Average Faculty Salary for Virginia Colleges by Academic Rank
The average faculty salary at Virginia Colleges for the 2025 academic year is $75,472 across all academic ranks. Compared to the previous year, faculty salaries have changed as follows:
- Professor salary: $99,462 (up 3.21% from 2024)
- Associate professor salary: $83,707 (up 2.34% from 2024)
- Assistant professor salary: $73,524 (up 2.15% from 2024)
- Instructor salary: $61,177 (up 6.15% from 2024)
- Lecturer salary: $64,281 (up 8.82% from 2024)
- No academic rank salary: $59,692 (up 2.92% from 2024)
Average faculty salary by institution type:
- R1 research universities: $123,967 (year-over-year change: +4.35%)
- R2 research universities: $107,504 (year-over-year change: +1.47%)
- Master's degree colleges and universities: $70,576 (year-over-year change: -3.11%)
- Bachelor's degree colleges: $73,151 (year-over-year change: +3.74%)
- Regional colleges and universities: $70,576 (year-over-year change: -3.11%)
- No Art, music, and design schools in Virginia or its salary information is not available.
- Faith-related institutions: $47,664 (year-over-year change: +2.61%)
- No Community colleges in Virginia or its salary information is not available.
Virginia Colleges 2025 Faculty Salary and Increase Rate by Academic Rank and School Type
The following table shows the average annual salary for virginia 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 | $75,472 1.06% |
$123,967 4.35% |
$107,504 1.47% |
$70,576 3.11% |
$73,151 3.74% |
- - |
| Professor | $99,462 3.21% |
$171,304 3.92% |
$129,810 2.25% |
$82,909 2.05% |
$93,610 8.76% |
- - |
| Associate professor | $83,707 2.34% |
$118,202 3.94% |
$104,669 3.44% |
$72,256 0.82% |
$77,666 3.02% |
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| Assistant professor | $73,524 2.15% |
$99,026 3.85% |
$88,191 1.29% |
$66,116 1.80% |
$69,419 4.34% |
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| Instructor | $61,177 6.15% |
$70,916 7.99% |
$70,061 3.33% |
$60,053 6.46% |
$61,811 4.42% |
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| Lecturer | $64,281 8.82% |
$74,939 6.64% |
$77,224 8.16% |
$71,307 19.79% |
$63,203 7.17% |
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| No academic rank | $59,692 2.92% |
$38,994 38,994.00% |
- - |
$68,201 9.22% |
$55,889 10.51% |
- - |
Updated: July 1, 2025
Virginia Colleges Paying Highest faculty Salary
- University of Virginia-Main Campus $156,740
- George Mason University $130,338
- University of Richmond $130,317
- Washington and Lee University $127,391
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University $126,699
- William & Mary $116,984
- Eastern Virginia Medical School $116,915
- Virginia Commonwealth University $111,084
- Standard Healthcare Services-College of Nursing $102,000
- Christopher Newport University $98,904