Average Faculty Salary for Maine Colleges by Academic Rank
The average faculty salary at Maine Colleges for the 2025 academic year is $78,910 across all academic ranks. Compared to the previous year, faculty salaries have changed as follows:
- Professor salary: $101,456 (down 0.95% from 2024)
- Associate professor salary: $85,194 (up 0.83% from 2024)
- Assistant professor salary: $68,255 (up 1.32% from 2024)
- Instructor salary: $57,538 (down 6.26% from 2024)
- Lecturer salary: $70,434 (up 1.52% from 2024)
- No academic rank salary: $72,690 (up 24.85% from 2024)
Average faculty salary by institution type:
- R1 research universities: $102,600 (year-over-year change: +2.44%)
- R2 research universities: $86,697 (year-over-year change: +6.34%)
- Master's degree colleges and universities: $66,611 (year-over-year change: -7.60%)
- Bachelor's degree colleges: $91,216 (year-over-year change: +2.19%)
- Regional colleges and universities: $66,611 (year-over-year change: -7.60%)
- Art, music, and design schools: $68,014 (year-over-year change: +8.51%)
- No Faith-related institutions in Maine or its salary information is not available.
- No Community colleges in Maine or its salary information is not available.
Maine Colleges 2025 Faculty Salary and Increase Rate by Academic Rank and School Type
The following table shows the average annual salary for maine 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 | $78,910 0.50% |
$102,600 2.44% |
$86,697 6.34% |
$66,611 7.60% |
$91,216 2.19% |
- - |
| Professor | $101,456 0.95% |
$139,121 1.52% |
$106,129 4.20% |
$79,670 8.54% |
$116,437 2.11% |
- - |
| Associate professor | $85,194 0.83% |
$101,835 2.99% |
$95,489 5.95% |
$70,159 4.82% |
$96,293 3.76% |
- - |
| Assistant professor | $68,255 1.32% |
$81,108 3.33% |
$80,717 6.31% |
$59,632 0.94% |
$74,303 0.60% |
- - |
| Instructor | $57,538 6.26% |
- - |
- - |
$51,413 1.62% |
$62,033 3.68% |
- - |
| Lecturer | $70,434 1.52% |
$70,736 4.24% |
$63,354 5.32% |
$69,184 1.73% |
$71,581 0.66% |
- - |
| No academic rank | $72,690 24.85% |
$79,058 3.50% |
- - |
$58,779 0.68% |
$98,295 158.67% |
- - |
Updated: July 1, 2025
Maine Colleges Paying Highest faculty Salary
- Bowdoin College $127,945
- Colby College $118,862
- Bates College $106,975
- University of Maine $102,600
- University of Southern Maine $93,869
- University of New England $86,697
- College of the Atlantic $80,817
- University of Maine at Farmington $77,767
- University of Maine at Fort Kent $74,106
- University of Maine at Augusta $72,542