Instructor Salary at Louisiana Colleges
The 2023 average instructor salary at Louisiana colleges is $48,793 based on a 9-months contract or equated data. Southern University Law Center has the highest instructor salary of $78,935 among Louisiana colleges followed by University of Holy Cross ($64,514) and Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans ($63,200).
The following table lists the Louisiana colleges with instructor 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern University Law CenterBaton Rouge, LA | $78,935 (8) 3.62% | $78,935 (8) 3.62% | - | - | - |
| University of Holy CrossNew Orleans, LA | $64,514 (3) 2.00% | $64,514 (3) 2.00% | - | - | - |
| Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New OrleansNew Orleans, LA | $63,200 (55) 5.36% | - | - | - | $84,267 (55) 5.36% |
| Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-ShreveportShreveport, LA | $62,322 (16) 0.51% | - | - | - | $83,096 (16) 0.51% |
| Xavier University of LouisianaNew Orleans, LA | $60,751 (5) 3.16% | $60,751 (5) 3.16% | - | - | - |
| Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady UniversityBaton Rouge, LA | $60,642 (16) 3.25% | - | $59,944 (9) 2.72% | - | $92,327 (7) 8.57% |
| University of Louisiana at LafayetteLafayette, LA | $58,648 (142) 6.78% | $57,736 (121) 7.00% | - | - | $85,206 (21) 5.07% |
| Southern University at New OrleansNew Orleans, LA | $55,000 (6) | $55,000 (6) | - | - | - |
| Southern University and A & M CollegeBaton Rouge, LA | $54,972 (2) 37.56% | $54,972 (2) | - | - | - |
| Baton Rouge Community CollegeBaton Rouge, LA | $54,883 (36) 4.03% | $54,449 (26) 4.25% | $60,531 (5) 5.17% | - | $76,731 (5) 0.96% |
| Herzing University-New OrleansMetairie, LA | $54,830 (2) 3.05% | - | - | - | $73,107 (2) 3.05% |
| Dillard UniversityNew Orleans, LA | $53,990 (15) 20.26% | $53,990 (15) | - | - | - |
| Louisiana State University-AlexandriaAlexandria, LA | $53,966 (18) 10.65% | $53,966 (18) 10.65% | - | - | - |
| Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical CollegeBaton Rouge, LA | $53,618 (300) 7.48% | $53,797 (260) 7.58% | - | - | $69,946 (40) 6.80% |
| Louisiana State University-ShreveportShreveport, LA | $53,594 (22) 6.63% | $57,339 (17) 6.92% | - | - | $54,485 (5) 6.19% |
| Delgado Community CollegeNew Orleans, LA | $53,477 (83) 26.75% | $53,895 (78) 27.74% | - | - | $62,605 (5) 11.25% |
| Nunez Community CollegeChalmette, LA | $53,239 (13) 13.77% | $53,239 (13) 13.77% | - | - | - |
| River Parishes Community CollegeGonzales, LA | $53,016 (38) 9.57% | $53,867 (34) 9.80% | - | - | $61,043 (4) 15.48% |
| Tulane University of LouisianaNew Orleans, LA | $52,993 (18) 19.41% | $50,029 (16) 20.62% | - | - | $102,276 (2) 0.03% |
| University of Louisiana at MonroeMonroe, LA | $52,378 (64) 4.95% | $52,387 (58) 4.96% | - | - | $69,717 (6) 4.88% |
| SOWELA Technical Community CollegeLake Charles, LA | $51,551 (75) 5.07% | $52,112 (58) 4.88% | - | - | $66,180 (17) 6.71% |
| Southeastern Louisiana UniversityHammond, LA | $51,421 (242) 5.28% | $51,421 (242) 5.28% | - | - | - |
| Northwestern State University of LouisianaNatchitoches, LA | $51,251 (45) 5.92% | $50,964 (40) 6.08% | - | - | $71,394 (5) 4.59% |
| Fletcher Technical Community CollegeSchriever, LA | $49,739 (51) 3.79% | $50,397 (44) 5.45% | - | - | $60,802 (7) 7.59% |
| Nicholls State UniversityThibodaux, LA | $49,729 (77) 5.70% | $49,392 (74) 5.40% | $64,483 (3) 6.31% | - | - |
| McNeese State UniversityLake Charles, LA | $49,475 (44) 6.71% | $49,728 (41) 6.86% | $51,947 (2) 5.94% | - | $59,387 (1) 0.97% |
| Grambling State UniversityGrambling, LA | $48,620 (11) 8.79% | $51,242 (9) 8.61% | - | - | $49,093 (2) 34.99% |
| Central Louisiana Technical Community CollegeAlexandria, LA | $48,242 (49) 4.99% | $49,778 (34) 6.11% | - | - | $59,678 (15) 4.58% |
| Louisiana Delta Community CollegeMonroe, LA | $48,129 (66) 7.54% | $47,439 (61) 6.53% | - | - | $75,391 (5) 18.57% |
| Northshore Technical Community CollegeLacombe, LA | $47,282 (73) 5.10% | $46,921 (67) 4.46% | - | - | $68,429 (6) 11.94% |
| Louisiana State University-EuniceEunice, LA | $47,247 (28) 0.33% | $48,419 (22) 0.37% | - | - | $57,268 (6) 0.86% |
| Bossier Parish Community CollegeBossier City, LA | $47,159 (58) 2.86% | $47,722 (53) 2.65% | $40,860 (1) 6.52% | - | $56,379 (4) 9.47% |
| Southern University at ShreveportShreveport, LA | $47,109 (38) 5.23% | $53,994 (19) 9.14% | - | - | $53,633 (19) 4.49% |
| Louisiana Tech UniversityRuston, LA | $47,053 (66) 4.32% | $46,778 (64) 3.94% | - | - | $74,489 (2) 9.58% |
| Remington College-Lafayette CampusLafayette, LA | $46,436 (3) 14.82% | - | - | - | $61,914 (3) 14.82% |
| South Louisiana Community CollegeLafayette, LA | $44,696 (107) 1.97% | $44,117 (48) 2.49% | $55,724 (12) 6.38% | - | $58,525 (47) 0.01% |
| Fortis College-Baton RougeBaton Rouge, LA | $44,674 (9) 3.06% | - | - | - | $59,565 (9) 3.06% |
| Northwest Louisiana Technical Community CollegeMinden, LA | $43,999 (34) 4.88% | $44,532 (14) 4.07% | - | - | $58,167 (20) 5.71% |
| ITI Technical CollegeBaton Rouge, LA | $43,008 (22) 11.67% | - | - | - | $57,345 (22) 11.67% |
| Delta College of Arts & TechnologyBaton Rouge, LA | $40,043 (11) 7.50% | - | - | $34,728 (1) | $54,942 (10) 10.63% |
| Infinity CollegeLafayette, LA | $37,500 (3) 25.00% | - | - | - | $50,000 (3) 25.00% |
| Remington College-Baton Rouge CampusBaton Rouge, LA | $35,916 (5) 5.62% | - | - | - | $47,888 (5) 5.62% |
| Blue Cliff College-MetairieMetairie, LA | $35,497 (15) 17.26% | - | $41,602 (1) | - | $47,144 (14) 20.14% |
| Academy of Interactive EntertainmentLafayette, LA | $35,025 (5) 20.12% | - | - | - | $46,700 (5) 20.12% |
| Miller-Motte College-McCann-MonroeMonroe, LA | $33,626 (6) 1.62% | - | - | - | $44,834 (6) 1.62% |
| Remington College-Shreveport CampusShreveport, LA | $32,604 (7) 0.99% | - | - | - | $43,472 (7) 0.99% |
| Blue Cliff College-AlexandriaAlexandria, LA | $28,819 (15) 35.74% | - | - | - | $38,426 (15) 35.74% |
| Louisiana Christian UniversityPineville, LA | $28,500 (2) | $28,500 (2) | - | - | - |
| New Orleans Baptist Theological SeminaryNew Orleans, LA | $27,563 (2) | - | - | - | $36,750 (2) |