For 119 Ohio 4-year Colleges, the average faculty salary is $70,936 in 2025. By academic rank,
- The average professor salary is $88,464 at Ohio 4-year Colleges.
- The average associate professor salary is $74,490 at Ohio 4-year Colleges.
- The average assistant professor salary is $64,019 at Ohio 4-year Colleges.
- The average instructor salary is $54,832 at Ohio 4-year Colleges.
- The average lecturer salary is $63,107 at Ohio 4-year Colleges.
- The average salary of faculty without academic rank is $59,697 at Ohio 4-year Colleges.
Ohio 4-year Colleges Faculty Salary Comparison Table
The following table compares faculty salaries at Ohio 4-year Colleges by academic rank. You can filter the table to compare specific type of colleges of your choice.
| School Name | All Rank Average | Professor | Associate Professor | Assistant Professor | Instructor | Lecturer | No Academic Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herzing University-AkronAkron, OH | $61,356 | - | - | $64,760 | $56,250 | - | - |
| University of Akron Main CampusAkron, OH | $92,303 | $108,338 | $97,775 | $85,849 | $70,324 | $72,581 | - |
| Allegheny Wesleyan CollegeSalem, OH | $19,890 | $25,063 | $24,964 | $19,697 | $10,416 | - | - |
| Art Academy of CincinnatiCincinnati, OH | $49,744 | $58,790 | $50,073 | $45,928 | - | - | - |
| Ashland UniversityAshland, OH | $69,200 | $75,661 | $71,929 | $63,433 | $63,388 | $63,523 | - |
| Athenaeum of OhioCincinnati, OH | $70,395 | $67,037 | $79,040 | $70,070 | $46,540 | - | - |
| Aultman College of Nursing and Health SciencesCanton, OH | $65,286 | - | $69,642 | $64,524 | $58,310 | - | - |
| Baldwin Wallace UniversityBerea, OH | $77,613 | $89,111 | $74,159 | $65,348 | - | - | - |
| Bluffton UniversityBluffton, OH | $51,205 | $57,663 | $50,305 | $45,567 | $40,733 | - | - |
| Bowling Green State University-FirelandsHuron, OH | $73,727 | $101,913 | $83,761 | - | $52,639 | $76,389 | - |
| Bowling Green State University-Main CampusBowling Green, OH | $94,633 | $126,894 | $95,957 | $83,709 | $70,140 | $75,819 | - |
| Bryant & Stratton College-ParmaParma, OH | $53,582 | - | - | - | $53,582 | - | - |
| Capital UniversityColumbus, OH | $78,394 | $104,443 | $74,352 | $64,649 | $61,674 | - | - |
| Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, OH | $121,016 | $168,718 | $121,618 | $105,305 | $73,099 | $57,302 | $65,925 |
| Cedarville UniversityCedarville, OH | $77,025 | $88,874 | $78,249 | $66,093 | $57,120 | - | $46,382 |
| Central Ohio Technical CollegeNewark, OH | $66,653 | $79,542 | $71,773 | $64,128 | $57,416 | - | - |
| Central State UniversityWilberforce, OH | $69,281 | $88,463 | $70,601 | $57,739 | $46,923 | - | - |
| The Christ College of Nursing and Health SciencesCincinnati, OH | $65,170 | $92,714 | $71,838 | $64,501 | - | - | $61,436 |
| Cincinnati College of Mortuary ScienceCincinnati, OH | $61,425 | - | - | - | $61,425 | - | - |
| University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati, OH | $104,920 | $139,116 | $103,880 | $83,309 | $38,316 | - | - |
| Cincinnati State Technical and Community CollegeCincinnati, OH | $89,726 | - | - | - | - | - | $89,726 |
| University of Cincinnati-Clermont CollegeBatavia, OH | $87,308 | $111,064 | $87,301 | $67,910 | $49,920 | - | - |
| University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash CollegeBlue Ash, OH | $84,307 | $107,258 | $88,816 | $61,822 | $58,936 | - | - |
| Ohio Christian UniversityCircleville, OH | $40,550 | $41,250 | $41,525 | $38,041 | - | - | - |
| Clark State CollegeSpringfield, OH | $62,711 | $77,491 | $66,707 | $61,681 | $52,690 | - | $46,067 |
| Cleveland Institute of ArtCleveland, OH | $64,210 | $81,508 | $74,304 | $58,451 | - | $48,231 | - |
| Cleveland Institute of MusicCleveland, OH | $68,149 | - | - | - | - | - | $68,149 |
| Cleveland State UniversityCleveland, OH | $85,327 | $104,420 | $87,561 | $83,941 | $70,526 | $65,455 | - |
| Columbus College of Art & DesignColumbus, OH | $50,964 | $59,209 | $50,956 | $42,725 | - | - | - |
| Davis CollegeToledo, OH | $44,250 | - | $66,000 | $36,250 | $45,000 | - | - |
| University of DaytonDayton, OH | $86,795 | $121,661 | $93,021 | $86,785 | - | $62,127 | $50,316 |
| Defiance CollegeDefiance, OH | $59,910 | $72,100 | $68,468 | $58,645 | $47,338 | - | - |
| Denison UniversityGranville, OH | $101,137 | $142,117 | $106,806 | $80,048 | $74,746 | - | - |
| The University of FindlayFindlay, OH | $67,958 | $82,949 | $71,428 | $66,878 | $57,041 | - | - |
| Franklin UniversityColumbus, OH | $93,047 | - | - | - | - | - | $93,047 |
| Gods Bible School and CollegeCincinnati, OH | $9,622 | $12,099 | $9,545 | $8,647 | $8,671 | - | - |
| Good Samaritan College of Nursing and Health ScienceCincinnati, OH | $51,426 | $94,850 | $62,464 | $55,374 | $47,284 | - | $35,972 |
| Heidelberg UniversityTiffin, OH | $62,946 | $65,499 | $68,058 | $62,049 | $45,746 | - | - |
| Hiram CollegeHiram, OH | $60,802 | $65,502 | $59,623 | $60,828 | $53,853 | - | - |
| John Carroll UniversityUniversity Heights, OH | $92,566 | $101,184 | $89,765 | $86,575 | $73,900 | - | $55,284 |
| Kent State University at AshtabulaAshtabula, OH | $73,796 | $98,420 | $90,674 | - | - | $63,885 | - |
| Kent State University at East LiverpoolEast Liverpool, OH | $79,689 | - | $85,908 | - | - | $67,252 | - |
| Kent State University at StarkNorth Canton, OH | $80,998 | $97,450 | $85,473 | $62,009 | - | $63,786 | - |
| Kent State University at TrumbullWarren, OH | $79,526 | $98,122 | $80,904 | $47,123 | - | $64,641 | - |
| Kent State University at TuscarawasNew Philadelphia, OH | $72,997 | $113,103 | $76,800 | $71,150 | - | $58,931 | - |
| Kent State University at SalemSalem, OH | $73,068 | $93,454 | $87,831 | $54,236 | - | $68,043 | - |
| Kent State University at KentKent, OH | $96,063 | $120,225 | $94,361 | $79,275 | $66,495 | - | - |
| Kent State University at GeaugaBurton, OH | $69,067 | $92,336 | $75,447 | $48,931 | - | $54,315 | - |
| Kenyon CollegeGambier, OH | $87,907 | $115,771 | $98,603 | $70,447 | $52,668 | - | $62,983 |
| Kettering CollegeKettering, OH | $76,162 | $91,246 | $73,623 | $66,964 | - | - | - |
| Lake Erie CollegePainesville, OH | $60,539 | $62,756 | $68,254 | $60,748 | $44,273 | - | - |
| James A. Rhodes State CollegeLima, OH | $54,004 | $64,666 | $58,139 | $56,071 | $48,773 | - | - |
| Lorain County Community CollegeElyria, OH | $71,666 | $87,963 | $75,100 | $68,219 | $58,223 | - | $47,077 |
| Lourdes UniversitySylvania, OH | $54,290 | $68,770 | $58,056 | $53,700 | $47,178 | - | - |
| Malone UniversityCanton, OH | $62,252 | $70,351 | $59,892 | $54,477 | $53,219 | - | - |
| Marietta CollegeMarietta, OH | $70,223 | $77,709 | $71,597 | $61,350 | $46,712 | - | - |
| Marion Technical CollegeMarion, OH | $58,427 | $67,093 | $58,951 | $57,899 | $54,113 | - | - |
| Mercy College of OhioToledo, OH | $68,542 | $85,297 | $71,617 | $64,914 | $65,347 | - | - |
| Methodist Theological School in OhioDelaware, OH | $66,226 | $76,004 | $64,250 | $60,868 | - | - | - |
| Miami University-HamiltonHamilton, OH | $74,403 | $109,051 | $82,728 | $70,676 | $40,664 | $62,419 | - |
| Miami University-MiddletownMiddletown, OH | $69,580 | $105,532 | $79,401 | $61,822 | $42,033 | $60,795 | - |
| Miami University-OxfordOxford, OH | $97,507 | $131,457 | $106,049 | $92,884 | $54,868 | $76,409 | - |
| Mount Carmel College of NursingColumbus, OH | $80,843 | $97,115 | $87,404 | $80,628 | $66,914 | - | - |
| University of Mount UnionAlliance, OH | $70,127 | $81,638 | $70,634 | $64,696 | $61,200 | - | $43,002 |
| Mount Vernon Nazarene UniversityMount Vernon, OH | $51,040 | $57,235 | $58,250 | $44,059 | - | - | $36,117 |
| Mount St. Joseph UniversityCincinnati, OH | $69,779 | $87,603 | $74,542 | $68,908 | $59,019 | - | - |
| Zane State CollegeZanesville, OH | $52,102 | $58,788 | $53,055 | $45,535 | $41,105 | - | - |
| Muskingum UniversityNew Concord, OH | $68,286 | $81,414 | $67,490 | $59,908 | - | - | - |
| North Central State CollegeMansfield, OH | $51,192 | - | $58,507 | $50,150 | $46,473 | - | - |
| Northeast Ohio Medical UniversityRootstown, OH | $106,336 | $116,693 | $105,577 | $92,886 | - | - | $111,002 |
| University of Northwestern OhioLima, OH | $51,116 | $57,417 | $47,755 | $46,282 | $51,715 | - | - |
| Oberlin CollegeOberlin, OH | $101,087 | $139,073 | $107,193 | $75,728 | $59,000 | $69,624 | $51,470 |
| Ohio Dominican UniversityColumbus, OH | $72,072 | $76,415 | $68,071 | $76,445 | $64,927 | $52,354 | - |
| Ohio Northern UniversityAda, OH | $83,694 | $94,851 | $83,120 | $72,367 | $69,969 | - | - |
| Ohio State University-Lima CampusLima, OH | $101,005 | $115,061 | $92,391 | $78,095 | - | - | - |
| Ohio State University-Mansfield CampusMansfield, OH | $91,983 | $104,201 | $87,094 | $70,000 | - | - | - |
| Ohio State University-Marion CampusMarion, OH | $98,265 | $118,734 | $94,835 | $82,763 | - | - | - |
| Ohio State University-Newark CampusNewark, OH | $106,125 | $121,666 | $104,362 | $82,096 | - | - | - |
| Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, OH | $131,274 | $167,266 | $112,772 | $100,396 | $103,227 | - | - |
| Ohio University-Eastern CampusSaint Clairsville, OH | $74,725 | - | $79,851 | $62,420 | - | $45,000 | - |
| Ohio University-Chillicothe CampusChillicothe, OH | $71,466 | $71,246 | $76,437 | $59,891 | - | - | - |
| Ohio University-Southern CampusIronton, OH | $71,721 | $90,749 | $71,750 | $59,011 | - | - | - |
| Ohio University-Lancaster CampusLancaster, OH | $77,322 | $91,303 | $81,035 | $62,992 | - | - | - |
| Ohio University-Main CampusAthens, OH | $88,727 | $108,717 | $88,145 | $70,684 | - | $71,004 | - |
| Ohio University-Zanesville CampusZanesville, OH | $78,499 | $92,602 | $77,895 | $60,013 | - | - | - |
| Ohio Wesleyan UniversityDelaware, OH | $79,125 | $95,227 | $76,225 | $64,552 | - | - | - |
| Otterbein UniversityWesterville, OH | $77,705 | $85,150 | $74,319 | $69,424 | $65,118 | $69,037 | - |
| Payne Theological SeminaryWilberforce, OH | $44,806 | $52,313 | $37,099 | $37,500 | - | - | - |
| Pontifical College JosephinumColumbus, OH | $50,356 | $67,855 | $57,079 | $46,693 | $40,842 | - | - |
| Professional Skills InstituteMaumee, OH | $51,150 | - | - | - | $51,150 | - | - |
| Rabbinical College TelsheWickliffe, OH | $42,783 | $42,783 | - | - | - | - | - |
| University of Rio GrandeRio Grande, OH | $59,894 | $82,249 | $62,762 | $60,218 | $45,198 | - | - |
| The Modern College of DesignKettering, OH | $57,796 | - | - | - | $57,796 | - | - |
| Shawnee State UniversityPortsmouth, OH | $66,332 | $79,410 | $66,139 | $54,052 | $48,478 | - | - |
| Sinclair Community CollegeDayton, OH | $76,600 | $90,486 | $72,164 | $61,652 | $51,379 | - | $61,039 |
| Franciscan University of SteubenvilleSteubenville, OH | $59,602 | $69,974 | $55,419 | $45,381 | $48,413 | - | - |
| Tiffin UniversityTiffin, OH | $66,479 | $76,279 | $72,161 | $59,979 | $54,615 | - | - |
| University of ToledoToledo, OH | $91,983 | $115,666 | $98,527 | $88,012 | $76,053 | $64,908 | $49,547 |
| United Theological SeminaryDayton, OH | $67,155 | $73,663 | $54,059 | $59,363 | - | - | - |
| Ursuline CollegePepper Pike, OH | $59,421 | $66,652 | $58,621 | $57,634 | $59,852 | - | - |
| Walsh UniversityNorth Canton, OH | $51,836 | $59,147 | $51,846 | $49,497 | $42,563 | - | - |
| Washington State Community CollegeMarietta, OH | $62,299 | $61,858 | $61,489 | $63,655 | $60,176 | - | - |
| Wilberforce UniversityWilberforce, OH | $65,700 | $85,500 | $67,875 | $62,509 | $54,000 | - | - |
| Wilmington CollegeWilmington, OH | $58,849 | $68,474 | $59,253 | $54,449 | - | - | - |
| Winebrenner Theological SeminaryFindlay, OH | $43,441 | $45,638 | - | $43,001 | - | - | - |
| Wittenberg UniversitySpringfield, OH | $70,444 | $77,439 | $70,312 | $62,932 | $62,197 | - | - |
| The College of WoosterWooster, OH | $80,177 | $98,554 | $79,140 | $66,048 | $58,408 | - | - |
| Wright State University-Main CampusDayton, OH | $92,983 | $117,988 | $97,579 | $102,866 | $54,635 | $64,911 | - |
| Xavier UniversityCincinnati, OH | $83,539 | $106,629 | $92,465 | $85,875 | $64,334 | $49,930 | - |
| Youngstown State UniversityYoungstown, OH | $78,580 | $94,277 | $82,950 | $76,214 | - | $55,206 | - |
| American Institute of Alternative MedicineColumbus, OH | $49,596 | - | - | - | $49,596 | - | - |
| ATA College-CincinnatiCincinnati, OH | $59,460 | - | - | - | $59,460 | - | - |
| Galen College of Nursing-CincinnatiCincinnati, OH | $65,861 | - | - | $64,970 | $65,955 | - | - |
| DeVry University-OhioColumbus, OH | $87,173 | $87,173 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Antioch CollegeYellow Springs, OH | $57,949 | - | $60,246 | $52,574 | $45,000 | - | - |
| Valor Christian CollegeCanal Winchester, OH | $56,113 | - | $56,113 | - | - | - | - |
| Felbry CollegeColumbus, OH | $49,950 | - | - | - | $49,950 | - | - |
| Arizona College of Nursing-CincinnatiCincinnati, OH | $75,000 | - | - | $75,000 | - | - | - |
| Arizona College of Nursing-ClevelandBeachwood, OH | $68,981 | - | - | $68,981 | - | - | - |
Highest Faculty Salary in Ohio
- Ohio State University-Main Campus $131,274
- Case Western Reserve University $121,016
- Northeast Ohio Medical University $106,336
- Ohio State University-Newark Campus $106,125
- University of Cincinnati-Main Campus $104,920
- Denison University $101,137
- Oberlin College $101,087
- Ohio State University-Lima Campus $101,005
- Ohio State University-Marion Campus $98,265
- Miami University-Oxford $97,507