Average Faculty Salary for Louisiana Colleges by Academic Rank
The average faculty salary at Louisiana Colleges for the 2025 academic year is $71,964 across all academic ranks. Compared to the previous year, faculty salaries have changed as follows:
- Professor salary: $93,437 (up 1.60% from 2024)
- Associate professor salary: $79,236 (up 0.40% from 2024)
- Assistant professor salary: $71,240 (up 1.93% from 2024)
- Instructor salary: $53,319 (down 1.78% from 2024)
- Lecturer salary: $66,033 (up 3.83% from 2024)
- No academic rank salary: $48,841 (down 12.44% from 2024)
Average faculty salary by institution type:
- R1 research universities: $101,019 (year-over-year change: +1.64%)
- R2 research universities: $78,378 (year-over-year change: +2.23%)
- Master's degree colleges and universities: $67,849 (year-over-year change: +0.12%)
- Bachelor's degree colleges: $66,459 (year-over-year change: +1.07%)
- Regional colleges and universities: $67,849 (year-over-year change: +0.12%)
- No Art, music, and design schools in Louisiana or its salary information is not available.
- Faith-related institutions: $56,863 (year-over-year change: +24.56%)
- No Community colleges in Louisiana or its salary information is not available.
Louisiana Colleges 2025 Faculty Salary and Increase Rate by Academic Rank and School Type
The following table shows the average annual salary for louisiana 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 | $71,964 0.96% |
$101,019 1.64% |
$78,378 2.23% |
$67,849 0.12% |
$66,459 1.07% |
- - |
| Professor | $93,437 1.60% |
$143,660 2.24% |
$101,882 2.87% |
$83,074 0.54% |
$79,667 2.56% |
- - |
| Associate professor | $79,236 0.40% |
$103,241 2.97% |
$82,382 0.34% |
$73,151 1.38% |
$69,488 2.02% |
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| Assistant professor | $71,240 1.93% |
$92,343 0.34% |
$79,069 2.42% |
$66,622 1.52% |
$64,326 2.62% |
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| Instructor | $53,319 1.78% |
$57,877 0.44% |
$51,581 7.66% |
$50,523 4.30% |
$54,700 3.23% |
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| Lecturer | $66,033 3.83% |
$92,079 3.90% |
$77,275 6.14% |
$52,186 2.80% |
$60,310 60,310.00% |
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| No academic rank | $48,841 12.44% |
$62,831 2.96% |
$63,328 2.16% |
$8,095 38.89% |
$68,467 15.09% |
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Updated: July 1, 2025
Louisiana Colleges Paying Highest faculty Salary
- Tulane University of Louisiana $119,371
- Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College $103,487
- Xavier University of Louisiana $88,155
- Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans $86,905
- Louisiana State University-Shreveport $86,149
- University of New Orleans $83,017
- Louisiana Tech University $82,541
- Loyola University New Orleans $81,031
- University of Louisiana at Lafayette $80,199
- Digital Media Institute $78,476