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Faculty Salary By Academic Rank at Prairie State College

The 2023 average faculty salary is $82,502 at Prairie State College across all academic ranks. Prairie State's faculty salary increased by 3.39% compared to the 2022 salary.
At Prairie State College, by academic rank:
  • The Professor salary is $92,059, a 1.69% increase from last year (+$1,526).
  • The Associate professor salary is $73,799, a 1.82% increase from last year (+$1,321).
  • The Assistant professor salary is $69,094, a 5.08% increase from last year (+$3,338).

Faculty Salary By Gender

The following tables show the average faculty salary by academic rank and gender at Prairie State College.
All FacultyProfessorAssociate professorAssistant professor
At Prairie State, the average male faculty's salary is $88,896 and female faculty's is $78,372. The difference in salary between male and female faculty $10,524, with male faculty' annual salary being 13.43% higher than that of female faculty.
Average Faculty Salary at Prairie State College
Contract LengthTotalMenWomen
Equated to 9-Month Contract$82,502
+$2,708 (3.39%)
$88,896
+$2,776 (3.22%)
$78,372
+$2,581 (3.41%)
9-Month Contract$82,502
+$2,430 (3.03%)
$88,896
+$2,776 (3.22%)
$78,372
+$2,206 (2.90%)
10-Month ContractNo Faculty with 10-Month Contract
11-Month ContractNo Faculty with 11-Month Contract
12-Month ContractNo Faculty with 12-Month Contract
The average salary for Prairie State's 41 Professor is $92,059. By gender, the average male professor salary is $97,022, and that of female professor is $87,333. The salary difference between male and female professor is $9,689, which means male professor's salary is 11.09% higher than female professor's salary.
Professor Salary at Prairie State College
Contract LengthTotalMenWomen
Equated to 9-Month Contract$92,059
+$1,526 (1.69%)
$97,022
+$3,106 (3.31%)
$87,333
+$558 (0.64%)
9-Month Contract$92,059
+$1,526 (1.69%)
$97,022
+$3,106 (3.31%)
$87,333
+$558 (0.64%)
10-Month ContractNo Professor with 10-Month Contract
11-Month ContractNo Professor with 11-Month Contract
12-Month ContractNo Professor with 12-Month Contract
The average salary for Prairie State's 25 Associate professor is $73,799. By gender, the average male associate professor salary is $75,559, and that of female associate professor is $72,809. The salary difference between male and female associate professor is $2,750, which means male associate professor's salary is 3.78% higher than female associate professor's salary.
Associate professor Salary at Prairie State College
Contract LengthTotalMenWomen
Equated to 9-Month Contract$73,799
+$1,321 (1.82%)
$75,559
+$2,217 (3.02%)
$72,809
+$763 (1.06%)
9-Month Contract$73,799
+$756 (1.04%)
$75,559
+$2,217 (3.02%)
$72,809
-$75 (-0.10%)
10-Month ContractNo Associate professor with 10-Month Contract
11-Month ContractNo Associate professor with 11-Month Contract
12-Month ContractNo Associate professor with 12-Month Contract
The average salary for Prairie State's 13 Assistant professor is $69,094. By gender, the average male assistant professor salary is $67,653, and that of female assistant professor is $69,356. The salary difference between male and female assistant professor is $1,703, which means male assistant professor's salary is 2.46% lower than female assistant professor's salary.
Assistant professor Salary at Prairie State College
Contract LengthTotalMenWomen
Equated to 9-Month Contract$69,094
+$3,338 (5.08%)
$67,653
+$1,985 (3.02%)
$69,356
+$3,586 (5.45%)
9-Month Contract$69,094
+$3,338 (5.08%)
$67,653
+$1,985 (3.02%)
$69,356
+$3,586 (5.45%)
10-Month ContractNo Assistant professor with 10-Month Contract
11-Month ContractNo Assistant professor with 11-Month Contract
12-Month ContractNo Assistant professor with 12-Month Contract

Faculty Salary Changes over Past 5 Years

The average salary for Prairie State faculty has increased 12.21%, from $72,430 to $82,502. Professor salaries increased by 8.74%, associate professor salaries increased by 9.49%, and assistant professor salaries increased by 10.14% at Prairie State College.

How Prairie State Faculty Salary Compared?

Prairie State's average faculty salary is $82,502. Prairie State's faculty salary is much higher than the national average faculty salary at 2-4 years colleges ($58,760). Its salary is slightly higher than the average salary of 2-4 years colleges in Illinois.
Prairie State College is a Associate's - Public Urban-serving Single Campus according to the Carnegie Classification. When compared Associate's - Public Urban-serving Single Campus, its salary is higher than national average and slightly higher than Illinois Associate's - Public Urban-serving Single Campus.
2023 Faculty Salary Comparison
Average Faculty Salary
Prairie State College$82,502
Associate's - Public Urban-serving Single Campus$64,784
Illinois Associate's - Public Urban-serving Single Campus$76,853
National Average (2-4 Years Colleges)$58,760
2-4 Years Illinois Colleges$72,524

Similar Schools' Faculty Salary

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Average Faculty SalaryNumber of Faculty
Prairie State College$82,502194
Triton College River Grove, IL$73,590540
Rend Lake College Ina, IL$67,55394
Parkland College Champaign, IL$80,439376
Morton College Cicero, IL$78,012171
Moraine Valley Community College Palos Hills, IL$74,693694
Joliet Junior College Joliet, IL$107,132766
Olney Central College Olney, IL$64,15673
Highland Community College Freeport, IL$92,564108
City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College Chicago, IL$94,308362
City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College Chicago, IL$92,711224