The 2025 faculty salary is increased by 3.53% from $69,872 to $72,340 over 632,192 faculty members in U.S. Colleges. The faculty salary of Rhode Island colleges is the highest and Arkansas has the lowest faculty salary among 50 states and U.S. territories.
By academic rank,
- The professor salary of 170,013 professors is $94,781, increased by 2.55% from $92,421.
- The associate Professor salary of 137,097 associate Professors is $80,470, increased by 2.84% from $78,245.
- The assistant Professor salary of 136,222 assistant Professors is $70,793, increased by 2.95% from $68,768.
- The instructor salary of 90,879 instructors is $59,946, increased by 3.29% from $58,039.
- The lecturer salary of 48,739 lecturers is $64,720, increased by 4.72% from $61,802.
- The salary of 48,739 faculty without academic rank is $64,182, increased by 3.80% from $61,832.
| State | Year | Professor | Associate Professor | Assistant Professor | Instructor | Lecturer | No Academic rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 2025 | $94,313 -$3,090 (-3.17%) | $85,552 +$3,704 (4.53%) | $73,507 +$1,291 (1.79%) | $59,343 +$392 (0.66%) | - | $64,991 -$488 (-0.74%) |
| 2024 | $97,403 | $81,848 | $72,216 | $58,952 | - | $65,479 | |
| Alabama | 2025 | $91,856 +$2,289 (2.56%) | $76,265 +$4,085 (5.66%) | $66,598 +$1,483 (2.28%) | $53,799 +$2,211 (4.29%) | $51,528 +$2,920 (6.01%) | $61,844 +$2,215 (3.72%) |
| 2024 | $89,567 | $72,180 | $65,115 | $51,588 | $48,608 | $59,629 | |
| Arkansas | 2025 | $72,440 +$721 (1.01%) | $65,726 +$948 (1.46%) | $58,004 +$1,682 (2.99%) | $47,182 +$1,140 (2.48%) | $52,663 +$5,733 (12.22%) | $54,504 +$3,058 (5.94%) |
| 2024 | $71,718 | $64,778 | $56,323 | $46,042 | $46,930 | $51,446 | |
| Arizona | 2025 | $90,732 +$2,347 (2.65%) | $77,394 +$51 (0.07%) | $70,470 +$1,088 (1.57%) | $53,980 +$1,438 (2.74%) | $59,793 +$1,737 (2.99%) | $78,907 -$598 (-0.75%) |
| 2024 | $88,385 | $77,343 | $69,382 | $52,543 | $58,057 | $79,504 | |
| California | 2025 | $117,069 +$4,749 (4.23%) | $101,468 +$3,011 (3.06%) | $87,301 +$3,963 (4.76%) | $83,216 +$2,289 (2.83%) | $81,334 +$4,783 (6.25%) | $87,061 +$6,792 (8.46%) |
| 2024 | $112,319 | $98,456 | $83,337 | $80,928 | $76,551 | $80,269 | |
| Colorado | 2025 | $96,837 +$555 (0.58%) | $84,669 +$3,042 (3.73%) | $74,226 +$1,883 (2.60%) | $53,582 -$1,329 (-2.42%) | $61,062 +$2,813 (4.83%) | $63,880 -$644 (-1.00%) |
| 2024 | $96,282 | $81,627 | $72,344 | $54,911 | $58,249 | $64,524 | |
| Connecticut | 2025 | $120,988 +$2,459 (2.07%) | $96,366 +$5,454 (6.00%) | $82,242 +$3,259 (4.13%) | $66,196 +$286 (0.43%) | $84,343 -$57 (-0.07%) | $76,298 +$10,051 (15.17%) |
| 2024 | $118,530 | $90,913 | $78,983 | $65,911 | $84,400 | $66,247 | |
| District of Columbia | 2025 | $120,221 -$758 (-0.63%) | $96,505 -$2,007 (-2.04%) | $84,025 -$1,807 (-2.11%) | $72,069 +$5,227 (7.82%) | $78,024 +$8,593 (12.38%) | $80,973 +$11,471 (16.50%) |
| 2024 | $120,980 | $98,511 | $85,832 | $66,843 | $69,431 | $69,502 | |
| Delaware | 2025 | $123,852 +$23,002 (22.81%) | $96,150 +$6,447 (7.19%) | $80,533 +$3,132 (4.05%) | $68,221 +$1,245 (1.86%) | $62,453 +$5,876 (10.39%) | $76,078 +$6,167 (8.82%) |
| 2024 | $100,850 | $89,703 | $77,401 | $66,976 | $56,577 | $69,911 | |
| Florida | 2025 | $86,968 +$4,443 (5.38%) | $78,023 +$2,282 (3.01%) | $68,505 +$3,194 (4.89%) | $55,381 +$3,209 (6.15%) | $63,489 +$5,430 (9.35%) | $59,258 +$660 (1.13%) |
| 2024 | $82,526 | $75,741 | $65,311 | $52,172 | $58,060 | $58,599 | |
| Georgia | 2025 | $84,121 +$492 (0.59%) | $71,888 -$72 (-0.10%) | $64,306 -$182 (-0.28%) | $50,919 +$360 (0.71%) | $58,603 +$144 (0.25%) | $56,311 +$4,020 (7.69%) |
| 2024 | $83,628 | $71,960 | $64,488 | $50,558 | $58,459 | $52,291 | |
| Hawaii | 2025 | $110,202 -$741 (-0.67%) | $94,174 +$307 (0.33%) | $86,082 +$2,616 (3.13%) | $67,760 +$2,301 (3.51%) | $62,511 +$371 (0.60%) | $72,375 +$1,232 (1.73%) |
| 2024 | $110,942 | $93,867 | $83,467 | $65,460 | $62,140 | $71,143 | |
| Iowa | 2025 | $81,309 +$279 (0.34%) | $68,341 +$257 (0.38%) | $62,104 +$752 (1.22%) | $55,411 +$1,735 (3.23%) | $56,709 +$7,003 (14.09%) | $49,950 -$2,034 (-3.91%) |
| 2024 | $81,031 | $68,084 | $61,353 | $53,676 | $49,706 | $51,984 | |
| Idaho | 2025 | $79,964 -$139 (-0.17%) | $76,626 +$2,927 (3.97%) | $67,123 +$2,638 (4.09%) | $58,321 +$4,708 (8.78%) | $54,387 -$537 (-0.98%) | $64,798 -$3,857 (-5.62%) |
| 2024 | $80,102 | $73,699 | $64,485 | $53,613 | $54,924 | $68,655 | |
| Illinois | 2025 | $102,700 +$1,203 (1.19%) | $84,169 +$1,183 (1.43%) | $74,589 +$2,240 (3.10%) | $63,686 +$1,681 (2.71%) | $64,498 +$3,889 (6.42%) | $59,627 -$471 (-0.78%) |
| 2024 | $101,497 | $82,985 | $72,349 | $62,005 | $60,610 | $60,098 | |
| Indiana | 2025 | $87,871 +$2,261 (2.64%) | $76,711 +$2,514 (3.39%) | $68,176 +$1,331 (1.99%) | $57,164 +$5,888 (11.48%) | $53,478 +$1,074 (2.05%) | $63,251 +$6,138 (10.75%) |
| 2024 | $85,610 | $74,197 | $66,846 | $51,276 | $52,403 | $57,114 | |
| Kansas | 2025 | $72,364 +$794 (1.11%) | $62,962 +$1,066 (1.72%) | $57,792 +$1,535 (2.73%) | $53,308 +$4,017 (8.15%) | $52,910 -$2,281 (-4.13%) | $48,507 -$5,923 (-10.88%) |
| 2024 | $71,571 | $61,896 | $56,257 | $49,291 | $55,191 | $54,431 | |
| Kentucky | 2025 | $72,299 +$345 (0.48%) | $64,098 +$2,549 (4.14%) | $56,890 +$1,530 (2.76%) | $48,311 +$346 (0.72%) | $45,449 -$1,082 (-2.32%) | $55,324 +$9,324 (20.27%) |
| 2024 | $71,954 | $61,549 | $55,360 | $47,965 | $46,531 | $46,001 | |
| Louisiana | 2025 | $85,522 +$1,115 (1.32%) | $73,198 +$409 (0.56%) | $66,484 +$1,029 (1.57%) | $50,600 +$40 (0.08%) | $64,072 +$4,220 (7.05%) | $47,894 -$3,412 (-6.65%) |
| 2024 | $84,407 | $72,789 | $65,455 | $50,560 | $59,852 | $51,306 | |
| Massachusetts | 2025 | $116,966 +$5,498 (4.93%) | $94,712 +$4,121 (4.55%) | $83,834 +$2,933 (3.63%) | $70,403 +$3,570 (5.34%) | $95,699 +$9,113 (10.52%) | $87,426 +$10,112 (13.08%) |
| 2024 | $111,469 | $90,591 | $80,901 | $66,833 | $86,586 | $77,315 | |
| Maryland | 2025 | $101,601 +$2,339 (2.36%) | $86,489 +$2,454 (2.92%) | $75,675 +$1,306 (1.76%) | $67,481 +$1,918 (2.93%) | $67,336 +$4,267 (6.77%) | $90,549 +$7,485 (9.01%) |
| 2024 | $99,262 | $84,036 | $74,370 | $65,563 | $63,068 | $83,065 | |
| Maine | 2025 | $100,138 -$805 (-0.80%) | $84,484 +$686 (0.82%) | $68,404 +$793 (1.17%) | $60,770 -$1,645 (-2.63%) | $70,434 +$1,052 (1.52%) | $72,690 +$14,468 (24.85%) |
| 2024 | $100,944 | $83,798 | $67,611 | $62,414 | $69,382 | $58,222 | |
| Michigan | 2025 | $95,298 +$1,801 (1.93%) | $80,422 +$1,967 (2.51%) | $71,240 +$1,894 (2.73%) | $63,733 +$1,080 (1.72%) | $70,727 +$5,004 (7.61%) | $72,207 +$1,093 (1.54%) |
| 2024 | $93,498 | $78,454 | $69,346 | $62,653 | $65,723 | $71,114 | |
| Minnesota | 2025 | $92,414 +$2,114 (2.34%) | $79,736 +$2,831 (3.68%) | $70,092 +$2,830 (4.21%) | $70,453 +$3,837 (5.76%) | $57,823 -$205 (-0.35%) | $65,574 +$1,470 (2.29%) |
| 2024 | $90,300 | $76,905 | $67,262 | $66,615 | $58,028 | $64,104 | |
| Missouri | 2025 | $80,466 +$715 (0.90%) | $70,715 +$2,176 (3.17%) | $62,614 +$1,955 (3.22%) | $53,849 -$18 (-0.03%) | $47,610 -$1,637 (-3.32%) | $51,676 -$5,581 (-9.75%) |
| 2024 | $79,751 | $68,539 | $60,659 | $53,867 | $49,247 | $57,257 | |
| Mississippi | 2025 | $82,661 +$3,540 (4.47%) | $67,881 +$2,180 (3.32%) | $61,853 +$1,964 (3.28%) | $50,745 +$350 (0.69%) | $54,138 +$5,130 (10.47%) | $60,205 +$9,469 (18.66%) |
| 2024 | $79,121 | $65,702 | $59,888 | $50,396 | $49,007 | $50,736 | |
| Montana | 2025 | $83,788 +$3,024 (3.74%) | $70,458 +$3,608 (5.40%) | $65,248 +$6,629 (11.31%) | $54,852 +$2,194 (4.17%) | $56,369 +$4,108 (7.86%) | $59,843 +$6,714 (12.64%) |
| 2024 | $80,765 | $66,850 | $58,619 | $52,658 | $52,262 | $53,129 | |
| North Carolina | 2025 | $86,892 +$2,653 (3.15%) | $75,805 +$2,258 (3.07%) | $68,453 +$2,034 (3.06%) | $57,550 +$5,299 (10.14%) | $64,356 +$3,588 (5.90%) | $58,197 +$1,866 (3.31%) |
| 2024 | $84,239 | $73,547 | $66,419 | $52,251 | $60,768 | $56,330 | |
| North Dakota | 2025 | $85,866 +$2,656 (3.19%) | $72,798 +$3,292 (4.74%) | $64,843 +$2,268 (3.63%) | $55,422 +$1,538 (2.85%) | $61,662 +$2,816 (4.79%) | $50,009 -$5,864 (-10.49%) |
| 2024 | $83,209 | $69,506 | $62,575 | $53,884 | $58,847 | $55,873 | |
| Nebraska | 2025 | $86,409 +$1,481 (1.74%) | $74,976 +$2,970 (4.12%) | $65,076 +$905 (1.41%) | $56,637 +$268 (0.48%) | $55,135 +$802 (1.48%) | $59,248 -$6,325 (-9.65%) |
| 2024 | $84,928 | $72,006 | $64,170 | $56,369 | $54,334 | $65,572 | |
| New Hampshire | 2025 | $100,700 +$4,438 (4.61%) | $80,798 +$1,217 (1.53%) | $72,950 +$2,938 (4.20%) | $55,556 +$2,444 (4.60%) | $73,312 +$3,300 (4.71%) | $81,540 +$17,273 (26.88%) |
| 2024 | $96,262 | $79,581 | $70,011 | $53,113 | $70,011 | $64,267 | |
| New Jersey | 2025 | $111,500 +$5,440 (5.13%) | $88,623 +$3,603 (4.24%) | $78,700 +$1,949 (2.54%) | $54,440 +$976 (1.83%) | $74,139 +$4,579 (6.58%) | $64,412 +$1,288 (2.04%) |
| 2024 | $106,060 | $85,020 | $76,750 | $53,464 | $69,560 | $63,125 | |
| New Mexico | 2025 | $89,887 +$4,724 (5.55%) | $74,872 +$216 (0.29%) | $64,625 +$651 (1.02%) | $57,867 +$858 (1.51%) | $63,837 +$8,471 (15.30%) | $57,319 +$2,159 (3.91%) |
| 2024 | $85,162 | $74,656 | $63,975 | $57,009 | $55,366 | $55,160 | |
| Nevada | 2025 | $117,225 +$4,974 (4.43%) | $101,392 +$1,696 (1.70%) | $92,253 +$2,588 (2.89%) | $68,237 +$3,092 (4.75%) | $78,134 +$8,138 (11.63%) | $76,419 +$5,882 (8.34%) |
| 2024 | $112,251 | $99,696 | $89,665 | $65,145 | $69,997 | $70,537 | |
| New York | 2025 | $106,203 +$3,114 (3.02%) | $89,598 +$3,505 (4.07%) | $77,012 +$2,788 (3.76%) | $59,239 +$1,553 (2.69%) | $67,139 +$1,960 (3.01%) | $66,319 +$4,605 (7.46%) |
| 2024 | $103,089 | $86,093 | $74,223 | $57,686 | $65,180 | $61,714 | |
| Ohio | 2025 | $87,475 +$1,351 (1.57%) | $74,124 +$1,280 (1.76%) | $63,928 +$836 (1.32%) | $53,371 +$984 (1.88%) | $62,702 +$4,183 (7.15%) | $57,050 +$644 (1.14%) |
| 2024 | $86,124 | $72,844 | $63,092 | $52,387 | $58,519 | $56,406 | |
| Oklahoma | 2025 | $77,919 +$484 (0.62%) | $69,677 +$1,450 (2.12%) | $63,352 +$2,472 (4.06%) | $50,488 +$1,228 (2.49%) | $49,067 +$887 (1.84%) | $45,117 +$3,881 (9.41%) |
| 2024 | $77,435 | $68,227 | $60,880 | $49,261 | $48,179 | $41,237 | |
| Oregon | 2025 | $101,742 +$4,682 (4.82%) | $83,761 +$5,138 (6.54%) | $72,814 +$3,731 (5.40%) | $71,353 +$4,112 (6.12%) | $63,275 -$4,752 (-6.99%) | $66,087 +$3,598 (5.76%) |
| 2024 | $97,060 | $78,623 | $69,083 | $67,240 | $68,026 | $62,489 | |
| Pennsylvania | 2025 | $101,652 +$3,382 (3.44%) | $83,509 +$3,243 (4.04%) | $72,329 +$3,781 (5.52%) | $59,454 +$1,718 (2.98%) | $64,975 +$2,817 (4.53%) | $56,812 -$2,155 (-3.65%) |
| 2024 | $98,270 | $80,266 | $68,549 | $57,736 | $62,158 | $58,967 | |
| Rhode Island | 2025 | $127,146 +$180 (0.14%) | $102,174 -$491 (-0.48%) | $87,403 +$1,607 (1.87%) | $65,758 -$1,861 (-2.75%) | $72,573 +$5,776 (8.65%) | $77,453 -$21,130 (-21.43%) |
| 2024 | $126,966 | $102,665 | $85,797 | $67,619 | $66,797 | $98,582 | |
| South Carolina | 2025 | $84,487 +$1,132 (1.36%) | $73,704 +$1,955 (2.72%) | $65,305 +$1,629 (2.56%) | $56,210 +$2,548 (4.75%) | $53,966 -$1,987 (-3.55%) | $60,634 +$3,132 (5.45%) |
| 2024 | $83,354 | $71,748 | $63,676 | $53,661 | $55,952 | $57,502 | |
| South Dakota | 2025 | $91,823 +$1,650 (1.83%) | $80,895 +$1,852 (2.34%) | $70,157 +$1,654 (2.41%) | $56,505 -$715 (-1.25%) | $68,485 +$5,659 (9.01%) | $47,948 -$930 (-1.90%) |
| 2024 | $90,172 | $79,043 | $68,503 | $57,220 | $62,826 | $48,878 | |
| Tennessee | 2025 | $84,908 +$3,075 (3.76%) | $72,407 +$2,699 (3.87%) | $62,168 +$725 (1.18%) | $51,448 +$1,214 (2.42%) | $49,585 -$4,385 (-8.12%) | $60,805 +$8,371 (15.96%) |
| 2024 | $81,833 | $69,708 | $61,443 | $50,235 | $53,970 | $52,434 | |
| Texas | 2025 | $94,941 +$2,544 (2.75%) | $79,648 +$1,690 (2.17%) | $72,129 +$481 (0.67%) | $55,953 +$700 (1.27%) | $62,194 +$3,445 (5.86%) | $62,669 +$3,569 (6.04%) |
| 2024 | $92,397 | $77,958 | $71,648 | $55,253 | $58,749 | $59,100 | |
| Utah | 2025 | $104,051 +$3,835 (3.83%) | $79,651 -$8,295 (-9.43%) | $76,632 +$1,920 (2.57%) | $66,343 +$2,075 (3.23%) | $65,326 +$982 (1.53%) | $68,277 +$1,720 (2.58%) |
| 2024 | $100,216 | $87,946 | $74,712 | $64,268 | $64,344 | $66,557 | |
| Virginia | 2025 | $95,086 +$3,089 (3.36%) | $81,875 +$2,793 (3.53%) | $72,624 +$2,149 (3.05%) | $61,511 +$3,259 (5.59%) | $59,053 +$4,662 (8.57%) | $58,922 +$2,236 (3.94%) |
| 2024 | $91,997 | $79,083 | $70,475 | $58,252 | $54,391 | $56,686 | |
| Vermont | 2025 | $99,067 -$1,079 (-1.08%) | $82,774 -$231 (-0.28%) | $73,939 +$4,846 (7.01%) | $70,240 -$1,874 (-2.60%) | $73,263 +$1,929 (2.70%) | $89,083 +$19,116 (27.32%) |
| 2024 | $100,145 | $83,005 | $69,093 | $72,115 | $71,335 | $69,968 | |
| Washington | 2025 | $103,322 +$567 (0.55%) | $86,726 +$5,464 (6.72%) | $77,372 +$2,637 (3.53%) | $62,181 +$2,042 (3.40%) | $65,872 +$5,294 (8.74%) | $83,556 +$5,227 (6.67%) |
| 2024 | $102,755 | $81,262 | $74,735 | $60,139 | $60,578 | $78,328 | |
| Wisconsin | 2025 | $86,678 +$334 (0.39%) | $74,492 +$1,639 (2.25%) | $68,046 +$1,527 (2.30%) | $68,714 +$4,650 (7.26%) | $53,659 +$634 (1.19%) | $59,465 -$1,657 (-2.71%) |
| 2024 | $86,344 | $72,853 | $66,519 | $64,064 | $53,025 | $61,122 | |
| West Virginia | 2025 | $71,708 +$76 (0.11%) | $63,407 +$1,460 (2.36%) | $56,608 +$2,512 (4.64%) | $49,101 +$3,137 (6.82%) | $46,960 -$560 (-1.18%) | $49,007 +$1,206 (2.52%) |
| 2024 | $71,632 | $61,947 | $54,097 | $45,964 | $47,521 | $47,801 | |
| Wyoming | 2025 | $84,798 +$206 (0.24%) | $73,062 +$2,012 (2.83%) | $66,503 -$1,248 (-1.84%) | $58,429 +$4,034 (7.42%) | $68,495 -$40 (-0.06%) | $57,592 +$6,056 (11.75%) |
| 2024 | $84,592 | $71,050 | $67,751 | $54,395 | $68,535 | $51,537 | |
| Average | 2025 | $94,781 +$2,360 (2.55%) | $80,470 +$2,225 (2.84%) | $70,793 +$2,025 (2.95%) | $59,946 +$1,908 (3.29%) | $64,720 +$2,918 (4.72%) | $64,182 +$2,350 (3.80%) |
| 2024 | $78,245 | $68,768 | $58,039 | $61,802 | $61,832 |