Average Faculty Salary by State and School Category
The 2022 faculty salary is increased by 1.89% from $64,363 to $65,583. At public schools the 2022 average faculty salary is $71,762 increased by 1.96%. The private school's average is $61,117 and its salary is increased by 1.78%.
The average Faculty salary at national universities is $99,418 and the average at liberal arts colleges is $76,339. At community colleges, the 2022 faculty salary is $63,543 in average.
- Rhode Island has the highest Faculty salary of $97,563 and West Virginia has the lowest Faculty salary of $50,409.
- For public schools, California has the highest Faculty salary of $96,633 and Arkansas has the lowest Faculty salary of $52,231.
- For private schools, Rhode Island has the highest Faculty salary of $101,153 and West Virginia has the lowest Faculty salary of $42,359.
- For national universities, New Hampshire has the highest Faculty salary of $125,850 and Kentucky has the lowest Faculty salary of $71,138.
- For liberal arts colleges, Connecticut has the highest Faculty salary of $98,244 and Kansas has the lowest Faculty salary of $51,366.
- For community colleges, California has the highest Faculty salary of $91,500 and Georgia has the lowest Faculty salary of $40,664.
| State | Year | All Colleges | Public Schools | Private Schools | National Universities | Liberal Arts Colleges | Community Colleges |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 2022 | $61,634 +$917 (1.51%) | $67,635 +$1,863 (2.83%) | $50,231 -$880 (-1.72%) | $90,945 +$1,546 (1.73%) | $54,837 +$1,105 (2.06%) | $61,629 +$1,804 (3.02%) |
| 2021 | $60,716 | $65,772 | $51,111 | $89,399 | $53,732 | $59,826 | |
| Alaska | 2022 | $68,435 +$1,803 (2.71%) | $78,835 +$125 (0.16%) | $54,568 +$4,040 (7.99%) | $86,144 -$742 (-0.85%) | - | - |
| 2021 | $66,632 | $78,710 | $50,528 | $86,886 | - | - | |
| Washington | 2022 | $70,135 +$2,387 (3.52%) | $77,274 +$3,646 (4.95%) | $60,141 +$1,539 (2.63%) | $98,216 +$1,437 (1.48%) | $91,246 +$272 (0.30%) | $74,121 +$3,345 (4.73%) |
| 2021 | $67,748 | $73,628 | $58,603 | $96,779 | $90,974 | $70,776 | |
| Arizona | 2022 | $60,979 +$847 (1.41%) | $75,623 +$1,867 (2.53%) | $51,592 +$542 (1.06%) | $80,839 +$3,134 (4.03%) | - | $74,011 +$1,788 (2.48%) |
| 2021 | $60,132 | $73,756 | $51,050 | $77,704 | - | $72,222 | |
| New Mexico | 2022 | $57,738 +$766 (1.35%) | $58,436 +$402 (0.69%) | $54,482 +$1,758 (3.33%) | $84,542 +$1,576 (1.90%) | $77,470 -$3,717 (-4.58%) | $53,928 +$213 (0.40%) |
| 2021 | $56,972 | $58,033 | $52,724 | $82,967 | $81,187 | $53,716 | |
| Arkansas | 2022 | $51,110 +$110 (0.22%) | $52,231 -$196 (-0.37%) | $48,933 +$550 (1.14%) | $80,415 -$9,274 (-10.34%) | $58,774 -$770 (-1.29%) | $43,976 +$383 (0.88%) |
| 2021 | $51,000 | $52,427 | $48,382 | $89,689 | $59,543 | $43,594 | |
| California | 2022 | $78,478 +$2,577 (3.39%) | $96,633 +$2,278 (2.41%) | $67,391 +$2,369 (3.64%) | $119,947 +$3,354 (2.88%) | $94,301 +$242 (0.26%) | $91,500 +$3,235 (3.67%) |
| 2021 | $75,901 | $94,355 | $65,021 | $116,593 | $94,059 | $88,264 | |
| Minnesota | 2022 | $69,874 -$453 (-0.64%) | $74,871 -$221 (-0.29%) | $64,235 -$714 (-1.10%) | $85,255 +$758 (0.90%) | $79,775 +$336 (0.42%) | $73,770 -$623 (-0.84%) |
| 2021 | $70,326 | $75,092 | $64,949 | $84,497 | $79,439 | $74,393 | |
| Colorado | 2022 | $61,316 +$1,085 (1.80%) | $67,805 +$1,125 (1.69%) | $54,828 +$629 (1.16%) | $97,951 +$2,585 (2.71%) | $86,722 +$1,248 (1.46%) | $54,903 -$34 (-0.06%) |
| 2021 | $60,232 | $66,680 | $54,199 | $95,367 | $85,474 | $54,938 | |
| Connecticut | 2022 | $82,811 +$1,009 (1.23%) | $83,120 +$1,282 (1.57%) | $82,533 +$762 (0.93%) | $122,929 +$1,383 (1.14%) | $98,244 -$232 (-0.24%) | $77,237 +$204 (0.26%) |
| 2021 | $81,802 | $81,838 | $81,771 | $121,546 | $98,477 | $77,034 | |
| New York | 2022 | $70,919 +$1,873 (2.71%) | $81,417 +$2,760 (3.51%) | $66,811 +$1,508 (2.31%) | $118,973 +$2,591 (2.23%) | $87,392 +$891 (1.03%) | $70,325 +$1,734 (2.53%) |
| 2021 | $69,046 | $78,658 | $65,303 | $116,382 | $86,500 | $68,591 | |
| Delaware | 2022 | $77,862 +$4,383 (5.96%) | $86,904 +$36 (0.04%) | $65,806 +$2,369 (3.73%) | $95,291 +$1,418 (1.51%) | - | $66,913 +$1,085 (1.65%) |
| 2021 | $73,479 | $86,869 | $63,437 | $93,873 | - | $65,828 | |
| District of Columbia | 2022 | $80,477 -$3,719 (-4.42%) | $85,583 -$26,290 (-23.50%) | $80,176 -$560 (-0.69%) | $114,292 +$2,904 (2.61%) | - | - |
| 2021 | $84,196 | $111,873 | $80,736 | $111,388 | - | - | |
| Florida | 2022 | $54,686 -$110 (-0.20%) | $66,096 +$1,358 (2.10%) | $51,059 -$476 (-0.92%) | $94,919 +$1,210 (1.29%) | $71,910 +$1,128 (1.59%) | $46,437 +$254 (0.55%) |
| 2021 | $54,796 | $64,739 | $51,535 | $93,708 | $70,783 | $46,183 | |
| Georgia | 2022 | $54,498 +$883 (1.65%) | $55,393 +$601 (1.10%) | $53,683 +$1,139 (2.17%) | $87,836 +$1,130 (1.30%) | $62,394 +$2,034 (3.37%) | $40,664 +$530 (1.32%) |
| 2021 | $53,615 | $54,792 | $52,545 | $86,706 | $60,361 | $40,134 | |
| Hawaii | 2022 | $78,253 +$207 (0.26%) | $87,044 +$1,722 (2.02%) | $60,670 -$2,823 (-4.45%) | $115,960 +$2,958 (2.62%) | - | $80,682 +$1,531 (1.93%) |
| 2021 | $78,046 | $85,323 | $63,494 | $113,002 | - | $79,150 | |
| Idaho | 2022 | $59,837 +$2,935 (5.16%) | $65,938 +$2,217 (3.48%) | $53,736 +$2,894 (5.69%) | $79,350 +$2,380 (3.09%) | $64,330 -$128 (-0.20%) | $57,101 +$2,043 (3.71%) |
| 2021 | $56,902 | $63,721 | $50,842 | $76,971 | $64,458 | $55,058 | |
| Illinois | 2022 | $71,996 +$206 (0.29%) | $78,114 +$900 (1.17%) | $68,006 -$323 (-0.47%) | $100,081 +$813 (0.82%) | $70,853 +$1,216 (1.75%) | $74,766 +$1,231 (1.67%) |
| 2021 | $71,790 | $77,214 | $68,329 | $99,268 | $69,637 | $73,535 | |
| Indiana | 2022 | $61,749 +$1,072 (1.77%) | $68,679 +$595 (0.87%) | $59,285 +$1,027 (1.76%) | $94,740 +$1,543 (1.66%) | $66,148 +$1,121 (1.72%) | $41,927 -$2,971 (-6.62%) |
| 2021 | $60,677 | $68,084 | $58,258 | $93,197 | $65,027 | $44,898 | |
| Iowa | 2022 | $61,921 +$1,178 (1.94%) | $65,987 +$1,142 (1.76%) | $59,774 +$1,197 (2.04%) | $106,375 +$2,426 (2.33%) | $70,527 +$832 (1.19%) | $59,272 +$784 (1.34%) |
| 2021 | $60,742 | $64,845 | $58,577 | $103,950 | $69,695 | $58,488 | |
| Kansas | 2022 | $52,783 +$758 (1.46%) | $56,039 +$1,461 (2.68%) | $48,946 -$71 (-0.14%) | $85,642 +$793 (0.93%) | $51,366 +$374 (0.73%) | $50,596 +$2,025 (4.17%) |
| 2021 | $52,025 | $54,577 | $49,017 | $84,849 | $50,992 | $48,571 | |
| Missouri | 2022 | $58,443 +$980 (1.70%) | $63,564 +$2,016 (3.28%) | $56,348 +$556 (1.00%) | $96,146 +$2,868 (3.07%) | $61,509 +$1,305 (2.17%) | $55,101 +$1,978 (3.72%) |
| 2021 | $57,463 | $61,548 | $55,792 | $93,278 | $60,204 | $53,124 | |
| Kentucky | 2022 | $54,683 -$223 (-0.41%) | $57,818 +$582 (1.02%) | $52,592 -$759 (-1.42%) | $71,138 -$1,056 (-1.46%) | $67,717 +$1,254 (1.89%) | $50,074 -$754 (-1.48%) |
| 2021 | $54,905 | $57,236 | $53,351 | $72,193 | $66,463 | $50,828 | |
| Louisiana | 2022 | $55,560 +$445 (0.81%) | $59,141 +$1,432 (2.48%) | $50,934 -$830 (-1.60%) | $82,216 +$1,569 (1.95%) | $59,673 +$591 (1.00%) | $47,175 +$2,845 (6.42%) |
| 2021 | $55,115 | $57,709 | $51,764 | $80,647 | $59,082 | $44,331 | |
| Maine | 2022 | $67,895 -$808 (-1.18%) | $65,536 -$3,232 (-4.70%) | $69,939 +$1,301 (1.90%) | $91,510 -$837 (-0.91%) | $95,511 +$7,098 (8.03%) | $57,122 -$314 (-0.55%) |
| 2021 | $68,703 | $68,768 | $68,638 | $92,347 | $88,412 | $57,435 | |
| Maryland | 2022 | $72,594 +$1,694 (2.39%) | $75,788 +$1,691 (2.28%) | $67,552 +$1,700 (2.58%) | $107,606 +$3,566 (3.43%) | $75,593 +$3,002 (4.14%) | $64,030 +$1,746 (2.80%) |
| 2021 | $70,900 | $74,096 | $65,852 | $104,040 | $72,591 | $62,285 | |
| Massachusetts | 2022 | $83,238 +$1,382 (1.69%) | $78,217 -$851 (-1.08%) | $85,247 +$2,304 (2.78%) | $120,520 +$2,516 (2.13%) | $89,942 +$1,264 (1.43%) | $66,653 -$1,303 (-1.92%) |
| 2021 | $81,857 | $79,068 | $82,943 | $118,004 | $88,678 | $67,957 | |
| Michigan | 2022 | $72,614 +$2,683 (3.84%) | $80,694 +$1,126 (1.41%) | $63,085 +$3,707 (6.24%) | $91,687 +$1,117 (1.23%) | $71,391 +$2,187 (3.16%) | $80,355 +$4,602 (6.08%) |
| 2021 | $69,932 | $79,568 | $59,377 | $90,570 | $69,204 | $75,752 | |
| Mississippi | 2022 | $53,590 -$73 (-0.14%) | $56,493 +$685 (1.23%) | $46,913 -$1,268 (-2.63%) | $76,200 +$1,059 (1.41%) | $58,956 +$2,172 (3.82%) | $51,042 +$577 (1.14%) |
| 2021 | $53,663 | $55,809 | $48,180 | $75,141 | $56,784 | $50,465 | |
| Montana | 2022 | $54,435 +$1,460 (2.76%) | $55,607 +$1,730 (3.21%) | $51,756 +$1,186 (2.34%) | $76,450 +$3,216 (4.39%) | - | $52,108 +$1,057 (2.07%) |
| 2021 | $52,975 | $53,877 | $50,570 | $73,235 | - | $51,051 | |
| Nebraska | 2022 | $61,258 +$577 (0.95%) | $65,754 +$1,504 (2.34%) | $56,762 -$112 (-0.20%) | $90,576 +$3,011 (3.44%) | $63,123 +$6,315 (11.12%) | $59,942 +$3,160 (5.56%) |
| 2021 | $60,681 | $64,250 | $56,874 | $87,566 | $56,808 | $56,782 | |
| Nevada | 2022 | $65,023 +$122 (0.19%) | $78,289 -$640 (-0.81%) | $57,285 +$1,311 (2.34%) | $95,260 -$416 (-0.43%) | - | $64,132 +$1,559 (2.49%) |
| 2021 | $64,901 | $78,929 | $55,974 | $95,676 | - | $62,573 | |
| New Hampshire | 2022 | $72,502 +$789 (1.10%) | $74,203 -$693 (-0.93%) | $70,492 +$2,541 (3.74%) | $125,850 +$3,213 (2.62%) | $72,170 +$1,214 (1.71%) | $63,244 -$280 (-0.44%) |
| 2021 | $71,713 | $74,896 | $67,950 | $122,637 | $70,955 | $63,523 | |
| New Jersey | 2022 | $65,909 +$444 (0.68%) | $81,691 +$637 (0.79%) | $56,316 +$327 (0.58%) | $122,134 +$3,855 (3.26%) | $85,380 -$364 (-0.42%) | $67,774 -$193 (-0.28%) |
| 2021 | $65,465 | $81,054 | $55,990 | $118,280 | $85,743 | $67,967 | |
| North Carolina | 2022 | $56,233 +$1,111 (2.02%) | $56,660 +$671 (1.20%) | $55,651 +$1,711 (3.17%) | $95,934 +$306 (0.32%) | $65,876 +$1,444 (2.24%) | $49,813 +$929 (1.90%) |
| 2021 | $55,122 | $55,989 | $53,940 | $95,628 | $64,432 | $48,885 | |
| North Dakota | 2022 | $59,025 +$1,610 (2.80%) | $60,365 +$2,016 (3.46%) | $55,898 +$663 (1.20%) | $84,093 +$1,105 (1.33%) | - | $57,638 +$156 (0.27%) |
| 2021 | $57,414 | $58,349 | $55,235 | $82,988 | - | $57,482 | |
| Ohio | 2022 | $61,980 +$1,905 (3.17%) | $72,662 +$1,577 (2.22%) | $55,721 +$2,015 (3.75%) | $88,056 +$1,629 (1.88%) | $75,781 +$1,345 (1.81%) | $54,892 +$1,918 (3.62%) |
| 2021 | $60,075 | $71,085 | $53,706 | $86,427 | $74,436 | $52,974 | |
| Oklahoma | 2022 | $53,770 +$802 (1.51%) | $54,924 +$525 (0.97%) | $51,911 +$1,384 (2.74%) | $92,827 +$1,172 (1.28%) | $51,708 -$2,386 (-4.41%) | $48,037 +$590 (1.24%) |
| 2021 | $52,968 | $54,399 | $50,527 | $91,655 | $54,094 | $47,447 | |
| Oregon | 2022 | $70,545 +$2,024 (2.95%) | $75,609 +$2,418 (3.30%) | $64,215 +$1,532 (2.44%) | $97,779 +$910 (0.94%) | $86,887 +$6,669 (8.31%) | $70,882 +$2,727 (4.00%) |
| 2021 | $68,520 | $73,191 | $62,682 | $96,869 | $80,218 | $68,155 | |
| Pennsylvania | 2022 | $65,451 +$1,236 (1.92%) | $78,361 +$1,370 (1.78%) | $61,962 +$1,177 (1.94%) | $104,236 +$885 (0.86%) | $80,778 +$599 (0.75%) | $51,457 +$838 (1.66%) |
| 2021 | $64,215 | $76,991 | $60,785 | $103,352 | $80,179 | $50,619 | |
| Rhode Island | 2022 | $97,563 +$1,371 (1.42%) | $85,596 +$4,850 (6.01%) | $101,153 +$327 (0.32%) | $118,121 +$2,452 (2.12%) | - | $67,363 +$1,759 (2.68%) |
| 2021 | $96,193 | $80,746 | $100,827 | $115,669 | - | $65,604 | |
| South Carolina | 2022 | $58,356 +$1,915 (3.39%) | $61,600 +$1,860 (3.11%) | $54,903 +$1,865 (3.52%) | $99,657 +$3,302 (3.43%) | $65,020 +$561 (0.87%) | $51,773 +$1,604 (3.20%) |
| 2021 | $56,441 | $59,740 | $53,038 | $96,355 | $64,459 | $50,169 | |
| South Dakota | 2022 | $60,480 +$1,927 (3.29%) | $65,370 +$1,143 (1.78%) | $52,098 +$2,056 (4.11%) | $77,070 +$2,459 (3.30%) | - | $58,302 +$992 (1.73%) |
| 2021 | $58,553 | $64,227 | $50,042 | $74,611 | - | $57,310 | |
| Tennessee | 2022 | $57,738 +$474 (0.83%) | $66,797 +$1,713 (2.63%) | $54,146 -$18 (-0.03%) | $81,961 +$1,222 (1.51%) | $69,900 +$1,318 (1.92%) | $54,105 +$2,806 (5.47%) |
| 2021 | $57,265 | $65,085 | $54,164 | $80,739 | $68,583 | $51,298 | |
| Texas | 2022 | $62,049 +$1,713 (2.84%) | $68,305 +$1,701 (2.55%) | $56,703 +$1,778 (3.24%) | $93,768 +$1,895 (2.06%) | $68,405 +$4,755 (7.47%) | $55,924 +$2,403 (4.49%) |
| 2021 | $60,336 | $66,604 | $54,925 | $91,873 | $63,651 | $53,521 | |
| Utah | 2022 | $69,464 +$2,478 (3.70%) | $74,422 +$2,116 (2.93%) | $66,985 +$2,363 (3.66%) | $98,961 +$2,704 (2.81%) | - | $63,894 +$1,854 (2.99%) |
| 2021 | $66,986 | $72,306 | $64,622 | $96,257 | - | $62,040 | |
| Vermont | 2022 | $70,460 +$1,357 (1.96%) | $71,850 +$154 (0.21%) | $69,955 +$1,889 (2.77%) | $93,603 -$1,587 (-1.67%) | $85,149 +$7,784 (10.06%) | - |
| 2021 | $69,104 | $71,697 | $68,066 | $95,190 | $77,365 | - | |
| Virginia | 2022 | $65,720 +$1,591 (2.48%) | $74,658 +$3,563 (5.01%) | $59,762 +$127 (0.21%) | $85,802 +$1,860 (2.22%) | $73,066 +$584 (0.81%) | $60,896 +$2,486 (4.26%) |
| 2021 | $64,129 | $71,095 | $59,635 | $83,943 | $72,482 | $58,411 | |
| West Virginia | 2022 | $50,409 -$365 (-0.72%) | $57,309 +$522 (0.92%) | $42,359 -$1,770 (-4.01%) | $97,227 +$1,233 (1.28%) | $56,942 +$452 (0.80%) | $43,871 -$2,487 (-5.36%) |
| 2021 | $50,774 | $56,787 | $44,129 | $95,994 | $56,490 | $46,357 | |
| Wisconsin | 2022 | $67,716 +$991 (1.49%) | $74,245 +$817 (1.11%) | $61,595 +$1,154 (1.91%) | $83,659 +$1,785 (2.18%) | $69,262 -$1,363 (-1.93%) | $74,891 +$164 (0.22%) |
| 2021 | $66,725 | $73,428 | $60,441 | $81,874 | $70,625 | $74,726 | |
| Wyoming | 2022 | $59,061 -$1,980 (-3.24%) | $60,668 -$2,144 (-3.41%) | $46,201 -$663 (-1.41%) | $88,677 -$202 (-0.23%) | - | $56,667 -$2,422 (-4.10%) |
| 2021 | $61,040 | $62,812 | $46,864 | $88,879 | - | $59,089 | |
| Average | 2022 | $65,583 +$1,219 (1.89%) | $71,762 +$1,382 (1.96%) | $61,117 +$1,066 (1.78%) | $99,418 +$1,839 (1.88%) | $76,339 +$1,310 (1.75%) | $63,543 +$1,470 (2.37%) |
| 2021 | $64,363 | $70,381 | $60,050 | $97,579 | $75,029 | $62,073 |