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Minnesota Colleges Highest Instructor Salary

Highest Instructor Salary at Minnesota Colleges

University of St Thomas has the highest instructor salary of $85,767 among Minnesota colleges followed by University of Minnesota-Crookston ($81,735) and Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College ($79,786). The average instructor salary of the Minnesota colleges is $74,908 based on 9-months contract or equivalent data. The following table lists the top 10 colleges with the highest instructor salary by contract length. The table is sorted by faculty salary in descending order.
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2025 Highest Instructor Salary At Minnesota Colleges
School nameEquated to 9-Month Contract9-Month Contract10-Month Contract11-Month Contract12-Month Contract
1University of St ThomasSaint Paul, MN$85,767
13.18%
$85,767
13.18%
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2University of Minnesota-CrookstonCrookston, MN$81,735
7.78%
$81,735
7.78%
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3Fond du Lac Tribal and Community CollegeCloquet, MN$79,786
7.59%
$79,786
7.59%
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4Metropolitan State UniversitySaint Paul, MN$75,617
1.86%
$75,617
1.86%
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5Southwest Minnesota State UniversityMarshall, MN$73,587
31.25%
$73,587
31.25%
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6Macalester CollegeSaint Paul, MN$72,797
5.71%
$72,797
5.71%
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7Saint Cloud State UniversitySaint Cloud, MN$71,582
4.55%
$71,582
4.55%
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8College of Saint BenedictSaint Joseph, MN$69,573
3.27%
$69,573
3.27%
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9University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, MN$69,445
9.54%
$79,092
1.18%
--$84,876
5.97%
10Saint Mary's University of MinnesotaWinona, MN$69,189
9.87%
$69,701
10.69%
--$90,200