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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

Average Professor Salary
StateYearAll CollegesPublic SchoolsPrivate SchoolsNational UniversitiesLiberal Arts CollegesCommunity Colleges
Alabama2023$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-
Alaska2023$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--
Arizona2023$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
Arkansas2023$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
California2023$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
Colorado2023$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
Connecticut2023$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
Delaware2023$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 Columbia2023$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--
Florida2023$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
Georgia2023$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
Hawaii2023$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
Idaho2023$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
Illinois2023$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
Indiana2023$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
Iowa2023$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
Kansas2023$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
Kentucky2023$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
Louisiana2023$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
Maine2023$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
Maryland2023$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
Massachusetts2023$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
Michigan2023$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
Minnesota2023$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-
Mississippi2023$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-
Missouri2023$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
Montana2023$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
Nebraska2023$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--
Nevada2023$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 Hampshire2023$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 Jersey2023$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 Mexico2023$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 York2023$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 Carolina2023$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 Dakota2023$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
Ohio2023$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
Oklahoma2023$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
Oregon2023$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
Pennsylvania2023$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 Island2023$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 Carolina2023$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 Dakota2023$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--
Tennessee2023$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
Texas2023$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
Utah2023$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
Vermont2023$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-
Virginia2023$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
Washington2023$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 Virginia2023$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
Wisconsin2023$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-
Wyoming2023$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
Average2023$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