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Faculty Salary By Academic Rank at Dakota Wesleyan University

The 2023 average faculty salary is $57,681 at Dakota Wesleyan University across all academic ranks. Dakota Wesleyan's faculty salary increased by 3.82% compared to the 2022 salary.
At Dakota Wesleyan University, by academic rank:
  • The Professor salary is $61,508, a 1.32% increase from last year (+$799).
  • The Associate professor salary is $57,778, a -0.19% decrease from last year (-$111).
  • The Assistant professor salary is $56,939, a 10.21% increase from last year (+$5,275).
  • The Instructor salary is $40,471, a -17.66% decrease from last year (-$8,679).
  • The Lecturer salary is $50,000 over 1 Lecturers.

Faculty Salary By Gender

The following tables show the average faculty salary by academic rank and gender at Dakota Wesleyan University.
All FacultyProfessorAssociate professorAssistant professorInstructorLecturer
At Dakota Wesleyan, the average male faculty's salary is $58,829 and female faculty's is $56,874. The difference in salary between male and female faculty $1,955, with male faculty' annual salary being 3.44% higher than that of female faculty.
Average Faculty Salary at Dakota Wesleyan University
Contract LengthTotalMenWomen
Equated to 9-Month Contract$57,681
+$2,124 (3.82%)
$58,829
-$1,169 (-1.95%)
$56,874
+$4,441 (8.47%)
9-Month Contract$59,271
+$2,825 (5.00%)
$61,375
+$1,139 (1.89%)
$57,955
+$4,396 (8.21%)
10-Month ContractNo Faculty with 10-Month Contract
11-Month Contract$49,475
-
$49,475
-
-
-
12-Month Contract$69,562
+$356 (0.51%)
$77,460
-$847 (-1.08%)
$64,297
-$358 (-0.55%)
The average salary for Dakota Wesleyan's 14 Professor is $61,508. By gender, the average male professor salary is $62,406, and that of female professor is $59,263. The salary difference between male and female professor is $3,143, which means male professor's salary is 5.30% higher than female professor's salary.
Professor Salary at Dakota Wesleyan University
Contract LengthTotalMenWomen
Equated to 9-Month Contract$61,508
+$799 (1.32%)
$62,406
+$861 (1.40%)
$59,263
+$783 (1.34%)
9-Month Contract$62,681
+$585 (0.94%)
$63,159
+$769 (1.23%)
$61,247
+$182 (0.30%)
10-Month ContractNo Professor with 10-Month Contract
11-Month ContractNo Professor with 11-Month Contract
12-Month Contract$72,625
-
$74,170
-
$71,080
-
The average salary for Dakota Wesleyan's 12 Associate professor is $57,778. By gender, the average male associate professor salary is $57,376, and that of female associate professor is $57,858. The salary difference between male and female associate professor is $482, which means male associate professor's salary is 0.83% lower than female associate professor's salary.
Associate professor Salary at Dakota Wesleyan University
Contract LengthTotalMenWomen
Equated to 9-Month Contract$57,778
-$111 (-0.19%)
$57,376
-$7,255 (-11.23%)
$57,858
+$3,715 (6.86%)
9-Month Contract$57,525
-$2,120 (-3.55%)
$54,190
-$11,458 (-17.45%)
$57,858
+$1,642 (2.92%)
10-Month ContractNo Associate professor with 10-Month Contract
11-Month ContractNo Associate professor with 11-Month Contract
12-Month Contract$80,750
+$12,153 (17.72%)
$80,750
-
-
-
The average salary for Dakota Wesleyan's 17 Assistant professor is $56,939. By gender, the average male assistant professor salary is $59,600, and that of female assistant professor is $55,831. The salary difference between male and female assistant professor is $3,769, which means male assistant professor's salary is 6.75% higher than female assistant professor's salary.
Assistant professor Salary at Dakota Wesleyan University
Contract LengthTotalMenWomen
Equated to 9-Month Contract$56,939
+$5,275 (10.21%)
$59,600
+$3,225 (5.72%)
$55,831
+$5,513 (10.96%)
9-Month Contract$58,441
+$6,577 (12.68%)
$59,600
+$4,433 (8.04%)
$57,861
+$6,898 (13.54%)
10-Month ContractNo Assistant professor with 10-Month Contract
11-Month ContractNo Assistant professor with 11-Month Contract
12-Month Contract$60,905
-$7,048 (-10.37%)
-
-
$60,905
-$3,032 (-4.74%)
The average salary for Dakota Wesleyan's 2 Instructor is $40,471.
Instructor Salary at Dakota Wesleyan University
Contract LengthTotalMenWomen
Equated to 9-Month Contract$40,471
-$8,679 (-17.66%)
$40,471
-$9,004 (-18.20%)
-
-
9-Month ContractNo Instructor with 9-Month Contract
10-Month ContractNo Instructor with 10-Month Contract
11-Month Contract$49,475
-
$49,475
-
-
-
12-Month ContractNo Instructor with 12-Month Contract
The average salary for Dakota Wesleyan's 1 Lecturer is $50,000.
Lecturer Salary at Dakota Wesleyan University
Contract LengthTotalMenWomen
Equated to 9-Month Contract$50,000 - $50,000
9-Month Contract$50,000 - $50,000
10-Month ContractNo Lecturer with 10-Month Contract
11-Month ContractNo Lecturer with 11-Month Contract
12-Month ContractNo Lecturer with 12-Month Contract

Faculty Salary Changes over Past 5 Years

The average salary for Dakota Wesleyan faculty has increased 8.12%, from $52,995 to $57,681. Professor salaries increased by 5.95%, associate professor salaries increased by 3.51%, and assistant professor salaries increased by 11.76% at Dakota Wesleyan University.

How Dakota Wesleyan Faculty Salary Compared?

Dakota Wesleyan's average faculty salary is $57,681. Dakota Wesleyan's faculty salary is lower than the national average faculty salary at four-years colleges ($69,937). Its salary is slightly lower than the average salary of four-years colleges in South Dakota.
Dakota Wesleyan University is a Baccalaureate's Colleges according to the Carnegie Classification. When compared Baccalaureate's Colleges, its salary is similar to national average and slightly higher than South Dakota Baccalaureate's Colleges.
2023 Faculty Salary Comparison
Average Faculty Salary
Dakota Wesleyan University$57,681
Baccalaureate's Colleges$57,239
South Dakota Baccalaureate's Colleges$53,590
National Average (Four-years Colleges)$69,937
Four-years South Dakota Colleges$61,860