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Faculty Salary By Academic Rank

A total 2,956 faculties (full-time instructional staffs) work at New York University, and the 2022 average salary for all faculty members is $147,146 based on a 9-month contract. NYU's faculty salary increased by 3.83% compared to 2021 salary.
For the academic year 2021-2022, at New York University,
  • The Professor salary is increased by 14.50 % from $209,066 to $239,386 over 846 Professors.
  • The Associate professor salary is increased by 14.82 % from $122,621 to $140,793 over 398 Associate professors.
  • The Assistant professor salary is increased by 33.11 % from $94,580 to $125,899 over 245 Assistant professors.
  • The Instructor salary is increased by 13.30 % from $66,850 to $75,740 over 206 Instructors.
  • The Lecturer salary is increased by 59.73 % from $65,163 to $104,083 over 1,186 Lecturers.
  • The No academic rank salary is increased by 11.93 % from $77,623 to $86,885 over 75 No academic ranks.
The following tables show the average faculty salary by academic rank at New York University. The number in parentheses() is the number of faculties for the rank respectively.
All FacultyProfessorAssociate professorAssistant professorInstructorLecturerNo academic rank
All Faculty Salary at New York University
Contract LengthYearTotalMenWomen
Equated to 9-Month Contract2022 $147,146 (2,956)
+$5,423 (3.83%)
$162,905 (1,623)
+$6,246 (3.99%)
$127,957 (1,333)
+$5,072 (4.13%)
2021$141,723 (3,021) $156,659 (1,685) $122,885 (1,336)
9-Month Contract2022 $157,837 (2,172)
+$5,016 (3.28%)
$172,418 (1,256)
+$4,358 (2.59%)
$137,844 (916)
+$6,155 (4.67%)
2021$152,821 (2,222) $168,060 (1,291) $131,689 (931)
10-Month ContractNo Faculty with 10-Month Contract
11-Month Contract2022 $87,974 (20)
+$5,322 (6.44%)
$87,067 (7)
+$5,229 (6.39%)
$88,462 (13)
+$5,346 (6.43%)
2021$82,652 (22) $81,838 (8) $83,116 (14)
12-Month Contract2022 $158,292 (764)
+$8,845 (5.92%)
$175,333 (360)
+$14,814 (9.23%)
$143,108 (404)
+$4,590 (3.31%)
2021$149,447 (777) $160,519 (386) $138,518 (391)
Professor Salary at New York University
Contract LengthYearTotalMenWomen
Equated to 9-Month Contract2022 $239,386 (846)
+$30,320 (14.50%)
$248,490 (575)
+$29,998 (13.73%)
$220,069 (271)
+$30,339 (15.99%)
2021$209,066 (1,132) $218,492 (761) $189,730 (371)
9-Month Contract2022 $247,495 (702)
+$31,373 (14.52%)
$256,045 (484)
+$30,063 (13.30%)
$228,512 (218)
+$33,339 (17.08%)
2021$216,122 (928) $225,982 (631) $195,173 (297)
10-Month ContractNo Professor with 10-Month Contract
11-Month ContractNo Professor with 11-Month Contract
12-Month Contract2022 $266,471 (144)
+$30,513 (12.93%)
$277,738 (91)
+$34,888 (14.37%)
$247,125 (53)
+$23,276 (10.40%)
2021$235,958 (204) $242,850 (130) $223,849 (74)
Associate professor Salary at New York University
Contract LengthYearTotalMenWomen
Equated to 9-Month Contract2022 $140,793 (398)
+$18,172 (14.82%)
$144,563 (218)
+$19,566 (15.65%)
$136,227 (180)
+$16,511 (13.79%)
2021$122,621 (767) $124,997 (422) $119,716 (345)
9-Month Contract2022 $146,093 (323)
+$19,343 (15.26%)
$150,585 (175)
+$20,376 (15.65%)
$140,782 (148)
+$18,199 (14.85%)
2021$126,750 (582) $130,209 (318) $122,583 (264)
10-Month ContractNo Associate professor with 10-Month Contract
11-Month ContractNo Associate professor with 11-Month Contract
12-Month Contract2022 $157,289 (75)
+$11,021 (7.53%)
$160,072 (43)
+$14,662 (10.08%)
$153,548 (32)
+$6,164 (4.18%)
2021$146,268 (184) $145,410 (104) $147,384 (80)
Assistant professor Salary at New York University
Contract LengthYearTotalMenWomen
Equated to 9-Month Contract2022 $125,899 (245)
+$31,319 (33.11%)
$137,265 (119)
+$39,347 (40.18%)
$115,165 (126)
+$23,476 (25.60%)
2021$94,580 (782) $97,918 (363) $91,689 (419)
9-Month Contract2022 $132,735 (196)
+$30,643 (30.02%)
$143,713 (104)
+$36,849 (34.48%)
$120,325 (92)
+$23,143 (23.81%)
2021$102,092 (489) $106,864 (248) $97,182 (241)
10-Month ContractNo Assistant professor with 10-Month Contract
11-Month ContractNo Assistant professor with 11-Month Contract
12-Month Contract2022 $131,407 (49)
+$20,457 (18.44%)
$123,405 (15)
+$17,405 (16.42%)
$134,937 (34)
+$20,797 (18.22%)
2021$110,950 (273) $106,000 (107) $114,140 (166)
Instructor Salary at New York University
Contract LengthYearTotalMenWomen
Equated to 9-Month Contract2022 $75,740 (206)
+$8,890 (13.30%)
$79,044 (92)
+$18,037 (29.57%)
$73,074 (114)
+$1,940 (2.73%)
2021$66,850 (26) $61,007 (11) $71,134 (15)
9-Month Contract2022 $73,943 (108)
-
$75,115 (57)
-
$72,634 (51)
-
2021- (0) - (0) - (0)
10-Month ContractNo Instructor with 10-Month Contract
11-Month Contract2022 $76,336 (4)
-$7,571 (-9.02%)
$75,768 (1)
-
$76,526 (3)
-$7,381 (-8.80%)
2021$83,907 (1) - (0) $83,907 (1)
12-Month Contract2022 $104,494 (94)
+$15,456 (17.36%)
$114,844 (34)
+$33,502 (41.19%)
$98,629 (60)
+$3,545 (3.73%)
2021$89,038 (25) $81,342 (11) $95,084 (14)
Lecturer Salary at New York University
Contract LengthYearTotalMenWomen
Equated to 9-Month Contract2022 $104,083 (1,186)
+$38,920 (59.73%)
$107,912 (589)
+$43,588 (67.76%)
$100,305 (597)
+$34,547 (52.54%)
2021$65,163 (212) $64,324 (88) $65,758 (124)
9-Month Contract2022 $104,197 (838)
+$36,511 (53.94%)
$107,828 (432)
+$40,341 (59.78%)
$100,334 (406)
+$32,512 (47.94%)
2021$67,686 (193) $67,487 (78) $67,822 (115)
10-Month ContractNo Lecturer with 10-Month Contract
11-Month Contract2022 $90,883 (16)
-
$88,950 (6)
-
$92,043 (10)
-
2021- (0) - (0) - (0)
12-Month Contract2022 $140,303 (332)
+$87,594 (166.18%)
$146,065 (151)
+$93,193 (176.26%)
$135,496 (181)
+$82,969 (157.95%)
2021$52,709 (19) $52,872 (10) $52,527 (9)
No academic rank Salary at New York University
Contract LengthYearTotalMenWomen
Equated to 9-Month Contract2022 $86,885 (75)
+$9,262 (11.93%)
$94,404 (30)
+$17,561 (22.85%)
$81,872 (45)
+$3,745 (4.79%)
2021$77,623 (102) $76,843 (40) $78,127 (62)
9-Month Contract2022 $114,559 (5)
+$39,522 (52.67%)
$117,250 (4)
+$42,405 (56.66%)
$103,795 (1)
+$28,540 (37.92%)
2021$75,037 (30) $74,845 (16) $75,255 (14)
10-Month ContractNo academic rank with 10-Month Contract
11-Month ContractNo academic rank with 11-Month Contract
12-Month Contract2022 $113,211 (70)
+$8,276 (7.89%)
$121,186 (26)
+$16,954 (16.27%)
$108,499 (44)
+$3,213 (3.05%)
2021$104,935 (72) $104,232 (24) $105,286 (48)

Faculty Salary Comparison

NYU's average faculty salary is $147,146. NYU's faculty salary is much higher than the national average faculty salary at four-years colleges ($68,196). Its salary is also well above the average salary ($71,194) of four-years colleges in New York.
When compared Research University (very high research activity), its salary is higher than national average as well as New York average.
Faculty Salary Comparison
Average Faculty Salary
New York University$147,146
National Average$64,272
Four-years Colleges$68,196
Research University (very High Research Activity) Colleges$114,964
New York Average$69,285
Four-years New York Colleges$71,194
Research University (very High Research Activity) New York Colleges$122,189

Similar Schools' Faculty Salary

Compared to similar colleges such as University of California-Berkeley and University of California-Los Angeles, NYU's faculty salary is similar to the average salary ($145,022). You can compare the salary to analyze or make a decision. The similar schools are selected based on academic rank, location, school type & level, and tradition.
Average Faculty SalaryNumber of Faculty
New York University$147,1469,952
University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA$170,1222,703
University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA$177,6325,267
University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA$142,5383,708
Georgetown University Washington, DC$145,0442,218
Emory University Atlanta, GA$134,4512,568
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA$127,9281,401
Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD$149,2193,921
Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA$143,1851,379
Tufts University Medford, MA$117,0931,426
Washington University in St Louis Saint Louis, MO$143,0082,179