Faculty Salary at Iowa Colleges
The 2023 average faculty salary at Iowa colleges is $63,517 based on a 9-months contract or equated data. University of Iowa has the highest faculty salary of $114,064 among Iowa colleges followed by Iowa State University ($111,012) and Grinnell College ($104,919).
The following table lists the Iowa colleges with faculty 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 IowaIowa City, IA | $114,064 (1,287) 7.23% | $110,014 (1,045) 5.77% | - | $160,819 (242) | - |
| Iowa State UniversityAmes, IA | $111,012 (1,444) 4.36% | $111,774 (1,216) 4.28% | - | - | $142,598 (228) 4.64% |
| Grinnell CollegeGrinnell, IA | $104,919 (216) 1.93% | $104,919 (216) 1.93% | - | - | - |
| Drake UniversityDes Moines, IA | $90,342 (300) 1.18% | $88,198 (243) 5.02% | - | $121,617 (57) 33.21% | - |
| Des Moines University-Osteopathic Medical CenterDes Moines, IA | $84,545 (7) 8.40% | - | - | - | $112,726 (7) 8.40% |
| University of Northern IowaCedar Falls, IA | $76,630 (399) 1.24% | $76,838 (385) 1.25% | - | $79,371 (12) 0.28% | $142,188 (2) 1.30% |
| Iowa Central Community CollegeFort Dodge, IA | $73,014 (97) 4.28% | $73,177 (83) 4.61% | $80,192 (12) 0.94% | $87,163 (2) 4.27% | - |
| Des Moines Area Community CollegeAnkeny, IA | $71,492 (360) 0.67% | $72,095 (294) 0.81% | - | - | $91,743 (66) 0.06% |
| Luther CollegeDecorah, IA | $70,839 (133) 2.08% | $70,839 (133) 2.08% | - | - | - |
| Cornell CollegeMount Vernon, IA | $70,656 (77) 0.90% | $70,656 (77) 0.90% | - | - | - |
| Saint Ambrose UniversityDavenport, IA | $69,880 (180) 0.02% | $75,065 (130) 0.01% | $60,747 (5) 3.17% | - | $75,454 (45) 0.64% |
| Allen CollegeWaterloo, IA | $69,777 (41) 3.29% | $66,844 (16) 2.00% | - | $84,494 (7) 1.56% | $96,854 (18) 5.37% |
| Marshalltown Community CollegeMarshalltown, IA | $68,872 (45) 1.77% | $68,872 (45) 1.77% | - | - | - |
| Central CollegePella, IA | $68,690 (91) 1.18% | $68,690 (91) 1.18% | - | - | - |
| Kirkwood Community CollegeCedar Rapids, IA | $67,783 (253) 2.73% | $71,315 (165) 2.17% | - | - | $81,548 (88) 2.88% |
| Southeastern Community CollegeWest Burlington, IA | $66,739 (82) 2.99% | $71,262 (71) 1.93% | - | - | $50,060 (11) 0.38% |
| Ellsworth Community CollegeIowa Falls, IA | $66,496 (26) 2.33% | $66,496 (26) 2.33% | - | - | - |
| University of DubuqueDubuque, IA | $65,403 (98) 21.64% | - | $72,670 (98) 21.64% | - | - |
| North Iowa Area Community CollegeMason City, IA | $65,388 (64) 2.59% | $65,978 (50) 2.36% | $60,539 (1) 3.84% | $78,188 (13) 3.60% | - |
| Northwestern CollegeOrange City, IA | $65,136 (77) 1.59% | $64,919 (74) 1.66% | - | - | $94,010 (3) 0.55% |
| Briar Cliff UniversitySioux City, IA | $64,916 (59) 5.86% | $64,916 (59) 5.86% | - | - | - |
| Morningside UniversitySioux City, IA | $63,980 (70) 2.06% | $64,247 (65) 2.86% | - | - | $80,682 (5) 9.31% |
| Wartburg CollegeWaverly, IA | $62,994 (80) 0.86% | $63,340 (78) 0.42% | $45,000 (1) 4.10% | - | $78,000 (1) 59.18% |
| Loras CollegeDubuque, IA | $62,233 (90) 2.62% | $62,233 (90) 2.62% | - | - | - |
| Grand View UniversityDes Moines, IA | $62,150 (89) 0.82% | $62,150 (89) 0.82% | - | - | - |
| Dordt UniversitySioux Center, IA | $62,128 (100) 5.44% | - | $69,031 (100) 5.44% | - | - |
| Coe CollegeCedar Rapids, IA | $62,123 (125) 3.46% | $62,341 (123) 3.42% | - | $59,544 (2) 9.23% | - |
| Western Iowa Tech Community CollegeSioux City, IA | $61,260 (67) 2.01% | $61,260 (67) 2.01% | - | - | - |
| Hawkeye Community CollegeWaterloo, IA | $61,190 (113) 1.01% | $61,757 (102) 1.74% | - | - | $74,573 (11) 5.82% |
| Simpson CollegeIndianola, IA | $60,476 (75) 0.79% | $60,476 (75) 0.79% | - | - | - |
| Wartburg Theological SeminaryDubuque, IA | $59,885 (11) 2.08% | - | - | - | $79,847 (11) 2.08% |
| Buena Vista UniversityStorm Lake, IA | $59,651 (59) 0.28% | - | $66,539 (57) 0.92% | - | $70,649 (2) 8.23% |
| Northwest Iowa Community CollegeSheldon, IA | $59,501 (33) 11.83% | $59,290 (32) 11.91% | - | $81,000 (1) | - |
| Divine Word CollegeEpworth, IA | $58,838 (19) 5.76% | $58,838 (19) 5.76% | - | - | - |
| Mount Mercy UniversityCedar Rapids, IA | $58,639 (76) 1.79% | $60,235 (68) 1.30% | - | - | $60,101 (8) 8.93% |
| Clarke UniversityDubuque, IA | $58,192 (77) 1.96% | $57,345 (57) 2.95% | $67,085 (12) 2.21% | $79,369 (5) 3.24% | $72,421 (3) 8.58% |
| Graceland University-LamoniLamoni, IA | $57,906 (68) 3.55% | $56,370 (41) 0.12% | $73,649 (1) | $69,931 (9) 4.46% | $81,985 (17) 11.13% |
| Mercy College of Health SciencesDes Moines, IA | $57,049 (51) 3.64% | - | - | - | $76,065 (51) 3.64% |
| Northeast Iowa Community CollegeCalmar, IA | $57,010 (106) 3.85% | $56,762 (86) 3.81% | $75,910 (7) 1.73% | $64,141 (5) 10.55% | $70,161 (8) 9.10% |
| Palmer College of ChiropracticDavenport, IA | $56,630 (122) 2.37% | - | - | - | $75,506 (122) 2.37% |
| Iowa Wesleyan UniversityMount Pleasant, IA | $56,309 (36) 5.17% | $55,637 (28) 3.60% | $61,790 (5) 0.49% | - | $85,000 (3) 24.49% |
| Upper Iowa UniversityFayette, IA | $56,227 (56) 2.89% | $63,411 (28) 4.05% | - | - | $65,391 (28) 5.77% |
| Eastern Iowa Community College DistrictDavenport, IA | $56,028 (126) 5.17% | $57,299 (81) 3.87% | - | $65,697 (45) 7.14% | - |
| Indian Hills Community CollegeOttumwa, IA | $55,699 (124) 0.51% | $58,627 (28) 0.44% | - | $68,736 (42) 0.55% | $71,695 (54) 0.63% |
| Iowa Lakes Community CollegeEstherville, IA | $55,514 (67) 2.47% | $60,867 (18) 1.98% | $57,903 (11) 3.45% | $65,705 (37) 2.46% | $82,621 (1) 11.94% |
| Iowa Western Community CollegeCouncil Bluffs, IA | $54,972 (111) 1.18% | $57,138 (99) 1.92% | - | - | $49,468 (12) 12.92% |
| William Penn UniversityOskaloosa, IA | $54,924 (47) 3.93% | $54,924 (47) 3.93% | - | - | - |
| St Luke's CollegeSioux City, IA | $54,398 (15) 5.23% | $57,065 (1) 15.03% | - | - | $72,276 (14) 6.36% |
| Waldorf UniversityForest City, IA | $51,619 (43) 0.89% | $52,845 (38) 1.10% | $53,560 (1) | - | $54,435 (4) - |
| Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological SeminaryAnkeny, IA | $49,550 (20) 3.32% | $49,550 (20) 3.32% | - | - | - |
| Southwestern Community CollegeCreston, IA | $49,011 (39) 1.76% | $51,760 (22) 0.65% | - | $55,566 (17) 3.00% | - |
| Ross College-DavenportDavenport, IA | $44,175 (2) 4.39% | - | - | - | $58,900 (2) 4.39% |
| Emmaus Bible CollegeDubuque, IA | $43,676 (19) 4.63% | $43,676 (19) 4.63% | - | - | - |
| Maharishi International UniversityFairfield, IA | $35,802 (119) 6.10% | - | - | - | $47,736 (119) 6.10% |
| Orion Technical CollegeDavenport, IA | $27,093 (4) 18.87% | - | - | - | $36,125 (4) 18.86% |