Professor Salary at Michigan Colleges
The 2023 average professor salary at Michigan colleges is $89,474 based on a 9-months contract or equated data. University of Michigan-Ann Arbor has the highest professor salary of $188,229 among Michigan colleges followed by Michigan State University ($168,279) and Wayne State University ($136,976).
The following table lists the Michigan 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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| School name | Equated to 9-Month Contract | 9-Month Contract | 10-Month Contract | 11-Month Contract | 12-Month Contract |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MI | $188,229 (1,211) 4.41% | $190,806 (1,075) 4.73% | - | - | $223,813 (136) 1.97% |
| Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, MI | $168,279 (761) 7.63% | $172,064 (574) 7.19% | - | - | $208,880 (187) 8.74% |
| Wayne State UniversityDetroit, MI | $136,976 (266) 0.63% | $139,602 (211) 0.63% | - | - | $169,204 (55) 0.10% |
| Michigan Technological UniversityHoughton, MI | $130,332 (110) 3.61% | $130,332 (110) 3.61% | - | - | - |
| University of Michigan-DearbornDearborn, MI | $126,569 (78) 2.44% | $124,876 (77) 2.43% | - | - | $342,585 (1) 2.00% |
| University of Michigan-FlintFlint, MI | $125,762 (47) 1.79% | $126,410 (46) 1.29% | - | - | $127,953 (1) |
| Western Michigan UniversityKalamazoo, MI | $115,965 (299) 1.56% | $116,120 (297) 1.56% | - | - | $124,011 (2) 11.76% |
| Grand Valley State UniversityAllendale, MI | $115,100 (318) 2.04% | $115,915 (297) 2.52% | - | - | $138,090 (21) 4.99% |
| Western Michigan University-Thomas M. Cooley Law SchoolLansing, MI | $114,670 (26) 2.02% | - | - | - | $152,893 (26) 2.02% |
| Oakland UniversityRochester Hills, MI | $114,183 (143) 0.04% | $114,183 (143) 0.04% | - | - | - |
| Lawrence Technological UniversitySouthfield, MI | $114,118 (9) 12.04% | $115,165 (8) 13.18% | - | $129,272 (1) 3.03% | - |
| College for Creative StudiesDetroit, MI | $113,455 (13) 6.11% | $113,455 (13) 6.11% | - | - | - |
| University of Detroit MercyDetroit, MI | $111,565 (69) 6.33% | $112,367 (63) 4.92% | - | - | $137,531 (6) 25.09% |
| Ferris State UniversityBig Rapids, MI | $110,543 (176) 2.16% | $109,653 (142) 2.33% | - | - | $152,346 (34) 1.17% |
| Central Michigan UniversityMount Pleasant, MI | $109,844 (308) 1.29% | $109,848 (297) 1.43% | - | - | $146,342 (11) 2.38% |
| Eastern Michigan UniversityYpsilanti, MI | $106,522 (304) 5.11% | $106,522 (304) 5.11% | - | - | - |
| North Central Michigan CollegePetoskey, MI | $105,401 (26) 16.26% | $105,401 (26) 16.26% | - | - | - |
| Delta CollegeUniversity Center, MI | $104,440 (61) 2.35% | $104,440 (61) 2.35% | - | - | - |
| Grand Rapids Community CollegeGrand Rapids, MI | $103,153 (90) 5.97% | $103,641 (82) 5.95% | - | $120,000 (7) 5.27% | $130,779 (1) 3.00% |
| Monroe County Community CollegeMonroe, MI | $99,137 (7) 0.44% | $99,137 (7) 0.44% | - | - | - |
| Kalamazoo CollegeKalamazoo, MI | $97,105 (38) 3.17% | $97,105 (38) 3.17% | - | - | - |
| Kettering UniversityFlint, MI | $96,459 (30) 3.22% | $96,931 (28) 3.25% | - | - | $119,805 (2) 3.00% |
| Hope CollegeHolland, MI | $96,448 (72) 0.29% | $96,448 (72) 0.29% | - | - | - |
| Northern Michigan UniversityMarquette, MI | $95,563 (103) 6.25% | $96,256 (99) 6.38% | - | - | $104,541 (4) 2.44% |
| Macomb Community CollegeWarren, MI | $92,315 (162) 1.80% | $92,315 (162) 1.80% | - | - | - |
| Hillsdale CollegeHillsdale, MI | $91,367 (44) 7.99% | - | - | - | $121,823 (44) 7.99% |
| Saginaw Valley State UniversityUniversity Center, MI | $90,068 (113) 4.54% | $90,068 (113) 4.54% | - | - | - |
| Calvin UniversityGrand Rapids, MI | $89,735 (97) 3.67% | $89,735 (97) 3.67% | - | - | - |
| Kellogg Community CollegeBattle Creek, MI | $89,545 (61) 2.49% | $89,360 (60) 2.28% | - | $123,084 (1) | - |
| St Clair County Community CollegePort Huron, MI | $89,524 (56) 1.13% | $89,524 (56) 1.13% | - | - | - |
| Walsh CollegeTroy, MI | $89,199 (12) 11.55% | - | - | - | $118,932 (12) 11.55% |
| Alma CollegeAlma, MI | $86,257 (19) 0.30% | $86,257 (19) 0.30% | - | - | - |
| Mid Michigan CollegeHarrison, MI | $86,042 (23) 3.71% | $86,042 (23) 3.71% | - | - | - |
| Western Theological SeminaryHolland, MI | $82,849 (9) 18.25% | - | $92,054 (9) | - | - |
| Albion CollegeAlbion, MI | $82,125 (47) 0.63% | $82,125 (47) 0.63% | - | - | - |
| Glen Oaks Community CollegeCentreville, MI | $81,595 (16) 1.21% | $81,595 (16) 1.21% | - | - | - |
| West Shore Community CollegeScottville, MI | $79,710 (18) 1.56% | $79,710 (18) 1.56% | - | - | - |
| Michigan School of PsychologyFarmington Hills, MI | $78,270 (13) 6.84% | - | - | $95,742 (12) 10.57% | $103,597 (1) 11.51% |
| Lansing Community CollegeLansing, MI | $78,183 (185) 1.25% | $80,010 (170) 0.92% | - | - | $76,641 (15) 3.21% |
| Lake Superior State UniversitySault Ste Marie, MI | $77,918 (22) 4.10% | $77,918 (22) 4.10% | - | - | - |
| Concordia University Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MI | $77,496 (7) 18.56% | - | - | - | $103,329 (7) 18.56% |
| Madonna UniversityLivonia, MI | $75,896 (20) 1.83% | $77,286 (14) 1.72% | $84,763 (3) 2.12% | $84,369 (3) 1.94% | - |
| Jackson CollegeJackson, MI | $74,104 (19) 4.84% | - | - | - | $98,805 (19) 4.84% |
| Northwood UniversityMidland, MI | $73,582 (3) 2.96% | $73,582 (3) 2.96% | - | - | - |
| Southwestern Michigan CollegeDowagiac, MI | $70,579 (23) 1.43% | $70,579 (23) 1.43% | - | - | - |
| Calvin Theological SeminaryGrand Rapids, MI | $69,857 (8) 13.63% | - | - | - | $93,142 (8) 13.63% |
| Davenport UniversityGrand Rapids, MI | $69,570 (4) 0.34% | - | $81,699 (3) 0.53% | - | $76,924 (1) 13.20% |
| Andrews UniversityBerrien Springs, MI | $68,812 (64) 35.84% | $68,812 (64) | - | - | - |
| Olivet CollegeOlivet, MI | $68,647 (15) 1.93% | $68,647 (15) 1.93% | - | - | - |
| Siena Heights UniversityAdrian, MI | $67,879 (23) 0.07% | $67,806 (19) 0.03% | $75,809 (4) 0.16% | - | - |
| Aquinas CollegeGrand Rapids, MI | $65,272 (27) 0.86% | $65,272 (27) 0.86% | - | - | - |
| Finlandia UniversityHancock, MI | $65,239 (1) 0.01% | $65,239 (1) - | - | - | - |
| Spring Arbor UniversitySpring Arbor, MI | $65,123 (25) 4.84% | $66,586 (17) 2.52% | - | - | $82,687 (8) 9.86% |
| Adrian CollegeAdrian, MI | $65,031 (31) 3.55% | - | - | - | $86,708 (31) 3.55% |
| Cornerstone UniversityGrand Rapids, MI | $64,971 (19) 0.33% | $64,971 (19) 0.33% | - | - | - |
| Cleary UniversityHowell, MI | $63,750 (2) | - | - | - | $85,000 (2) |
| Baker CollegeOwosso, MI | $61,187 (15) 7.47% | $73,608 (4) 11.34% | - | - | $75,561 (11) 3.72% |
| Sacred Heart Major SeminaryDetroit, MI | $60,057 (13) 10.84% | - | $66,730 (13) 10.84% | - | - |
| Rochester UniversityRochester Hills, MI | $56,670 (15) 0.65% | $56,670 (15) 0.65% | - | - | - |
| Kuyper CollegeGrand Rapids, MI | $54,181 (3) 1.50% | - | - | - | $72,241 (3) 1.50% |
| Grace Christian UniversityWyoming, MI | $51,362 (7) 6.40% | - | $57,069 (7) 12.58% | - | - |
| Great Lakes Christian CollegeLansing, MI | $47,064 (8) 7.80% | $47,064 (8) 7.80% | - | - | - |
| Ecumenical Theological SeminaryDetroit, MI | $36,000 (1) 6.67% | - | - | - | $48,000 (1) 6.67% |