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District Of Columbia Colleges Average Instructor Salary

Instructor Salary at District Of Columbia Colleges

The 2025 average instructor salary at District Of Columbia colleges is $76,394 based on a 9-months contract or equated data. George Washington University has the highest instructor salary of $117,521 among District Of Columbia colleges followed by Gallaudet University ($83,574) and Howard University ($81,309).
The following table lists the District Of Columbia colleges with instructor 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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2025 Instructor Salary At District Of Columbia Colleges
School nameEquated to 9-Month Contract9-Month Contract10-Month Contract11-Month Contract12-Month Contract
George Washington UniversityWashington, DC$117,521
2.64%
$117,019
12.92%
-$147,350
24.92%
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Gallaudet UniversityWashington, DC$83,574
7.16%
$83,574
7.16%
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Howard UniversityWashington, DC$81,309
10.35%
$81,416
11.25%
--$104,347
0.24%
American UniversityWashington, DC$80,105
7.97%
$80,105
7.97%
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University of the District of ColumbiaWashington, DC$69,682
4.50%
$72,563
0.55%
--$77,547
Trinity Washington UniversityWashington, DC$65,673
3.00%
-$72,970
3.00%
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The Catholic University of AmericaWashington, DC$57,041
6.92%
$57,041
6.92%
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University of the Potomac-Washington DC CampusWashington, DC$56,250
50.00%
---$75,000
50.00%