Instructor Salary at Missouri Colleges
The 2025 average instructor salary at Missouri colleges is $54,589 based on a 9-months contract or equated data. Washington University in St Louis has the highest instructor salary of $98,320 among Missouri colleges followed by Westminster College ($76,367) and Saint Louis University ($75,190).
The following table lists the Missouri 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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| School name | Equated to 9-Month Contract | 9-Month Contract | 10-Month Contract | 11-Month Contract | 12-Month Contract |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington University in St LouisSaint Louis, MO | $98,320 35.57% | $105,963 47.89% | - | - | $117,507 34.02% |
| Westminster CollegeFulton, MO | $76,367 34.80% | $76,367 34.80% | - | - | - |
| Saint Louis UniversitySaint Louis, MO | $75,190 4.23% | $76,636 4.09% | - | - | $90,933 2.29% |
| Maryville University of Saint LouisSaint Louis, MO | $75,058 9.09% | $73,070 7.43% | - | $97,106 9.12% | - |
| University of Missouri-St LouisSaint Louis, MO | $70,000 6.06% | $70,000 6.06% | - | - | - |
| Concorde Career College-Kansas CityKansas City, MO | $66,890 2.18% | - | - | - | $89,187 2.18% |
| Fontbonne UniversitySaint Louis, MO | $64,478 0.64% | $64,126 7.09% | - | - | $86,323 5.96% |
| Saint Louis Community CollegeBridgeton, MO | $63,468 2.54% | - | $70,520 2.54% | - | - |
| A T Still University of Health SciencesKirksville, MO | $63,250 2.97% | - | - | - | $84,334 2.97% |
| Cox CollegeSpringfield, MO | $62,227 9.27% | $62,227 9.27% | - | - | - |
| Lindenwood UniversitySaint Charles, MO | $61,982 0.56% | $62,920 0.22% | - | - | $78,388 4.30% |
| University of Central MissouriWarrensburg, MO | $61,582 8.03% | $61,689 8.07% | - | - | $69,274 2.91% |
| Research College of NursingKansas City, MO | $61,517 3.98% | - | $68,352 - | - | - |
| University of Missouri-Kansas CityKansas City, MO | $61,311 3.47% | $65,344 7.51% | - | - | $61,313 1.89% |
| Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of NursingSaint Louis, MO | $61,062 1.87% | - | - | - | $81,416 1.87% |
| Northwest Missouri State UniversityMaryville, MO | $60,913 2.79% | $60,913 2.79% | - | - | - |
| Columbia CollegeColumbia, MO | $60,911 6.09% | $62,078 4.29% | - | - | $71,100 |
| Southeast Missouri State UniversityCape Girardeau, MO | $57,965 3.01% | $57,965 3.01% | - | - | - |
| Missouri Western State UniversitySaint Joseph, MO | $56,434 13.61% | $58,631 13.64% | $45,509 1.00% | - | $72,720 1.00% |
| Missouri Baptist UniversitySaint Louis, MO | $56,261 8.73% | $56,998 10.16% | $55,141 | - | $76,000 |
| Logan UniversityChesterfield, MO | $56,063 5.47% | - | - | - | $74,751 5.47% |
| University of Missouri-ColumbiaColumbia, MO | $55,712 0.68% | $56,102 4.58% | - | - | $73,982 1.89% |
| Ranken Technical CollegeSaint Louis, MO | $55,024 4.55% | - | - | - | $73,365 4.55% |
| Southeast Missouri Hospital College of Nursing and Health SciencesCape Girardeau, MO | $54,345 2.43% | - | - | - | $72,460 2.43% |
| Kansas City UniversityKansas City, MO | $54,208 11.52% | - | - | - | $72,278 11.52% |
| Missouri State University-SpringfieldSpringfield, MO | $53,601 4.21% | $54,552 4.23% | - | - | $56,376 2.59% |
| William Woods UniversityFulton, MO | $53,429 10.73% | $53,429 10.73% | - | - | - |
| Webster UniversitySaint Louis, MO | $53,108 12.08% | $52,277 17.02% | - | - | $73,027 2.38% |
| Drury UniversitySpringfield, MO | $52,579 5.00% | $53,258 2.51% | - | - | $58,331 12.74% |
| College of the OzarksPoint Lookout, MO | $52,548 3.72% | $52,548 3.72% | - | - | - |
| Rockhurst UniversityKansas City, MO | $51,900 4.31% | $48,175 2.89% | - | $68,000 11.46% | - |
| Stevens-The Institute of Business & ArtsSaint Louis, MO | $51,530 6.43% | - | - | - | $68,707 6.43% |
| Missouri Southern State UniversityJoplin, MO | $51,303 2.73% | - | $57,496 2.83% | - | $63,285 2.00% |
| William Jewell CollegeLiberty, MO | $51,000 10.87% | $51,000 10.87% | - | - | - |
| Truman State UniversityKirksville, MO | $50,957 5.85% | $51,588 5.52% | - | $60,049 8.06% | $60,341 1.22% |
| Avila UniversityKansas City, MO | $50,841 0.38% | $56,971 0.71% | - | - | $56,347 1.11% |
| Southwest Baptist UniversityBolivar, MO | $47,026 3.88% | $50,690 16.01% | $52,025 0.17% | - | $50,500 5.21% |
| Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and SciencesFayette, MO | $46,363 31.36% | $45,750 39.00% | $60,226 3.00% | - | $53,000 |
| St Louis College of Health Careers-FentonFenton, MO | $45,503 12.34% | - | - | - | $60,670 12.34% |
| Bolivar Technical CollegeBolivar, MO | $44,326 9.43% | - | - | - | $59,101 9.42% |
| Missouri Valley CollegeMarshall, MO | $44,293 7.10% | - | $46,951 7.53% | - | $61,320 1.13% |
| Harris-Stowe State UniversitySaint Louis, MO | $40,803 0.69% | - | - | - | $54,404 0.69% |
| Lincoln UniversityJefferson City, MO | $34,890 20.36% | - | $38,376 | - | $46,755 |
| Drury University-College of Continuing Professional StudiesSpringfield, MO | $33,861 | - | - | - | $45,148 |
| Hannibal-LaGrange UniversityHannibal, MO | $31,538 16.26% | - | - | - | $42,050 16.26% |
| Calvary UniversityKansas City, MO | $31,500 - | - | - | - | $42,000 - |
| Evangel UniversitySpringfield, MO | $29,840 7.30% | - | - | - | $39,787 7.30% |
| Bryan UniversitySpringfield, MO | $27,000 2.86% | - | - | - | $36,000 2.86% |