Average Instructor Salary by State and School Category
The 2022 faculty salary is increased by 2.57% from $52,925 to $54,285. At public schools the 2022 average faculty salary is $59,814 increased by 2.78%. The private school's average is $50,018 and its salary is increased by 2.12%.
The average Instructor salary at national universities is $61,851 and the average at liberal arts colleges is $55,346. At community colleges, the 2022 faculty salary is $60,015 in average.
- California has the highest Instructor salary of $72,611 and Georgia has the lowest Instructor salary of $43,624.
- For public schools, California has the highest Instructor salary of $91,447 and Rhode Island has the lowest Instructor salary of $41,148.
- For private schools, Rhode Island has the highest Instructor salary of $69,121 and Mississippi has the lowest Instructor salary of $36,998.
- For national universities, District of Columbia has the highest Instructor salary of $91,268 and New Hampshire has the lowest Instructor salary of $13,267.
- For liberal arts colleges, Vermont has the highest Instructor salary of $74,982 and Oklahoma has the lowest Instructor salary of $35,872.
- For community colleges, California has the highest Instructor salary of $91,604 and Indiana has the lowest Instructor salary of $39,479.
| State | Year | All Colleges | Public Schools | Private Schools | National Universities | Liberal Arts Colleges | Community Colleges |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 2022 | $49,030 +$2,704 (5.84%) | $57,207 +$2,892 (5.32%) | $42,387 +$2,169 (5.39%) | $59,448 +$829 (1.41%) | $37,296 +$732 (2.00%) | $79,405 +$18,668 (30.74%) |
| 2021 | $46,326 | $54,315 | $40,218 | $58,619 | $36,563 | $60,737 | |
| Alaska | 2022 | $56,107 +$3,134 (5.92%) | $62,219 +$2,245 (3.74%) | $43,884 +$4,914 (12.61%) | $70,592 +$1,935 (2.82%) | - | - |
| 2021 | $52,973 | $59,974 | $38,970 | $68,657 | - | - | |
| Washington | 2022 | $64,588 +$6,404 (11.01%) | $73,227 +$5,840 (8.67%) | $51,149 +$2,653 (5.47%) | $59,884 +$4,106 (7.36%) | $59,785 -$4,319 (-6.74%) | $75,198 +$4,634 (6.57%) |
| 2021 | $58,184 | $67,387 | $48,496 | $55,778 | $64,104 | $70,564 | |
| Arizona | 2022 | $48,153 +$843 (1.78%) | $53,677 +$1,279 (2.44%) | $45,667 +$349 (0.77%) | $50,947 +$3,011 (6.28%) | - | $62,527 +$1,175 (1.92%) |
| 2021 | $47,309 | $52,399 | $45,318 | $47,936 | - | $61,352 | |
| New Mexico | 2022 | $48,672 +$1,507 (3.19%) | $48,686 +$1,443 (3.06%) | $48,612 +$1,731 (3.69%) | $50,995 +$3,727 (7.88%) | - | $47,214 +$2,076 (4.60%) |
| 2021 | $47,165 | $47,243 | $46,881 | $47,268 | - | $45,137 | |
| Arkansas | 2022 | $45,378 +$501 (1.12%) | $46,431 +$283 (0.61%) | $43,352 +$679 (1.59%) | $50,750 -$1,454 (-2.78%) | $50,567 +$6,268 (14.15%) | $42,610 -$431 (-1.00%) |
| 2021 | $44,877 | $46,148 | $42,674 | $52,203 | $44,299 | $43,041 | |
| California | 2022 | $72,611 +$2,511 (3.58%) | $91,447 +$1,371 (1.52%) | $56,743 +$2,179 (3.99%) | $65,701 -$4,998 (-7.07%) | $66,546 +$5,162 (8.41%) | $91,604 +$3,266 (3.70%) |
| 2021 | $70,100 | $90,076 | $54,564 | $70,699 | $61,384 | $88,337 | |
| Colorado | 2022 | $49,557 +$977 (2.01%) | $58,794 +$1,498 (2.61%) | $44,738 +$691 (1.57%) | $67,244 +$1,454 (2.21%) | $51,893 -$280 (-0.54%) | $47,951 -$341 (-0.71%) |
| 2021 | $48,580 | $57,296 | $44,047 | $65,791 | $52,173 | $48,293 | |
| Connecticut | 2022 | $60,766 +$1,992 (3.39%) | $60,752 +$2,724 (4.69%) | $60,784 +$767 (1.28%) | $65,371 -$603 (-0.91%) | $61,718 -$9,682 (-13.56%) | $56,835 +$826 (1.47%) |
| 2021 | $58,774 | $58,028 | $60,017 | $65,973 | $71,400 | $56,009 | |
| New York | 2022 | $54,372 +$1,634 (3.10%) | $56,491 +$901 (1.62%) | $53,415 +$1,919 (3.73%) | $68,464 +$2,359 (3.57%) | $61,669 -$125 (-0.20%) | $51,225 -$896 (-1.72%) |
| 2021 | $52,738 | $55,590 | $51,496 | $66,105 | $61,794 | $52,120 | |
| Delaware | 2022 | $63,764 +$1,449 (2.33%) | $63,764 -$4,446 (-6.52%) | - | $77,784 +$1,672 (2.20%) | - | - |
| 2021 | $62,315 | $68,209 | $50,526 | $76,112 | - | - | |
| District of Columbia | 2022 | $63,197 +$8,502 (15.54%) | $67,281 -$406 (-0.60%) | $62,743 +$9,672 (18.22%) | $91,268 +$25,343 (38.44%) | - | - |
| 2021 | $54,695 | $67,687 | $53,071 | $65,925 | - | - | |
| Florida | 2022 | $48,045 -$778 (-1.59%) | $53,266 +$1,336 (2.57%) | $46,346 -$1,466 (-3.07%) | $59,058 -$947 (-1.58%) | $55,226 -$324 (-0.58%) | $43,791 +$1,156 (2.71%) |
| 2021 | $48,822 | $51,931 | $47,812 | $60,005 | $55,550 | $42,635 | |
| Georgia | 2022 | $43,624 +$631 (1.47%) | $46,308 +$385 (0.84%) | $41,221 +$867 (2.15%) | $53,487 +$954 (1.82%) | $49,266 +$1,229 (2.56%) | $39,513 +$288 (0.73%) |
| 2021 | $42,992 | $45,924 | $40,354 | $52,533 | $48,037 | $39,225 | |
| Hawaii | 2022 | $60,093 -$630 (-1.04%) | $65,881 +$585 (0.90%) | $40,799 -$4,678 (-10.29%) | $71,648 +$397 (0.56%) | - | $63,892 +$553 (0.87%) |
| 2021 | $60,722 | $65,296 | $45,477 | $71,251 | - | $63,339 | |
| Idaho | 2022 | $47,756 -$629 (-1.30%) | $50,776 +$2,111 (4.34%) | $43,528 -$4,367 (-9.12%) | $50,805 +$2,096 (4.30%) | $50,798 +$1,502 (3.05%) | $51,795 +$2,325 (4.70%) |
| 2021 | $48,385 | $48,665 | $47,895 | $48,710 | $49,296 | $49,470 | |
| Illinois | 2022 | $58,296 +$2,170 (3.87%) | $62,642 +$1,543 (2.53%) | $54,740 +$2,283 (4.35%) | $60,607 -$848 (-1.38%) | $56,397 +$4,818 (9.34%) | $63,757 +$1,717 (2.77%) |
| 2021 | $56,125 | $61,098 | $52,457 | $61,454 | $51,579 | $62,040 | |
| Indiana | 2022 | $48,706 -$2,847 (-5.52%) | $49,507 -$5,013 (-9.20%) | $48,518 -$2,427 (-4.76%) | $59,704 -$31,167 (-34.30%) | $50,370 +$1,002 (2.03%) | $39,479 -$4,310 (-9.84%) |
| 2021 | $51,554 | $54,520 | $50,945 | $90,872 | $49,369 | $43,789 | |
| Iowa | 2022 | $50,545 +$756 (1.52%) | $56,770 +$1,579 (2.86%) | $47,540 +$272 (0.57%) | $57,195 +$3,785 (7.09%) | $54,620 +$3,915 (7.72%) | $55,329 +$1,102 (2.03%) |
| 2021 | $49,789 | $55,191 | $47,269 | $53,410 | $50,705 | $54,227 | |
| Kansas | 2022 | $45,127 +$95 (0.21%) | $48,395 +$995 (2.10%) | $38,342 -$2,696 (-6.57%) | $48,803 +$135 (0.28%) | $37,948 -$2,645 (-6.52%) | $47,877 +$1,755 (3.80%) |
| 2021 | $45,033 | $47,400 | $41,038 | $48,669 | $40,593 | $46,122 | |
| Missouri | 2022 | $49,349 +$1,975 (4.17%) | $49,390 +$1,988 (4.19%) | $49,328 +$1,967 (4.15%) | $66,495 +$843 (1.28%) | $51,930 +$680 (1.33%) | $48,538 +$1,804 (3.86%) |
| 2021 | $47,374 | $47,402 | $47,361 | $65,652 | $51,250 | $46,734 | |
| Kentucky | 2022 | $45,645 +$1,097 (2.46%) | $46,180 +$2,528 (5.79%) | $45,220 -$63 (-0.14%) | $56,965 +$7,005 (14.02%) | $50,588 +$399 (0.80%) | $41,342 +$281 (0.69%) |
| 2021 | $44,547 | $43,652 | $45,283 | $49,960 | $50,189 | $41,061 | |
| Louisiana | 2022 | $46,789 +$1,417 (3.12%) | $48,918 +$1,508 (3.18%) | $43,157 +$1,002 (2.38%) | $53,117 +$2,663 (5.28%) | $46,833 +$5,048 (12.08%) | $44,989 +$2,866 (6.80%) |
| 2021 | $45,372 | $47,409 | $42,155 | $50,454 | $41,785 | $42,123 | |
| Maine | 2022 | $56,601 +$23 (0.04%) | $56,724 -$419 (-0.73%) | $56,468 +$623 (1.12%) | $49,781 +$3,487 (7.53%) | $71,474 +$4,671 (6.99%) | $56,555 -$2,414 (-4.09%) |
| 2021 | $56,579 | $57,143 | $55,845 | $46,294 | $66,803 | $58,968 | |
| Maryland | 2022 | $62,079 +$3,898 (6.70%) | $62,951 +$2,713 (4.50%) | $60,670 +$6,791 (12.60%) | $76,368 +$2,393 (3.23%) | $60,363 -$322 (-0.53%) | $54,029 +$4,144 (8.31%) |
| 2021 | $58,181 | $60,238 | $53,879 | $73,975 | $60,685 | $49,885 | |
| Massachusetts | 2022 | $61,124 -$1,350 (-2.16%) | $57,603 -$3,025 (-4.99%) | $62,884 -$410 (-0.65%) | $67,392 -$4,512 (-6.27%) | $63,555 -$801 (-1.25%) | $54,692 -$2,755 (-4.80%) |
| 2021 | $62,474 | $60,628 | $63,294 | $71,904 | $64,356 | $57,447 | |
| Michigan | 2022 | $59,043 +$2,163 (3.80%) | $65,825 +$635 (0.97%) | $49,030 +$2,060 (4.39%) | $63,246 +$171 (0.27%) | $52,113 +$2,984 (6.07%) | $72,225 +$8,448 (13.25%) |
| 2021 | $56,879 | $65,190 | $46,970 | $63,075 | $49,130 | $63,777 | |
| Minnesota | 2022 | $65,357 +$205 (0.31%) | $68,967 -$371 (-0.54%) | $59,804 +$1,628 (2.80%) | $74,720 +$2,280 (3.15%) | $62,320 +$2,025 (3.36%) | $73,770 -$623 (-0.84%) |
| 2021 | $65,152 | $69,338 | $58,176 | $72,440 | $60,295 | $74,393 | |
| Mississippi | 2022 | $46,156 -$1,200 (-2.53%) | $50,277 +$759 (1.53%) | $36,998 -$4,953 (-11.81%) | $49,590 +$420 (0.85%) | $46,488 -$230 (-0.49%) | $51,072 +$599 (1.19%) |
| 2021 | $47,356 | $49,518 | $41,951 | $49,170 | $46,717 | $50,473 | |
| Montana | 2022 | $47,921 +$2,106 (4.60%) | $47,581 +$1,196 (2.58%) | $48,771 +$4,475 (10.10%) | $45,885 -$1,802 (-3.78%) | - | $50,345 +$767 (1.55%) |
| 2021 | $45,815 | $46,384 | $44,296 | $47,687 | - | $49,578 | |
| Nebraska | 2022 | $52,335 +$392 (0.76%) | $52,057 +$1,614 (3.20%) | $52,571 -$747 (-1.40%) | $52,306 +$1,180 (2.31%) | $40,089 +$4,010 (11.11%) | $59,929 +$6,032 (11.19%) |
| 2021 | $51,943 | $50,442 | $53,318 | $51,126 | $36,079 | $53,897 | |
| Nevada | 2022 | $55,073 +$28 (0.05%) | $63,706 +$1,188 (1.90%) | $50,757 +$382 (0.76%) | - | - | $59,257 -$2,647 (-4.28%) |
| 2021 | $55,046 | $62,518 | $50,375 | $65,000 | - | $61,904 | |
| New Hampshire | 2022 | $51,146 +$292 (0.57%) | $49,561 -$78 (-0.16%) | $51,826 +$104 (0.20%) | $13,267 -$2,812 (-17.49%) | $53,082 -$4,505 (-7.82%) | $49,561 -$78 (-0.16%) |
| 2021 | $50,854 | $49,639 | $51,722 | $16,079 | $57,587 | $49,639 | |
| New Jersey | 2022 | $47,926 +$53 (0.11%) | $55,419 +$69 (0.12%) | $43,723 -$56 (-0.13%) | $68,296 +$742 (1.10%) | $63,564 +$5,437 (9.35%) | $52,692 +$908 (1.75%) |
| 2021 | $47,874 | $55,350 | $43,779 | $67,554 | $58,128 | $51,784 | |
| North Carolina | 2022 | $50,153 +$2,006 (4.17%) | $62,345 +$7,055 (12.76%) | $44,362 -$474 (-1.06%) | $75,252 +$16,297 (27.64%) | $54,780 +$4,519 (8.99%) | $44,561 -$378 (-0.84%) |
| 2021 | $48,147 | $55,291 | $44,836 | $58,955 | $50,261 | $44,939 | |
| North Dakota | 2022 | $49,667 -$796 (-1.58%) | $49,908 +$958 (1.96%) | $49,138 -$4,351 (-8.13%) | $56,920 +$7,521 (15.23%) | - | $49,885 -$1,267 (-2.48%) |
| 2021 | $50,463 | $48,951 | $53,489 | $49,399 | - | $51,152 | |
| Ohio | 2022 | $49,214 +$1,260 (2.63%) | $53,570 +$682 (1.29%) | $47,305 +$1,551 (3.39%) | $61,937 -$6,009 (-8.84%) | $54,559 +$893 (1.66%) | $47,092 +$2,672 (6.01%) |
| 2021 | $47,955 | $52,888 | $45,754 | $67,946 | $53,666 | $44,420 | |
| Oklahoma | 2022 | $46,971 +$1,442 (3.17%) | $45,661 +$426 (0.94%) | $49,830 +$3,632 (7.86%) | $48,359 +$1,891 (4.07%) | $35,872 -$5,994 (-14.32%) | $44,706 -$367 (-0.81%) |
| 2021 | $45,529 | $45,235 | $46,198 | $46,468 | $41,866 | $45,074 | |
| Oregon | 2022 | $60,288 +$1,254 (2.12%) | $67,798 +$2,329 (3.56%) | $47,771 +$3,754 (8.53%) | $62,574 +$252 (0.40%) | $58,622 +$23,117 (65.11%) | $71,065 +$4,175 (6.24%) |
| 2021 | $59,033 | $65,469 | $44,017 | $62,321 | $35,506 | $66,890 | |
| Pennsylvania | 2022 | $51,025 +$1,286 (2.59%) | $54,861 +$815 (1.51%) | $49,614 +$1,456 (3.02%) | $58,598 +$105 (0.18%) | $58,854 +$1,506 (2.63%) | $46,011 +$82 (0.18%) |
| 2021 | $49,739 | $54,047 | $48,158 | $58,494 | $57,348 | $45,929 | |
| Rhode Island | 2022 | $62,128 -$20,345 (-24.67%) | $41,148 +$1,004 (2.50%) | $69,121 -$23,934 (-25.72%) | - | - | $41,148 +$1,004 (2.50%) |
| 2021 | $82,473 | $40,144 | $93,055 | $156,000 | - | $40,144 | |
| South Carolina | 2022 | $50,513 +$1,452 (2.96%) | $56,167 +$1,960 (3.61%) | $46,334 +$772 (1.69%) | $62,274 +$1,890 (3.13%) | $47,330 -$5,085 (-9.70%) | $51,429 +$1,677 (3.37%) |
| 2021 | $49,062 | $54,208 | $45,562 | $60,384 | $52,415 | $49,752 | |
| South Dakota | 2022 | $49,610 +$725 (1.48%) | $54,185 +$926 (1.74%) | $41,224 +$357 (0.87%) | $57,987 +$1,922 (3.43%) | - | $59,170 +$1,044 (1.80%) |
| 2021 | $48,885 | $53,259 | $40,867 | $56,066 | - | $58,126 | |
| Tennessee | 2022 | $47,796 +$1,716 (3.72%) | $49,729 +$499 (1.01%) | $46,712 +$2,277 (5.13%) | $53,912 +$607 (1.14%) | $53,586 -$355 (-0.66%) | $45,730 +$1,521 (3.44%) |
| 2021 | $46,080 | $49,230 | $44,434 | $53,305 | $53,942 | $44,209 | |
| Texas | 2022 | $50,007 +$1,139 (2.33%) | $54,208 +$1,314 (2.48%) | $46,724 +$1,068 (2.34%) | $64,851 -$831 (-1.27%) | $50,017 +$3,644 (7.86%) | $49,648 +$2,081 (4.38%) |
| 2021 | $48,868 | $52,894 | $45,656 | $65,683 | $46,374 | $47,567 | |
| Utah | 2022 | $58,887 +$2,759 (4.91%) | $60,693 +$10,323 (20.49%) | $57,804 -$1,780 (-2.99%) | $67,328 +$13,257 (24.52%) | - | $54,777 +$5,766 (11.76%) |
| 2021 | $56,129 | $50,370 | $59,584 | $54,071 | - | $49,011 | |
| Vermont | 2022 | $61,949 -$257 (-0.41%) | $62,423 -$5,799 (-8.50%) | $61,854 +$1,152 (1.90%) | $62,423 -$5,799 (-8.50%) | $74,982 +$16,160 (27.47%) | - |
| 2021 | $62,206 | $68,222 | $60,703 | $68,222 | $58,822 | - | |
| Virginia | 2022 | $53,602 +$2,621 (5.14%) | $58,146 +$3,752 (6.90%) | $49,275 +$1,396 (2.92%) | $57,102 +$2,229 (4.06%) | $50,064 +$1,154 (2.36%) | $56,244 +$4,580 (8.86%) |
| 2021 | $50,981 | $54,393 | $47,879 | $54,873 | $48,910 | $51,664 | |
| West Virginia | 2022 | $44,710 +$591 (1.34%) | $43,444 +$761 (1.78%) | $46,713 +$323 (0.70%) | $49,587 +$589 (1.20%) | $42,882 +$1,558 (3.77%) | $40,800 -$2,998 (-6.85%) |
| 2021 | $44,118 | $42,683 | $46,390 | $48,998 | $41,325 | $43,798 | |
| Wisconsin | 2022 | $60,515 +$2,715 (4.70%) | $72,163 +$3,150 (4.56%) | $50,387 +$1,464 (2.99%) | $65,755 +$8,373 (14.59%) | $47,335 -$4,351 (-8.42%) | $74,857 +$1,036 (1.40%) |
| 2021 | $57,800 | $69,013 | $48,922 | $57,382 | $51,685 | $73,822 | |
| Wyoming | 2022 | $49,031 -$6,637 (-11.92%) | $49,503 -$7,633 (-13.36%) | $46,201 -$663 (-1.41%) | $45,079 -$25,221 (-35.88%) | - | $50,388 -$4,115 (-7.55%) |
| 2021 | $55,669 | $57,136 | $46,864 | $70,300 | - | $54,503 | |
| Average | 2022 | $54,285 +$1,359 (2.57%) | $59,814 +$1,617 (2.78%) | $50,018 +$1,040 (2.12%) | $61,851 +$226 (0.37%) | $55,346 +$1,805 (3.37%) | $60,015 +$1,965 (3.38%) |
| 2021 | $52,925 | $58,197 | $48,977 | $61,625 | $53,541 | $58,050 |