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2023 Average Lecturer Salary by State

The 2023 lecturer salary of U.S. colleges is increased by 3.93% from $58,000 to $60,278. At public schools, the average lecturer salary is $60,174, which is 4.29% higher than 2022. The private school's average salary is $60,419, a increase of 3.49%.
The average lecturer salary at national universities is $66,438 and liberal arts colleges' average salary is $64,878. At community colleges, the 2023 lecturer salary is $54,839 in average.
  • Massachusetts has the highest Lecturer salary of $83,119 and West Virginia has the lowest Lecturer salary of $43,626.
  • For public schools, California has the highest Lecturer salary of $81,586 and West Virginia has the lowest Lecturer salary of $43,626.
  • For private schools, Massachusetts has the highest Lecturer salary of $83,751 and Kansas has the lowest Lecturer salary of $29,159.
  • For national universities, Massachusetts has the highest Lecturer salary of $88,457 and West Virginia has the lowest Lecturer salary of $34,472.
  • For liberal arts colleges, Vermont has the highest Lecturer salary of $89,023 and Louisiana has the lowest Lecturer salary of $39,087.
  • For community colleges, New York has the highest Lecturer salary of $71,991 and Kentucky has the lowest Lecturer salary of $38,123.

Comparison of 2023 Lecturer Salary by State

Average Lecturer Salary
StateAll CollegesPublic SchoolsPrivate SchoolsNational UniversitiesLiberal Arts CollegesCommunity Colleges
Alabama$45,804
19.08%
$53,805
17.10%
$36,202
13.98%
$60,965
29.37%
$48,073
5.10%
-
Arizona$62,982
3.06%
$65,540
2.62%
$52,751
5.33%
$62,982
3.06%
--
Arkansas$50,252
3.46%
$53,926
0.83%
$44,740
12.24%
$54,298
2.81%
$47,000
18.49%
$41,363
California$75,109
4.75%
$81,586
8.94%
$67,516
0.26%
$86,005
10.11%
$62,613
35.05%
-
Colorado$56,956
5.53%
$56,170
4.90%
$58,788
6.98%
$62,746
10.33%
$68,372
3.82%
-
Connecticut$73,116
7.54%
$68,268
7.57%
$81,195
9.05%
$87,416
15.55%
$68,637
2.21%
$65,805
7.41%
Delaware$55,973
0.32%
$55,973
0.32%
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District of Columbia$67,759
6.79%
-$67,759
6.79%
$67,759
6.79%
--
Florida$56,131
5.63%
$57,033
5.74%
$55,320
5.19%
$62,126
9.24%
--
Georgia$58,270
9.56%
$57,832
13.40%
$59,366
0.17%
$65,307
8.44%
$62,216
3.17%
$54,788
6.00%
Hawaii$61,789
6.25%
-$61,789
6.25%
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Idaho$51,876
24.77%
$51,605
5.06%
$52,419
54.00%
$51,605
5.06%
--
Illinois$59,762
1.14%
$55,753
6.08%
$61,166
0.37%
$64,757
3.98%
$57,245
10.63%
-
Indiana$46,902
3.23%
$48,513
4.24%
$44,999
1.72%
$52,723
1.02%
$44,164
1.46%
$41,382
45.88%
Iowa$50,918
3.66%
$61,826
5.02%
$44,686
0.57%
$57,445
5.14%
$57,791
4.69%
$62,681
1.66%
Kansas$49,645
3.14%
$59,889
6.04%
$29,159
7.28%
$62,699
4.21%
--
Kentucky$44,567
6.66%
$44,659
1.17%
$43,453
28.72%
$57,732
5.56%
$43,453
5.49%
$38,123
0.03%
Louisiana$57,176
11.38%
$56,089
11.92%
$59,078
9.27%
$75,598
21.81%
$39,087$42,697
6.05%
Maine$66,326
7.58%
$62,748
10.85%
$73,480
6.15%
$60,179
4.15%
$82,796
11.62%
-
Maryland$61,456
14.22%
$60,422
14.38%
$65,074
16.35%
$75,738
4.85%
$50,159
86.50%
$48,003
18.40%
Massachusetts$83,119
4.40%
$79,006
3.23%
$83,751
4.55%
$88,457
1.63%
$79,074
6.55%
-
Michigan$64,818
4.37%
$67,179
1.34%
$60,881
8.49%
$72,375
1.88%
$54,705
11.62%
-
Minnesota$66,318
4.65%
-$66,318
4.65%
$67,389
4.87%
$79,982
4.31%
-
Mississippi$49,379
18.47%
$44,927
5.03%
$62,736
63.38%
$44,927
7.78%
$62,736-
Missouri$48,609
3.99%
$48,557
7.01%
$48,677
0.22%
$53,984
7.40%
-$52,789
4.28%
Montana$49,398
6.72%
$49,669
1.55%
$48,856
19.04%
$46,820
2.37%
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Nebraska$52,566
5.24%
$52,144
6.66%
$53,411
5.16%
$54,948
1.73%
--
Nevada$62,729
2.86%
$62,729
2.86%
-$61,982
1.32%
--
New Hampshire$65,972
3.82%
$66,077
3.56%
$65,761
4.36%
$74,538
3.54%
$75,148
0.91%
-
New Jersey$68,413
10.38%
$66,933
16.04%
$70,223
5.95%
$72,573
6.64%
-$58,620
23.80%
New Mexico$51,549
5.81%
$51,549
1.74%
-$65,610
9.46%
-$56,706
6.33%
New York$63,485
1.87%
$66,194
1.00%
$60,261
3.04%
$70,838
1.98%
$76,261
11.86%
$71,991
1.44%
North Carolina$58,780
10.99%
$61,751
13.77%
$54,918
7.16%
$65,841
14.05%
$58,865
6.94%
-
North Dakota$60,125
3.77%
$60,125
3.77%
-$61,458
6.07%
-$57,459
Ohio$58,635
6.72%
$59,787
4.63%
$54,520
12.77%
$58,727
3.27%
$61,930
19.27%
$61,256
16.60%
Oklahoma$47,677
4.34%
$46,664
4.65%
$54,770
0.48%
$51,491
4.04%
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Oregon$63,232
2.37%
$64,814
1.64%
$61,650
6.96%
$68,307
4.25%
$70,440
4.00%
$45,387
Pennsylvania$60,308
4.47%
$60,550
6.57%
$60,074
3.67%
$58,539
3.81%
$63,695
7.82%
$50,014
6.11%
Rhode Island$68,252
3.73%
$58,690
4.74%
$69,846
3.59%
$78,171
3.61%
--
South Carolina$51,179
3.75%
$59,215
1.63%
$47,161
13.46%
$74,991
2.23%
$47,723
2.00%
-
South Dakota$59,640
4.23%
$61,247
7.04%
$50,000$66,382
6.58%
--
Tennessee$52,155
3.62%
$53,804
4.01%
$50,918
3.62%
$56,901
4.67%
$50,057
4.27%
-
Texas$54,867
0.26%
$56,640
0.12%
$50,696
2.12%
$58,569
1.08%
$54,090
4.14%
$48,412
7.46%
Utah$61,778
5.52%
$61,778
5.52%
-$69,645
5.92%
-$49,408
6.00%
Vermont$70,913
5.09%
$63,955
0.95%
$74,393
7.92%
$63,955
0.95%
$89,023
6.97%
-
Virginia$54,482
6.36%
$52,512
5.73%
$57,438
7.24%
$56,093
4.53%
$65,669
3.77%
$43,679
9.31%
Washington$59,757
0.40%
$63,245
2.47%
$56,269
3.45%
$58,831
0.22%
$83,009
6.68%
-
West Virginia$43,626
8.55%
$43,626
8.55%
-$34,472
50.39%
-$42,696
1.88%
Wisconsin$51,948
0.10%
$50,415
2.19%
$55,931
6.42%
$54,265
2.01%
$59,337
26.56%
-
Wyoming$65,104
4.76%
$65,104
4.76%
-$65,104
4.76%
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Average$60,278
3.93%
$60,174
4.29%
$60,419
3.49%
$66,438
3.64%
$64,878
2.83%
$54,839
5.19%