Instructor Salary at Missouri Colleges
The 2023 average instructor salary at Missouri colleges is $49,876 based on a 9-months contract or equated data. Washington University in St Louis has the highest instructor salary of $118,103 among Missouri colleges followed by Maryville University of Saint Louis ($80,733) and Saint Louis University ($71,855).
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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington University in St LouisSaint Louis, MO | $118,103 (8) 17.56% | $64,960 (2) 34.03% | - | - | $181,090 (6) 31.56% |
| Maryville University of Saint LouisSaint Louis, MO | $80,733 (12) 5.60% | $76,236 (7) 8.72% | - | $106,391 (5) 2.00% | - |
| Saint Louis UniversitySaint Louis, MO | $71,855 (36) 9.26% | $74,481 (29) 10.85% | - | - | $81,300 (7) 3.49% |
| Columbia CollegeColumbia, MO | $64,959 (6) 4.44% | $64,959 (6) 4.44% | - | - | - |
| A T Still University of Health SciencesKirksville, MO | $62,894 (17) 3.05% | - | - | - | $83,859 (17) 3.05% |
| Westminster CollegeFulton, MO | $61,736 (2) 10.40% | $61,736 (2) 10.40% | - | - | - |
| Fontbonne UniversitySaint Louis, MO | $60,501 (9) 8.62% | $55,305 (4) 16.47% | - | - | $86,210 (5) |
| Kansas City UniversityKansas City, MO | $59,194 (1) 22.19% | - | - | - | $78,925 (1) 22.19% |
| Lindenwood UniversitySaint Charles, MO | $58,936 (16) 0.37% | $57,849 (10) 4.56% | - | - | $80,998 (6) 10.15% |
| Research College of NursingKansas City, MO | $58,588 (4) 0.02% | - | $67,018 (1) 1.59% | - | $77,350 (3) 1.67% |
| Cox CollegeSpringfield, MO | $58,069 (4) 1.00% | $58,069 (4) 1.00% | - | - | - |
| St Charles Community CollegeCottleville, MO | $57,123 (21) 0.06% | $57,123 (21) 0.06% | - | - | - |
| Saint Louis Community CollegeBridgeton, MO | $56,879 (19) 2.42% | - | $63,199 (19) 2.42% | - | - |
| Northwest Missouri State UniversityMaryville, MO | $56,698 (49) 3.24% | $56,698 (49) 3.24% | - | - | - |
| Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of NursingSaint Louis, MO | $56,565 (19) 3.33% | - | - | - | $75,421 (19) 3.33% |
| University of Missouri-Kansas CityKansas City, MO | $55,579 (33) 14.24% | $65,517 (19) 7.77% | - | - | $56,124 (14) 4.39% |
| University of Central MissouriWarrensburg, MO | $55,023 (86) 10.84% | $55,096 (84) 10.87% | - | - | $69,271 (2) 10.05% |
| East Central CollegeUnion, MO | $54,621 (40) 6.40% | $55,242 (36) 6.83% | $57,665 (1) 5.00% | $58,773 (3) 17.26% | - |
| University of Missouri-ColumbiaColumbia, MO | $54,589 (199) 6.56% | $58,670 (84) 0.44% | - | - | $68,812 (115) 9.66% |
| Southeast Missouri State UniversityCape Girardeau, MO | $54,064 (97) 6.42% | $54,064 (97) 6.42% | - | - | - |
| Logan UniversityChesterfield, MO | $53,999 (12) 2.10% | - | - | - | $71,999 (12) 2.10% |
| American Trade SchoolSaint Ann, MO | $53,114 (5) 0.14% | - | - | - | $70,819 (5) 0.14% |
| Southeast Missouri Hospital College of Nursing and Health SciencesCape Girardeau, MO | $52,966 (8) 20.99% | $52,966 (8) | - | - | - |
| Missouri State University-West PlainsWest Plains, MO | $52,095 (5) 3.95% | $52,095 (5) 3.95% | - | - | - |
| Webster UniversitySaint Louis, MO | $52,091 (8) 7.90% | $52,136 (4) 12.40% | - | - | $69,395 (4) 3.97% |
| Missouri Southern State UniversityJoplin, MO | $51,884 (19) 13.10% | - | $58,221 (17) 13.64% | - | $63,346 (2) 18.96% |
| Drury UniversitySpringfield, MO | $51,766 (15) 45.96% | $52,429 (14) | - | - | $56,633 (1) 19.76% |
| Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and SciencesFayette, MO | $51,592 (1) 3.92% | - | $57,324 (1) 3.92% | - | - |
| Ranken Technical CollegeSaint Louis, MO | $50,848 (106) 2.65% | - | - | - | $67,797 (106) 2.65% |
| Missouri State University-SpringfieldSpringfield, MO | $50,306 (127) 6.33% | $51,273 (117) 6.36% | - | - | $51,980 (10) 2.70% |
| State Technical College of MissouriLinn, MO | $49,737 (109) 4.76% | $42,958 (65) 18.07% | $78,155 (1) 47.34% | $74,277 (3) 2.49% | $79,214 (40) 19.36% |
| Stevens-The Institute of Business & ArtsSaint Louis, MO | $49,508 (5) 0.13% | - | - | - | $66,011 (5) 0.14% |
| Avila UniversityKansas City, MO | $48,916 (8) 1.69% | $54,535 (5) 2.68% | - | - | $52,733 (3) 4.12% |
| William Jewell CollegeLiberty, MO | $48,130 (6) 0.40% | $48,130 (6) 0.40% | - | - | - |
| Jefferson CollegeHillsboro, MO | $48,011 (17) 0.01% | $48,091 (16) 0.82% | - | - | $62,312 (1) 9.45% |
| Truman State UniversityKirksville, MO | $47,979 (22) 2.51% | $49,279 (19) 2.57% | - | - | $52,989 (3) 0.55% |
| Missouri Baptist UniversitySaint Louis, MO | $47,707 (7) 1.05% | $51,498 (6) 9.08% | - | - | $33,282 (1) |
| State Fair Community CollegeSedalia, MO | $47,658 (75) 2.82% | - | $52,782 (56) 2.17% | - | $64,151 (19) 4.73% |
| Moberly Area Community CollegeMoberly, MO | $46,709 (39) 3.14% | $45,854 (24) 2.55% | $50,162 (1) 1.53% | $60,245 (1) 0.67% | $64,280 (13) 4.15% |
| College of the OzarksPoint Lookout, MO | $46,556 (2) 4.90% | $46,556 (2) 4.90% | - | - | - |
| William Woods UniversityFulton, MO | $46,078 (5) 2.60% | $45,333 (3) 4.18% | $48,000 (1) | - | $68,250 (1) |
| Missouri Western State UniversitySaint Joseph, MO | $45,613 (21) 8.71% | $45,962 (18) 10.35% | $44,641 (2) 17.48% | - | $66,950 (1) 3.00% |
| Concorde Career College-Kansas CityKansas City, MO | $44,215 (19) 26.38% | - | - | - | $58,954 (19) 26.38% |
| Drury University-College of Continuing Professional StudiesSpringfield, MO | $43,833 (1) 14.60% | $43,833 (1) | - | - | - |
| Missouri University of Science and TechnologyRolla, MO | $43,750 (2) 8.08% | $50,000 (1) | - | - | $50,000 (1) 21.21% |
| Rockhurst UniversityKansas City, MO | $43,456 (9) 5.00% | $41,148 (6) 11.82% | - | $65,392 (2) 37.72% | $49,642 (1) 22.37% |
| Mineral Area CollegePark Hills, MO | $42,827 (17) 5.33% | $47,083 (7) 3.49% | - | $52,020 (1) 4.04% | $52,729 (9) 10.54% |
| Southwest Baptist UniversityBolivar, MO | $42,744 (37) 6.01% | $42,319 (9) 8.61% | $49,539 (24) 5.22% | - | $43,538 (4) 1.84% |
| St Louis College of Health Careers-FentonFenton, MO | $42,248 (13) 6.12% | - | - | - | $56,331 (13) 6.12% |
| Midwest InstituteFenton, MO | $41,255 (7) 17.70% | - | - | - | $55,007 (7) 17.70% |
| Bolivar Technical CollegeBolivar, MO | $40,733 (9) 3.87% | - | - | - | $54,310 (9) 3.87% |
| Lincoln UniversityJefferson City, MO | $39,059 (8) 2.83% | $39,059 (8) 2.83% | - | - | - |
| Three Rivers CollegePoplar Bluff, MO | $38,639 (28) 0.35% | $39,376 (8) 1.94% | $54,444 (3) 4.88% | - | $48,617 (17) 2.54% |
| Missouri Valley CollegeMarshall, MO | $36,978 (14) 0.98% | - | $40,813 (10) 1.07% | - | $50,126 (4) - |
| WellSpring School of Allied Health-Kansas CityKansas City, MO | $35,850 (5) 9.24% | - | - | - | $47,800 (5) 9.24% |
| WellSpring School of Allied Health-SpringfieldSpringfield, MO | $32,750 (3) 12.67% | - | - | - | $43,667 (3) 12.67% |
| Pinnacle Career InstituteKansas City, MO | $31,878 (10) 26.53% | - | - | - | $42,504 (10) 26.53% |
| Harris-Stowe State UniversitySaint Louis, MO | $31,831 (9) 38.87% | - | - | - | $42,441 (9) |
| Calvary UniversityKansas City, MO | $31,500 (2) | - | - | - | $42,000 (2) |
| Evangel UniversitySpringfield, MO | $26,999 (1) 11.26% | - | - | - | $35,999 (1) 11.26% |
| Bryan UniversitySpringfield, MO | $26,400 (2) 16.36% | - | - | - | $35,200 (2) 16.36% |
| Hannibal-LaGrange UniversityHannibal, MO | $25,410 (10) 17.98% | - | - | - | $33,880 (10) |