UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR / SALARY
UNITED STATES

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$96,398 USD

£75,713 GBP

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$121,167 USD

$72,000 USD

£56,550 GBP

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Average Salary / University Professor / United States

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Average salary for University Professor / United States is $96,398 USD per year. The most typical earning is $72,000 USD. All data are based on 116 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of $103,000 USD. Women receive a salary of $91,100 USD.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Doctorate Degree with salary of $101,900 USD. The second most paid education level is Masters Degree with salary of $73,500 USD.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 16-20 Years of experience receive salary of $116,800 USD. Employees with 20+ Years of experience receive $109,400 USD.

Levels / University Professor / United States (Gross USD)

Salary Levels (USD) per Year	Surveys	[%]
$10,000 USD - $14,999 USD	0	n/a
$15,000 USD - $19,999 USD	0	n/a
$20,000 USD - $24,999 USD	0	n/a
$25,000 USD - $29,999 USD	1	100% 0.86%
$30,000 USD - $34,999 USD	1	99.14% 0.86%
$35,000 USD - $39,999 USD	1	98.28% 0.86%
$40,000 USD - $44,999 USD	3	97.41% 2.59%
$45,000 USD - $49,999 USD	3	94.83% 2.59%
$50,000 USD - $54,999 USD	2	92.24% 1.72%
$55,000 USD - $59,999 USD	3	90.52% 2.59%
$60,000 USD - $64,999 USD	6	87.93% 5.17%
$65,000 USD - $69,999 USD	10	82.76% 8.62%
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
$70,000 USD - $74,999 USD	12	74.14% 10.34%
$75,000 USD - $79,999 USD	5	63.79% 4.31%
$80,000 USD - $84,999 USD	11	59.48% 9.48%
$85,000 USD - $89,999 USD	6	50% 5.17%
$90,000 USD - $94,999 USD	4	44.83% 3.45%
$95,000 USD - $99,999 USD	3	41.38% 2.59%
$100,000 USD - $104,999 USD	6	38.79% 5.17%
$105,000 USD - $109,999 USD	5	33.62% 4.31%
$110,000 USD - $114,999 USD	1	29.31% 0.86%
$115,000 USD - $119,999 USD	1	28.45% 0.86%
$120,000 USD - $124,999 USD	9	27.59% 7.76%
$125,000 USD - $129,999 USD	2	19.83% 1.72%
$130,000 USD - $134,999 USD	1	18.1% 0.86%
$135,000 USD - $139,999 USD	0	n/a
$140,000 USD - $144,999 USD	3	17.24% 2.59%
$145,000 USD - $149,999 USD	1	14.66% 0.86%
HIGH SALARIES
$150,000 USD - $159,999 USD	4	13.79% 3.45%
$160,000 USD - $169,999 USD	3	10.34% 2.59%
$170,000 USD - $179,999 USD	4	7.76% 3.45%
$180,000 USD - $189,999 USD	0	n/a
$190,000 USD - $199,999 USD	1	4.31% 0.86%
$200,000 USD - $209,999 USD	2	3.45% 1.72%
$210,000 USD - $219,999 USD	0	n/a
$220,000 USD - $229,999 USD	2	1.72% 1.72%
$230,000 USD - $239,999 USD	0	n/a
$240,000 USD - $249,999 USD	0	n/a
$250,000 USD - $349,999 USD	0	n/a

Gender / University Professor / United States (Gross USD)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Men	73	$103,000 USD
2	Women	33	$91,100 USD

Education / University Professor / United States (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	Doctorate Degree	95	$101,900 USD
2	Masters Degree	19	$73,500 USD
3	Bachelors Degree	2	$52,500 USD

Experience / University Professor / United States (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	16-20 Years	20	$116,800 USD
2	20+ Years	44	$109,400 USD
3	12-16 Years	10	$87,200 USD
4	4-8 Years	10	$84,100 USD
5	2-4 Years	8	$80,100 USD
6	1-2 Years	8	$76,900 USD
7	0-1 Year	5	$68,200 USD
8	8-12 Years	11	$65,700 USD

Age / University Professor / United States (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	66-70	6	$133,300 USD
2	51-55	11	$117,300 USD
3	56-60	18	$107,900 USD
4	61-65	12	$105,200 USD
5	46-50	14	$102,800 USD
6	71-75	5	$100,300 USD
7	76-99	2	$97,000 USD
8	41-45	15	$90,800 USD
9	26-30	4	$79,000 USD
10	36-40	11	$75,600 USD
11	31-35	8	$72,900 USD
12	n/a	10	$66,000 USD

Work Type / University Professor / United States (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	Permanent	107	$98,300 USD
2	Contract	4	$87,000 USD
3	Self Employed	4	$68,800 USD
4	Part Time	1	$40,000 USD

States / University Professor / United States (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	Oklahoma	1	$220,000 USD
2	Hawaii	2	$166,500 USD
3	Vermont	1	$160,000 USD
4	Louisiana	1	$144,000 USD
5	Washington State	1	$133,900 USD
6	Florida	8	$118,100 USD
7	Indiana	2	$117,500 USD
8	District Of Columbia (DC)	3	$114,000 USD
9	Massachusetts	6	$110,200 USD
10	Alabama	3	$110,000 USD
11	California	9	$107,800 USD
12	New York State	6	$104,300 USD
13	Maryland	3	$102,000 USD
14	Georgia	5	$101,500 USD
15	Colorado	4	$100,000 USD
16	Oregon	1	$100,000 USD
17	Utah	3	$99,000 USD
18	Minnesota	3	$98,000 USD
19	Mississippi	1	$92,000 USD
20	Texas	6	$90,300 USD
21	Kentucky	2	$89,000 USD
22	Illinois	4	$88,800 USD
23	Connecticut	1	$88,000 USD
24	North Dakota	1	$85,000 USD
25	Kansas	1	$85,000 USD
26	West Virginia	1	$85,000 USD
27	Virginia	1	$80,000 USD
28	Montana	2	$79,600 USD
29	Missouri	4	$73,300 USD
30	Tennessee	6	$71,000 USD
31	North Carolina	2	$71,000 USD
32	Pennsylvania	2	$70,000 USD
33	Ohio	2	$68,500 USD
34	New Jersey	2	$66,500 USD
35	Arkansas	1	$60,000 USD
36	Wisconsin	1	$54,000 USD
37	Michigan	3	$48,700 USD

Cities / University Professor / United States (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	Tulsa	1	$220,000 USD
2	Honolulu	2	$166,500 USD
3	San Francisco	2	$163,500 USD
4	Burlington, Vermont	1	$160,000 USD
5	Tallahassee	3	$158,300 USD
6	Corpus Christi	1	$150,000 USD
7	Shreveport	1	$144,000 USD
8	Seattle	1	$133,900 USD
9	New York City	3	$121,200 USD
10	Sacramento	1	$120,000 USD
11	Indianapolis	2	$117,500 USD
12	Washington DC	3	$114,000 USD
13	Boston	6	$110,200 USD
14	Birmingham, United States	3	$110,000 USD
15	Orlando	3	$106,800 USD
16	Colorado Springs	1	$105,000 USD
17	Houston	3	$102,300 USD
18	Baltimore	3	$102,000 USD
19	Atlanta	5	$101,500 USD
20	San Jose	1	$100,000 USD
21	Bakersfield	1	$100,000 USD
22	Portland, Oregon	1	$100,000 USD
23	Irvine	1	$100,000 USD
24	Salt Lake City	3	$99,000 USD
25	Denver	3	$98,300 USD
26	Minneapolis	3	$98,000 USD
27	Rochester	2	$97,500 USD
28	Memphis	2	$94,000 USD
29	Jackson	1	$92,000 USD
30	Lexington	2	$89,000 USD
31	Chicago	4	$88,800 USD
32	Bridgeport	1	$88,000 USD
33	Bismarck, North Dakota	1	$85,000 USD
34	Wichita	1	$85,000 USD
35	Charleston, West Virginia	1	$85,000 USD
36	Kansas City	1	$85,000 USD
37	--Other--	11	$81,700 USD
38	Richmond	1	$80,000 USD
39	Billings, Montana	2	$79,600 USD
40	San Diego	2	$75,700 USD
41	Fort Lauderdale	1	$74,000 USD
42	Raleigh	1	$72,000 USD
43	Cincinnati	1	$72,000 USD
44	Long Beach	1	$72,000 USD
45	Philadelphia	2	$70,000 USD
46	Charlotte	1	$70,000 USD
47	St. Louis	3	$69,300 USD
48	Buffalo, United States	1	$67,000 USD
49	Jersey City	2	$66,500 USD
50	Nashville	2	$66,000 USD
51	Cleveland	1	$65,000 USD
52	Little Rock	1	$60,000 USD
53	Chattanooga	1	$56,000 USD
54	Milwaukee	1	$54,000 USD
55	Knoxville	1	$50,000 USD
56	Detroit	3	$48,700 USD
57	Garland	1	$45,000 USD
58	San Antonio	1	$40,000 USD

People's individual salary examples (surveys)

Scientist

Posted 13 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Medical research."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Salt Lake City	Doctorate Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	$150,000 USD

Associate Professor

Posted 10 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Ph. D. , teaching, research, service."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
San Jose	Doctorate Degree	2-4 Years	Expert	$100,000 USD

Research Assistant Professor

Posted 22 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Research, seminars, grant writing, writing papers."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Salt Lake City	Doctorate Degree	4-8 Years	Intermediate	$105,000 USD

Professor

Posted 27 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"History."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Billings, Montana	Doctorate Degree	8-12 Years	Expert	$34,200 USD

Professor Emeritus

Posted 11 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Technical/Engineering."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Chicago	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	$120,000 USD

Professor

Posted 09 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Teach classes."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	$61,000 USD

Chief Academic Officer, Provost, And Professor

Posted 13 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"I am engaged in University administration, educational accreditation and related educational federal and state policy, faculty development, academic quality control, student learning and assessment. My research and teaching topics include: leadership and communication."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Tulsa	Doctorate Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	$220,000 USD

Professor

Posted 17 December 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Researcher."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Tallahassee	Doctorate Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	$170,000 USD

Researcher

Posted 16 December 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Research."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Knoxville	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Advanced	$50,000 USD

Assc Prof

Posted 18 October 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Teaching, Research, Service."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Billings, Montana	Doctorate Degree	2-4 Years	Expert	$125,000 USD

Professor Of Education

Posted 04 October 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Science, statistical analyses."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Orlando	Doctorate Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	$75,000 USD

Professor

Posted 29 September 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Teach, research, service, program coordinator."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Doctorate Degree	8-12 Years	Expert	$72,500 USD

Professor Of Computer Science

Posted 17 August 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Education, research."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	Doctorate Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	$175,000 USD

Professor

Posted 20 January 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Research and teaching."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Atlanta	Doctorate Degree	20+ Years	n/a	$166,400 USD

Assistant Professor

Posted 31 July 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Teaching, researching, service."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Doctorate Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	$60,000 USD

Associate Professor

Posted 03 March 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"University teaching and research."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Atlanta	Doctorate Degree	16-20 Years	n/a	$100,000 USD

Professor Of Mathematics

Posted 02 March 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Teaching undergraduate mathematics, advising mathematics majors, research and publication."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Doctorate Degree	20+ Years	n/a	$101,000 USD

Professor Of Sociology

Posted 24 February 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Quantitative research."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Washington DC	Doctorate Degree	20+ Years	n/a	$207,000 USD

Professor

Posted 14 December 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"University professor including teaching, research and administration."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Bridgeport	Doctorate Degree	20+ Years	n/a	$88,000 USD

Professor/ Scientist

Posted 10 October 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Professor/ scientist since 3 year
PhD in biology -stem cells and developmental biology
postdoc from Harvardds."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	Doctorate Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	$150,000 USD

Professor

Posted 13 August 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Professor of history."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Indianapolis	Doctorate Degree	16-20 Years	n/a	$200,000 USD

Assistant Professor

Posted 05 August 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Teaching and research."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Jersey City	Doctorate Degree	1-2 Years	n/a	$68,000 USD

Professor

Posted 03 August 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Teacher and researcher."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Birmingham, United States	Doctorate Degree	16-20 Years	n/a	$120,000 USD

Professor

Posted 30 June 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Defense and security."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
San Francisco	Doctorate Degree	20+ Years	n/a	$177,000 USD

Professor

Posted 20 June 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"University professor."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Birmingham, United States	Doctorate Degree	20+ Years	n/a	$120,000 USD

Assistant Professor

Posted 13 June 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Research, teaching."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	Doctorate Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	$70,000 USD

Organizational Behavior

Posted 13 May 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Faculty and consultant - International."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Detroit	Doctorate Degree	20+ Years	n/a	$40,000 USD

Visiting Assistant Professor

Posted 06 May 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Teaching and researching."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Doctorate Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	$83,000 USD

Assistant Professor

Posted 03 March 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Lesson plan, lecture, grading."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Cleveland	Doctorate Degree	1-2 Years	n/a	$65,000 USD

Lecturer

Posted 23 February 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Nothing in particular."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Detroit	Doctorate Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	$26,000 USD

Departmental Chair (head)

Posted 29 January 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Supervise an academic department (13 professors, 4 lecturers, 150 graduate students, 200 undergraduates), manage a budget of approximately $1, 700, 000 with two graduate programs (1 academic PhD, 1 professional MS), and an undergraduate program (BA)."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seattle	Doctorate Degree	20+ Years	n/a	$133,900 USD

Associate Professor

Posted 02 December 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"University instructor."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Raleigh	Doctorate Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	$72,000 USD

Professor

Posted 14 November 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"College teacher."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	Doctorate Degree	20+ Years	n/a	$80,000 USD

Professor

Posted 28 October 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Lecture to university students
Provide advising to program students at bachelor's and master's level
Conduct research 
Provide service to university committees."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Baltimore	Doctorate Degree	20+ Years	n/a	$84,000 USD

Faculty

Posted 28 October 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Mentoring doctoral candidates, teaching doctoral courses, supporting faculty development for doctoral faculty and mentors."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Doctorate Degree	20+ Years	n/a	$83,000 USD

Life Science Instructor

Posted 22 April 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Teach Chemistry, Anatomy and Algebra."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Bismarck, North Dakota	Doctorate Degree	16-20 Years	n/a	$85,000 USD

Counselor

Posted 31 December 2017
Key knowledge and tasks

"Working with college students to develop educational plans, career options."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Sacramento	Masters Degree	20+ Years	n/a	$120,000 USD

Professor

Posted 21 November 2017
Key knowledge and tasks

"Lecture, advise, research. community service."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Little Rock	Doctorate Degree	20+ Years	n/a	$60,000 USD

Assistant Professor

Posted 08 July 2017
Key knowledge and tasks

"I teach college level courses."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
New York City	Doctorate Degree	20+ Years	n/a	$83,500 USD

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