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Table 316.50. Average salary of full-time instructional faculty on 9-month contracts in 4-year degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by control and classification of institution, academic rank of faculty, and state or jurisdiction: 2020-21
[In current dollars]
State or jurisdiction Public doctoral1  Public master's2  Nonprofit doctoral1  Nonprofit master's2 
Professor Associate professor Assistant professor Professor Associate professor Assistant professor Professor Associate professor Assistant professor Professor Associate professor Assistant professor
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
United States $137,798 $96,191 $84,698 $98,471 $80,706 $70,046 $166,471 $103,425 $88,546 $94,871 $76,791 $65,883
Alabama 134,014 93,984 79,116 88,818 73,784 64,594 98,590 74,805 61,301 61,204 51,349 47,604
Alaska 107,361 88,878 71,968 101,042 85,786 72,635 84,704 61,000 53,455
Arizona 135,481 99,466 82,246 114,138 79,129 74,737
Arkansas 115,423 84,884 74,758 72,950 65,640 56,582 79,638 68,337 61,086 71,916 64,083 60,887
California 174,439 117,204 99,266 112,534 97,147 85,621 177,710 115,615 97,999 106,559 87,210 72,368

Colorado
125,735 94,201 85,754 84,437 68,484 61,710 135,698 101,323 78,980 119,653 89,923 72,635
Connecticut 149,319 106,335 89,481 111,986 89,227 76,183 195,316 103,422 91,095 140,039 103,002 84,581
Delaware 160,082 112,504 98,051 93,156 79,147 65,630 79,921 64,456 66,057
District of Columbia 161,382 125,568 100,440 112,914 89,107 75,460 164,137 108,674 94,122 61,667 73,149 82,206
Florida 137,868 98,417 86,588 110,355 87,161 75,908 131,542 94,608 77,701 106,271 84,581 70,897

Georgia
123,085 89,293 80,315 79,514 66,270 61,132 155,298 97,176 85,398 84,649 63,430 57,923
Hawaii 136,226 104,154 93,000 88,823 81,600 74,303
Idaho 101,011 82,150 72,500 67,969 64,205 52,866
Illinois 132,433 96,968 89,252 97,924 79,254 72,089 194,669 110,351 97,494 87,951 74,117 63,979
Indiana 135,134 96,679 89,645 89,235 73,532 67,257 144,646 93,511 76,033 82,925 71,373 60,624

Iowa
139,308 93,438 83,081 90,454 76,013 68,645 91,786 66,732 59,407 72,837 62,599 54,466
Kansas 116,773 84,248 74,715 79,218 69,423 61,513 64,685 54,987 49,515 68,880 60,610 54,918
Kentucky 104,097 79,075 71,574 70,937 62,639 56,564 79,730 66,154 57,797 66,398 56,975 52,335
Louisiana 108,996 79,467 73,744 77,794 64,742 60,469 135,175 88,721 93,616 66,060 61,324 59,518
Maine 117,033 90,722 73,952 78,154 66,769 55,955 92,510 79,915 64,835 69,085 58,886 53,485

Maryland
138,866 101,735 86,349 97,602 79,681 74,593 183,952 118,845 108,119 87,078 71,107 63,754
Massachusetts 150,794 111,307 93,918 103,728 83,268 70,834 198,029 119,119 102,976 128,032 94,039 80,897
Michigan 139,894 98,057 86,719 97,662 85,434 76,295 115,214 96,174 81,672 80,033 71,368 62,613
Minnesota 144,490 99,252 90,435 100,810 83,859 71,712 100,377 79,932 66,625 78,539 64,992 61,740
Mississippi 102,458 79,264 71,922 69,217 60,934 55,434 84,706 65,569 56,051 86,787 64,575 67,343

Missouri
115,054 82,795 77,655 79,661 66,448 60,377 149,702 96,011 80,303 73,798 65,260 58,815
Montana 101,566 81,709 71,173 84,189 69,380 61,431 63,572 57,381 51,492
Nebraska 124,076 92,286 87,709 84,925 68,428 59,284 114,756 85,153 67,690 67,298 59,484 52,166
Nevada 136,096 98,337 83,316 69,161 81,447 43,817
New Hampshire 125,865 102,393 85,326 101,879 83,029 71,253 193,189 118,637 98,440 94,003 79,450 68,527

New Jersey
166,011 113,746 92,955 131,497 104,945 88,709 205,771 114,901 103,247 104,581 92,443 71,848
New Mexico 108,806 81,029 74,804 85,961 71,187 60,122 56,577
New York 141,451 103,945 87,075 112,829 89,584 74,705 175,160 111,380 93,887 103,105 83,713 73,372
North Carolina 126,691 87,357 79,740 92,164 76,081 68,653 169,885 98,060 79,582 71,469 61,720 55,912
North Dakota 111,252 85,091 77,088 86,628 61,302 56,153 68,498 65,347 61,620 39,970 33,568

Ohio
124,080 92,387 82,609 67,061 62,081 53,959 113,640 83,811 75,652 79,699 66,970 58,099
Oklahoma 115,705 85,388 80,607 83,380 69,823 61,064 94,972 78,822 74,317 65,122 61,523 59,573
Oregon 136,574 100,416 87,489 88,114 71,786 59,163 99,731 79,820 68,732 69,054 56,321 49,703
Pennsylvania 145,648 99,928 83,612 112,622 90,512 71,878 167,187 103,427 89,806 92,388 75,805 64,431
Rhode Island 129,580 97,057 88,800 103,846 85,504 69,561 190,592 126,429 103,360 130,616 93,295 81,129

South Carolina
135,089 95,540 92,211 88,417 74,951 64,213 71,112 67,453 57,168 75,605 61,188 59,481
South Dakota 97,361 79,988 72,576 96,954 78,421 68,784 59,960 51,552 53,551 68,784 62,288 55,010
Tennessee 114,994 84,580 75,812 85,706 72,031 63,348 157,087 99,026 82,855 84,640 69,463 57,942
Texas 140,312 95,476 82,377 92,111 77,133 71,010 148,621 99,746 91,629 89,952 75,275 64,396
Utah 131,296 92,129 82,741 93,740 77,063 68,932 175,092 122,231 97,491 82,928 69,238 62,691

Vermont
124,425 97,469 82,335 71,978 59,940 51,934 114,779 85,058 78,182
Virginia 139,427 98,157 84,202 92,546 75,649 67,552 117,203 84,396 72,702 79,191 63,818 54,736
Washington 139,265 101,988 94,616 115,097 93,352 79,986 116,469 88,204 74,041 81,597 68,162 66,266
West Virginia 105,028 83,866 74,834 72,493 65,358 57,315 61,620 62,818 54,563 66,405 55,829 48,750
Wisconsin 136,879 91,212 88,522 77,996 68,320 68,658 113,635 86,357 78,677 81,637 68,617 62,423
Wyoming 119,514 88,281 83,415

U.S. Service Academies

     Other jurisdictions
59,143 58,846 85,769 72,899 58,067 103,865 82,470 42,155 68,991 59,883 48,595
American Samoa
Federated States of
     Micronesia
Guam 92,573 74,213 61,357
Marshall Islands
Northern Marianas
Palau
Puerto Rico 59,143 58,846 84,804 72,174 55,110 103,865 82,470 42,155 68,991 59,883 48,595
U.S. Virgin Islands 86,474 73,575 62,324
†Not applicable.
1 Institutions that awarded 20 or more doctor's degrees during the previous academic year.
2 Institutions that awarded 20 or more master's degrees, but less than 20 doctor's degrees, during the previous academic year. This definition differs from the definition of master's institutions that is used in some Digest tables that present postsecondary finance data.
NOTE: Data exclude instructional faculty at medical schools. Degree-granting institutions grant associate’s or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Data include imputations for nonrespondent institutions.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2021, Human Resources component, Salaries section. (This table was prepared February 2022.)

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