Average Assistant-professor Salary by State and School Category
The 2022 faculty salary is increased by 1.77% from $63,856 to $64,987. At public schools the 2022 average faculty salary is $67,293 increased by 1.65%. The private school's average is $63,171 and its salary is increased by 1.87%.
The average Assistant-professor salary at national universities is $85,756 and the average at liberal arts colleges is $65,670. At community colleges, the 2022 faculty salary is $58,109 in average.
- Rhode Island has the highest Assistant-professor salary of $80,211 and West Virginia has the lowest Assistant-professor salary of $50,349.
- For public schools, California has the highest Assistant-professor salary of $90,384 and Kentucky has the lowest Assistant-professor salary of $52,162.
- For private schools, Rhode Island has the highest Assistant-professor salary of $83,599 and New Mexico has the lowest Assistant-professor salary of $32,201.
- For national universities, Massachusetts has the highest Assistant-professor salary of $101,387 and Kentucky has the lowest Assistant-professor salary of $63,663.
- For liberal arts colleges, Connecticut has the highest Assistant-professor salary of $83,671 and Kansas has the lowest Assistant-professor salary of $46,450.
- For community colleges, California has the highest Assistant-professor salary of $79,409 and Kentucky has the lowest Assistant-professor salary of $44,939.
| State | Year | All Colleges | Public Schools | Private Schools | National Universities | Liberal Arts Colleges | Community Colleges |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 2022 | $61,101 +$3,007 (5.18%) | $70,600 +$3,208 (4.76%) | $51,602 +$2,185 (4.42%) | $77,900 +$932 (1.21%) | $49,993 +$960 (1.96%) | - |
| 2021 | $58,094 | $67,391 | $49,417 | $76,968 | $49,032 | - | |
| Alaska | 2022 | $66,530 +$28 (0.04%) | $69,494 -$426 (-0.61%) | $60,603 +$7,770 (14.71%) | $72,056 +$88 (0.12%) | - | - |
| 2021 | $66,502 | $69,920 | $52,833 | $71,968 | - | - | |
| Arizona | 2022 | $66,650 +$1,573 (2.42%) | $76,162 +$2,420 (3.28%) | $61,366 +$1,487 (2.48%) | $79,844 +$2,830 (3.68%) | - | - |
| 2021 | $65,077 | $73,742 | $59,878 | $77,014 | - | - | |
| Arkansas | 2022 | $55,965 +$349 (0.63%) | $58,056 +$334 (0.58%) | $52,163 +$550 (1.07%) | $75,895 -$3,695 (-4.64%) | $54,579 -$164 (-0.30%) | $50,148 +$2,217 (4.63%) |
| 2021 | $55,616 | $57,723 | $51,613 | $79,590 | $54,743 | $47,931 | |
| California | 2022 | $78,976 +$1,415 (1.82%) | $90,384 +$608 (0.68%) | $74,817 +$1,973 (2.71%) | $97,264 +$2,053 (2.16%) | $80,838 +$1,737 (2.20%) | $79,409 +$7,238 (10.03%) |
| 2021 | $77,561 | $89,776 | $72,844 | $95,212 | $79,100 | $72,172 | |
| Colorado | 2022 | $66,295 +$1,082 (1.66%) | $68,985 +$1,586 (2.35%) | $61,214 -$281 (-0.46%) | $85,630 +$2,347 (2.82%) | $73,980 +$893 (1.22%) | $51,210 -$1,014 (-1.94%) |
| 2021 | $65,213 | $67,400 | $61,495 | $83,283 | $73,087 | $52,224 | |
| Connecticut | 2022 | $71,115 +$1,816 (2.62%) | $68,379 +$2,451 (3.72%) | $74,193 +$1,312 (1.80%) | $93,452 +$2,248 (2.47%) | $83,671 +$2,095 (2.57%) | $63,833 +$791 (1.25%) |
| 2021 | $69,299 | $65,928 | $72,881 | $91,204 | $81,576 | $63,042 | |
| Delaware | 2022 | $74,447 +$3,547 (5.00%) | $80,608 -$375 (-0.46%) | $68,286 +$4,107 (6.40%) | $81,491 +$1,462 (1.83%) | - | - |
| 2021 | $70,900 | $80,983 | $64,179 | $80,029 | - | - | |
| District of Columbia | 2022 | $75,855 -$1,877 (-2.42%) | $72,531 -$14,817 (-16.96%) | $76,157 +$173 (0.23%) | $96,030 +$2,601 (2.78%) | - | - |
| 2021 | $77,732 | $87,348 | $75,984 | $93,429 | - | - | |
| Florida | 2022 | $63,009 +$905 (1.46%) | $65,470 +$2,002 (3.15%) | $61,164 +$82 (0.13%) | $84,114 +$2,625 (3.22%) | $64,774 +$1,826 (2.90%) | $55,753 +$539 (0.98%) |
| 2021 | $62,104 | $63,467 | $61,082 | $81,489 | $62,948 | $55,214 | |
| Georgia | 2022 | $58,683 +$299 (0.51%) | $63,049 +$1,140 (1.84%) | $54,979 -$108 (-0.20%) | $79,092 +$871 (1.11%) | $55,426 +$1,626 (3.02%) | $46,119 +$804 (1.77%) |
| 2021 | $58,384 | $61,908 | $55,087 | $78,221 | $53,801 | $45,315 | |
| Hawaii | 2022 | $78,593 +$165 (0.21%) | $79,271 +$186 (0.23%) | $76,333 +$97 (0.13%) | $95,939 +$1,699 (1.80%) | - | $75,489 -$225 (-0.30%) |
| 2021 | $78,428 | $79,085 | $76,237 | $94,240 | - | $75,714 | |
| Idaho | 2022 | $61,112 +$1,979 (3.35%) | $62,859 +$2,373 (3.92%) | $54,996 +$599 (1.10%) | $74,340 +$3,008 (4.22%) | $58,447 +$177 (0.30%) | $54,752 +$1,607 (3.02%) |
| 2021 | $59,133 | $60,486 | $54,397 | $71,332 | $58,270 | $53,145 | |
| Illinois | 2022 | $66,399 -$92 (-0.14%) | $72,547 +$391 (0.54%) | $62,758 -$452 (-0.72%) | $85,068 +$340 (0.40%) | $60,968 +$1,370 (2.30%) | $69,084 +$301 (0.44%) |
| 2021 | $66,490 | $72,156 | $63,210 | $84,728 | $59,598 | $68,782 | |
| Indiana | 2022 | $62,925 +$2,198 (3.62%) | $67,568 +$1,459 (2.21%) | $60,877 +$2,393 (4.09%) | $86,207 +$2,552 (3.05%) | $58,556 +$2,673 (4.78%) | $52,105 +$8,262 (18.84%) |
| 2021 | $60,727 | $66,109 | $58,485 | $83,655 | $55,883 | $43,844 | |
| Iowa | 2022 | $57,711 +$2,477 (4.48%) | $64,664 +$852 (1.34%) | $55,814 +$2,920 (5.52%) | $85,818 +$1,327 (1.57%) | $60,192 +$342 (0.57%) | $57,058 +$799 (1.42%) |
| 2021 | $55,234 | $63,812 | $52,894 | $84,491 | $59,850 | $56,259 | |
| Kansas | 2022 | $53,593 -$423 (-0.78%) | $60,526 -$502 (-0.82%) | $48,393 -$1,065 (-2.15%) | $74,624 +$1,666 (2.28%) | $46,450 +$1,205 (2.66%) | $55,047 +$355 (0.65%) |
| 2021 | $54,016 | $61,028 | $49,458 | $72,958 | $45,245 | $54,692 | |
| Kentucky | 2022 | $52,493 +$656 (1.27%) | $52,162 +$1,022 (2.00%) | $52,811 +$330 (0.63%) | $63,663 +$841 (1.34%) | $56,104 +$341 (0.61%) | $44,939 +$567 (1.28%) |
| 2021 | $51,837 | $51,140 | $52,481 | $62,822 | $55,763 | $44,372 | |
| Louisiana | 2022 | $60,244 +$696 (1.17%) | $58,769 +$883 (1.52%) | $64,522 +$321 (0.50%) | $78,364 +$250 (0.32%) | $59,101 +$3,882 (7.03%) | $49,900 +$2,379 (5.01%) |
| 2021 | $59,548 | $57,886 | $64,200 | $78,114 | $55,219 | $47,521 | |
| Maine | 2022 | $63,661 +$1,025 (1.64%) | $61,802 +$1,408 (2.33%) | $64,844 +$415 (0.64%) | $74,781 +$7 (0.01%) | $78,173 +$7,366 (10.40%) | $62,073 -$1,044 (-1.65%) |
| 2021 | $62,636 | $60,394 | $64,429 | $74,774 | $70,807 | $63,117 | |
| Maryland | 2022 | $66,793 +$1,799 (2.77%) | $67,116 +$1,734 (2.65%) | $65,911 +$1,891 (2.95%) | $92,919 +$2,822 (3.13%) | $69,014 +$2,671 (4.03%) | $57,436 +$652 (1.15%) |
| 2021 | $64,993 | $65,383 | $64,020 | $90,097 | $66,343 | $56,783 | |
| Massachusetts | 2022 | $74,780 +$1,329 (1.81%) | $67,078 +$340 (0.51%) | $78,448 +$1,799 (2.35%) | $101,387 +$2,761 (2.80%) | $74,489 +$1,583 (2.17%) | $58,941 +$270 (0.46%) |
| 2021 | $73,452 | $66,738 | $76,648 | $98,626 | $72,906 | $58,671 | |
| Michigan | 2022 | $64,580 +$824 (1.29%) | $76,135 +$477 (0.63%) | $56,213 +$1,076 (1.95%) | $78,196 +$700 (0.90%) | $59,925 +$2,390 (4.15%) | $72,387 +$1,611 (2.28%) |
| 2021 | $63,756 | $75,657 | $55,137 | $77,496 | $57,535 | $70,775 | |
| Minnesota | 2022 | $64,716 +$35 (0.05%) | $72,885 +$580 (0.80%) | $61,335 -$77 (-0.13%) | $86,923 +$1,515 (1.77%) | $67,533 +$1,494 (2.26%) | - |
| 2021 | $64,680 | $72,304 | $61,413 | $85,408 | $66,039 | - | |
| Mississippi | 2022 | $58,266 +$1,788 (3.17%) | $64,716 +$2,388 (3.83%) | $50,894 +$1,102 (2.21%) | $74,200 +$4,119 (5.88%) | $54,278 +$212 (0.39%) | - |
| 2021 | $56,478 | $62,328 | $49,793 | $70,081 | $54,066 | - | |
| Missouri | 2022 | $57,673 +$62 (0.11%) | $61,204 +$2,072 (3.50%) | $56,062 -$855 (-1.50%) | $80,246 +$1,910 (2.44%) | $55,379 +$983 (1.81%) | $53,645 +$1,982 (3.84%) |
| 2021 | $57,611 | $59,132 | $56,917 | $78,336 | $54,396 | $51,663 | |
| Montana | 2022 | $57,462 +$2,494 (4.54%) | $59,766 +$3,880 (6.94%) | $52,084 -$738 (-1.40%) | $64,138 +$3,762 (6.23%) | - | $54,515 +$11,350 (26.29%) |
| 2021 | $54,967 | $55,886 | $52,822 | $60,376 | - | $43,165 | |
| Nebraska | 2022 | $60,087 +$780 (1.32%) | $68,817 -$242 (-0.35%) | $54,715 +$1,409 (2.64%) | $83,266 +$1,528 (1.87%) | $56,146 +$9,301 (19.85%) | - |
| 2021 | $59,307 | $69,058 | $53,307 | $81,738 | $46,845 | - | |
| Nevada | 2022 | $73,605 -$232 (-0.31%) | $78,136 -$573 (-0.73%) | $69,074 +$110 (0.16%) | $82,195 -$439 (-0.53%) | - | - |
| 2021 | $73,836 | $78,709 | $68,964 | $82,634 | - | - | |
| New Hampshire | 2022 | $67,559 +$4,199 (6.63%) | $66,798 +$4,010 (6.39%) | $68,756 +$4,577 (7.13%) | $97,489 +$2,169 (2.28%) | $74,223 -$527 (-0.70%) | $52,988 -$302 (-0.57%) |
| 2021 | $63,360 | $62,787 | $64,178 | $95,320 | $74,750 | $53,289 | |
| New Jersey | 2022 | $71,428 +$844 (1.20%) | $70,612 +$192 (0.27%) | $72,758 +$1,907 (2.69%) | $98,625 +$4,064 (4.30%) | $69,178 -$903 (-1.29%) | $61,587 -$815 (-1.31%) |
| 2021 | $70,584 | $70,420 | $70,851 | $94,561 | $70,081 | $62,403 | |
| New Mexico | 2022 | $56,926 -$152 (-0.27%) | $58,228 +$149 (0.26%) | $32,201 -$5,865 (-15.41%) | $73,802 +$1,436 (1.98%) | - | $54,590 -$391 (-0.71%) |
| 2021 | $57,078 | $58,079 | $38,066 | $72,366 | - | $54,981 | |
| New York | 2022 | $70,516 +$1,886 (2.75%) | $69,995 +$1,956 (2.87%) | $70,906 +$1,846 (2.67%) | $96,318 +$3,804 (4.11%) | $72,712 +$1,134 (1.58%) | $62,281 +$975 (1.59%) |
| 2021 | $68,630 | $68,040 | $69,060 | $92,513 | $71,578 | $61,307 | |
| North Carolina | 2022 | $61,869 +$2,079 (3.48%) | $72,151 +$489 (0.68%) | $57,499 +$2,632 (4.80%) | $80,000 +$619 (0.78%) | $59,292 +$1,932 (3.37%) | $44,945 +$1,766 (4.09%) |
| 2021 | $59,790 | $71,662 | $54,867 | $79,381 | $57,360 | $43,179 | |
| North Dakota | 2022 | $57,990 +$614 (1.07%) | $59,361 +$619 (1.05%) | $52,961 +$594 (1.13%) | $74,666 -$1,274 (-1.68%) | - | $55,755 +$1,235 (2.26%) |
| 2021 | $57,376 | $58,742 | $52,367 | $75,940 | - | $54,520 | |
| Ohio | 2022 | $61,221 +$1,411 (2.36%) | $65,846 +$1,747 (2.73%) | $57,127 +$1,242 (2.22%) | $81,510 +$1,244 (1.55%) | $62,140 +$139 (0.22%) | $57,241 +$1,346 (2.41%) |
| 2021 | $59,810 | $64,099 | $55,885 | $80,266 | $62,002 | $55,896 | |
| Oklahoma | 2022 | $56,295 +$188 (0.33%) | $56,806 +$176 (0.31%) | $55,376 +$208 (0.38%) | $86,068 +$1,280 (1.51%) | $46,730 -$1,227 (-2.56%) | $48,900 -$235 (-0.48%) |
| 2021 | $56,108 | $56,630 | $55,168 | $84,787 | $47,957 | $49,135 | |
| Oregon | 2022 | $64,576 +$2,457 (3.96%) | $71,144 +$1,280 (1.83%) | $60,471 +$3,193 (5.57%) | $87,213 +$1,141 (1.33%) | $74,246 +$8,571 (13.05%) | $57,907 +$482 (0.84%) |
| 2021 | $62,119 | $69,864 | $57,278 | $86,073 | $65,676 | $57,425 | |
| Pennsylvania | 2022 | $64,685 +$1,152 (1.81%) | $67,099 +$608 (0.91%) | $63,758 +$1,361 (2.18%) | $87,497 +$1,799 (2.10%) | $68,673 +$621 (0.91%) | $54,715 +$437 (0.81%) |
| 2021 | $63,533 | $66,491 | $62,397 | $85,698 | $68,052 | $54,277 | |
| Rhode Island | 2022 | $80,211 +$847 (1.07%) | $71,178 +$2,868 (4.20%) | $83,599 +$550 (0.66%) | $94,363 +$4,007 (4.43%) | - | $57,512 +$1,612 (2.88%) |
| 2021 | $79,364 | $68,311 | $83,049 | $90,356 | - | $55,900 | |
| South Carolina | 2022 | $59,904 +$1,192 (2.03%) | $66,056 +$1,946 (3.04%) | $55,150 +$609 (1.12%) | $92,718 +$3,264 (3.65%) | $60,068 +$456 (0.77%) | $50,423 +$1,209 (2.46%) |
| 2021 | $58,712 | $64,110 | $54,541 | $89,454 | $59,612 | $49,214 | |
| South Dakota | 2022 | $64,139 +$3,368 (5.54%) | $68,289 +$1,106 (1.65%) | $58,329 +$5,039 (9.45%) | $74,303 +$2,257 (3.13%) | - | - |
| 2021 | $60,771 | $67,184 | $53,291 | $72,047 | - | - | |
| Tennessee | 2022 | $57,290 +$492 (0.87%) | $60,994 +$1,073 (1.79%) | $54,857 +$171 (0.31%) | $72,239 +$1,297 (1.83%) | $57,494 -$335 (-0.58%) | $51,951 +$517 (1.00%) |
| 2021 | $56,798 | $59,921 | $54,686 | $70,942 | $57,829 | $51,435 | |
| Texas | 2022 | $65,920 +$1,587 (2.47%) | $67,695 +$787 (1.18%) | $63,584 +$2,655 (4.36%) | $85,269 +$1,872 (2.24%) | $64,536 +$8,205 (14.56%) | $55,711 +$1,098 (2.01%) |
| 2021 | $64,333 | $66,909 | $60,930 | $83,398 | $56,331 | $54,614 | |
| Utah | 2022 | $67,733 -$588 (-0.86%) | $67,719 +$1,047 (1.57%) | $67,751 -$3,206 (-4.52%) | $82,985 +$1,826 (2.25%) | - | $56,903 +$1,586 (2.87%) |
| 2021 | $68,321 | $66,672 | $70,958 | $81,159 | - | $55,317 | |
| Vermont | 2022 | $63,419 -$240 (-0.38%) | $59,431 -$214 (-0.36%) | $65,698 -$637 (-0.96%) | $80,340 -$812 (-1.00%) | $76,900 +$2,634 (3.55%) | - |
| 2021 | $63,659 | $59,645 | $66,335 | $81,152 | $74,267 | - | |
| Virginia | 2022 | $64,981 +$1,511 (2.38%) | $67,931 +$3,087 (4.76%) | $61,510 -$343 (-0.55%) | $75,538 +$1,176 (1.58%) | $65,862 +$2,378 (3.75%) | $61,148 +$2,585 (4.41%) |
| 2021 | $63,470 | $64,844 | $61,853 | $74,362 | $63,484 | $58,563 | |
| Washington | 2022 | $70,266 +$885 (1.28%) | $79,843 +$924 (1.17%) | $64,878 +$1,858 (2.95%) | $82,620 -$3,203 (-3.73%) | $70,768 +$679 (0.97%) | $68,922 +$2,041 (3.05%) |
| 2021 | $69,380 | $78,920 | $63,021 | $85,823 | $70,090 | $66,881 | |
| West Virginia | 2022 | $50,349 -$1,535 (-2.96%) | $53,679 -$870 (-1.59%) | $43,689 -$3,351 (-7.12%) | $79,214 +$149 (0.19%) | $52,968 -$621 (-1.16%) | $47,232 -$2,130 (-4.32%) |
| 2021 | $51,884 | $54,549 | $47,040 | $79,065 | $53,588 | $49,362 | |
| Wisconsin | 2022 | $63,475 +$1,537 (2.48%) | $72,073 +$1,790 (2.55%) | $59,176 +$1,410 (2.44%) | $75,924 +$2,196 (2.98%) | $61,455 +$25 (0.04%) | - |
| 2021 | $61,938 | $70,283 | $57,765 | $73,728 | $61,430 | - | |
| Wyoming | 2022 | $59,187 -$2,245 (-3.65%) | $59,187 -$2,245 (-3.65%) | - | $81,113 -$1,909 (-2.30%) | - | $54,802 -$2,312 (-4.05%) |
| 2021 | $61,432 | $61,432 | - | $83,022 | - | $57,114 | |
| Average | 2022 | $64,987 +$1,131 (1.77%) | $67,293 +$1,092 (1.65%) | $63,171 +$1,162 (1.87%) | $85,756 +$1,838 (2.19%) | $65,670 +$1,651 (2.58%) | $58,109 +$874 (1.53%) |
| 2021 | $63,856 | $66,201 | $62,009 | $83,919 | $64,018 | $57,235 |