (40) 5.79% | $63,909 (40) 5.79% | - | - | - |
| Murray State UniversityMurray, KY | $63,625 (114) 0.50% | $63,585 (102) 0.01% | $64,491 (2) 13.12% | - | $86,859 (10) 6.74% |
| Morehead State UniversityMorehead, KY | $62,753 (61) 6.40% | $62,829 (57) 6.43% | $63,603 (2) 1.48% | $74,515 (1) 3.00% | $95,000 (1) |
| Sullivan UniversityLouisville, KY | $62,376 (16) 9.78% | - | - | - | $83,168 (16) 9.78% |
| Galen College of Nursing-LouisvilleLouisville, KY | $60,013 (8) 2.13% | - | - | - | $80,018 (8) 2.13% |
| Spalding UniversityLouisville, KY | $59,752 (56) 4.28% | - | $68,237 (31) 9.71% | $64,036 (5) 0.98% | $78,693 (20) 2.13% |
| Kentucky State UniversityFrankfort, KY | $59,392 (43) 0.93% | $58,464 (35) 1.52% | - | - | $84,608 (8) 11.98% |
| Midway UniversityMidway, KY | $58,029 (17) 3.37% | $58,029 (17) 3.37% | - | - | - |
| Transylvania UniversityLexington, KY | $57,685 (9) 0.61% | $57,685 (9) 0.61% | - | - | - |
| The Southern Baptist Theological SeminaryLouisville, KY | $55,714 (6) 0.87% | - | - | - | $74,285 (6) 0.87% |
| Asbury UniversityWilmore, KY | $55,434 (34) 3.94% | $55,434 (34) 3.96% | - | - | - |
| University of the CumberlandsWilliamsburg, KY | $53,872 (83) 5.20% | - | $61,612 (23) 6.24% | - | $71,022 (60) 5.09% |
| Campbellsville UniversityCampbellsville, KY | $53,704 (70) 3.29% | $55,672 (42) 3.33% | $59,726 (10) 3.00% | $60,561 (2) 3.00% | $65,372 (16) 2.67% |
| University of PikevillePikeville, KY | $52,658 (24) 0.25% | $54,183 (20) 1.35% | - | - | $60,041 (4) 7.75% |
| Kentucky Wesleyan CollegeOwensboro, KY | $52,167 (27) 3.97% | $52,167 (27) 3.97% | - | - | - |
| Lindsey Wilson CollegeColumbia, KY | $51,954 (54) 1.68% | $56,180 (31) 0.45% | - | - | $61,679 (23) 6.57% |
| Thomas More UniversityCrestview Hills, KY | $51,624 (31) 1.48% | $51,624 (31) 1.48% | - | - | - |
| Louisville Presbyterian Theological SeminaryLouisville, KY | $50,246 (3) 102.21% | - | - | - | $66,995 (3) 102.21% |
| Brescia UniversityOwensboro, KY | $48,913 (14) 1.33% | $48,745 (13) 0.92% | $56,784 (1) - | - | - |
| Georgetown CollegeGeorgetown, KY | $48,317 (14) 0.65% | $48,317 (14) 0.65% | - | - | - |
| Jefferson Community and Technical CollegeLouisville, KY | $46,807 (27) 4.81% | - | $51,647 (24) | - | $65,869 (3) |
| Union CollegeBarbourville, KY | $46,666 (18) 7.38% | $47,866 (17) 5.53% | - | - | $35,000 (1) 75.00% |
| Hazard Community and Technical CollegeHazard, KY | $45,769 (13) 0.32% | - | $50,184 (11) 7.91% | - | $65,448 (2) |
| Gateway Community and Technical CollegeFlorence, KY | $45,670 (19) 4.08% | - | $51,619 (12) 0.90% | $54,029 (5) 1.82% | $59,515 (2) |
| Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical CollegeCumberland, KY | $45,085 (8) 3.32% | - | $48,068 (5) | - | $64,165 (3) |
| West Kentucky Community and Technical CollegePaducah, KY | $43,987 (25) 2.66% | - | $46,786 (13) 0.23% | $49,887 (3) 16.60% | $63,682 (9) |
| Owensboro Community and Technical CollegeOwensboro, KY | $43,713 (10) 7.28% | - | $45,554 (5) | - | $61,903 (5) |
| Bluegrass Community and Technical CollegeLexington, KY | $43,028 (30) 7.52% | - | $46,491 (24) | - | $63,692 (6) |
| Kentucky Christian UniversityGrayson, KY | $42,910 (16) 0.48% | $41,937 (14) 0.99% | - | - | $66,300 (2) 0.15% |
| Madisonville Community CollegeMadisonville, KY | $42,784 (5) 0.33% | - | $46,765 (4) | - | $60,759 (1) |
| Elizabethtown Community and Technical CollegeElizabethtown, KY | $42,537 (21) 7.04% | - | $47,738 (19) | - | $51,300 (2) |
| Big Sandy Community and Technical CollegePrestonsburg, KY | $42,017 (9) 6.64% | - | $44,840 (8) | - | $73,738 (1) |
| Somerset Community CollegeSomerset, KY | $41,921 (17) 2.07% | - | $46,724 (16) 2.70% | $48,681 (1) | - |
| Alice Lloyd CollegePippa Passes, KY | $40,852 (11) 1.52% | $40,852 (11) 1.52% | - | - | - |
| Henderson Community CollegeHenderson, KY | $40,852 (6) 5.51% | - | $44,592 (3) 3.19% | $51,477 (2) 7.91% | $54,000 (1) |
| Hopkinsville Community CollegeHopkinsville, KY | $40,652 (12) 5.32% | - | $45,168 (12) | - | - |
| Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical CollegeBowling Green, KY | $40,634 (34) 2.43% | - | $44,634 (22) | - | $55,311 (12) |
| Maysville Community and Technical CollegeMaysville, KY | $40,555 (11) 8.91% | - | $45,062 (11) | - | - |
| Ashland Community and Technical CollegeAshland, KY | $40,185 (14) 4.93% | - | $43,977 (12) 18.30% | $57,598 (1) 14.05% | $54,036 (1) |
| Clear Creek Baptist Bible CollegePineville, KY | $40,121 (1) 2.00% | - | $44,579 (1) 2.00% | - | - |