Faculty Salary at Ohio Colleges
The 2025 average faculty salary at Ohio colleges is $70,852 based on a 9-months contract or equated data. Ohio State University-Main Campus has the highest faculty salary of $131,274 among Ohio colleges followed by Case Western Reserve University ($121,016) and Northeast Ohio Medical University ($106,336).
The following table lists the Ohio colleges with faculty salary information by contract length where the salary data is available. The table is sorted by faculty salary in descending order.
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| School name | Equated to 9-Month Contract | 9-Month Contract | 10-Month Contract | 11-Month Contract | 12-Month Contract |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, OH | $131,274 3.74% | $139,030 3.33% | - | - | $143,251 5.43% |
| Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, OH | $121,016 0.25% | $124,649 0.31% | - | - | $134,790 1.12% |
| Northeast Ohio Medical UniversityRootstown, OH | $106,336 4.86% | - | - | - | $141,782 4.86% |
| Ohio State University-Newark CampusNewark, OH | $106,125 5.69% | $105,733 5.30% | - | - | $153,784 |
| University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati, OH | $104,920 2.41% | $111,158 2.15% | - | - | $89,131 4.34% |
| Denison UniversityGranville, OH | $101,137 3.60% | $101,137 3.60% | - | - | - |
| Oberlin CollegeOberlin, OH | $101,087 0.26% | $101,087 0.26% | - | - | - |
| Ohio State University-Lima CampusLima, OH | $101,005 9.21% | $102,200 9.20% | - | - | $99,618 13.12% |
| Ohio State University-Marion CampusMarion, OH | $98,265 4.09% | $98,265 4.09% | - | - | - |
| Miami University-OxfordOxford, OH | $97,507 0.51% | $97,507 0.51% | - | - | - |
| Kent State University at KentKent, OH | $96,063 3.10% | $97,608 3.36% | - | - | $102,310 0.12% |
| Bowling Green State University-Main CampusBowling Green, OH | $94,633 2.29% | $95,818 2.88% | - | - | $113,745 1.99% |
| Franklin UniversityColumbus, OH | $93,047 2.76% | - | - | - | $124,062 2.76% |
| Wright State University-Main CampusDayton, OH | $92,983 5.24% | $95,062 6.05% | - | - | $94,109 6.93% |
| John Carroll UniversityUniversity Heights, OH | $92,566 1.03% | $92,566 1.03% | - | - | - |
| University of Akron Main CampusAkron, OH | $92,303 2.64% | $92,323 3.42% | $95,911 2.03% | $130,149 0.94% | $122,664 3.30% |
| Ohio State University-Mansfield CampusMansfield, OH | $91,983 4.29% | $93,097 5.72% | - | - | $103,323 15.64% |
| University of ToledoToledo, OH | $91,983 0.51% | $92,780 0.31% | - | - | $114,926 1.55% |
| Cincinnati State Technical and Community CollegeCincinnati, OH | $89,726 19.98% | $89,726 19.98% | - | - | - |
| Ohio University-Main CampusAthens, OH | $88,727 2.27% | $90,078 1.46% | - | $107,344 10.50% | $97,377 7.70% |
| Kenyon CollegeGambier, OH | $87,907 0.46% | $87,907 0.46% | - | - | - |
| University of Cincinnati-Clermont CollegeBatavia, OH | $87,308 1.09% | $89,028 1.66% | - | - | $87,251 2.78% |
| DeVry University-OhioColumbus, OH | $87,173 3.79% | - | - | - | $116,231 3.79% |
| University of DaytonDayton, OH | $86,795 1.82% | $84,982 0.14% | $80,450 1.46% | $111,031 0.38% | $131,009 13.13% |
| Cleveland State UniversityCleveland, OH | $85,327 6.93% | $85,380 6.49% | $90,131 | - | - |
| University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash CollegeBlue Ash, OH | $84,307 0.57% | $85,027 0.28% | - | - | $77,894 5.02% |
| Ohio Northern UniversityAda, OH | $83,694 2.34% | $83,514 2.29% | - | - | $118,223 2.96% |
| Xavier UniversityCincinnati, OH | $83,539 2.05% | $84,253 2.23% | - | - | $89,771 0.85% |
| Kent State University at StarkNorth Canton, OH | $80,998 1.82% | $81,647 1.76% | - | - | $73,822 9.82% |
| Mount Carmel College of NursingColumbus, OH | $80,843 6.43% | - | - | - | $107,791 6.43% |
| The College of WoosterWooster, OH | $80,177 3.38% | $80,177 3.38% | - | - | - |
| Kent State University at East LiverpoolEast Liverpool, OH | $79,689 8.81% | $79,689 8.81% | - | - | - |
| Kent State University at TrumbullWarren, OH | $79,526 0.01% | $82,091 0.07% | - | - | $63,846 3.00% |
| Ohio Wesleyan UniversityDelaware, OH | $79,125 0.09% | $79,125 0.09% | - | - | - |
| Youngstown State UniversityYoungstown, OH | $78,580 4.59% | $78,599 4.61% | - | $95,701 | - |
| Ohio University-Zanesville CampusZanesville, OH | $78,499 1.41% | $80,279 1.33% | - | - | $88,641 2.07% |
| Capital UniversityColumbus, OH | $78,394 1.97% | $79,627 3.06% | $84,995 2.00% | $70,306 | $84,362 7.65% |
| Otterbein UniversityWesterville, OH | $77,705 3.47% | $77,814 3.44% | - | - | $85,655 8.32% |
| Baldwin Wallace UniversityBerea, OH | $77,613 1.20% | $77,774 1.37% | $88,945 0.03% | $100,067 2.23% | $97,128 2.32% |
| Ohio University-Lancaster CampusLancaster, OH | $77,322 0.75% | $78,627 1.08% | $64,000 | - | $95,624 15.27% |
| Cedarville UniversityCedarville, OH | $77,025 0.87% | $76,868 2.49% | - | - | $103,939 7.78% |
| Sinclair Community CollegeDayton, OH | $76,600 2.34% | $76,753 2.52% | - | - | $86,158 4.47% |
| Kettering CollegeKettering, OH | $76,162 8.14% | $71,486 1.66% | - | - | $102,217 8.83% |
| Arizona College of Nursing-CincinnatiCincinnati, OH | $75,000 | - | - | - | $100,000 |
| Ohio University-Eastern CampusSaint Clairsville, OH | $74,725 2.44% | $75,795 2.54% | $64,003 2.08% | - | - |
| Miami University-HamiltonHamilton, OH | $74,403 1.24% | $74,403 1.24% | - | - | - |
| Kent State University at AshtabulaAshtabula, OH | $73,796 2.30% | $76,848 3.18% | - | - | $67,876 7.97% |
| Bowling Green State University-FirelandsHuron, OH | $73,727 3.15% | $74,397 3.17% | - | - | $85,506 3.52% |
| Kent State University at SalemSalem, OH | $73,068 6.02% | $74,630 5.45% | - | - | $69,306 0.65% |
| Kent State University at TuscarawasNew Philadelphia, OH | $72,997 1.84% | $74,260 1.88% | - | - | $60,301 3.00% |
| Ohio Dominican UniversityColumbus, OH | $72,072 5.28% | $66,725 3.87% | - | - | $131,028 5.30% |
| Ohio University-Southern CampusIronton, OH | $71,721 0.27% | $72,818 5.88% | $64,625 0.09% | - | $83,000 62.15% |
| Lorain County Community CollegeElyria, OH | $71,666 0.95% | $74,205 0.89% | - | - | $63,519 1.32% |
| Ohio University-Chillicothe CampusChillicothe, OH | $71,466 0.29% | $72,998 2.44% | - | - | $76,228 |
| Wittenberg UniversitySpringfield, OH | $70,444 1.82% | $70,444 1.82% | - | - | - |
| Athenaeum of OhioCincinnati, OH | $70,395 4.77% | $70,395 4.77% | - | - | - |
| Marietta CollegeMarietta, OH | $70,223 1.59% | $69,461 1.05% | - | $86,994 12.96% | $106,295 2.49% |
| University of Mount UnionAlliance, OH | $70,127 1.77% | - | $75,429 0.99% | $107,100 24.65% | $106,980 13.52% |
| Mount St. Joseph UniversityCincinnati, OH | $69,779 3.94% | $71,385 5.17% | $64,050 12.99% | $79,722 2.00% | $93,211 1.68% |
| Miami University-MiddletownMiddletown, OH | $69,580 1.23% | $69,580 1.23% | - | - | - |
| Central State UniversityWilberforce, OH | $69,281 1.63% | $69,281 1.63% | - | - | - |
| Ashland UniversityAshland, OH | $69,200 3.23% | $68,836 2.35% | - | - | $99,493 16.21% |
| Kent State University at GeaugaBurton, OH | $69,067 3.14% | $69,161 4.14% | - | - | $90,221 19.50% |
| Arizona College of Nursing-ClevelandBeachwood, OH | $68,981 8.03% | - | - | - | $91,975 8.03% |
| Mercy College of OhioToledo, OH | $68,542 5.89% | $68,834 3.48% | - | - | $91,180 8.01% |
| Muskingum UniversityNew Concord, OH | $68,286 0.65% | $68,286 0.65% | - | - | - |
| Cleveland Institute of MusicCleveland, OH | $68,149 4.51% | - | $75,721 4.50% | - | - |
| The University of FindlayFindlay, OH | $67,958 0.53% | $68,875 0.81% | $73,069 6.27% | - | $89,991 0.35% |
| United Theological SeminaryDayton, OH | $67,155 1.45% | - | - | $82,097 1.45% | - |
| Central Ohio Technical CollegeNewark, OH | $66,653 0.36% | $66,560 2.80% | - | - | $88,978 1.39% |
| Tiffin UniversityTiffin, OH | $66,479 5.37% | $66,479 5.37% | - | - | - |
| Shawnee State UniversityPortsmouth, OH | $66,332 0.42% | $66,407 0.39% | - | - | $76,422 3.50% |
| Methodist Theological School in OhioDelaware, OH | $66,226 6.33% | $66,226 6.33% | - | - | - |
| Galen College of Nursing-CincinnatiCincinnati, OH | $65,861 13.87% | - | - | - | $87,815 13.87% |
| Wilberforce UniversityWilberforce, OH | $65,700 17.88% | - | $73,000 17.88% | - | - |
| Aultman College of Nursing and Health SciencesCanton, OH | $65,286 3.50% | $66,277 3.79% | - | - | $80,439 2.55% |
| The Christ College of Nursing and Health SciencesCincinnati, OH | $65,170 0.05% | - | $72,282 0.07% | - | $87,250 0.25% |
| Cleveland Institute of ArtCleveland, OH | $64,210 1.76% | $64,210 1.76% | - | - | - |
| Heidelberg UniversityTiffin, OH | $62,946 3.74% | $62,946 3.74% | - | - | - |
| Clark State CollegeSpringfield, OH | $62,711 10.14% | $63,059 10.00% | - | $73,375 10.73% | - |
| Washington State Community CollegeMarietta, OH | $62,299 4.39% | $60,943 4.27% | - | $80,391 5.42% | $85,411 |
| Malone UniversityCanton, OH | $62,252 0.40% | $62,268 0.49% | $69,110 0.10% | - | - |
| Cincinnati College of Mortuary ScienceCincinnati, OH | $61,425 17.10% | - | - | - | $81,900 17.10% |
| Herzing University-AkronAkron, OH | $61,356 3.47% | - | - | - | $81,808 3.47% |
| Antioch University-System AdministrationYellow Springs, OH | $60,933 31.04% | - | - | - | $81,244 31.04% |
| Hiram CollegeHiram, OH | $60,802 0.22% | $60,802 0.22% | - | - | - |
| Lake Erie CollegePainesville, OH | $60,539 21.81% | $53,153 10.38% | - | - | $104,201 45.65% |
| Defiance CollegeDefiance, OH | $59,910 0.97% | $60,302 0.41% | - | $64,000 | $71,690 8.01% |
| University of Rio GrandeRio Grande, OH | $59,894 3.40% | $59,894 3.40% | - | - | - |
| Franciscan University of SteubenvilleSteubenville, OH | $59,602 24.35% | - | - | - | $79,469 |
| ATA College-CincinnatiCincinnati, OH | $59,460 3.10% | - | - | - | $79,280 3.10% |
| Ursuline CollegePepper Pike, OH | $59,421 7.21% | - | $65,235 5.90% | - | $81,026 9.71% |
| Wilmington CollegeWilmington, OH | $58,849 3.71% | $58,849 3.71% | - | - | - |
| Marion Technical CollegeMarion, OH | $58,427 3.96% | $56,990 3.17% | $69,138 8.48% | - | $80,841 5.08% |
| Antioch CollegeYellow Springs, OH | $57,949 4.55% | - | $64,383 | - | $77,300 10.05% |
| The Modern College of DesignKettering, OH | $57,796 4.71% | - | $64,986 3.81% | - | $73,374 8.70% |
| Valor Christian CollegeCanal Winchester, OH | $56,113 4.33% | $56,113 4.33% | - | - | - |
| Lourdes UniversitySylvania, OH | $54,290 0.45% | $56,105 1.35% | - | $63,333 13.66% | $63,040 2.60% |
| James A. Rhodes State CollegeLima, OH | $54,004 1.55% | $53,834 1.16% | $65,029 3.78% | - | $67,031 2.60% |
| Bryant & Stratton College-ParmaParma, OH | $53,582 4.65% | - | - | - | $71,442 4.65% |
| Zane State CollegeZanesville, OH | $52,102 3.96% | $55,101 0.27% | $45,455 27.34% | $55,908 16.57% | $28,608 - |
| Walsh UniversityNorth Canton, OH | $51,836 1.02% | - | - | - | $69,114 1.02% |
| Good Samaritan College of Nursing and Health ScienceCincinnati, OH | $51,426 22.83% | - | - | - | $68,568 22.83% |
| Bluffton UniversityBluffton, OH | $51,205 38.90% | - | $56,895 | - | - |
| North Central State CollegeMansfield, OH | $51,192 4.27% | $51,192 4.27% | - | - | - |
| Professional Skills InstituteMaumee, OH | $51,150 0.87% | - | - | - | $68,200 0.87% |
| University of Northwestern OhioLima, OH | $51,116 2.06% | - | - | - | $68,155 2.06% |
| Mount Vernon Nazarene UniversityMount Vernon, OH | $51,040 11.95% | $48,676 14.21% | $74,818 2.67% | $60,818 12.92% | $48,150 |
| Columbus College of Art & DesignColumbus, OH | $50,964 1.39% | - | - | - | $67,952 1.39% |
| Pontifical College JosephinumColumbus, OH | $50,356 4.57% | - | - | - | $67,141 4.57% |
| Felbry CollegeColumbus, OH | $49,950 4.81% | - | - | - | $66,600 4.81% |
| Art Academy of CincinnatiCincinnati, OH | $49,744 0.83% | $49,744 0.83% | - | - | - |
| American Institute of Alternative MedicineColumbus, OH | $49,596 4.85% | - | - | - | $66,128 4.85% |
| Payne Theological SeminaryWilberforce, OH | $44,806 - | - | - | - | $59,742 - |
| Davis CollegeToledo, OH | $44,250 27.47% | - | - | - | $59,000 27.47% |
| Winebrenner Theological SeminaryFindlay, OH | $43,441 2.13% | - | - | - | $57,921 2.13% |
| Rabbinical College TelsheWickliffe, OH | $42,783 12.68% | - | - | - | $57,044 12.68% |
| Ohio Christian UniversityCircleville, OH | $40,550 55.35% | - | - | - | $54,066 55.34% |
| Allegheny Wesleyan CollegeSalem, OH | $19,890 13.63% | - | $22,100 13.63% | - | - |
| Gods Bible School and CollegeCincinnati, OH | $9,622 3.83% | - | $10,458 1.65% | - | $14,926 16.99% |