Average Faculty Salary for Utah Colleges by Academic Rank
The average faculty salary at Utah Colleges for the 2025 academic year is $80,565 across all academic ranks. Compared to the previous year, faculty salaries have changed as follows:
- Professor salary: $105,183 (up 3.91% from 2024)
- Associate professor salary: $80,027 (down 10.25% from 2024)
- Assistant professor salary: $77,369 (up 2.59% from 2024)
- Instructor salary: $67,656 (up 3.37% from 2024)
- Lecturer salary: $67,511 (up 1.31% from 2024)
- No academic rank salary: $68,277 (up 2.58% from 2024)
Average faculty salary by institution type:
- R1 research universities: $108,379 (year-over-year change: +2.68%)
- R2 research universities: $129,413 (year-over-year change: +3.66%)
- Master's degree colleges and universities: $79,005 (year-over-year change: +2.07%)
- Bachelor's degree colleges: $78,265 (year-over-year change: +4.38%)
- Regional colleges and universities: $79,005 (year-over-year change: +2.07%)
- No Art, music, and design schools in Utah or its salary information is not available.
- No Faith-related institutions in Utah or its salary information is not available.
- No Community colleges in Utah or its salary information is not available.
Utah Colleges 2025 Faculty Salary and Increase Rate by Academic Rank and School Type
The following table shows the average annual salary for utah 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 | $80,565 2.24% |
$108,379 2.68% |
$129,413 3.66% |
$79,005 2.07% |
$78,265 4.38% |
- - |
| Professor | $105,183 3.91% |
$151,777 2.14% |
$157,171 2.31% |
$104,552 3.09% |
$100,120 4.16% |
- - |
| Associate professor | $80,027 10.25% |
$111,812 3.70% |
$120,778 3.81% |
$85,890 1.62% |
$81,790 0.84% |
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| Assistant professor | $77,369 2.59% |
$91,654 1.84% |
$99,587 1.70% |
$76,742 0.21% |
$70,820 1.31% |
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| Instructor | $67,656 3.37% |
$70,650 4.86% |
$52,464 7.92% |
$67,797 4.74% |
$63,067 9.26% |
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| Lecturer | $67,511 1.31% |
$77,118 3.49% |
- - |
$68,161 3.72% |
$47,000 47,000.00% |
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| No academic rank | $68,277 2.58% |
$54,249 5.40% |
$87,317 8.36% |
$62,425 5.89% |
$68,494 28.19% |
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Updated: July 1, 2025
Utah Colleges Paying Highest faculty Salary
- Brigham Young University $129,413
- University of Utah $116,673
- Utah State University $100,084
- Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions $96,867
- Utah Valley University $91,393
- Neumont College of Computer Science $91,068
- Careers Unlimited $88,575
- Weber State University $88,216
- Ensign College $80,603
- Southern Utah University $79,585