Average Faculty Salary for Kansas Colleges by Academic Rank
The average faculty salary at Kansas Colleges for the 2025 academic year is $61,074 across all academic ranks. Compared to the previous year, faculty salaries have changed as follows:
- Professor salary: $73,505 (down 0.04% from 2024)
- Associate professor salary: $63,799 (up 1.31% from 2024)
- Assistant professor salary: $57,795 (up 0.99% from 2024)
- Instructor salary: $55,396 (up 12.34% from 2024)
- Lecturer salary: $53,126 (down 3.74% from 2024)
- No academic rank salary: $46,990 (down 18.29% from 2024)
Average faculty salary by institution type:
- R1 research universities: $100,345 (year-over-year change: +2.15%)
- R2 research universities: $83,361 (year-over-year change: +2.54%)
- Master's degree colleges and universities: $66,287 (year-over-year change: +1.96%)
- Bachelor's degree colleges: $52,719 (year-over-year change: +1.48%)
- Regional colleges and universities: $66,287 (year-over-year change: +1.96%)
- No Art, music, and design schools in Kansas or its salary information is not available.
- Faith-related institutions: $52,926 (year-over-year change: +3.31%)
- No Community colleges in Kansas or its salary information is not available.
Kansas Colleges 2025 Faculty Salary and Increase Rate by Academic Rank and School Type
The following table shows the average annual salary for kansas 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 | $61,074 1.48% |
$100,345 2.15% |
$83,361 2.54% |
$66,287 1.96% |
$52,719 1.48% |
- - |
| Professor | $73,505 0.04% |
$131,553 1.92% |
$104,016 1.92% |
$79,171 2.64% |
$60,467 1.01% |
- - |
| Associate professor | $63,799 1.31% |
$100,143 3.59% |
$80,975 2.44% |
$69,860 4.26% |
$54,299 1.59% |
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| Assistant professor | $57,795 0.99% |
$85,766 0.67% |
$69,600 2.33% |
$61,921 0.28% |
$52,474 5.32% |
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| Instructor | $55,396 12.34% |
$72,040 7.87% |
$45,628 18.53% |
$52,127 3.39% |
$52,684 21.01% |
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| Lecturer | $53,126 3.74% |
$65,123 2.63% |
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$60,560 3.61% |
$40,173 4.44% |
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| No academic rank | $46,990 18.29% |
- - |
$70,397 8.43% |
$49,200 0.44% |
$39,301 27.08% |
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Updated: July 1, 2025
Kansas Colleges Paying Highest faculty Salary
- University of Kansas $103,164
- Kansas State University $97,526
- Wichita State University $83,361
- Johnson County Community College $82,299
- Washburn University $79,959
- Benedictine College $74,978
- Pittsburg State University $72,613
- Fort Hays State University $72,027
- Kansas City Kansas Community College $69,579
- Ottawa University-Kansas City $69,442