Average Faculty Salary for New Jersey Colleges by Academic Rank
The average faculty salary at New Jersey Colleges for the 2025 academic year is $76,452 across all academic ranks. Compared to the previous year, faculty salaries have changed as follows:
- Professor salary: $123,762 (up 5.86% from 2024)
- Associate professor salary: $96,631 (up 4.55% from 2024)
- Assistant professor salary: $84,040 (up 1.79% from 2024)
- Instructor salary: $54,307 (up 2.01% from 2024)
- Lecturer salary: $76,723 (up 7.34% from 2024)
- No academic rank salary: $70,307 (up 6.09% from 2024)
Average faculty salary by institution type:
- R1 research universities: $161,714 (year-over-year change: +5.57%)
- R2 research universities: $125,103 (year-over-year change: +4.92%)
- Master's degree colleges and universities: $89,759 (year-over-year change: +4.04%)
- Bachelor's degree colleges: $83,345 (year-over-year change: +5.21%)
- Regional colleges and universities: $89,759 (year-over-year change: +4.04%)
- No Art, music, and design schools in New Jersey or its salary information is not available.
- Faith-related institutions: $47,556 (year-over-year change: -2.13%)
- No Community colleges in New Jersey or its salary information is not available.
New Jersey Colleges 2025 Faculty Salary and Increase Rate by Academic Rank and School Type
The following table shows the average annual salary for new jersey 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 | $76,452 3.73% |
$161,714 5.57% |
$125,103 4.92% |
$89,759 4.04% |
$83,345 5.21% |
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| Professor | $123,762 5.86% |
$228,471 4.31% |
$167,446 4.61% |
$108,083 3.54% |
$91,231 5.94% |
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| Associate professor | $96,631 4.55% |
$145,249 4.91% |
$122,831 5.00% |
$90,098 5.09% |
$68,324 5.51% |
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| Assistant professor | $84,040 1.79% |
$118,170 5.81% |
$105,001 4.58% |
$79,251 2.17% |
$62,144 4.56% |
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| Instructor | $54,307 2.01% |
$89,394 2.45% |
$73,414 0.12% |
$67,880 6.65% |
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| Lecturer | $76,723 7.34% |
$90,212 6.49% |
$78,208 11.78% |
$71,919 3.86% |
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| No academic rank | $70,307 6.09% |
$80,414 5.39% |
$72,575 2.87% |
$70,914 4.20% |
$67,456 0.07% |
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Updated: July 1, 2025
New Jersey Colleges Paying Highest faculty Salary
- Princeton University $228,190
- Stevens Institute of Technology $158,488
- Rutgers University-Newark $148,285
- Rutgers University-New Brunswick $131,851
- Rutgers University-Camden $127,379
- New Jersey Institute of Technology $125,101
- UCNJ Union College of Union County, NJ $124,421
- William Paterson University of New Jersey $120,869
- New Jersey City University $116,889
- The College of New Jersey $114,869