Professor Salary at Kansas Colleges
The 2025 average professor salary at Kansas colleges is $73,505 based on a 9-months contract or equated data. University of Kansas has the highest professor salary of $134,087 among Kansas colleges followed by Kansas State University ($129,018) and Washburn University ($112,247).
The following table lists the Kansas colleges with professor salary information by contract length where the salary data is available. The table is sorted by faculty salary in descending order.
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| School name | Equated to 9-Month Contract | 9-Month Contract | 10-Month Contract | 11-Month Contract | 12-Month Contract |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of KansasLawrence, KS | $134,087 2.13% | $137,304 2.58% | - | - | $136,713 3.64% |
| Kansas State UniversityManhattan, KS | $129,018 1.70% | $127,348 1.08% | - | - | $178,436 3.18% |
| Washburn UniversityTopeka, KS | $112,247 5.37% | $113,744 5.92% | $82,387 5.55% | - | $117,571 2.50% |
| Wichita State UniversityWichita, KS | $104,016 1.92% | $108,742 2.93% | $103,666 7.83% | - | $118,745 2.38% |
| Fort Hays State UniversityHays, KS | $95,101 0.98% | $96,773 0.24% | - | - | $107,052 6.39% |
| Pittsburg State UniversityPittsburg, KS | $85,787 4.39% | $84,241 3.44% | $89,640 2.12% | - | $126,917 8.49% |
| Benedictine CollegeAtchison, KS | $82,576 3.10% | $82,576 3.10% | - | - | - |
| Emporia State UniversityEmporia, KS | $77,713 6.69% | $77,975 7.33% | - | - | $100,734 1.49% |
| McPherson CollegeMcPherson, KS | $75,893 1.46% | $77,067 1.77% | - | $77,003 3.32% | - |
| Friends UniversityWichita, KS | $72,847 2.77% | $73,728 1.69% | $81,392 5.16% | - | $93,848 3.00% |
| University of Saint MaryLeavenworth, KS | $72,726 2.62% | $60,695 1.34% | - | - | $123,703 9.69% |
| Cleveland University-Kansas CityOverland Park, KS | $71,553 1.69% | - | - | - | $95,404 1.69% |
| Kansas Wesleyan UniversitySalina, KS | $70,379 9.88% | $70,379 9.88% | - | - | - |
| Southwestern CollegeWinfield, KS | $70,291 7.09% | $70,916 7.74% | $76,365 4.58% | - | - |
| Ottawa University-OttawaOttawa, KS | $69,656 1.00% | $69,482 1.00% | - | - | $93,571 1.00% |
| MidAmerica Nazarene UniversityOlathe, KS | $69,192 2.18% | $69,426 4.41% | $75,065 0.43% | $86,964 1.34% | - |
| Ottawa University-Kansas CityOverland Park, KS | $65,409 2.56% | - | - | - | $87,212 2.56% |
| Baker UniversityBaldwin City, KS | $64,774 13.41% | $64,774 13.41% | - | - | - |
| Saint Paul School of TheologyLeawood, KS | $64,611 1.17% | - | - | - | $86,148 1.17% |
| Bethel College-North NewtonNorth Newton, KS | $62,573 0.67% | $62,552 0.11% | $69,621 2.64% | - | - |
| Newman UniversityWichita, KS | $61,514 2.43% | $64,850 3.59% | $69,894 11.30% | - | $58,668 25.00% |
| Tabor CollegeHillsboro, KS | $59,630 0.03% | $59,630 0.03% | - | - | - |
| Barclay CollegeHaviland, KS | $56,474 | $56,474 | - | - | - |
| Sterling CollegeSterling, KS | $53,767 2.27% | - | $59,741 2.27% | - | - |
| Manhattan Christian CollegeManhattan, KS | $51,939 3.58% | - | $57,711 3.58% | - | - |
| Bethany CollegeLindsborg, KS | $50,741 12.05% | - | $55,474 8.85% | - | $72,000 48.57% |
| Hesston CollegeHesston, KS | $49,833 4.44% | $48,281 4.65% | - | - | $80,931 6.14% |
| Kansas Christian CollegeOverland Park, KS | $23,790 14.18% | - | $26,433 14.18% | - | - |