For the 58 Kentucky colleges, the average teaching faculty salary is $56,298 in 2023. We exclude 29 trade schools which salary information is not available. By academic rank,
- The average professor salary is $70,855 in Kentucky.
- The average associate professor salary is $60,466 in Kentucky.
- The average assistant professor salary is $53,933 in Kentucky.
- The average instructor salary is $45,087 in Kentucky.
- The average lecturer salary is $44,567 in Kentucky.
- The average salary of faculty without academic rank is $48,798 in Kentucky.
Kentucky College Faculty Salary Comparison Table
The following table compares faculty salaries at Kentucky 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alice Lloyd College | $46,908 | $58,649 | $46,454 | $40,852 | $37,597 | - | - |
| Asbury University | $62,854 | $68,935 | $65,890 | $55,434 | - | - | - |
| Asbury Theological Seminary | $82,996 | $86,125 | $77,060 | $70,461 | - | - | - |
| Ashland Community and Technical College | $47,577 | $59,207 | $48,026 | $40,185 | $37,386 | - | - |
| Bellarmine University | $81,891 | $109,780 | $80,268 | $75,115 | $59,298 | - | - |
| Berea College | $78,333 | $101,942 | $77,686 | $63,909 | $58,980 | - | - |
| Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College | $45,212 | $56,118 | $46,620 | $40,634 | $36,236 | - | - |
| Brescia University | $51,865 | $62,930 | $52,580 | $48,913 | $39,456 | - | - |
| Campbellsville University | $54,276 | $68,885 | $61,991 | $53,704 | $44,840 | - | $34,698 |
| Bluegrass Community and Technical College | $49,114 | $58,775 | $51,579 | $43,028 | $41,322 | $36,104 | - |
| Centre College | $83,064 | $108,370 | $83,873 | $65,179 | $64,123 | - | $62,993 |
| Clear Creek Baptist Bible College | $41,702 | $43,490 | $41,554 | $40,121 | $38,211 | - | - |
| Galen College of Nursing-Louisville | $53,039 | - | $59,116 | $60,013 | $52,179 | - | - |
| University of the Cumberlands | $54,674 | $60,053 | $55,721 | $53,872 | $35,796 | - | - |
| Eastern Kentucky University | $66,717 | $73,708 | $67,157 | $64,795 | $77,690 | $54,491 | $58,078 |
| Elizabethtown Community and Technical College | $50,466 | $58,475 | $48,363 | $42,537 | $40,428 | $37,143 | - |
| Frontier Nursing University | $78,188 | $90,016 | $104,564 | $82,459 | $71,513 | - | - |
| Georgetown College | $58,100 | $68,540 | $55,377 | $48,317 | $41,000 | $43,453 | - |
| Hazard Community and Technical College | $51,721 | $60,522 | $49,255 | $45,769 | $42,547 | $39,005 | - |
| Henderson Community College | $47,174 | $57,731 | $48,331 | $40,852 | $40,264 | $48,600 | - |
| Hopkinsville Community College | $45,873 | $57,095 | $46,453 | $40,652 | $39,598 | - | - |
| Jefferson Community and Technical College | $51,789 | $59,305 | $52,775 | $46,807 | $48,190 | - | - |
| American National University-Pikeville | $42,875 | $42,875 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kentucky State University | $63,939 | $76,330 | $66,403 | $59,392 | $46,204 | - | - |
| Kentucky Wesleyan College | $54,500 | $58,710 | $59,473 | $52,167 | $44,877 | - | - |
| University of Kentucky | $104,156 | $134,894 | $100,508 | $90,955 | $65,100 | $69,314 | - |
| Kentucky Christian University | $43,900 | $49,894 | $46,867 | $42,910 | $24,000 | - | - |
| Lexington Theological Seminary | $57,172 | $65,421 | $48,923 | - | - | - | - |
| Lindsey Wilson College | $55,448 | $66,163 | $57,493 | $51,954 | $53,012 | - | - |
| University of Louisville | $80,842 | $109,646 | $80,183 | $66,715 | $56,597 | $49,847 | $41,896 |
| Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary | $60,383 | $65,088 | $53,149 | $50,246 | - | - | - |
| Madisonville Community College | $52,373 | $58,366 | $49,439 | $42,784 | $43,434 | $36,594 | - |
| Maysville Community and Technical College | $48,512 | $59,685 | $48,448 | $40,555 | $40,892 | - | - |
| Midway University | $59,936 | $79,705 | $64,786 | $58,029 | $47,308 | - | - |
| Morehead State University | $63,464 | $77,178 | $68,193 | $62,753 | $46,202 | - | - |
| Murray State University | $65,186 | $82,334 | $69,632 | $63,625 | $46,519 | - | - |
| Gateway Community and Technical College | $47,210 | $57,734 | $47,988 | $45,670 | $44,566 | $35,948 | - |
| Northern Kentucky University | $75,898 | $106,006 | $80,387 | $82,088 | - | $57,276 | - |
| West Kentucky Community and Technical College | $47,867 | $58,407 | $47,530 | $43,987 | $41,029 | $36,594 | - |
| University of Pikeville | $60,354 | $69,597 | $58,954 | $52,658 | $48,434 | - | - |
| Big Sandy Community and Technical College | $50,819 | $58,253 | $48,211 | $42,017 | $37,807 | $34,996 | - |
| Somerset Community College | $49,499 | $59,904 | $48,700 | $41,921 | $42,188 | - | - |
| Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College | $49,906 | $60,343 | $46,945 | $45,085 | $38,132 | - | - |
| The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary | $72,261 | $76,561 | $72,791 | $55,714 | - | - | - |
| Spalding University | $65,136 | $80,227 | $64,288 | $59,752 | $45,000 | - | - |
| Sullivan University | $64,141 | $71,277 | $78,105 | $62,376 | $44,723 | - | - |
| Thomas More University | $61,086 | $73,578 | $59,665 | $51,624 | $48,410 | - | - |
| Transylvania University | $72,964 | $81,744 | $70,010 | $57,685 | $57,344 | - | - |
| Union College | $47,443 | $49,953 | $46,918 | $46,666 | $45,106 | - | - |
| Western Kentucky University | $70,087 | $86,500 | $70,951 | $66,055 | $50,379 | - | $60,653 |
| Beckfield College-Florence | $1 | - | - | - | $1 | - | - |
| Owensboro Community and Technical College | $48,854 | $57,737 | $47,683 | $43,713 | $39,363 | - | - |
| Interactive College of Technology-Newport | $37,440 | - | - | - | $37,440 | - | - |
| Ross College-Hopkinsville | $35,384 | - | - | - | $35,384 | - | - |
| ATA College | $58,313 | - | - | - | $58,313 | - | - |
| Simmons College of Kentucky | $34,469 | - | - | - | - | - | $34,469 |
| MedQuest College | $31,754 | - | - | - | $31,754 | - | - |
| Galen College of Nursing-ARH | $48,187 | - | - | - | $48,187 | - | - |