Average Faculty Salary for Rhode Island Colleges by Academic Rank
The average faculty salary at Rhode Island Colleges for the 2025 academic year is $105,578 across all academic ranks. Compared to the previous year, faculty salaries have changed as follows:
- Professor salary: $130,435 (down 0.34% from 2024)
- Associate professor salary: $105,112 (down 1.14% from 2024)
- Assistant professor salary: $89,799 (up 1.52% from 2024)
- Instructor salary: $72,589 (down 2.27% from 2024)
- Lecturer salary: $72,573 (up 8.65% from 2024)
- No academic rank salary: $77,453 (down 21.43% from 2024)
Average faculty salary by institution type:
- R1 research universities: $160,855 (year-over-year change: +2.87%)
- R2 research universities: $99,717 (year-over-year change: +3.78%)
- Master's degree colleges and universities: $100,577 (year-over-year change: +2.06%)
- No Bachelor's degree colleges in Rhode Island or its salary information is not available.
- Regional colleges and universities: $100,577 (year-over-year change: +2.06%)
- No Art, music, and design schools in Rhode Island or its salary information is not available.
- No Faith-related institutions in Rhode Island or its salary information is not available.
- No Community colleges in Rhode Island or its salary information is not available.
Rhode Island Colleges 2025 Faculty Salary and Increase Rate by Academic Rank and School Type
The following table shows the average annual salary for rhode island 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 | $105,578 0.32% |
$160,855 2.87% |
$99,717 3.78% |
$100,577 2.06% |
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| Professor | $130,435 0.34% |
$218,561 4.37% |
$123,694 3.38% |
$124,667 1.86% |
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| Associate professor | $105,112 1.14% |
$139,274 0.06% |
$92,300 4.80% |
$102,545 2.54% |
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| Assistant professor | $89,799 1.52% |
$121,652 3.61% |
$82,085 2.72% |
$86,782 1.68% |
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| Instructor | $72,589 2.27% |
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$72,589 4.15% |
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| Lecturer | $72,573 8.65% |
$106,035 5.74% |
$62,101 5.38% |
$67,975 10.69% |
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| No academic rank | $77,453 21.43% |
$97,336 1.26% |
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$57,569 57,569.00% |
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Updated: July 1, 2025
Rhode Island Colleges Paying Highest faculty Salary
- Brown University $160,855
- Bryant University $132,126
- Roger Williams University $119,635
- Providence College $109,712
- Rhode Island College $103,769
- Roger Williams University School of Law $101,169
- Rhode Island School of Design $101,036
- University of Rhode Island $99,717
- Johnson & Wales University-Providence $95,954
- Johnson & Wales University-Online $92,319