Highest Professor Salary at Iowa Colleges
University of Iowa has the highest professor salary of $157,870 among Iowa colleges followed by Grinnell College ($143,746) and Iowa State University ($136,025). The average professor salary of the Iowa colleges is $109,533 based on 9-months contract or equivalent data. The following table lists the top 10 colleges with the highest professor salary by contract length. 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of IowaIowa City, IA | $157,870 (422) 5.44% | $155,315 (334) 2.95% | - | $204,855 (88) | - |
| 2 | Grinnell CollegeGrinnell, IA | $143,746 (53) 2.56% | $143,746 (53) 2.56% | - | - | - |
| 3 | Iowa State UniversityAmes, IA | $136,025 (546) 3.23% | $139,372 (442) 2.98% | - | - | $162,398 (104) 4.15% |
| 4 | Drake UniversityDes Moines, IA | $108,304 (114) 0.95% | $106,822 (86) 5.65% | - | $137,963 (28) 30.64% | - |
| 5 | Des Moines University-Osteopathic Medical CenterDes Moines, IA | $107,381 (1) 3.00% | - | - | - | $143,175 (1) 3.00% |
| 6 | Briar Cliff UniversitySioux City, IA | $100,602 (7) 33.21% | $100,602 (7) 33.21% | - | - | - |
| 7 | University of Northern IowaCedar Falls, IA | $89,700 (116) 0.78% | $89,939 (113) 0.73% | - | $91,538 (2) 3.32% | $123,140 (1) 1.30% |
| 8 | Allen CollegeWaterloo, IA | $85,578 (10) 0.99% | $76,740 (3) 5.49% | - | $100,626 (3) 6.07% | $126,208 (4) 4.25% |
| 9 | Saint Ambrose UniversityDavenport, IA | $83,307 (79) 0.30% | $86,040 (69) 0.21% | - | - | $85,930 (10) 0.92% |
| 10 | Coe CollegeCedar Rapids, IA | $82,812 (32) 0.03% | $82,812 (32) 0.03% | - | - | - |