Average Faculty Salary for North Dakota Colleges by Academic Rank
The average faculty salary at North Dakota Colleges for the 2025 academic year is $66,848 across all academic ranks. Compared to the previous year, faculty salaries have changed as follows:
- Professor salary: $89,890 (up 2.48% from 2024)
- Associate professor salary: $73,381 (up 3.76% from 2024)
- Assistant professor salary: $64,191 (up 1.97% from 2024)
- Instructor salary: $56,567 (up 2.63% from 2024)
- Lecturer salary: $61,662 (up 3.97% from 2024)
- No academic rank salary: $47,977 (down 14.48% from 2024)
Average faculty salary by institution type:
- R1 research universities: $95,441 (year-over-year change: +2.84%)
- R2 research universities: $91,483 (year-over-year change: +2.06%)
- Master's degree colleges and universities: $70,401 (year-over-year change: +4.76%)
- Bachelor's degree colleges: $64,002 (year-over-year change: +6.05%)
- Regional colleges and universities: $70,401 (year-over-year change: +4.76%)
- No Art, music, and design schools in North Dakota or its salary information is not available.
- Faith-related institutions: $45,425 (year-over-year change: +8.88%)
- No Community colleges in North Dakota or its salary information is not available.
North Dakota Colleges 2025 Faculty Salary and Increase Rate by Academic Rank and School Type
The following table shows the average annual salary for north dakota 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 | $66,848 3.19% |
$95,441 2.84% |
$91,483 2.06% |
$70,401 4.76% |
$64,002 6.05% |
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| Professor | $89,890 2.48% |
$119,787 1.79% |
$125,101 2.78% |
$84,029 1.26% |
$82,370 2.31% |
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| Associate professor | $73,381 3.76% |
$94,992 4.90% |
$98,107 2.81% |
$69,661 5.79% |
$67,235 1.95% |
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| Assistant professor | $64,191 1.97% |
$82,063 0.67% |
$84,001 1.91% |
$67,560 7.34% |
$58,803 0.18% |
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| Instructor | $56,567 2.63% |
$67,574 3.52% |
$60,822 3.41% |
$57,150 0.83% |
$56,001 8.31% |
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| Lecturer | $61,662 3.97% |
$63,276 6.53% |
$75,431 1.89% |
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$46,280 4.00% |
- - |
| No academic rank | $47,977 14.48% |
$39,238 59.29% |
$45,080 2.17% |
$60,000 60,000.00% |
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Updated: July 1, 2025
North Dakota Colleges Paying Highest faculty Salary
- North Dakota State University-Main Campus $95,441
- University of North Dakota $91,483
- Minot State University $75,101
- University of Mary $73,836
- Turtle Mountain Community College $69,692
- North Dakota State College of Science $67,839
- Williston State College $66,554
- Mayville State University $65,876
- University of Jamestown $65,701
- Lake Region State College $65,246