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Average Professor Salary At Iowa Colleges

Professor Salary at Iowa Colleges

The 2023 average professor salary at Iowa colleges is $79,433 based on a 9-months contract or equated data. University of Iowa has the highest professor salary of $157,870 among Iowa colleges followed by Grinnell College ($143,746) and Iowa State University ($136,025).
The following table lists the Iowa colleges with professor salary information by contract length where the salary data is available. The table is sorted by salary in descending order. The number in parenthesis is the number of faculty for the contract length relatively.
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2023 Professor Salary At Iowa Colleges
School nameEquated to 9-Month Contract9-Month Contract10-Month Contract11-Month Contract12-Month Contract
University of IowaIowa City, IA$157,870 (422)
5.44%
$155,315 (334)
2.95%
-$204,855 (88)-
Grinnell CollegeGrinnell, IA$143,746 (53)
2.56%
$143,746 (53)
2.56%
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Iowa State UniversityAmes, IA$136,025 (546)
3.23%
$139,372 (442)
2.98%
--$162,398 (104)
4.15%
Drake UniversityDes Moines, IA$108,304 (114)
0.95%
$106,822 (86)
5.65%
-$137,963 (28)
30.64%
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Des Moines University-Osteopathic Medical CenterDes Moines, IA$107,381 (1)
3.00%
---$143,175 (1)
3.00%
Briar Cliff UniversitySioux City, IA$100,602 (7)
33.21%
$100,602 (7)
33.21%
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University of Northern IowaCedar Falls, IA$89,700 (116)
0.78%
$89,939 (113)
0.73%
-$91,538 (2)
3.32%
$123,140 (1)
1.30%
Allen CollegeWaterloo, IA$85,578 (10)
0.99%
$76,740 (3)
5.49%
-$100,626 (3)
6.07%
$126,208 (4)
4.25%
Saint Ambrose UniversityDavenport, IA$83,307 (79)
0.30%
$86,040 (69)
0.21%
--$85,930 (10)
0.92%
Coe CollegeCedar Rapids, IA$82,812 (32)
0.03%
$82,812 (32)
0.03%
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Central CollegePella, IA$81,145 (27)
8.91%
$81,145 (27)
8.91%
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Luther CollegeDecorah, IA$81,044 (53)
2.56%
$81,044 (53)
2.56%
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Cornell CollegeMount Vernon, IA$79,519 (37)
0.63%
$79,519 (37)
0.63%
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Iowa Central Community CollegeFort Dodge, IA$77,461 (15)
8.25%
$76,676 (14)
8.31%
$98,276 (1)
15.57%
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Kirkwood Community CollegeCedar Rapids, IA$77,337 (97)
2.61%
$81,836 (60)
2.41%
--$93,390 (37)
1.89%
Marshalltown Community CollegeMarshalltown, IA$76,704 (22)
1.02%
$76,704 (22)
1.02%
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Divine Word CollegeEpworth, IA$76,604 (1)
5.00%
$76,604 (1)
5.00%
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Morningside UniversitySioux City, IA$75,888 (17)
0.33%
$76,565 (15)
0.64%
--$94,405 (2)
26.85%
University of DubuqueDubuque, IA$75,808 (18)
18.69%
-$84,231 (18)
18.69%
--
Des Moines Area Community CollegeAnkeny, IA$75,704 (232)
1.29%
$76,105 (192)
1.35%
--$98,373 (40)
0.75%
Graceland University-LamoniLamoni, IA$74,871 (19)
8.14%
$75,648 (12)
7.82%
-$82,322 (3)
1.89%
$104,251 (4)
17.80%
Wartburg CollegeWaverly, IA$73,629 (26)
2.79%
$73,629 (26)
2.79%
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Northwestern CollegeOrange City, IA$73,435 (29)
3.87%
$73,435 (29)
3.87%
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Mount Mercy UniversityCedar Rapids, IA$73,130 (15)
2.22%
$74,372 (14)
2.09%
--$74,317 (1)
2.20%
Ellsworth Community CollegeIowa Falls, IA$73,022 (15)
3.12%
$73,022 (15)
3.12%
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Buena Vista UniversityStorm Lake, IA$72,359 (12)
1.07%
-$80,398 (12)
1.07%
--
Palmer College of ChiropracticDavenport, IA$71,704 (27)
2.01%
---$95,605 (27)
2.01%
Wartburg Theological SeminaryDubuque, IA$70,956 (5)
3.68%
---$94,608 (5)
3.68%
Dordt UniversitySioux Center, IA$69,145 (46)
7.35%
-$76,828 (46)
7.36%
--
Upper Iowa UniversityFayette, IA$69,126 (11)
4.17%
$71,240 (10)
3.33%
--$63,982 (1)
5.06%
Iowa Wesleyan UniversityMount Pleasant, IA$68,593 (6)
12.08%
$64,975 (4)
14.45%
$72,680 (1)
4.31%
-$115,000 (1)
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Loras CollegeDubuque, IA$68,330 (26)
3.81%
$68,330 (26)
3.81%
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Mercy College of Health SciencesDes Moines, IA$67,979 (5)
1.82%
---$90,638 (5)
1.82%
William Penn UniversityOskaloosa, IA$67,939 (5)
5.31%
$67,939 (5)
5.31%
---
Iowa Western Community CollegeCouncil Bluffs, IA$67,005 (11)
3.02%
$67,005 (11)
3.02%
---
Grand View UniversityDes Moines, IA$66,699 (30)
0.46%
$66,699 (30)
0.46%
---
Clarke UniversityDubuque, IA$66,274 (17)
6.48%
$65,859 (12)
10.19%
$70,366 (4)
2.34%
$101,500 (1)
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Indian Hills Community CollegeOttumwa, IA$65,094 (42)
1.65%
$69,780 (11)
2.19%
-$76,494 (19)
2.20%
$86,391 (12)
2.50%
Simpson CollegeIndianola, IA$64,728 (33)
4.40%
$64,728 (33)
4.40%
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Iowa Lakes Community CollegeEstherville, IA$63,655 (27)
2.31%
$63,580 (14)
1.38%
$79,934 (2)
3.00%
$76,093 (11)
3.25%
-
Waldorf UniversityForest City, IA$63,360 (10)
1.09%
$64,773 (9)
1.39%
--$67,516 (1)
-
Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological SeminaryAnkeny, IA$54,932 (6)
3.03%
$54,932 (6)
3.03%
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Maharishi International UniversityFairfield, IA$37,131 (22)
14.34%
---$49,508 (22)
14.34%