Average Faculty Salary for Nebraska Colleges by Academic Rank
The average faculty salary at Nebraska Colleges for the 2025 academic year is $69,128 across all academic ranks. Compared to the previous year, faculty salaries have changed as follows:
- Professor salary: $85,198 (up 0.92% from 2024)
- Associate professor salary: $74,319 (up 3.95% from 2024)
- Assistant professor salary: $64,773 (up 1.27% from 2024)
- Instructor salary: $55,607 (down 0.95% from 2024)
- Lecturer salary: $53,700 (down 0.32% from 2024)
- No academic rank salary: $55,168 (down 18.75% from 2024)
Average faculty salary by institution type:
- R1 research universities: $114,978 (year-over-year change: +3.16%)
- R2 research universities: $90,790 (year-over-year change: +3.65%)
- Master's degree colleges and universities: $68,390 (year-over-year change: +2.15%)
- Bachelor's degree colleges: $59,044 (year-over-year change: +1.03%)
- Regional colleges and universities: $68,390 (year-over-year change: +2.15%)
- No Art, music, and design schools in Nebraska or its salary information is not available.
- Faith-related institutions: $36,322 (year-over-year change: +3.34%)
- No Community colleges in Nebraska or its salary information is not available.
Nebraska Colleges 2025 Faculty Salary and Increase Rate by Academic Rank and School Type
The following table shows the average annual salary for nebraska 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 | $69,128 2.85% |
$114,978 3.16% |
$90,790 3.65% |
$68,390 2.15% |
$59,044 1.03% |
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| Professor | $85,198 0.92% |
$146,800 2.59% |
$117,795 3.35% |
$80,329 1.71% |
$65,215 0.69% |
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| Associate professor | $74,319 3.95% |
$110,506 2.83% |
$95,321 4.14% |
$67,962 5.28% |
$59,904 0.51% |
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| Assistant professor | $64,773 1.27% |
$95,726 0.80% |
$81,017 2.00% |
$61,283 0.18% |
$54,925 2.10% |
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| Instructor | $55,607 0.95% |
- - |
$66,472 6.52% |
$54,700 6.23% |
$54,702 1.69% |
- - |
| Lecturer | $53,700 0.32% |
$51,324 6.76% |
$63,346 0.04% |
$54,548 0.07% |
$54,136 3.03% |
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| No academic rank | $55,168 18.75% |
$58,005 15.22% |
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Updated: July 1, 2025
Nebraska Colleges Paying Highest faculty Salary
- University of Nebraska-Lincoln $114,978
- Creighton University $97,817
- University of Nebraska Medical Center $88,957
- Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture $85,934
- University of Nebraska at Omaha $83,762
- Bryan College of Health Sciences $81,945
- Metropolitan Community College Area $80,584
- University of Nebraska at Kearney $75,162
- Wayne State College $75,127
- Peru State College $73,631