Average Faculty Salary for Iowa Colleges by Academic Rank
The average faculty salary at Iowa Colleges for the 2025 academic year is $67,567 across all academic ranks. Compared to the previous year, faculty salaries have changed as follows:
- Professor salary: $82,900 (down 0.21% from 2024)
- Associate professor salary: $68,780 (down 0.19% from 2024)
- Assistant professor salary: $61,787 (up 0.90% from 2024)
- Instructor salary: $53,376 (up 3.54% from 2024)
- Lecturer salary: $55,436 (up 15.60% from 2024)
- No academic rank salary: $44,289 (down 13.82% from 2024)
Average faculty salary by institution type:
- R1 research universities: $115,133 (year-over-year change: +1.05%)
- No R2 research universities in Iowa or its salary information is not available.
- Master's degree colleges and universities: $62,426 (year-over-year change: -0.14%)
- Bachelor's degree colleges: $67,043 (year-over-year change: +1.66%)
- Regional colleges and universities: $62,426 (year-over-year change: -0.14%)
- No Art, music, and design schools in Iowa or its salary information is not available.
- Faith-related institutions: $62,440 (year-over-year change: +1.84%)
- No Community colleges in Iowa or its salary information is not available.
Iowa Colleges 2025 Faculty Salary and Increase Rate by Academic Rank and School Type
The following table shows the average annual salary for iowa colleges' faculty by academic rank in the academic year 2024-2025. The average amount is based on a 9-month contract or equated employees. You can check the average salary information for your desired state and school category.
State
| Academic Rank | All Colleges | R1 Universities | R2 Universities | Master's Colleges | BS Colleges | Community Colleges |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Faculty Total | $67,567 0.71% |
$115,133 1.05% |
- - |
$62,426 0.14% |
$67,043 1.66% |
- - |
| Professor | $82,900 0.21% |
$147,182 0.04% |
- - |
$72,618 0.71% |
$81,878 1.61% |
- - |
| Associate professor | $68,780 0.19% |
$103,253 0.91% |
- - |
$63,639 0.42% |
$68,792 0.27% |
- - |
| Assistant professor | $61,787 0.90% |
$91,275 1.88% |
- - |
$58,190 0.62% |
$61,838 2.82% |
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| Instructor | $53,376 3.54% |
$53,185 12.93% |
- - |
$51,067 0.86% |
$56,954 7.04% |
- - |
| Lecturer | $55,436 15.60% |
$75,736 20.38% |
- - |
$37,740 22.47% |
$55,571 5.68% |
- - |
| No academic rank | $44,289 13.82% |
- - |
- - |
$51,039 7.02% |
$37,540 0.13% |
- - |
Updated: July 1, 2025
Iowa Colleges Paying Highest faculty Salary
- University of Iowa $115,764
- Iowa State University $114,501
- Grinnell College $113,182
- Drake University $93,608
- Des Moines University-Osteopathic Medical Center $81,379
- Iowa Central Community College $77,689
- University of Northern Iowa $77,243
- Kirkwood Community College $76,118
- Des Moines Area Community College $74,046
- Allen College $73,466