Average Associate-professor Salary by State and School Category
The 2022 faculty salary is increased by 1.38% from $72,558 to $73,556. At public schools the 2022 average faculty salary is $76,032 increased by 1.41%. The private school's average is $71,631 and its salary is increased by 1.36%.
The average Associate-professor salary at national universities is $97,622 and the average at liberal arts colleges is $77,070. At community colleges, the 2022 faculty salary is $64,026 in average.
- Rhode Island has the highest Associate-professor salary of $93,395 and Kansas has the lowest Associate-professor salary of $57,844.
- For public schools, California has the highest Associate-professor salary of $105,208 and Kentucky has the lowest Associate-professor salary of $57,862.
- For private schools, Utah has the highest Associate-professor salary of $101,501 and New Mexico has the lowest Associate-professor salary of $36,645.
- For national universities, New Hampshire has the highest Associate-professor salary of $118,827 and Kentucky has the lowest Associate-professor salary of $68,653.
- For liberal arts colleges, Maine has the highest Associate-professor salary of $108,885 and Kansas has the lowest Associate-professor salary of $51,637.
- For community colleges, California has the highest Associate-professor salary of $88,216 and Georgia has the lowest Associate-professor salary of $47,364.
| State | Year | All Colleges | Public Schools | Private Schools | National Universities | Liberal Arts Colleges | Community Colleges |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 2022 | $70,106 +$1,076 (1.56%) | $80,545 +$1,645 (2.08%) | $58,864 -$295 (-0.50%) | $92,487 +$620 (0.67%) | $58,622 +$1,188 (2.07%) | - |
| 2021 | $69,029 | $78,900 | $59,159 | $91,867 | $57,435 | - | |
| Alaska | 2022 | $77,146 +$1,988 (2.65%) | $83,668 -$43 (-0.05%) | $64,103 +$6,050 (10.42%) | $89,837 +$959 (1.08%) | - | - |
| 2021 | $75,158 | $83,711 | $58,053 | $88,878 | - | - | |
| Arizona | 2022 | $76,564 +$2,329 (3.14%) | $87,709 +$5,617 (6.84%) | $69,134 +$399 (0.58%) | $95,142 +$5,032 (5.58%) | - | $65,395 -$622 (-0.94%) |
| 2021 | $74,235 | $82,092 | $68,736 | $90,110 | - | $66,017 | |
| Arkansas | 2022 | $62,383 -$310 (-0.49%) | $63,990 -$793 (-1.22%) | $58,991 +$61 (0.10%) | $81,699 -$8,527 (-9.45%) | $58,735 -$1,616 (-2.68%) | $54,021 +$1,928 (3.70%) |
| 2021 | $62,693 | $64,784 | $58,930 | $90,226 | $60,351 | $52,092 | |
| California | 2022 | $90,097 +$1,285 (1.45%) | $105,208 +$966 (0.93%) | $84,501 +$1,657 (2.00%) | $112,182 +$2,516 (2.29%) | $96,917 +$4,749 (5.15%) | $88,216 +$3,212 (3.78%) |
| 2021 | $88,812 | $104,242 | $82,844 | $109,666 | $92,168 | $85,004 | |
| Colorado | 2022 | $74,565 +$300 (0.40%) | $76,553 +$1,610 (2.15%) | $71,187 -$1,928 (-2.64%) | $97,818 +$2,343 (2.45%) | $88,143 +$2,187 (2.54%) | $53,216 -$4,096 (-7.15%) |
| 2021 | $74,266 | $74,943 | $73,115 | $95,475 | $85,955 | $57,312 | |
| Connecticut | 2022 | $80,621 +$1,203 (1.51%) | $76,690 +$1,748 (2.33%) | $84,782 +$888 (1.06%) | $108,937 +$1,746 (1.63%) | $100,155 +$435 (0.44%) | $69,477 -$780 (-1.11%) |
| 2021 | $79,418 | $74,942 | $83,894 | $107,191 | $99,720 | $70,257 | |
| Delaware | 2022 | $85,508 +$5,752 (7.21%) | $95,691 +$896 (0.94%) | $75,326 +$5,595 (8.02%) | $93,924 +$443 (0.47%) | - | - |
| 2021 | $79,756 | $94,795 | $69,731 | $93,481 | - | - | |
| District of Columbia | 2022 | $91,634 +$746 (0.82%) | $83,286 -$23,415 (-21.94%) | $92,393 +$4,380 (4.98%) | $110,231 +$3,290 (3.08%) | - | - |
| 2021 | $90,888 | $106,701 | $88,013 | $106,940 | - | - | |
| Florida | 2022 | $69,747 +$1,326 (1.94%) | $73,975 +$650 (0.89%) | $67,116 +$1,746 (2.67%) | $95,342 +$320 (0.34%) | $75,696 +$3,039 (4.18%) | $60,219 +$471 (0.79%) |
| 2021 | $68,421 | $73,325 | $65,370 | $95,023 | $72,657 | $59,748 | |
| Georgia | 2022 | $65,194 +$1,184 (1.85%) | $67,415 -$127 (-0.19%) | $63,354 +$2,252 (3.68%) | $87,305 +$1,053 (1.22%) | $62,313 +$1,891 (3.13%) | $47,364 +$3,884 (8.93%) |
| 2021 | $64,010 | $67,542 | $61,102 | $86,252 | $60,422 | $43,480 | |
| Hawaii | 2022 | $87,936 -$727 (-0.82%) | $88,841 -$1,102 (-1.22%) | $84,916 +$523 (0.62%) | $106,662 +$935 (0.88%) | - | $84,593 -$1,651 (-1.91%) |
| 2021 | $88,662 | $89,943 | $84,393 | $105,727 | - | $86,243 | |
| Idaho | 2022 | $68,697 +$2,017 (3.02%) | $70,451 +$2,471 (3.63%) | $62,559 +$426 (0.69%) | $83,947 +$2,964 (3.66%) | $63,994 +$1,767 (2.84%) | $59,374 +$1,665 (2.89%) |
| 2021 | $66,680 | $67,980 | $62,133 | $80,983 | $62,227 | $57,709 | |
| Illinois | 2022 | $76,560 +$525 (0.69%) | $81,489 +$995 (1.24%) | $73,563 +$76 (0.10%) | $96,628 +$1,146 (1.20%) | $71,954 +$1,685 (2.40%) | $77,732 +$542 (0.70%) |
| 2021 | $76,035 | $80,494 | $73,487 | $95,482 | $70,269 | $77,190 | |
| Indiana | 2022 | $69,777 +$2,619 (3.90%) | $73,645 +$1,272 (1.76%) | $68,070 +$3,027 (4.65%) | $93,389 +$1,791 (1.96%) | $66,738 +$1,068 (1.63%) | $56,706 +$8,029 (16.49%) |
| 2021 | $67,158 | $72,373 | $65,044 | $91,598 | $65,670 | $48,677 | |
| Iowa | 2022 | $64,736 +$943 (1.48%) | $69,258 +$664 (0.97%) | $63,228 +$1,036 (1.67%) | $96,303 +$2,040 (2.16%) | $70,818 +$1,789 (2.59%) | $61,610 +$340 (0.56%) |
| 2021 | $63,792 | $68,594 | $62,192 | $94,263 | $69,029 | $61,270 | |
| Kansas | 2022 | $57,844 +$173 (0.30%) | $63,803 -$1,545 (-2.36%) | $53,077 +$1,062 (2.04%) | $82,602 +$604 (0.74%) | $51,637 -$866 (-1.65%) | $54,961 -$568 (-1.02%) |
| 2021 | $57,671 | $65,348 | $52,015 | $81,998 | $52,503 | $55,529 | |
| Kentucky | 2022 | $58,850 -$1 (0.00%) | $57,862 +$533 (0.93%) | $59,798 -$457 (-0.76%) | $68,653 -$3,376 (-4.69%) | $66,930 +$1,065 (1.62%) | $50,634 +$60 (0.12%) |
| 2021 | $58,851 | $57,329 | $60,256 | $72,029 | $65,865 | $50,574 | |
| Louisiana | 2022 | $65,758 +$2,388 (3.77%) | $63,984 +$2,843 (4.65%) | $71,080 +$1,632 (2.35%) | $83,395 +$2,923 (3.63%) | $57,844 -$1,524 (-2.57%) | $53,059 +$3,559 (7.19%) |
| 2021 | $63,370 | $61,142 | $69,447 | $80,472 | $59,367 | $49,500 | |
| Maine | 2022 | $78,098 +$1,545 (2.02%) | $73,903 +$1,888 (2.62%) | $80,769 +$583 (0.73%) | $90,094 -$246 (-0.27%) | $108,885 +$13,021 (13.58%) | $62,851 -$1,571 (-2.44%) |
| 2021 | $76,554 | $72,015 | $80,185 | $90,340 | $95,864 | $64,422 | |
| Maryland | 2022 | $75,812 +$2,322 (3.16%) | $76,186 +$2,164 (2.92%) | $74,791 +$2,631 (3.65%) | $106,536 +$2,757 (2.66%) | $81,015 +$2,410 (3.07%) | $66,165 +$3,242 (5.15%) |
| 2021 | $73,490 | $74,022 | $72,160 | $103,779 | $78,606 | $62,924 | |
| Massachusetts | 2022 | $85,300 +$1,723 (2.06%) | $75,237 -$192 (-0.25%) | $90,170 +$2,649 (3.03%) | $115,234 +$2,724 (2.42%) | $91,150 +$2,926 (3.32%) | $62,443 -$232 (-0.37%) |
| 2021 | $83,577 | $75,428 | $87,521 | $112,510 | $88,224 | $62,675 | |
| Michigan | 2022 | $74,240 +$1,877 (2.59%) | $85,939 +$1,478 (1.75%) | $66,197 +$2,151 (3.36%) | $90,762 +$1,154 (1.29%) | $71,528 +$1,218 (1.73%) | $78,590 +$865 (1.11%) |
| 2021 | $72,363 | $84,461 | $64,046 | $89,608 | $70,310 | $77,724 | |
| Minnesota | 2022 | $72,846 -$783 (-1.06%) | $83,068 -$59 (-0.07%) | $68,616 -$942 (-1.35%) | $97,853 -$269 (-0.27%) | $77,887 +$688 (0.89%) | - |
| 2021 | $73,629 | $83,127 | $69,558 | $98,122 | $77,199 | - | |
| Mississippi | 2022 | $61,045 +$406 (0.67%) | $68,956 -$218 (-0.32%) | $53,134 +$1,031 (1.98%) | $77,910 -$705 (-0.90%) | $55,484 +$2,212 (4.15%) | - |
| 2021 | $60,639 | $69,174 | $52,104 | $78,614 | $53,272 | - | |
| Missouri | 2022 | $65,507 -$340 (-0.52%) | $67,796 +$2,203 (3.36%) | $64,439 -$1,530 (-2.32%) | $91,861 +$2,947 (3.31%) | $59,482 +$1,222 (2.10%) | $60,207 +$2,415 (4.18%) |
| 2021 | $65,847 | $65,592 | $65,969 | $88,914 | $58,260 | $57,793 | |
| Montana | 2022 | $63,174 +$114 (0.18%) | $64,855 -$335 (-0.51%) | $59,253 +$1,163 (2.00%) | $74,296 +$2,114 (2.93%) | - | $55,490 +$2,344 (4.41%) |
| 2021 | $63,060 | $65,190 | $58,090 | $72,182 | - | $53,146 | |
| Nebraska | 2022 | $69,259 +$2,141 (3.19%) | $79,235 +$796 (1.01%) | $63,120 +$2,969 (4.94%) | $90,622 +$3,656 (4.20%) | $62,046 +$5,753 (10.22%) | - |
| 2021 | $67,118 | $78,439 | $60,152 | $86,966 | $56,293 | - | |
| Nevada | 2022 | $86,413 -$934 (-1.07%) | $93,181 -$273 (-0.29%) | $81,337 +$96 (0.12%) | $99,024 +$915 (0.93%) | - | - |
| 2021 | $87,347 | $93,454 | $81,241 | $98,109 | - | - | |
| New Hampshire | 2022 | $74,258 +$735 (1.00%) | $71,893 -$161 (-0.22%) | $78,313 +$2,271 (2.99%) | $118,827 +$539 (0.46%) | $87,269 -$247 (-0.28%) | $57,294 +$272 (0.48%) |
| 2021 | $73,523 | $72,054 | $76,043 | $118,288 | $87,516 | $57,023 | |
| New Jersey | 2022 | $79,881 -$2,903 (-3.51%) | $82,730 +$974 (1.19%) | $76,041 -$8,421 (-9.97%) | $116,434 +$3,215 (2.84%) | $83,025 +$2,925 (3.65%) | $70,797 +$547 (0.78%) |
| 2021 | $82,785 | $81,756 | $84,462 | $113,219 | $80,101 | $70,250 | |
| New Mexico | 2022 | $63,593 +$747 (1.19%) | $64,940 +$892 (1.39%) | $36,645 -$2,148 (-5.54%) | $81,785 +$1,095 (1.36%) | - | $61,027 +$1,587 (2.67%) |
| 2021 | $62,845 | $64,048 | $38,793 | $80,690 | - | $59,441 | |
| New York | 2022 | $81,576 +$1,336 (1.67%) | $82,562 +$2,538 (3.17%) | $80,875 +$478 (0.60%) | $111,317 +$3,140 (2.90%) | $88,159 +$1,503 (1.73%) | $70,947 +$1,155 (1.65%) |
| 2021 | $80,240 | $80,024 | $80,397 | $108,177 | $86,657 | $69,792 | |
| North Carolina | 2022 | $67,739 +$102 (0.15%) | $77,987 -$451 (-0.58%) | $63,490 +$443 (0.70%) | $92,177 +$999 (1.10%) | $68,089 +$865 (1.29%) | $51,884 +$1,566 (3.11%) |
| 2021 | $67,637 | $78,438 | $63,047 | $91,178 | $67,224 | $50,318 | |
| North Dakota | 2022 | $64,005 +$163 (0.26%) | $65,116 -$28 (-0.04%) | $59,932 +$862 (1.46%) | $85,279 +$328 (0.39%) | - | $61,533 +$68 (0.11%) |
| 2021 | $63,842 | $65,144 | $59,070 | $84,952 | - | $61,465 | |
| Ohio | 2022 | $69,266 +$972 (1.42%) | $75,685 +$1,660 (2.24%) | $63,480 +$623 (0.99%) | $91,389 +$2,268 (2.55%) | $76,813 +$1,588 (2.11%) | $61,935 +$701 (1.14%) |
| 2021 | $68,295 | $74,024 | $62,857 | $89,121 | $75,225 | $61,235 | |
| Oklahoma | 2022 | $63,122 +$1,654 (2.69%) | $64,149 +$1,881 (3.02%) | $61,376 +$1,349 (2.25%) | $92,063 +$3,147 (3.54%) | $54,925 -$2,113 (-3.70%) | $54,729 +$5,282 (10.68%) |
| 2021 | $61,468 | $62,268 | $60,027 | $88,916 | $57,038 | $49,447 | |
| Oregon | 2022 | $72,793 +$2,450 (3.48%) | $83,721 +$1,733 (2.11%) | $66,365 +$2,872 (4.52%) | $100,400 +$1,059 (1.07%) | $85,892 +$8,000 (10.27%) | $65,917 +$1,649 (2.57%) |
| 2021 | $70,343 | $81,987 | $63,493 | $99,340 | $77,892 | $64,268 | |
| Pennsylvania | 2022 | $75,081 +$1,521 (2.07%) | $80,287 +$773 (0.97%) | $73,083 +$1,763 (2.47%) | $100,961 +$856 (0.86%) | $81,753 +$1,554 (1.94%) | $62,842 +$373 (0.60%) |
| 2021 | $73,560 | $79,515 | $71,319 | $100,105 | $80,198 | $62,469 | |
| Rhode Island | 2022 | $93,395 -$735 (-0.78%) | $82,462 +$4,632 (5.95%) | $96,675 -$2,889 (-2.90%) | $108,111 +$3,005 (2.86%) | - | $62,178 +$1,102 (1.80%) |
| 2021 | $94,130 | $77,830 | $99,563 | $105,106 | - | $61,076 | |
| South Carolina | 2022 | $67,347 +$703 (1.05%) | $74,889 +$1,615 (2.20%) | $61,520 -$225 (-0.36%) | $97,761 +$2,975 (3.14%) | $66,196 -$340 (-0.51%) | $60,847 +$1,895 (3.21%) |
| 2021 | $66,645 | $73,274 | $61,745 | $94,787 | $66,536 | $58,952 | |
| South Dakota | 2022 | $67,866 +$768 (1.14%) | $76,928 +$2,034 (2.72%) | $55,179 -$1,004 (-1.79%) | $81,279 +$2,479 (3.15%) | - | - |
| 2021 | $67,098 | $74,895 | $56,183 | $78,800 | - | - | |
| Tennessee | 2022 | $65,589 +$1,115 (1.73%) | $70,129 +$2,319 (3.42%) | $62,606 +$389 (0.63%) | $80,860 +$1,537 (1.94%) | $70,250 +$2,268 (3.34%) | $59,773 +$2,169 (3.77%) |
| 2021 | $64,474 | $67,810 | $62,217 | $79,323 | $67,982 | $57,604 | |
| Texas | 2022 | $71,922 +$698 (0.98%) | $74,528 +$245 (0.33%) | $68,507 +$1,324 (1.97%) | $94,900 +$823 (0.87%) | $71,507 +$697 (0.98%) | $58,439 +$75 (0.13%) |
| 2021 | $71,224 | $74,282 | $67,183 | $94,077 | $70,810 | $58,364 | |
| Utah | 2022 | $86,051 +$893 (1.05%) | $76,395 +$1,254 (1.67%) | $101,501 -$3,692 (-3.51%) | $97,110 +$2,693 (2.85%) | - | $62,325 +$1,102 (1.80%) |
| 2021 | $85,159 | $75,141 | $105,193 | $94,417 | - | $61,223 | |
| Vermont | 2022 | $75,396 +$1,555 (2.11%) | $72,291 +$1,188 (1.67%) | $77,169 +$1,765 (2.34%) | $96,256 -$777 (-0.80%) | $89,003 +$2,357 (2.72%) | - |
| 2021 | $73,840 | $71,104 | $75,404 | $97,033 | $86,646 | - | |
| Virginia | 2022 | $73,216 +$1,823 (2.55%) | $76,124 +$3,382 (4.65%) | $69,891 -$1 (0.00%) | $93,432 +$3,289 (3.65%) | $73,087 +$796 (1.10%) | $65,445 +$1,498 (2.34%) |
| 2021 | $71,392 | $72,743 | $69,892 | $90,142 | $72,291 | $63,947 | |
| Washington | 2022 | $76,824 -$128 (-0.17%) | $93,870 +$4,813 (5.40%) | $69,247 -$894 (-1.27%) | $91,922 -$346 (-0.38%) | $87,198 -$1,885 (-2.12%) | - |
| 2021 | $76,951 | $89,057 | $70,142 | $92,268 | $89,083 | $66,992 | |
| West Virginia | 2022 | $58,555 +$982 (1.71%) | $61,884 +$617 (1.01%) | $51,157 +$971 (1.93%) | $90,751 +$688 (0.76%) | $58,160 +$1,459 (2.57%) | $53,607 +$387 (0.73%) |
| 2021 | $57,573 | $61,267 | $50,186 | $90,063 | $56,702 | $53,220 | |
| Wisconsin | 2022 | $68,039 +$1,724 (2.60%) | $73,897 +$1,745 (2.42%) | $65,218 +$1,822 (2.87%) | $83,214 +$1,364 (1.67%) | $70,239 -$700 (-0.99%) | - |
| 2021 | $66,315 | $72,152 | $63,396 | $81,850 | $70,938 | - | |
| Wyoming | 2022 | $58,423 -$7,384 (-11.22%) | $58,423 -$7,384 (-11.22%) | - | $87,625 -$511 (-0.58%) | - | $52,583 -$8,759 (-14.28%) |
| 2021 | $65,807 | $65,807 | - | $88,136 | - | $61,342 | |
| Average | 2022 | $73,556 +$999 (1.38%) | $76,032 +$1,056 (1.41%) | $71,631 +$964 (1.36%) | $97,622 +$1,700 (1.77%) | $77,070 +$1,764 (2.34%) | $64,026 +$712 (1.12%) |
| 2021 | $72,558 | $74,976 | $70,667 | $95,922 | $75,305 | $63,314 |