Average Faculty Salary for Kentucky Colleges by Academic Rank
The average faculty salary at Kentucky Colleges for the 2025 academic year is $64,186 across all academic ranks. Compared to the previous year, faculty salaries have changed as follows:
- Professor salary: $77,285 (down 0.36% from 2024)
- Associate professor salary: $70,406 (up 4.66% from 2024)
- Assistant professor salary: $62,227 (up 2.58% from 2024)
- Instructor salary: $51,380 (down 0.63% from 2024)
- Lecturer salary: $57,924 (up 2.20% from 2024)
- No academic rank salary: $55,324 (up 20.27% from 2024)
Average faculty salary by institution type:
- R1 research universities: $97,467 (year-over-year change: +3.48%)
- No R2 research universities in Kentucky or its salary information is not available.
- Master's degree colleges and universities: $64,445 (year-over-year change: +4.46%)
- Bachelor's degree colleges: $57,750 (year-over-year change: +2.55%)
- Regional colleges and universities: $64,445 (year-over-year change: +4.46%)
- No Art, music, and design schools in Kentucky or its salary information is not available.
- Faith-related institutions: $65,360 (year-over-year change: +3.07%)
- No Community colleges in Kentucky or its salary information is not available.
Kentucky Colleges 2025 Faculty Salary and Increase Rate by Academic Rank and School Type
The following table shows the average annual salary for kentucky 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 | $64,186 1.83% |
$97,467 3.48% |
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$64,445 4.46% |
$57,750 2.55% |
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| Professor | $77,285 0.36% |
$128,810 3.61% |
- - |
$80,349 9.30% |
$68,180 10.32% |
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| Associate professor | $70,406 4.66% |
$95,298 2.82% |
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$70,584 10.48% |
$66,386 2.71% |
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| Assistant professor | $62,227 2.58% |
$83,849 5.12% |
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$60,306 1.19% |
$56,255 2.19% |
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| Instructor | $51,380 0.63% |
$59,336 0.20% |
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$49,667 0.63% |
$47,434 4.00% |
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| Lecturer | $57,924 2.20% |
$64,441 5.11% |
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$43,819 3.69% |
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| No academic rank | $55,324 20.27% |
$60,516 0.46% |
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$57,239 57,239.00% |
$57,623 160.56% |
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Updated: July 1, 2025
Kentucky Colleges Paying Highest faculty Salary
- University of Kentucky $108,250
- Transylvania University $91,301
- Centre College $87,509
- University of Louisville $86,684
- Berea College $83,279
- Asbury Theological Seminary $81,203
- Northern Kentucky University $78,532
- Bellarmine University $76,716
- The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary $75,979
- Frontier Nursing University $75,855