For the 55 Iowa colleges, the average teaching faculty salary is $63,517 in 2023. We exclude 21 trade schools which salary information is not available. By academic rank,
- The average professor salary is $79,433 in Iowa.
- The average associate professor salary is $66,351 in Iowa.
- The average assistant professor salary is $59,197 in Iowa.
- The average instructor salary is $52,559 in Iowa.
- The average lecturer salary is $50,918 in Iowa.
- The average salary of faculty without academic rank is $47,627 in Iowa.
Iowa College Faculty Salary Comparison Table
The following table compares faculty salaries at Iowa colleges by academic rank. You can filter the table to compare specific type of colleges of your choice.
| School Name | All Rank Average | Professor | Associate Professor | Assistant Professor | Instructor | Lecturer | No Academic Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen College | $69,777 | $85,578 | $68,442 | $61,170 | $46,349 | - | - |
| Briar Cliff University | $64,916 | $100,602 | $57,262 | $62,713 | $50,333 | - | - |
| Buena Vista University | $59,651 | $72,359 | $60,949 | $55,528 | $54,002 | - | - |
| Central College | $68,690 | $81,145 | $66,060 | $58,480 | - | $61,978 | - |
| Clarke University | $58,192 | $66,274 | $60,247 | $54,438 | $52,184 | - | - |
| Coe College | $62,123 | $82,812 | $67,368 | $58,903 | $53,541 | - | $26,013 |
| Cornell College | $70,656 | $79,519 | $64,561 | $64,386 | $56,406 | - | - |
| Des Moines Area Community College | $71,492 | $75,704 | $66,227 | - | $62,074 | - | - |
| Divine Word College | $58,838 | $76,604 | $65,605 | $59,686 | $51,895 | - | - |
| Dordt University | $62,128 | $69,145 | $61,692 | $56,735 | $49,474 | - | - |
| Drake University | $90,342 | $108,304 | $86,705 | $73,856 | $58,843 | - | - |
| University of Dubuque | $65,403 | $75,808 | $66,654 | $61,151 | $44,067 | - | - |
| Ellsworth Community College | $66,496 | $73,022 | $67,088 | $57,416 | $48,404 | - | - |
| Emmaus Bible College | $43,676 | - | - | - | - | - | $43,676 |
| Eastern Iowa Community College District | $56,028 | - | - | - | $56,028 | - | - |
| Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary | $49,550 | $54,932 | $48,427 | $46,587 | - | - | - |
| Graceland University-Lamoni | $57,906 | $74,871 | $58,875 | $49,927 | $40,000 | - | - |
| Grand View University | $62,150 | $66,699 | $63,572 | $60,413 | $53,279 | - | $47,527 |
| Grinnell College | $104,919 | $143,746 | $112,313 | $82,924 | $71,513 | $61,868 | - |
| Orion Technical College | $27,093 | - | - | - | $27,093 | - | - |
| Hawkeye Community College | $61,190 | - | - | - | - | $60,098 | $61,200 |
| Indian Hills Community College | $55,699 | $65,094 | $54,573 | - | $49,662 | - | $47,393 |
| Iowa Central Community College | $73,014 | $77,461 | $74,855 | $77,304 | $71,605 | - | - |
| Iowa Lakes Community College | $55,514 | $63,655 | $53,614 | $50,316 | $46,819 | - | - |
| Iowa State University | $111,012 | $136,025 | $100,380 | $90,213 | - | $60,415 | - |
| Iowa Wesleyan University | $56,309 | $68,593 | $57,431 | $54,277 | $43,716 | - | $37,440 |
| Iowa Western Community College | $54,972 | $67,005 | $60,355 | $56,795 | $54,422 | - | $37,101 |
| University of Iowa | $114,064 | $157,870 | $101,187 | $93,955 | $72,033 | $61,527 | $57,190 |
| Kirkwood Community College | $67,783 | $77,337 | $67,558 | $62,072 | $58,546 | - | $46,133 |
| Loras College | $62,233 | $68,330 | $61,759 | $58,014 | $34,680 | - | - |
| Luther College | $70,839 | $81,044 | $68,779 | $56,977 | $53,820 | - | - |
| Maharishi International University | $35,802 | $37,131 | $51,977 | $33,622 | $32,625 | $11,250 | $25,155 |
| Marshalltown Community College | $68,872 | $76,704 | $65,812 | $57,746 | $53,349 | - | - |
| Mercy College of Health Sciences | $57,049 | $67,979 | $60,102 | $57,740 | $48,386 | - | - |
| Morningside University | $63,980 | $75,888 | $60,503 | $59,418 | $65,000 | - | - |
| Mount Mercy University | $58,639 | $73,130 | $63,204 | $53,598 | - | $32,424 | - |
| North Iowa Area Community College | $65,388 | - | - | - | $68,154 | $65,264 | $67,805 |
| University of Northern Iowa | $76,630 | $89,700 | $76,599 | $69,953 | $61,633 | - | $52,000 |
| Northwestern College | $65,136 | $73,435 | $64,241 | $56,729 | $53,081 | - | $65,403 |
| Northeast Iowa Community College | $57,010 | - | - | - | - | - | $57,010 |
| Northwest Iowa Community College | $59,501 | - | - | - | - | - | $59,501 |
| Des Moines University-Osteopathic Medical Center | $84,545 | $107,381 | $96,386 | $64,745 | $65,783 | - | - |
| Palmer College of Chiropractic | $56,630 | $71,704 | $57,728 | $48,633 | $43,379 | - | $42,150 |
| Saint Ambrose University | $69,880 | $83,307 | $67,890 | $57,554 | $47,861 | $50,394 | - |
| St Luke's College | $54,398 | - | $55,275 | $54,150 | $51,507 | - | - |
| Simpson College | $60,476 | $64,728 | $68,153 | $51,880 | $53,402 | - | - |
| Southeastern Community College | $66,739 | - | - | - | $71,262 | - | $37,545 |
| Southwestern Community College | $49,011 | - | - | - | $49,011 | - | - |
| Upper Iowa University | $56,227 | $69,126 | $57,216 | $53,403 | - | $45,358 | - |
| Waldorf University | $51,619 | $63,360 | $52,899 | $48,508 | $35,897 | - | - |
| Wartburg College | $62,994 | $73,629 | $63,296 | $54,757 | - | $49,527 | - |
| Wartburg Theological Seminary | $59,885 | $70,956 | $53,646 | $47,673 | - | - | - |
| Western Iowa Tech Community College | $61,260 | - | - | - | $52,172 | - | $61,398 |
| William Penn University | $54,924 | $67,939 | $61,995 | $51,930 | $55,139 | - | $33,264 |
| Ross College-Davenport | $44,175 | - | - | - | $44,175 | - | - |