Faculty salary

Q: What state pays Faculties the most?

California pays Faculties the most in the United States, with an average salary of $113,395 per year, or $54.52 per hour.

Q: How do I know if I'm being paid fairly as a Faculty?

You know if you are being paid fairly as a Faculty if your pay is close to the average pay for the state you live in. For example, if you live in California you should be paid close to $108,622 per year.

Q: Do college professors get paid well?

Yes, college professors typically get paid well. The level of pay that a professor makes depends largely on their own merits and the institution's prestige they are working for. A professor's average starting salary per year is over $100,000. However, this can range from $80,000 in a year to over $200,000 per year.

Q: How much do professors usually make?

Professors usually make between $60,000 to $120,000 a year. The range in salary for a professor is quite large because many factors impact how much a professor can make, such as the type of institution they work for.

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David McMahan Ph.D.

Average faculty salary

$80,405

$38.66 hourly rate

Entry-level faculty salary

$42,000 yearly salary

Updated January 8, 2025

How much does a faculty make?

The average faculty salary in the United States is $80,405. Faculty salaries typically range between $42,000 and $152,000 yearly. The average hourly rate for faculties is $38.66 per hour.

Faculty salary is impacted by location, education, and experience. Faculties earn the highest average salary in California.

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Chicago, IL$120,063

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School of Visual Concepts$270,125

St. Francis Medical Center$183,239

Average faculty salary by state

Highest paying states for faculties

Rank	State	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate
1	District of Columbia	$113,395	$54.52
2	New Jersey	$106,855	$51.37
3	New York	$98,549	$47.38
4	Oregon	$83,180	$39.99
5	California	$108,622	$52.22
6	Rhode Island	$83,962	$40.37
7	Alabama	$82,192	$39.52
8	Pennsylvania	$79,402	$38.17
9	Virginia	$77,790	$37.40
10	Michigan	$80,857	$38.87
11	Vermont	$78,196	$37.59
12	Massachusetts	$84,581	$40.66
13	Connecticut	$92,720	$44.58
14	Kansas	$85,958	$41.33
15	Ohio	$73,931	$35.54
16	Maryland	$77,338	$37.18
17	Montana	$68,020	$32.70
18	Louisiana	$69,358	$33.35
19	Alaska	$64,551	$31.03
20	Missouri	$71,710	$34.48
21	New Mexico	$71,614	$34.43
22	Indiana	$62,991	$30.28
23	New Hampshire	$74,518	$35.83
24	Idaho	$75,913	$36.50
25	North Dakota	$72,460	$34.84
26	Arizona	$71,773	$34.51
27	Maine	$68,790	$33.07
28	North Carolina	$64,381	$30.95
29	Kentucky	$58,006	$27.89
30	South Carolina	$59,946	$28.82
31	South Dakota	$63,413	$30.49
32	Washington	$70,210	$33.75
33	Hawaii	$77,826	$37.42
34	Iowa	$59,906	$28.80
35	Wisconsin	$63,718	$30.63
36	Utah	$59,008	$28.37
37	Florida	$63,791	$30.67
38	Colorado	$54,978	$26.43
39	Georgia	$59,931	$28.81
40	Illinois	$61,686	$29.66
41	Nebraska	$56,340	$27.09
42	Mississippi	$49,979	$24.03
43	West Virginia	$49,158	$23.63
44	Tennessee	$55,020	$26.45
45	Nevada	$58,120	$27.94
46	Texas	$44,094	$21.20
47	Minnesota	$47,642	$22.90
48	Delaware	$55,585	$26.72
49	Arkansas	$51,342	$24.68
50	Wyoming	$41,134	$19.78
51	Oklahoma	$44,999	$21.63

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Highest paying cities for faculties

The highest-paying cities for faculties are Washington, DC, San Francisco, CA, and New York, NY.

Rank	City	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate
1	Washington, DC	$120,063	$57.72
2	San Francisco, CA	$118,836	$57.13
3	New York, NY	$100,690	$48.41
4	Springfield, MA	$85,198	$40.96
5	Albany, OR	$83,737	$40.26
6	Detroit, MI	$81,859	$39.36
7	Philadelphia, PA	$80,490	$38.70
8	Virginia Beach, VA	$79,216	$38.08
9	Baltimore, MD	$77,631	$37.32
10	Columbus, OH	$73,159	$35.17
11	Phoenix, AZ	$72,355	$34.79
12	Columbia, MO	$72,035	$34.63
13	Bellingham, WA	$70,432	$33.86
14	Bozeman, MT	$67,832	$32.61
15	Miami, FL	$64,560	$31.04
16	Madison, WI	$62,437	$30.02
17	Chicago, IL	$62,119	$29.86
18	Charlotte, NC	$61,480	$29.56
19	Columbia, SC	$59,867	$28.78
20	Atlanta, GA	$59,297	$28.51

Faculties are the most in-demand in these five cities:

Faculty salary details

A faculty's salary ranges from $42,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $152,000 at the 90th percentile.

Average Faculty Salary Graph, Trends, and Summary

What is a faculty's salary?

Percentile	Annual Salary	Monthly Salary	Hourly Rate
90th Percentile	$152,000	$12,667	$73
75th Percentile	$112,000	$9,333	$54
Average	$80,405	$6,700	$39
25th Percentile	$57,000	$4,750	$27
10th Percentile	$42,000	$3,500	$20

Highest paying faculty jobs

The highest paying types of faculties are professor, visiting professor, and associate professor.

Job Title	Annual Salary	Monthly Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Openings
Professor	$157,570	$13,131	$75.75	21,861
Visiting Professor	$116,217	$9,685	$55.87	27,139
Social Studies Teacher	$49,725	$4,144	$23.91	94,087
College Instructor	$50,584	$4,215	$24.32	41,053
Adjunct Professor	$98,821	$8,235	$47.51	22,488
Course Instructor	$49,389	$4,116	$23.74	28,255

How would you rate the starting salaries for Facultys, as well as the prospects for salary advancement?

David McMahan Ph.D.

Charles A. Dana Professor of Religious Studies, Franklin and Marshall College

Graduates in Religious Studies don't necessarily go into careers in religion. The standard career path for those involved is going to graduate school, spending several years getting a Ph.D., and facing a tough job market. Starting salaries can vary widely depending on the college or university.

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Which companies pay faculties the most?

Faculty salaries at School of Visual Concepts and Providence Health & Services are the highest-paying according to our most recent salary estimates. In addition, the average faculty salary at companies like Dignity Health and Piedmont Healthcare are highly competitive.

Rank	Company	Average Salary	Hourly Rate
1	School of Visual Concepts	$270,125	$129.87
2	Providence Health & Services	$258,633	$124.34
3	Dignity Health	$253,846	$122.04
4	Piedmont Healthcare	$252,139	$121.22
5	Beaumont Health	$236,109	$113.51
6	OSF HealthCare	$234,941	$112.95
7	Mercy Health	$218,762	$105.17
8	University of Maryland, Baltimore	$213,350	$102.57
9	Connecticut Children's Medical Center	$210,726	$101.31
10	CHRISTUS Health	$209,497	$100.72
11	AdventHealth	$203,173	$97.68
12	Baptist Health	$199,583	$95.95
13	Ardent Health Services	$195,688	$94.08
14	UnityPoint Health	$192,537	$92.57
15	Geisinger Medical Center	$192,125	$92.37
16	NYU Lutheran Medical Center	$188,928	$90.83
17	Trinity Health	$186,301	$89.57
18	Lakeland Regional Health	$184,214	$88.56
19	Hca Hospital Services Of San Diego	$183,578	$88.26
20	St. Francis Medical Center	$183,239	$88.10

Wage gap by gender, race and education

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Faculty salary trends

The average faculty salary has risen by $8,537 over the last ten years. In 2014, the average faculty earned $71,868 annually, but today, they earn $80,405 a year. That works out to a 12% change in pay for faculties over the last decade.

Compare faculty salaries for cities or states with the national average over time.

Average faculty salary over time

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National Average
Chicago, IL

Faculty salary by year

Year	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	% Change
2025	$80,400	$38.66	+4.1%
2024	$77,100	$37.06	+4.8%
2023	$73,400	$35.28	+1.8%
2022	$72,100	$34.64	+0.1%
2021	$72,000	$34.60	+2.2%

Recently added faculty salaries

Company	Job	Location	Date Added	Salary
Loyola Marymount University	Faculty-Electrical and Computer Engineering	Los Angeles, CA	12/18/2024	$28,476
Montana State University	GEN ED-Humanities Non-Tenure Track Faculty-Gallatin College	Bozeman, MT	12/18/2024	$67,828
Washington State U	Multiple Tenured/Tenure-Track Faculty Positions	Spokane, WA	12/18/2024	$100,000
Seattle Colleges	Tenure Track Faculty-Librarian	Seattle, WA	12/17/2024	$85,365
Adtalem Global Education	Adult Health Clinical Faculty	San Antonio, TX	12/16/2024	$58,436
California State University	Caps Faculty Counselor	Los Angeles, CA	12/16/2024	$81,900
Unchained Inc.	Microbiology Faculty	Boone, NC	12/16/2024	$58,436
Cal Baptist	Division of Psychology-Tenure-Track Faculty Position	Riverside, CA	12/16/2024	$85,000
Canyons.Edu	Coaching Faculty	Lancaster, CA	12/16/2024	$73,045
National Council On Public History	Faculty Fellow In Museum Studies	New York, NY	12/16/2024	$60,000

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