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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.
Average Assistant Professor Salary
StateYearAll CollegesPublic SchoolsPrivate SchoolsNational UniversitiesLiberal Arts CollegesCommunity Colleges
Alabama2022$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-
Alaska2022$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--
Arizona2022$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--
Arkansas2022$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
California2022$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
Colorado2022$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
Connecticut2022$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
Delaware2022$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 Columbia2022$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--
Florida2022$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
Georgia2022$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
Hawaii2022$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
Idaho2022$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
Illinois2022$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
Indiana2022$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
Iowa2022$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
Kansas2022$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
Kentucky2022$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
Louisiana2022$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
Maine2022$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
Maryland2022$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
Massachusetts2022$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
Michigan2022$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
Minnesota2022$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-
Mississippi2022$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-
Missouri2022$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
Montana2022$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
Nebraska2022$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-
Nevada2022$73,605
-$232 (-0.31%)
$78,136
-$573 (-0.73%)
$69,074
+$110 (0.16%)
$82,195
-$439 (-0.53%)
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2021$73,836$78,709$68,964$82,634--
New Hampshire2022$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 Jersey2022$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 Mexico2022$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 York2022$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 Carolina2022$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 Dakota2022$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
Ohio2022$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
Oklahoma2022$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
Oregon2022$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
Pennsylvania2022$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 Island2022$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 Carolina2022$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 Dakota2022$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--
Tennessee2022$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
Texas2022$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
Utah2022$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
Vermont2022$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-
Virginia2022$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
Washington2022$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 Virginia2022$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
Wisconsin2022$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-
Wyoming2022$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
Average2022$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