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Faculty Salary By Academic Rank at Bowling Green State University-Main Campus

The 2023 average faculty salary is $90,074 at Bowling Green State University-Main Campus across all academic ranks. BGSU's faculty salary increased by 2.09% compared to the 2022 salary.
At Bowling Green State University-Main Campus, by academic rank:
  • The Professor salary is $122,474, a 16.33% increase from last year (+$17,188).
  • The Associate professor salary is $91,969, a 8.40% increase from last year (+$7,124).
  • The Assistant professor salary is $79,073, a 18.21% increase from last year (+$12,183).
  • The Instructor salary is $62,505 over 91 Instructors.
  • The Lecturer salary is $70,383 over 163 Lecturers.

Faculty Salary By Gender

The following tables show the average faculty salary by academic rank and gender at Bowling Green State University-Main Campus.
All FacultyProfessorAssociate professorAssistant professorInstructorLecturer
At BGSU, the average male faculty's salary is $96,700 and female faculty's is $83,902. The difference in salary between male and female faculty $12,798, with male faculty' annual salary being 15.25% higher than that of female faculty.
Average Faculty Salary at Bowling Green State University-Main Campus
Contract LengthTotalMenWomen
Equated to 9-Month Contract$90,074
+$1,846 (2.09%)
$96,700
+$2,033 (2.15%)
$83,902
+$1,939 (2.37%)
9-Month Contract$91,047
+$2,063 (2.32%)
$97,140
+$1,895 (1.99%)
$85,082
+$2,436 (2.95%)
10-Month ContractNo Faculty with 10-Month Contract
11-Month ContractNo Faculty with 11-Month Contract
12-Month Contract$108,703
+$223 (0.21%)
$122,094
+$4,613 (3.93%)
$100,725
-$1,684 (-1.64%)
The average salary for BGSU's 194 Professor is $122,474. By gender, the average male professor salary is $127,081, and that of female professor is $115,768. The salary difference between male and female professor is $11,313, which means male professor's salary is 9.77% higher than female professor's salary.
Professor Salary at Bowling Green State University-Main Campus
Contract LengthTotalMenWomen
Equated to 9-Month Contract$122,474
+$17,188 (16.33%)
$127,081
+$13,543 (11.93%)
$115,768
+$19,733 (20.55%)
9-Month Contract$125,444
+$18,675 (17.49%)
$129,702
+$14,202 (12.30%)
$118,994
+$22,235 (22.98%)
10-Month ContractNo Professor with 10-Month Contract
11-Month ContractNo Professor with 11-Month Contract
12-Month Contract$133,858
+$9,360 (7.52%)
$139,448
+$11,263 (8.79%)
$127,760
+$6,719 (5.55%)
The average salary for BGSU's 200 Associate professor is $91,969. By gender, the average male associate professor salary is $95,102, and that of female associate professor is $89,077. The salary difference between male and female associate professor is $6,025, which means male associate professor's salary is 6.76% higher than female associate professor's salary.
Associate professor Salary at Bowling Green State University-Main Campus
Contract LengthTotalMenWomen
Equated to 9-Month Contract$91,969
+$7,124 (8.40%)
$95,102
+$7,609 (8.70%)
$89,077
+$6,839 (8.32%)
9-Month Contract$92,960
+$7,611 (8.92%)
$95,908
+$8,087 (9.21%)
$90,202
+$7,346 (8.87%)
10-Month ContractNo Associate professor with 10-Month Contract
11-Month ContractNo Associate professor with 11-Month Contract
12-Month Contract$110,738
+$4,028 (3.77%)
$116,419
+$4,543 (4.06%)
$106,090
+$3,439 (3.35%)
The average salary for BGSU's 86 Assistant professor is $79,073. By gender, the average male assistant professor salary is $83,636, and that of female assistant professor is $74,510. The salary difference between male and female assistant professor is $9,126, which means male assistant professor's salary is 12.25% higher than female assistant professor's salary.
Assistant professor Salary at Bowling Green State University-Main Campus
Contract LengthTotalMenWomen
Equated to 9-Month Contract$79,073
+$12,183 (18.21%)
$83,636
+$12,424 (17.45%)
$74,510
+$10,935 (17.20%)
9-Month Contract$80,593
+$13,054 (19.33%)
$84,201
+$12,680 (17.73%)
$76,707
+$12,530 (19.52%)
10-Month ContractNo Assistant professor with 10-Month Contract
11-Month ContractNo Assistant professor with 11-Month Contract
12-Month Contract$72,600
-$7,610 (-9.49%)
$79,858
-$4,657 (-5.51%)
$70,785
-$8,432 (-10.64%)
The average salary for BGSU's 91 Instructor is $62,505. By gender, the average male instructor salary is $64,570, and that of female instructor is $61,274. The salary difference between male and female instructor is $3,296, which means male instructor's salary is 5.38% higher than female instructor's salary.
Instructor Salary at Bowling Green State University-Main Campus
Contract LengthTotalMenWomen
Equated to 9-Month Contract$62,505 $64,570 $61,274
9-Month Contract$61,825 $63,990 $60,201
10-Month ContractNo Instructor with 10-Month Contract
11-Month ContractNo Instructor with 11-Month Contract
12-Month Contract$88,331 $111,606 $86,540
The average salary for BGSU's 163 Lecturer is $70,383. By gender, the average male lecturer salary is $71,148, and that of female lecturer is $69,862. The salary difference between male and female lecturer is $1,286, which means male lecturer's salary is 1.84% higher than female lecturer's salary.
Lecturer Salary at Bowling Green State University-Main Campus
Contract LengthTotalMenWomen
Equated to 9-Month Contract$70,383 $71,148 $69,862
9-Month Contract$70,185 $70,759 $69,791
10-Month ContractNo Lecturer with 10-Month Contract
11-Month ContractNo Lecturer with 11-Month Contract
12-Month Contract$96,890 $101,203 $94,194

Faculty Salary Changes over Past 5 Years

The average salary for BGSU faculty has increased 9.04%, from $81,929 to $90,074. Professor salaries increased by 7.94%, associate professor salaries increased by 5.9%, and assistant professor salaries increased by 5.37% at Bowling Green State University-Main Campus.

How BGSU Faculty Salary Compared?

BGSU's average faculty salary is $90,074. BGSU's faculty salary is higher than the national average faculty salary at four-years colleges ($69,937). Its salary is also higher than the average salary ($66,051) of four-years colleges in Ohio.
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus is a R2: Doctoral Universitiesies according to the Carnegie Classification. When compared R2: Doctoral Universitiesies, its salary is similar to national average as well as Ohio average.
2023 Faculty Salary Comparison
Average Faculty Salary
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus$90,074
R2: Doctoral Universitiesies$92,975
Ohio R2: Doctoral Universitiesies$90,546
National Average (Four-years Colleges)$69,937
Four-years Ohio Colleges$66,051