Average Professor Salary by State and School Category
The 2023 Professor salary is increased by 3.09% from $87,957 to $90,674. At public schools the professor salary is $96,226 increased by 3.41%. The private school's average is $86,409 and its salary is increased by 2.71%.
The average Professor salary at national universities is $125,424 and the average at liberal arts colleges is $98,627. At community colleges, the 2023 faculty salary is $77,283 in average.
- Rhode Island has the highest Professor salary of $123,318 and Kansas has the lowest Professor salary of $69,107.
- For public schools, California has the highest Professor salary of $140,351 and Kentucky has the lowest Professor salary of $70,177.
- For private schools, Rhode Island has the highest Professor salary of $127,511 and New Mexico has the lowest Professor salary of $43,256.
- For national universities, New Hampshire has the highest Professor salary of $183,583 and Mississippi has the lowest Professor salary of $89,482.
- For liberal arts colleges, Colorado has the highest Professor salary of $142,287 and Idaho has the lowest Professor salary of $41,379.
- For community colleges, Hawaii has the highest Professor salary of $103,412 and North Carolina has the lowest Professor salary of $52,974.
Comparison of Professor Salary by State
State | Year | All Colleges | Public Schools | Private Schools | National Universities | Liberal Arts Colleges | Community Colleges |
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Alabama | 2023 | $86,724 -$1,172 (-1.33%) | $106,773 +$3,376 (3.27%) | $69,181 -$2,021 (-2.84%) | $125,006 +$3,813 (3.15%) | $52,552 -$9,790 (-15.70%) | - |
2022 | $87,895 | $103,396 | $71,202 | $121,194 | $62,342 | - | |
Alaska | 2023 | $92,321 +$100 (0.11%) | $98,734 -$40 (-0.04%) | $73,081 +$520 (0.72%) | $105,207 +$728 (0.70%) | - | - |
2022 | $92,221 | $98,774 | $72,561 | $104,479 | - | - | |
Arizona | 2023 | $88,319 +$3,690 (4.36%) | $110,591 +$676 (0.62%) | $74,146 +$4,267 (6.11%) | $129,724 +$807 (0.63%) | - | $76,154 +$2,175 (2.94%) |
2022 | $84,629 | $109,914 | $69,879 | $128,917 | - | $73,980 | |
Arkansas | 2023 | $70,470 +$1,482 (2.15%) | $74,741 +$1,490 (2.03%) | $62,703 +$1,468 (2.40%) | $96,582 +$1,644 (1.73%) | $68,948 -$1,037 (-1.48%) | $57,751 -$426 (-0.73%) |
2022 | $68,988 | $73,251 | $61,236 | $94,937 | $69,984 | $58,177 | |
California | 2023 | $110,675 +$5,872 (5.60%) | $140,351 +$8,482 (6.43%) | $100,783 +$4,387 (4.55%) | $150,803 +$9,064 (6.39%) | $124,685 +$9,126 (7.90%) | $97,680 +$3,136 (3.32%) |
2022 | $104,803 | $131,869 | $96,396 | $141,739 | $115,559 | $94,544 | |
Colorado | 2023 | $89,647 +$1,241 (1.40%) | $92,996 +$1,456 (1.59%) | $83,560 +$849 (1.03%) | $123,811 +$22 (0.02%) | $142,287 +$5,797 (4.25%) | $65,489 +$5,350 (8.90%) |
2022 | $88,407 | $91,539 | $82,711 | $123,789 | $136,490 | $60,139 | |
Connecticut | 2023 | $105,765 +$2,999 (2.92%) | $100,340 +$4,050 (4.21%) | $111,509 +$1,885 (1.72%) | $143,338 +$8,907 (6.63%) | $136,347 +$1,215 (0.90%) | $93,423 +$6,794 (7.84%) |
2022 | $102,766 | $96,290 | $109,624 | $134,431 | $135,131 | $86,629 | |
Delaware | 2023 | $101,339 +$6,804 (7.20%) | $126,682 +$1,544 (1.23%) | $84,445 +$10,311 (13.91%) | $136,679 +$16,996 (14.20%) | - | - |
2022 | $94,535 | $125,138 | $74,134 | $119,683 | - | - | |
District of Columbia | 2023 | $115,222 +$3,212 (2.87%) | $100,172 -$15,645 (-13.51%) | $116,297 +$4,559 (4.08%) | $160,794 +$9,198 (6.07%) | - | - |
2022 | $112,009 | $115,817 | $111,737 | $151,595 | - | - | |
Florida | 2023 | $79,134 +$1,905 (2.47%) | $92,158 +$1,251 (1.38%) | $72,157 +$2,638 (3.79%) | $119,118 +$4,453 (3.88%) | $87,801 -$4,214 (-4.58%) | $72,841 -$1,919 (-2.57%) |
2022 | $77,229 | $90,907 | $69,520 | $114,666 | $92,015 | $74,760 | |
Georgia | 2023 | $80,483 +$1,319 (1.67%) | $88,934 +$7,045 (8.60%) | $74,088 -$2,833 (-3.68%) | $117,556 +$4,829 (4.28%) | $77,523 +$293 (0.38%) | $88,863 -$306 (-0.34%) |
2022 | $79,165 | $81,889 | $76,921 | $112,727 | $77,230 | $89,169 | |
Hawaii | 2023 | $107,437 +$2,368 (2.25%) | $110,274 +$2,791 (2.60%) | $97,982 +$957 (0.99%) | $131,462 +$3,933 (3.08%) | - | $103,412 +$2,232 (2.21%) |
2022 | $105,070 | $107,483 | $97,026 | $127,530 | - | $101,180 | |
Idaho | 2023 | $75,994 +$2,686 (3.66%) | $84,509 +$3,056 (3.75%) | $61,094 +$2,039 (3.45%) | $103,785 +$3,121 (3.10%) | $41,379 -$3,178 (-7.13%) | $67,284 +$2,603 (4.02%) |
2022 | $73,308 | $81,453 | $59,055 | $100,665 | $44,557 | $64,681 | |
Illinois | 2023 | $93,779 +$1,610 (1.75%) | $96,739 -$789 (-0.81%) | $91,821 +$3,074 (3.46%) | $128,619 +$2,192 (1.73%) | $81,973 +$993 (1.23%) | $90,680 -$1,697 (-1.84%) |
2022 | $92,170 | $97,528 | $88,747 | $126,427 | $80,979 | $92,377 | |
Indiana | 2023 | $83,695 +$2,972 (3.68%) | $92,454 +$1,647 (1.81%) | $79,941 +$3,420 (4.47%) | $111,480 +$5,340 (5.03%) | $84,400 +$4,725 (5.93%) | $66,089 +$2,637 (4.16%) |
2022 | $80,723 | $90,807 | $76,522 | $106,140 | $79,676 | $63,452 | |
Iowa | 2023 | $79,433 +$2,878 (3.76%) | $87,234 +$2,669 (3.16%) | $76,752 +$2,950 (4.00%) | $108,730 +$7,131 (7.02%) | $88,357 +$2,625 (3.06%) | $71,998 +$2,034 (2.91%) |
2022 | $76,555 | $84,565 | $73,802 | $101,599 | $85,732 | $69,964 | |
Kansas | 2023 | $69,107 +$1,368 (2.02%) | $78,667 +$2,095 (2.74%) | $61,458 +$787 (1.30%) | $104,508 +$3,830 (3.80%) | - | $62,763 +$246 (0.39%) |
2022 | $67,738 | $76,572 | $60,671 | $100,678 | - | $62,517 | |
Kentucky | 2023 | $70,855 +$1,959 (2.84%) | $70,177 -$270 (-0.38%) | $71,481 +$4,016 (5.95%) | $93,773 +$4,670 (5.24%) | $90,149 +$20,415 (29.27%) | $58,604 -$2,237 (-3.68%) |
2022 | $68,896 | $70,447 | $67,465 | $89,103 | $69,734 | $60,841 | |
Louisiana | 2023 | $82,706 +$4,755 (6.10%) | $81,912 +$4,656 (6.03%) | $84,478 +$4,847 (6.09%) | $108,043 +$3,440 (3.29%) | $80,686 +$5,413 (7.19%) | $64,529 +$4,120 (6.82%) |
2022 | $77,951 | $77,256 | $79,632 | $104,604 | $75,273 | $60,409 | |
Maine | 2023 | $99,035 +$6,344 (6.84%) | $95,654 +$6,298 (7.05%) | $101,186 +$6,161 (6.48%) | $107,225 +$5,632 (5.54%) | $134,193 +$5,067 (3.92%) | $76,493 +$8,965 (13.28%) |
2022 | $92,691 | $89,356 | $95,025 | $101,593 | $129,126 | $67,528 | |
Maryland | 2023 | $94,361 +$4,376 (4.86%) | $99,090 +$6,112 (6.57%) | $84,904 +$1,333 (1.60%) | $134,780 -$6,514 (-4.61%) | $92,980 +$5,555 (6.35%) | $81,163 +$4,104 (5.33%) |
2022 | $89,985 | $92,978 | $83,571 | $141,293 | $87,425 | $77,059 | |
Massachusetts | 2023 | $108,299 +$4,044 (3.88%) | $95,244 +$2,738 (2.96%) | $114,145 +$4,707 (4.30%) | $153,723 +$5,926 (4.01%) | $123,928 +$5,847 (4.95%) | $72,449 +$378 (0.52%) |
2022 | $104,255 | $92,506 | $109,438 | $147,797 | $118,081 | $72,071 | |
Michigan | 2023 | $89,474 +$2,059 (2.35%) | $105,914 +$3,111 (3.03%) | $76,322 +$1,579 (2.11%) | $123,239 +$3,587 (3.00%) | $82,062 +$631 (0.78%) | $89,969 +$2,672 (3.06%) |
2022 | $87,415 | $102,802 | $74,743 | $119,652 | $81,431 | $87,296 | |
Minnesota | 2023 | $88,005 +$1,617 (1.87%) | $105,513 +$3,929 (3.87%) | $80,501 +$304 (0.38%) | $99,720 +$4,049 (4.23%) | $99,420 +$2,761 (2.86%) | - |
2022 | $86,388 | $101,584 | $80,197 | $95,671 | $96,659 | - | |
Mississippi | 2023 | $75,716 +$1,161 (1.56%) | $87,934 +$2,916 (3.43%) | $63,498 -$594 (-0.93%) | $89,482 +$991 (1.12%) | $60,491 -$3,092 (-4.86%) | - |
2022 | $74,555 | $85,017 | $64,092 | $88,491 | $63,584 | - | |
Missouri | 2023 | $77,488 +$1,939 (2.57%) | $84,126 +$1,530 (1.85%) | $74,643 +$2,115 (2.92%) | $118,539 +$1,655 (1.42%) | $67,236 +$3,109 (4.85%) | $71,094 +$2,386 (3.47%) |
2022 | $75,549 | $82,596 | $72,529 | $116,885 | $64,127 | $68,708 | |
Montana | 2023 | $77,496 +$5,322 (7.37%) | $81,280 +$506 (0.63%) | $68,667 +$11,541 (20.20%) | $95,732 +$2,219 (2.37%) | - | $57,158 -$8,025 (-12.31%) |
2022 | $72,175 | $80,774 | $57,126 | $93,514 | $37,500 | $65,183 | |
Nebraska | 2023 | $81,488 +$681 (0.84%) | $102,924 +$2,415 (2.40%) | $70,771 -$186 (-0.26%) | $120,388 +$3,450 (2.95%) | - | - |
2022 | $80,807 | $100,510 | $70,956 | $116,938 | - | - | |
Nevada | 2023 | $97,527 +$3,282 (3.48%) | $99,388 +$2,165 (2.23%) | $93,186 +$5,888 (6.74%) | $135,527 +$2,891 (2.18%) | - | - |
2022 | $94,245 | $97,223 | $87,298 | $132,637 | - | - | |
New Hampshire | 2023 | $94,084 +$3,550 (3.92%) | $91,930 +$3,054 (3.44%) | $97,314 +$4,293 (4.62%) | $183,583 +$13,999 (8.25%) | $88,884 -$1,358 (-1.50%) | $70,087 +$2,506 (3.71%) |
2022 | $90,534 | $88,876 | $93,021 | $169,585 | $90,242 | $67,581 | |
New Jersey | 2023 | $105,293 +$1,415 (1.36%) | $110,172 +$3,513 (3.29%) | $99,194 -$1,057 (-1.05%) | $163,994 +$6,884 (4.38%) | $91,741 +$6,066 (7.08%) | $87,089 +$1,623 (1.90%) |
2022 | $103,878 | $106,659 | $100,250 | $157,110 | $85,675 | $85,466 | |
New Mexico | 2023 | $79,743 +$6,239 (8.49%) | $81,567 +$6,492 (8.65%) | $43,256 -$400 (-0.92%) | $117,559 +$8,257 (7.55%) | - | $73,237 +$6,889 (10.38%) |
2022 | $73,504 | $75,075 | $43,656 | $109,302 | - | $66,348 | |
New York | 2023 | $101,907 +$1,590 (1.59%) | $102,353 +$1,571 (1.56%) | $101,599 +$1,606 (1.61%) | $145,407 +$3,315 (2.33%) | $121,924 +$3,033 (2.55%) | $89,266 +$1,392 (1.58%) |
2022 | $100,317 | $100,782 | $99,992 | $142,092 | $118,892 | $87,874 | |
North Carolina | 2023 | $81,534 +$3,193 (4.08%) | $103,682 +$6,297 (6.47%) | $72,977 +$1,993 (2.81%) | $117,484 +$5,585 (4.99%) | $84,177 -$2,052 (-2.38%) | $52,974 +$2,136 (4.20%) |
2022 | $78,341 | $97,385 | $70,983 | $111,900 | $86,229 | $50,838 | |
North Dakota | 2023 | $77,855 +$1,567 (2.05%) | $80,267 +$1,030 (1.30%) | $69,010 +$3,537 (5.40%) | $105,146 +$1,415 (1.36%) | - | $69,040 +$619 (0.90%) |
2022 | $76,288 | $79,237 | $65,473 | $103,730 | - | $68,422 | |
Ohio | 2023 | $86,040 +$3,135 (3.78%) | $95,363 +$2,961 (3.20%) | $77,681 +$3,128 (4.20%) | $116,082 +$3,897 (3.47%) | $99,353 +$4,388 (4.62%) | $78,701 +$2,330 (3.05%) |
2022 | $82,904 | $92,402 | $74,553 | $112,186 | $94,965 | $76,371 | |
Oklahoma | 2023 | $72,052 +$735 (1.03%) | $73,171 +$775 (1.07%) | $69,813 +$873 (1.27%) | $114,824 +$2,550 (2.27%) | $49,852 -$11,159 (-18.29%) | $55,655 +$1,831 (3.40%) |
2022 | $71,316 | $72,397 | $68,940 | $112,274 | $61,010 | $53,823 | |
Oregon | 2023 | $95,008 +$5,226 (5.82%) | $112,658 +$4,416 (4.08%) | $83,976 +$5,054 (6.40%) | $115,352 +$3,831 (3.44%) | $110,350 +$7,990 (7.81%) | $83,438 +$2,527 (3.12%) |
2022 | $89,781 | $108,242 | $78,922 | $111,521 | $102,361 | $80,911 | |
Pennsylvania | 2023 | $95,937 +$3,075 (3.31%) | $103,767 +$4,449 (4.48%) | $91,533 +$1,125 (1.24%) | $124,156 +$1,633 (1.33%) | $104,586 +$515 (0.50%) | $76,320 +$1,054 (1.40%) |
2022 | $92,862 | $99,318 | $90,409 | $122,524 | $104,071 | $75,266 | |
Rhode Island | 2023 | $123,318 +$2,575 (2.13%) | $109,343 +$3,153 (2.97%) | $127,511 +$2,401 (1.92%) | $167,409 +$10,041 (6.38%) | - | $81,617 +$1,052 (1.31%) |
2022 | $120,744 | $106,189 | $125,110 | $157,368 | - | $80,565 | |
South Carolina | 2023 | $80,818 +$2,408 (3.07%) | $94,469 +$3,620 (3.98%) | $70,728 +$1,931 (2.81%) | $115,201 +$7,196 (6.66%) | $91,319 +$3,321 (3.77%) | $73,932 +$2,952 (4.16%) |
2022 | $78,410 | $90,849 | $68,797 | $108,005 | $87,999 | $70,981 | |
South Dakota | 2023 | $87,093 +$6,361 (7.88%) | $100,418 +$4,603 (4.80%) | $71,547 +$8,412 (13.32%) | $108,958 +$5,545 (5.36%) | - | - |
2022 | $80,731 | $95,815 | $63,135 | $103,413 | - | - | |
Tennessee | 2023 | $78,397 +$1,191 (1.54%) | $87,710 +$3,536 (4.20%) | $72,516 -$172 (-0.24%) | $107,924 +$4,782 (4.64%) | $83,837 -$7,714 (-8.43%) | $73,154 +$2,972 (4.23%) |
2022 | $77,207 | $84,174 | $72,687 | $103,142 | $91,552 | $70,182 | |
Texas | 2023 | $90,944 +$3,274 (3.73%) | $94,680 +$2,380 (2.58%) | $85,504 +$4,268 (5.25%) | $120,455 +$2,810 (2.39%) | $102,376 +$1,795 (1.78%) | $68,358 +$2,555 (3.88%) |
2022 | $87,670 | $92,300 | $81,235 | $117,645 | $100,581 | $65,804 | |
Utah | 2023 | $102,196 +$9,579 (10.34%) | $102,512 +$4,492 (4.58%) | $101,566 +$17,593 (20.95%) | $139,992 +$6,037 (4.51%) | - | $83,443 +$4,305 (5.44%) |
2022 | $92,617 | $98,020 | $83,973 | $133,955 | - | $79,138 | |
Vermont | 2023 | $89,025 +$2,231 (2.57%) | $88,497 +$1,320 (1.51%) | $89,288 +$2,714 (3.13%) | $126,090 +$393 (0.31%) | $121,805 +$6,204 (5.37%) | - |
2022 | $86,794 | $87,177 | $86,574 | $125,697 | $115,601 | - | |
Virginia | 2023 | $87,653 +$2,306 (2.70%) | $95,542 +$4,385 (4.81%) | $79,557 +$20 (0.02%) | $110,942 +$1,432 (1.31%) | $92,232 +$3,103 (3.48%) | $76,708 +$3,971 (5.46%) |
2022 | $85,347 | $91,157 | $79,537 | $109,510 | $89,129 | $72,736 | |
Washington | 2023 | $94,884 +$2,555 (2.77%) | $123,607 +$2,525 (2.09%) | $82,118 +$2,568 (3.23%) | $117,549 +$1,600 (1.38%) | $113,749 +$1,349 (1.20%) | - |
2022 | $92,329 | $121,082 | $79,550 | $115,949 | $112,400 | - | |
West Virginia | 2023 | $71,032 +$792 (1.13%) | $74,931 -$457 (-0.61%) | $63,233 +$2,776 (4.59%) | $95,520 -$1,893 (-1.94%) | $58,413 -$1,224 (-2.05%) | $68,200 +$679 (1.00%) |
2022 | $70,240 | $75,389 | $60,458 | $97,413 | $59,637 | $67,522 | |
Wisconsin | 2023 | $83,677 +$2,239 (2.75%) | $91,014 +$3,377 (3.85%) | $79,862 +$1,647 (2.11%) | $104,096 +$5,564 (5.65%) | $91,649 +$5,038 (5.82%) | - |
2022 | $81,439 | $87,637 | $78,216 | $98,531 | $86,611 | - | |
Wyoming | 2023 | $80,869 +$6,536 (8.79%) | $80,869 +$6,536 (8.79%) | - | $120,914 +$4,335 (3.72%) | - | $70,858 +$7,086 (11.11%) |
2022 | $74,334 | $74,334 | - | $116,579 | - | $63,772 | |
Average | 2023 | $90,674 +$2,717 (3.09%) | $96,226 +$3,171 (3.41%) | $86,409 +$2,280 (2.71%) | $125,424 +$4,184 (3.45%) | $98,627 +$2,691 (2.81%) | $77,283 +$1,941 (2.58%) |
2022 | $87,957 | $93,055 | $84,129 | $121,240 | $95,936 | $75,342 |