The 2025 average faculty salary of Master's Colleges is $74,922. Master's colleges award at least 50 master's degree in diverse area, but offer fewer than 20 doctoral degrees. In general, faculty focuses on teaching rather than researching even the schools have graduate programs.
By academic rank, the faculty salary of Master's Colleges:
- The Professor salary is $90,014.
- The Associate professor salary is $77,379.
- The Assistant professor salary is $68,804.
- The Instructor salary is $56,539.
- The Lecturer salary is $61,956.
- Salary of faculty without academic rank is $62,523.
Average Master's Colleges Faculty Salary by Academic Rank and State
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The following table summarizes faculty salary by academic rank for Master's Colleges and compare them by state. You can sort the table to check highest or lowest state in faculty salary by academic rank.
| State | Average | Professor | Associate Professor | Assistant Professor | Instructor | Lecturer | No Academic Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska 2 Schools | $87,257 | $104,102 | $89,694 | $77,480 | $62,762 | - | $49,024 |
| Alabama 12 Schools | $67,687 | $83,339 | $74,981 | $64,506 | $45,312 | $46,067 | $54,437 |
| Arkansas 6 Schools | $60,938 | $76,447 | $65,842 | $61,265 | $46,072 | - | $52,580 |
| Arizona 2 Schools | $51,616 | - | $42,853 | $42,908 | - | - | $60,353 |
| California 43 Schools | $91,772 | $109,567 | $94,811 | $81,515 | $70,748 | $79,437 | $114,009 |
| Colorado 8 Schools | $63,926 | $83,379 | $69,292 | $63,013 | $36,439 | $55,366 | $39,695 |
| Connecticut 10 Schools | $88,753 | $108,115 | $91,350 | $78,282 | $65,260 | $92,758 | $59,199 |
| District of Columbia 3 Schools | $70,720 | $78,855 | $77,251 | $70,276 | $67,678 | - | $66,462 |
| Delaware 2 Schools | $78,910 | $95,554 | $83,966 | $71,939 | $52,328 | $62,453 | $46,766 |
| Florida 15 Schools | $73,357 | $103,513 | $85,898 | $73,994 | $54,973 | $65,490 | $65,459 |
| Georgia 17 Schools | $72,423 | $86,406 | $75,571 | $67,655 | $58,293 | $60,604 | $50,576 |
| Guam 1 Schools | $93,621 | $120,979 | $97,301 | $79,954 | $58,934 | - | - |
| Hawaii 2 Schools | $83,234 | $98,174 | $86,899 | $80,801 | $65,616 | $62,511 | - |
| Iowa 12 Schools | $62,426 | $72,618 | $63,639 | $58,190 | $51,067 | $37,740 | $51,039 |
| Idaho 1 Schools | $60,784 | $66,659 | $65,258 | $51,674 | $38,500 | - | - |
| Illinois 22 Schools | $76,225 | $90,362 | $78,330 | $69,250 | $58,010 | $63,299 | $47,406 |
| Indiana 20 Schools | $69,800 | $81,383 | $72,480 | $66,327 | $57,077 | $52,826 | $63,857 |
| Kansas 9 Schools | $66,287 | $79,171 | $69,860 | $61,921 | $52,127 | $60,560 | $49,200 |
| Kentucky 10 Schools | $64,445 | $80,349 | $70,584 | $60,306 | $49,667 | - | $57,239 |
| Louisiana 10 Schools | $67,849 | $83,074 | $73,151 | $66,622 | $50,523 | $52,186 | $8,095 |
| Massachusetts 24 Schools | $91,739 | $110,355 | $89,852 | $78,963 | $64,220 | $75,566 | - |
| Maryland 14 Schools | $84,697 | $102,473 | $84,987 | $76,784 | $70,409 | $61,929 | - |
| Maine 5 Schools | $66,611 | $79,670 | $70,159 | $59,632 | $51,413 | $69,184 | $58,779 |
| Michigan 13 Schools | $73,415 | $87,073 | $74,365 | $70,787 | $51,254 | $65,523 | $67,897 |
| Minnesota 13 Schools | $84,982 | $98,301 | $82,870 | $73,697 | $62,619 | $49,750 | $40,481 |
| Missouri 19 Schools | $68,284 | $79,220 | $70,479 | $63,201 | $54,255 | $51,510 | $49,704 |
| Mississippi 4 Schools | $63,709 | $77,858 | $66,101 | $59,940 | $54,139 | - | - |
| Montana 4 Schools | $66,975 | $82,293 | $68,803 | $64,215 | $51,783 | $57,689 | $49,219 |
| North Carolina 11 Schools | $72,440 | $87,848 | $75,896 | $69,010 | $62,191 | $56,385 | $59,409 |
| North Dakota 2 Schools | $70,401 | $84,029 | $69,661 | $67,560 | $57,150 | - | $60,000 |
| Nebraska 10 Schools | $68,390 | $80,329 | $67,962 | $61,283 | $54,700 | $54,548 | - |
| New Hampshire 5 Schools | $78,139 | $93,459 | $77,992 | $69,637 | $61,546 | $58,914 | - |
| New Jersey 15 Schools | $89,759 | $108,083 | $90,098 | $79,251 | $67,880 | $71,919 | $70,914 |
| New Mexico 5 Schools | $66,221 | $91,064 | $70,028 | $57,134 | $57,524 | - | $35,872 |
| New York 49 Schools | $85,632 | $105,438 | $87,819 | $76,148 | $61,650 | $66,885 | $66,680 |
| Ohio 21 Schools | $68,479 | $76,817 | $67,915 | $61,145 | $56,607 | $60,030 | $54,766 |
| Oklahoma 14 Schools | $63,566 | $75,668 | $65,824 | $60,746 | $51,023 | $44,163 | $67,246 |
| Oregon 6 Schools | $72,568 | $89,033 | $74,139 | $66,645 | $61,175 | $63,583 | $66,144 |
| Pennsylvania 36 Schools | $77,119 | $92,800 | $78,142 | $67,782 | $58,369 | $59,693 | $47,986 |
| Puerto Rico 15 Schools | $41,113 | $48,443 | $44,054 | $39,390 | $30,968 | $30,240 | $34,130 |
| Rhode Island 9 Schools | $100,577 | $124,667 | $102,545 | $86,782 | $72,589 | $67,975 | $57,569 |
| South Carolina 16 Schools | $68,275 | $81,040 | $69,447 | $64,165 | $53,493 | $48,080 | $46,938 |
| South Dakota 7 Schools | $75,778 | $95,924 | $82,306 | $68,609 | $52,482 | $66,310 | $11,250 |
| Tennessee 14 Schools | $55,512 | $63,815 | $61,857 | $54,155 | $44,504 | $40,466 | $71,686 |
| Texas 28 Schools | $72,782 | $89,213 | $77,511 | $69,510 | $57,650 | $57,882 | $72,166 |
| Utah 5 Schools | $79,005 | $104,552 | $85,890 | $76,742 | $67,797 | $68,161 | $62,425 |
| Virginia 10 Schools | $70,576 | $82,909 | $72,256 | $66,116 | $60,053 | $71,307 | $68,201 |
| Virgin Islands 1 Schools | $66,333 | $87,127 | $69,115 | $58,471 | $53,971 | - | - |
| Vermont 3 Schools | $75,349 | $86,092 | $75,265 | $74,399 | $77,565 | $60,460 | $82,832 |
| Washington 13 Schools | $82,519 | $98,399 | $88,099 | $79,481 | $58,889 | $63,998 | $64,500 |
| Wisconsin 20 Schools | $70,912 | $81,180 | $72,632 | $68,002 | $57,713 | $52,045 | $47,958 |
| West Virginia 8 Schools | $58,447 | $67,517 | $60,705 | $57,408 | $54,168 | $51,650 | $52,716 |