Average Lecturer Salary by State and School Category
The 2022 faculty salary is increased by 1.92% from $56,908 to $58,000. At public schools the 2022 average faculty salary is $57,700 increased by 2.31%. The private school's average is $58,385 and its salary is increased by 1.37%.
The average Lecturer salary at national universities is $66,655 and the average at liberal arts colleges is $61,658. At community colleges, the 2022 faculty salary is $50,925 in average.
- Massachusetts has the highest Lecturer salary of $79,616 and Idaho has the lowest Lecturer salary of $41,579.
- For public schools, Massachusetts has the highest Lecturer salary of $76,532 and Mississippi has the lowest Lecturer salary of $42,776.
- For private schools, Massachusetts has the highest Lecturer salary of $80,109 and New Mexico has the lowest Lecturer salary of $26,250.
- For national universities, Massachusetts has the highest Lecturer salary of $89,531 and Mississippi has the lowest Lecturer salary of $42,776.
- For liberal arts colleges, California has the highest Lecturer salary of $96,396 and Maryland has the lowest Lecturer salary of $33,925.
- For community colleges, New York has the highest Lecturer salary of $69,957 and Indiana has the lowest Lecturer salary of $28,368.
State | Year | All Colleges | Public Schools | Private Schools | National Universities | Liberal Arts Colleges | Community Colleges |
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Alabama | 2022 | $56,605 +$4,939 (9.56%) | $64,902 +$5,998 (10.18%) | $42,084 +$3,087 (7.92%) | $86,317 +$13,272 (18.17%) | $50,658 +$9,168 (22.10%) | - |
2021 | $51,665 | $58,905 | $38,997 | $73,045 | $41,490 | - | |
Arizona | 2022 | $61,111 +$5,900 (10.69%) | $63,867 +$6,496 (11.32%) | $50,084 +$5,676 (12.78%) | $61,111 +$2,958 (5.09%) | - | - |
2021 | $55,210 | $57,371 | $44,408 | $58,152 | - | - | |
Arkansas | 2022 | $48,570 +$4,931 (11.30%) | $54,376 +$8,007 (17.27%) | $39,861 +$1,685 (4.41%) | $66,364 +$27,909 (72.58%) | $39,667 +$896 (2.31%) | - |
2021 | $43,638 | $46,370 | $38,176 | $38,455 | $38,771 | $50,600 | |
California | 2022 | $71,703 +$267 (0.37%) | $74,887 +$530 (0.71%) | $67,693 +$395 (0.59%) | $83,548 +$1,296 (1.58%) | $96,396 +$17,662 (22.43%) | - |
2021 | $71,436 | $74,357 | $67,298 | $82,252 | $78,734 | - | |
Colorado | 2022 | $53,969 +$2,608 (5.08%) | $53,548 +$3,419 (6.82%) | $54,951 +$1,433 (2.68%) | $65,141 +$2,088 (3.31%) | $56,827 -$657 (-1.14%) | - |
2021 | $51,361 | $50,129 | $53,517 | $63,052 | $57,484 | - | |
Connecticut | 2022 | $67,991 +$67 (0.10%) | $63,465 -$1,509 (-2.32%) | $74,456 +$3,583 (5.06%) | $87,771 +$6,443 (7.92%) | $70,186 +$2,164 (3.18%) | $61,267 -$317 (-0.51%) |
2021 | $67,924 | $64,974 | $70,873 | $81,328 | $68,022 | $61,583 | |
Delaware | 2022 | $55,793 +$465 (0.84%) | $55,793 +$465 (0.84%) | - | - | - | - |
2021 | $55,328 | $55,328 | - | - | - | - | |
District of Columbia | 2022 | $63,451 +$10,717 (20.32%) | - | $63,451 +$10,717 (20.32%) | $53,468 +$2,899 (5.73%) | - | - |
2021 | $52,734 | - | $52,734 | $50,569 | - | - | |
Florida | 2022 | $59,482 +$3,404 (6.07%) | $60,504 -$146 (-0.24%) | $58,346 +$7,347 (14.41%) | $76,807 +$237 (0.31%) | - | - |
2021 | $56,078 | $60,650 | $50,999 | $76,570 | - | - | |
Georgia | 2022 | $53,186 +$1,373 (2.65%) | $50,998 +$521 (1.03%) | $59,262 +$4,414 (8.05%) | $60,224 +$378 (0.63%) | $64,252 +$3,506 (5.77%) | $40,556 +$436 (1.09%) |
2021 | $51,813 | $50,477 | $54,848 | $59,845 | $60,746 | $40,120 | |
Hawaii | 2022 | $58,155 +$1,524 (2.69%) | - | $58,155 +$1,524 (2.69%) | - | - | - |
2021 | $56,631 | - | $56,631 | - | - | - | |
Idaho | 2022 | $41,579 -$6,784 (-14.03%) | $49,119 +$1,366 (2.86%) | $34,038 -$15,543 (-31.35%) | $49,119 +$1,366 (2.86%) | $43,326 -$6,255 (-12.62%) | - |
2021 | $48,363 | $47,754 | $49,581 | $47,754 | $49,581 | - | |
Illinois | 2022 | $60,451 +$3,021 (5.26%) | $59,361 +$7,006 (13.38%) | $60,942 +$1,375 (2.31%) | $63,049 -$455 (-0.72%) | $64,051 +$6,525 (11.34%) | - |
2021 | $57,430 | $52,355 | $59,567 | $63,504 | $57,526 | - | |
Indiana | 2022 | $45,435 -$1,058 (-2.28%) | $46,542 -$1,307 (-2.73%) | $44,237 -$655 (-1.46%) | $53,755 +$834 (1.58%) | $43,528 -$3,006 (-6.46%) | $28,368 -$11,632 (-29.08%) |
2021 | $46,494 | $47,849 | $44,892 | $52,921 | $46,534 | $40,000 | |
Iowa | 2022 | $49,120 -$183 (-0.37%) | $58,871 -$351 (-0.59%) | $44,940 -$110 (-0.25%) | $56,438 -$293 (-0.52%) | $60,636 -$652 (-1.06%) | $63,738 -$466 (-0.73%) |
2021 | $49,302 | $59,222 | $45,051 | $56,731 | $61,288 | $64,204 | |
Kansas | 2022 | $48,135 -$2,271 (-4.51%) | $56,477 -$281 (-0.49%) | $31,450 +$6,450 (25.80%) | $60,164 -$874 (-1.43%) | - | - |
2021 | $50,406 | $56,757 | $25,000 | $61,038 | - | - | |
Kentucky | 2022 | $47,746 +$946 (2.02%) | $44,142 +$1,671 (3.93%) | $60,959 -$271 (-0.44%) | $53,930 +$3,657 (7.27%) | $45,976 +$4,688 (11.35%) | $38,113 +$496 (1.32%) |
2021 | $46,800 | $42,471 | $61,229 | $50,273 | $41,288 | $37,617 | |
Louisiana | 2022 | $51,332 -$2,951 (-5.44%) | $50,117 -$4,474 (-8.20%) | $54,067 +$400 (0.74%) | $73,907 +$2,207 (3.08%) | - | $40,261 +$4,330 (12.05%) |
2021 | $54,283 | $54,592 | $53,667 | $71,701 | - | $35,932 | |
Maine | 2022 | $61,654 +$2,624 (4.45%) | $56,608 +$2,548 (4.71%) | $69,224 +$254 (0.37%) | $61,206 -$1,299 (-2.08%) | $74,179 +$7,965 (12.03%) | - |
2021 | $59,030 | $54,060 | $68,970 | $62,505 | $66,214 | - | |
Maryland | 2022 | $53,806 -$2,049 (-3.67%) | $52,827 -$2,966 (-5.32%) | $55,928 -$77 (-0.14%) | $72,231 +$6,090 (9.21%) | $33,925 -$1,751 (-4.91%) | $40,543 -$5,647 (-12.23%) |
2021 | $55,855 | $55,793 | $56,005 | $66,141 | $35,676 | $46,190 | |
Massachusetts | 2022 | $79,616 +$139 (0.17%) | $76,532 +$1,261 (1.68%) | $80,109 -$15 (-0.02%) | $89,531 +$3,177 (3.68%) | $74,213 -$3,146 (-4.07%) | - |
2021 | $79,477 | $75,271 | $80,125 | $86,354 | $77,359 | - | |
Michigan | 2022 | $62,103 +$788 (1.28%) | $66,293 +$3,110 (4.92%) | $56,117 -$2,086 (-3.58%) | $74,450 +$4,298 (6.13%) | $55,893 +$4,242 (8.21%) | - |
2021 | $61,316 | $63,183 | $58,204 | $70,152 | $51,650 | - | |
Minnesota | 2022 | $63,368 +$1,333 (2.15%) | - | $63,368 +$1,333 (2.15%) | $83,410 +$5,511 (7.07%) | $76,676 +$2,198 (2.95%) | - |
2021 | $62,035 | - | $62,035 | $77,899 | $74,478 | - | |
Mississippi | 2022 | $41,682 -$3,618 (-7.99%) | $42,776 -$2,523 (-5.57%) | $38,400 | $42,776 -$2,523 (-5.57%) | - | - |
2021 | $45,300 | $45,300 | - | $45,300 | - | - | |
Missouri | 2022 | $46,745 +$1,083 (2.37%) | $45,375 -$768 (-1.66%) | $48,571 +$3,551 (7.89%) | $50,265 -$2,973 (-5.58%) | - | $50,621 +$1,792 (3.67%) |
2021 | $45,662 | $46,143 | $45,020 | $53,237 | - | $48,829 | |
Montana | 2022 | $46,287 -$345 (-0.74%) | $48,910 -$518 (-1.05%) | $41,041 - | $45,735 -$1,773 (-3.73%) | - | - |
2021 | $46,632 | $49,427 | $41,041 | $47,508 | - | - | |
Nebraska | 2022 | $49,950 +$1,510 (3.12%) | $48,889 +$538 (1.11%) | $56,316 +$7,338 (14.98%) | $54,014 +$7,717 (16.67%) | - | - |
2021 | $48,441 | $48,351 | $48,978 | $46,297 | - | - | |
Nevada | 2022 | $60,984 +$1,961 (3.32%) | $60,984 +$1,961 (3.32%) | - | $61,177 +$172 (0.28%) | - | - |
2021 | $59,023 | $59,023 | - | $61,005 | - | - | |
New Hampshire | 2022 | $63,543 +$2,394 (3.91%) | $63,807 +$286 (0.45%) | $63,015 +$6,609 (11.72%) | $71,993 +$3,690 (5.40%) | $74,472 +$8,126 (12.25%) | - |
2021 | $61,149 | $63,521 | $56,406 | $68,304 | $66,346 | - | |
New Jersey | 2022 | $61,978 +$1,539 (2.55%) | $57,679 +$477 (0.83%) | $66,278 +$2,278 (3.56%) | $70,727 +$1,509 (2.18%) | $55,500 | $47,350 +$1,684 (3.69%) |
2021 | $60,440 | $57,202 | $64,000 | $69,218 | - | $45,666 | |
New Mexico | 2022 | $48,720 +$1,519 (3.22%) | $52,465 -$1,017 (-1.90%) | $26,250 +$16,731 (175.76%) | $59,942 +$365 (0.61%) | - | $53,328 -$702 (-1.30%) |
2021 | $47,201 | $53,481 | $9,519 | $59,577 | - | $54,030 | |
New York | 2022 | $62,317 +$1,668 (2.75%) | $65,538 +$2,368 (3.75%) | $58,483 +$1,083 (1.89%) | $71,296 +$3,430 (5.05%) | $63,771 +$181 (0.28%) | $69,957 +$1,742 (2.55%) |
2021 | $60,650 | $63,170 | $57,400 | $67,866 | $63,590 | $68,215 | |
North Carolina | 2022 | $52,960 +$1,762 (3.44%) | $54,277 +$752 (1.41%) | $51,249 +$3,307 (6.90%) | $57,935 +$513 (0.89%) | $63,254 +$8,682 (15.91%) | - |
2021 | $51,198 | $53,524 | $47,942 | $57,422 | $54,572 | - | |
North Dakota | 2022 | $57,942 +$3,501 (6.43%) | $57,942 +$3,501 (6.43%) | - | $57,942 +$3,501 (6.43%) | - | - |
2021 | $54,442 | $54,442 | - | $54,442 | - | - | |
Ohio | 2022 | $54,942 -$518 (-0.93%) | $57,141 +$196 (0.34%) | $48,345 -$2,236 (-4.42%) | $61,870 +$3,118 (5.31%) | $51,926 | $41,409 -$7,049 (-14.55%) |
2021 | $55,460 | $56,945 | $50,581 | $58,753 | - | $48,458 | |
Oklahoma | 2022 | $45,692 +$1,155 (2.59%) | $44,590 +$1,210 (2.79%) | $54,511 +$709 (1.32%) | $49,493 -$381 (-0.76%) | - | - |
2021 | $44,538 | $43,380 | $53,802 | $49,873 | - | - | |
Oregon | 2022 | $61,766 +$1,921 (3.21%) | $65,893 +$3,882 (6.26%) | $57,639 +$683 (1.20%) | $86,047 -$1,576 (-1.80%) | $67,728 +$1,328 (2.00%) | - |
2021 | $59,845 | $62,011 | $56,957 | $87,623 | $66,400 | $47,840 | |
Pennsylvania | 2022 | $57,727 -$270 (-0.46%) | $56,819 +$1,270 (2.29%) | $57,945 -$803 (-1.37%) | $65,360 +$1,809 (2.85%) | $56,883 -$5,671 (-9.07%) | $53,268 +$507 (0.96%) |
2021 | $57,996 | $55,550 | $58,749 | $63,551 | $62,555 | $52,761 | |
Rhode Island | 2022 | $65,796 +$1,746 (2.73%) | $56,035 +$1,537 (2.82%) | $67,423 +$1,781 (2.71%) | $75,448 +$2,556 (3.51%) | - | - |
2021 | $64,050 | $54,498 | $65,642 | $72,892 | - | - | |
South Carolina | 2022 | $49,327 +$2,957 (6.38%) | $60,194 +$1,863 (3.19%) | $41,565 +$2,030 (5.13%) | $73,356 +$3,767 (5.41%) | $46,788 +$5,188 (12.47%) | - |
2021 | $46,370 | $58,330 | $39,535 | $69,590 | $41,600 | - | |
South Dakota | 2022 | $57,217 +$1,875 (3.39%) | $57,217 +$1,875 (3.39%) | - | $62,285 +$2,261 (3.77%) | - | - |
2021 | $55,342 | $55,342 | - | $60,025 | - | - | |
Tennessee | 2022 | $50,334 +$2,012 (4.16%) | $51,728 +$2,848 (5.83%) | $49,139 +$1,376 (2.88%) | $51,898 +$2,989 (6.11%) | $48,005 +$1,090 (2.32%) | - |
2021 | $48,322 | $48,881 | $47,763 | $48,909 | $46,915 | - | |
Texas | 2022 | $55,011 +$1,448 (2.70%) | $56,575 +$2,202 (4.05%) | $51,796 +$107 (0.21%) | $59,498 +$2,422 (4.24%) | - | $45,053 +$2,401 (5.63%) |
2021 | $53,563 | $54,373 | $51,689 | $57,076 | - | $42,652 | |
Utah | 2022 | $58,547 +$3,550 (6.45%) | $58,547 +$3,550 (6.45%) | - | $65,750 +$2,239 (3.52%) | - | $46,611 +$333 (0.72%) |
2021 | $54,998 | $54,998 | - | $63,511 | - | $46,278 | |
Vermont | 2022 | $67,478 -$222 (-0.33%) | $64,570 -$598 (-0.92%) | $68,932 -$34 (-0.05%) | $64,570 -$598 (-0.92%) | $83,222 -$1,766 (-2.08%) | - |
2021 | $67,700 | $65,168 | $68,966 | $65,168 | $84,988 | - | |
Virginia | 2022 | $51,225 +$3,050 (6.33%) | $49,667 +$1,822 (3.81%) | $53,562 +$4,826 (9.90%) | $54,906 +$252 (0.46%) | $64,315 +$13,938 (27.67%) | $39,961 +$661 (1.68%) |
2021 | $48,174 | $47,844 | $48,736 | $54,654 | $50,378 | $39,299 | |
Washington | 2022 | $59,999 +$3,669 (6.51%) | $61,721 +$3,343 (5.73%) | $58,277 +$3,994 (7.36%) | $55,515 +$397 (0.72%) | $77,808 +$1,547 (2.03%) | - |
2021 | $56,330 | $58,377 | $54,284 | $55,118 | $76,261 | - | |
West Virginia | 2022 | $47,707 +$5,646 (13.42%) | $47,707 +$5,646 (13.42%) | - | $69,480 +$28,253 (68.53%) | $46,028 +$3,004 (6.98%) | $41,908 +$1,992 (4.99%) |
2021 | $42,060 | $42,060 | - | $41,227 | $43,024 | $39,917 | |
Wisconsin | 2022 | $51,898 -$3,018 (-5.50%) | $51,544 +$628 (1.23%) | $52,555 -$9,789 (-15.70%) | $53,203 -$6,575 (-11.00%) | $53,422 -$15,310 (-22.28%) | - |
2021 | $54,916 | $50,916 | $62,343 | $59,778 | $68,732 | - | |
Wyoming | 2022 | $62,145 -$463 (-0.74%) | $62,145 -$463 (-0.74%) | - | $62,145 -$463 (-0.74%) | - | - |
2021 | $62,608 | $62,608 | - | $62,608 | - | - | |
Average | 2022 | $58,000 +$1,092 (1.92%) | $57,700 +$1,304 (2.31%) | $58,385 +$788 (1.37%) | $66,655 +$2,182 (3.38%) | $61,658 -$64 (-0.10%) | $50,925 +$538 (1.07%) |
2021 | $56,908 | $56,395 | $57,596 | $64,474 | $61,722 | $50,386 |