Instructor Salary at North Dakota Colleges
The 2023 average instructor salary at North Dakota colleges is $51,243 based on a 9-months contract or equated data. Turtle Mountain Community College has the highest instructor salary of $64,473 among North Dakota colleges followed by North Dakota State College of Science ($62,861) and North Dakota State University-Main Campus ($58,877).
The following table lists the North Dakota 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turtle Mountain Community CollegeBelcourt, ND | $64,473 (43) 8.31% | $64,473 (43) 8.31% | - | - | - |
| North Dakota State College of ScienceWahpeton, ND | $62,861 (10) 22.70% | $62,861 (10) 22.70% | - | - | - |
| North Dakota State University-Main CampusFargo, ND | $58,877 (1) 1.68% | - | - | - | $78,503 (1) 1.68% |
| University of JamestownJamestown, ND | $57,047 (6) 10.71% | $60,731 (5) 10.95% | - | - | $51,500 (1) 11.21% |
| Williston State CollegeWilliston, ND | $55,677 (8) 8.75% | $57,040 (7) 7.59% | - | $56,404 (1) 0.46% | - |
| University of North DakotaGrand Forks, ND | $55,450 (78) 0.87% | $55,195 (67) 1.12% | $87,249 (3) 9.52% | - | $65,245 (8) 5.45% |
| Rasmussen University-North DakotaFargo, ND | $55,223 (15) 2.36% | - | - | - | $73,631 (15) 2.36% |
| Lake Region State CollegeDevils Lake, ND | $53,699 (12) 0.58% | $56,065 (9) 0.13% | - | $55,490 (2) | $65,370 (1) 6.41% |
| United Tribes Technical CollegeBismarck, ND | $53,345 (31) 0.21% | $53,953 (29) 1.17% | - | - | $59,375 (2) 23.14% |
| Minot State UniversityMinot, ND | $53,235 (22) 4.74% | $53,235 (22) 4.74% | - | - | - |
| Bismarck State CollegeBismarck, ND | $52,066 (1) 2.00% | $52,066 (1) 2.00% | - | - | - |
| Mayville State UniversityMayville, ND | $50,607 (12) 3.63% | $49,414 (10) 4.46% | $49,322 (1) 2.00% | $84,058 (1) 1.24% | - |
| Dickinson State UniversityDickinson, ND | $45,311 (6) 6.17% | $45,166 (4) 9.89% | - | $55,748 (2) 2.61% | - |
| Dakota College at BottineauBottineau, ND | $44,470 (23) 3.18% | $46,605 (7) 3.77% | $50,538 (4) 4.96% | $57,570 (8) 4.50% | $45,970 (4) 4.42% |
| Cankdeska Cikana Community CollegeFort Totten, ND | $44,038 (19) 4.29% | - | - | - | $58,717 (19) 4.29% |
| Valley City State UniversityValley City, ND | $43,910 (2) | $43,910 (2) | - | - | - |
| University of MaryBismarck, ND | $43,475 (1) | - | - | $53,148 (1) | - |
| Trinity Bible College and Graduate SchoolEllendale, ND | $28,603 (1) 5.03% | $28,603 (1) 5.03% | - | - | - |