Average Faculty Salary for Montana Colleges by Academic Rank
The average faculty salary at Montana Colleges for the 2025 academic year is $64,385 across all academic ranks. Compared to the previous year, faculty salaries have changed as follows:
- Professor salary: $85,585 (up 3.80% from 2024)
- Associate professor salary: $71,049 (up 5.11% from 2024)
- Assistant professor salary: $66,083 (up 11.61% from 2024)
- Instructor salary: $52,313 (up 3.22% from 2024)
- Lecturer salary: $56,369 (up 7.86% from 2024)
- No academic rank salary: $65,327 (up 24.04% from 2024)
Average faculty salary by institution type:
- R1 research universities: $85,974 (year-over-year change: +5.60%)
- No R2 research universities in Montana or its salary information is not available.
- Master's degree colleges and universities: $66,975 (year-over-year change: +3.97%)
- Bachelor's degree colleges: $64,943 (year-over-year change: +8.13%)
- Regional colleges and universities: $66,975 (year-over-year change: +3.97%)
- No Art, music, and design schools in Montana or its salary information is not available.
- No Faith-related institutions in Montana or its salary information is not available.
- No Community colleges in Montana or its salary information is not available.
Montana Colleges 2025 Faculty Salary and Increase Rate by Academic Rank and School Type
The following table shows the average annual salary for montana 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 | $64,385 4.71% |
$85,974 5.60% |
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$66,975 3.97% |
$64,943 8.13% |
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| Professor | $85,585 3.80% |
$107,992 5.37% |
- - |
$82,293 2.42% |
$75,038 4.35% |
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| Associate professor | $71,049 5.11% |
$83,530 4.94% |
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$68,803 4.80% |
$65,724 5.68% |
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| Assistant professor | $66,083 11.61% |
$71,779 4.22% |
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$64,215 3.76% |
$64,778 31.68% |
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| Instructor | $52,313 3.22% |
$62,531 16.55% |
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$51,783 0.39% |
$48,513 0.45% |
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| Lecturer | $56,369 7.86% |
$53,730 5.07% |
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$57,689 9.21% |
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| No academic rank | $65,327 24.04% |
$59,762 2.99% |
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$49,219 1.53% |
$87,000 87,000.00% |
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Updated: July 1, 2025
Montana Colleges Paying Highest faculty Salary
- Montana State University $87,925
- The University of Montana $84,022
- Montana Technological University $78,482
- The University of Montana-Western $70,907
- Montana State University Billings $69,555
- Carroll College $68,309
- Chief Dull Knife College $63,959
- Rocky Mountain College $62,188
- Great Falls College Montana State University $61,856
- Flathead Valley Community College $59,471