Instructor Salary at Ohio Colleges
The 2025 average instructor salary at Ohio colleges is $54,832 based on a 9-months contract or equated data. Ohio State University-Main Campus has the highest instructor salary of $103,227 among Ohio colleges followed by University of Toledo ($76,053) and Denison University ($74,746).
The following table lists the Ohio 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, OH | $103,227 2.93% | $115,750 12.08% | - | - | $59,717 33.65% |
| University of ToledoToledo, OH | $76,053 2.60% | $80,197 0.25% | - | - | $88,144 1.85% |
| Denison UniversityGranville, OH | $74,746 6.32% | $74,746 6.32% | - | - | - |
| John Carroll UniversityUniversity Heights, OH | $73,900 7.63% | $73,900 7.63% | - | - | - |
| Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, OH | $73,099 6.14% | $79,634 8.44% | - | - | $62,615 14.27% |
| Cleveland State UniversityCleveland, OH | $70,526 | $68,335 | $90,131 | - | - |
| University of Akron Main CampusAkron, OH | $70,324 4.19% | $70,326 5.00% | - | - | $93,739 7.59% |
| Bowling Green State University-Main CampusBowling Green, OH | $70,140 6.22% | $69,218 8.89% | - | - | $97,066 3.09% |
| Ohio Northern UniversityAda, OH | $69,969 5.07% | $69,969 5.07% | - | - | - |
| Mount Carmel College of NursingColumbus, OH | $66,914 3.71% | - | - | - | $89,218 3.71% |
| Kent State University at KentKent, OH | $66,495 3.46% | $66,835 3.60% | - | - | $79,808 2.24% |
| Galen College of Nursing-CincinnatiCincinnati, OH | $65,955 14.03% | - | - | - | $87,940 14.03% |
| Mercy College of OhioToledo, OH | $65,347 12.77% | $80,409 | - | - | $77,089 0.23% |
| Otterbein UniversityWesterville, OH | $65,118 17.37% | $65,118 17.37% | - | - | - |
| Ohio Dominican UniversityColumbus, OH | $64,927 22.90% | $64,927 22.90% | - | - | - |
| Xavier UniversityCincinnati, OH | $64,334 1.02% | $63,850 1.22% | - | - | $89,771 0.85% |
| Ashland UniversityAshland, OH | $63,388 3.87% | $55,403 1.19% | - | - | $116,457 17.63% |
| Wittenberg UniversitySpringfield, OH | $62,197 | $62,197 | - | - | - |
| Capital UniversityColumbus, OH | $61,674 3.72% | $60,586 5.66% | - | $70,306 | $90,366 5.01% |
| Cincinnati College of Mortuary ScienceCincinnati, OH | $61,425 17.10% | - | - | - | $81,900 17.10% |
| University of Mount UnionAlliance, OH | $61,200 32.04% | - | $68,000 32.04% | - | - |
| Washington State Community CollegeMarietta, OH | $60,176 4.26% | $59,200 3.09% | - | $76,545 5.77% | - |
| Ursuline CollegePepper Pike, OH | $59,852 16.93% | - | $62,396 15.13% | - | $83,251 17.09% |
| ATA College-CincinnatiCincinnati, OH | $59,460 3.10% | - | - | - | $79,280 3.10% |
| Mount St. Joseph UniversityCincinnati, OH | $59,019 2.36% | $54,725 2.75% | $60,219 9.62% | - | $85,713 1.18% |
| Oberlin CollegeOberlin, OH | $59,000 10.44% | $59,000 10.44% | - | - | - |
| University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash CollegeBlue Ash, OH | $58,936 0.37% | $58,936 0.37% | - | - | - |
| The College of WoosterWooster, OH | $58,408 7.97% | $58,408 7.97% | - | - | - |
| Aultman College of Nursing and Health SciencesCanton, OH | $58,310 2.50% | $58,310 2.50% | - | - | - |
| Lorain County Community CollegeElyria, OH | $58,223 0.57% | $58,705 0.46% | - | - | $67,348 0.45% |
| The Modern College of DesignKettering, OH | $57,796 4.71% | - | $64,986 3.81% | - | $73,374 8.70% |
| Central Ohio Technical CollegeNewark, OH | $57,416 0.76% | $59,061 2.14% | - | - | $74,363 2.19% |
| Cedarville UniversityCedarville, OH | $57,120 2.63% | $63,549 1.33% | - | - | $56,157 22.53% |
| The University of FindlayFindlay, OH | $57,041 0.51% | $58,242 0.69% | $68,752 11.25% | - | $67,226 5.82% |
| Herzing University-AkronAkron, OH | $56,250 6.69% | - | - | - | $75,000 6.69% |
| Miami University-OxfordOxford, OH | $54,868 3.96% | $54,868 3.96% | - | - | - |
| Wright State University-Main CampusDayton, OH | $54,635 4.82% | $56,140 4.56% | - | - | $61,814 9.32% |
| Tiffin UniversityTiffin, OH | $54,615 9.97% | $54,615 9.97% | - | - | - |
| Marion Technical CollegeMarion, OH | $54,113 3.45% | $54,446 2.85% | - | - | $69,184 4.63% |
| Wilberforce UniversityWilberforce, OH | $54,000 3.59% | - | $60,000 3.59% | - | - |
| Hiram CollegeHiram, OH | $53,853 2.33% | $53,853 2.33% | - | - | - |
| Bryant & Stratton College-ParmaParma, OH | $53,582 4.65% | - | - | - | $71,442 4.65% |
| Malone UniversityCanton, OH | $53,219 12.58% | $53,219 12.58% | - | - | - |
| Clark State CollegeSpringfield, OH | $52,690 5.76% | $52,630 4.81% | - | $66,668 18.47% | - |
| Kenyon CollegeGambier, OH | $52,668 8.19% | $52,668 8.19% | - | - | - |
| Bowling Green State University-FirelandsHuron, OH | $52,639 2.94% | $52,602 2.81% | - | - | $70,549 3.95% |
| University of Northwestern OhioLima, OH | $51,715 3.42% | - | - | - | $68,953 3.42% |
| Sinclair Community CollegeDayton, OH | $51,379 2.29% | $51,379 2.29% | - | - | - |
| Professional Skills InstituteMaumee, OH | $51,150 0.87% | - | - | - | $68,200 0.87% |
| Felbry CollegeColumbus, OH | $49,950 4.81% | - | - | - | $66,600 4.81% |
| University of Cincinnati-Clermont CollegeBatavia, OH | $49,920 4.69% | - | - | - | $66,561 4.68% |
| American Institute of Alternative MedicineColumbus, OH | $49,596 4.85% | - | - | - | $66,128 4.85% |
| James A. Rhodes State CollegeLima, OH | $48,773 0.30% | $48,224 0.05% | $64,670 7.53% | - | $59,079 1.69% |
| Shawnee State UniversityPortsmouth, OH | $48,478 10.74% | $48,478 10.74% | - | - | - |
| Franciscan University of SteubenvilleSteubenville, OH | $48,413 13.42% | - | - | - | $64,551 |
| Defiance CollegeDefiance, OH | $47,338 7.40% | $45,667 10.67% | - | $64,000 | - |
| Good Samaritan College of Nursing and Health ScienceCincinnati, OH | $47,284 25.05% | - | - | - | $63,045 25.05% |
| Lourdes UniversitySylvania, OH | $47,178 0.58% | $47,991 5.90% | - | - | $62,000 1.64% |
| Central State UniversityWilberforce, OH | $46,923 0.57% | $46,923 0.57% | - | - | - |
| Marietta CollegeMarietta, OH | $46,712 2.89% | $46,712 2.89% | - | - | - |
| Athenaeum of OhioCincinnati, OH | $46,540 5.53% | $46,540 5.53% | - | - | - |
| North Central State CollegeMansfield, OH | $46,473 6.42% | $46,473 6.42% | - | - | - |
| Heidelberg UniversityTiffin, OH | $45,746 5.11% | $45,746 5.11% | - | - | - |
| University of Rio GrandeRio Grande, OH | $45,198 23.12% | $45,198 23.12% | - | - | - |
| Davis CollegeToledo, OH | $45,000 50.00% | - | - | - | $60,000 50.00% |
| Antioch CollegeYellow Springs, OH | $45,000 | - | $50,000 | - | - |
| Lake Erie CollegePainesville, OH | $44,273 10.61% | $44,273 10.61% | - | - | - |
| Walsh UniversityNorth Canton, OH | $42,563 2.00% | - | - | - | $56,750 2.00% |
| Miami University-MiddletownMiddletown, OH | $42,033 5.79% | $42,033 5.79% | - | - | - |
| Zane State CollegeZanesville, OH | $41,105 2.19% | $43,251 0.59% | - | $55,908 16.57% | $28,608 - |
| Pontifical College JosephinumColumbus, OH | $40,842 8.15% | - | - | - | $54,456 8.15% |
| Bluffton UniversityBluffton, OH | $40,733 | - | $45,259 | - | - |
| Miami University-HamiltonHamilton, OH | $40,664 9.06% | $40,664 9.06% | - | - | - |
| University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati, OH | $38,316 0.30% | $64,703 7.93% | - | - | $46,750 1.27% |
| Allegheny Wesleyan CollegeSalem, OH | $10,416 | - | $11,573 | - | - |
| Gods Bible School and CollegeCincinnati, OH | $8,671 7.09% | - | $8,818 2.42% | - | $13,520 26.90% |