Faculty Salaries

Faculty data salary was retrieved from 2020 through 2023 periodic reports and is self-reported by the institutions. This data set contains salary information from 296 institutions and represents the average 9-month salary at that institution.

Faculty Salaries as a function of highest chemistry degree conferred

Overall average for faculty salaries: Full professor, $113,500; Associate professor, $85,200; Assistant professor, $73,100; and Instructional faculty, $59,800

Figure 1: A bar graph depicting the average 9-month salary for faculty members as a function of the highest chemistry degree offered by the institution (Bachelor's, Master's, Ph.D.). Four horizontal lines indicate the overall average salary. Specifics for this figure are described in the data section.

Data (9-month salaries)

By highest chemistry degree offered:

Bachelor's (161 Institutions)

- Full professor: $99,500
- Associate professor: $76,100
- Assistant professor: $66,000
- Teaching faculty: $54,600

Master's (50 Institutions)

- Full professor: $103,000
- Associate professor: $82,000
- Assistant professor: $69,500
- Teaching faculty: $54,800

Doctoral (85 Institutions)

- Full professor: $145,800
- Associate professor: $103,500
- Assistant professor: $87,400
- Teaching faculty: $70,300

Faculty Salaries - Organized by Region

Regions

Far West: AK, CA, HI, OR,NV, WA

Great Lakes: IL, IN, MI, OH, WI

Mid East: DE, DC, MD, NJ, NY, PA

New England: CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT

Plains: IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD

Rocky Mountains: CO, ID, MT, UT, WY

Southeast: AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV

Southwest: AZ, NM, OK, TX

Figure 2: A bar graph depicting the average 9-month salary for faculty members listed regionally. Four horizontal lines indicate the overall average salary. Specifics for this figure are described in the data section.

Results: Salaries as a function of region

Overall average for faculty salaries: Full professor, $113,500; Associate professor, $85,200; Assistant professor, $73,100; and Instructional faculty, $59,800

Far West (29)

Full professor: $133,000
Associate professor: $98,000
Assistant professor: $84,000
Teaching faculty: $67,000

Great Lakes (59)

Full professor: $106,000
Associate professor: $79,000
Assistant professor: $68,000
Teaching faculty: $53,000

Mid East (69)

Full professor: $115,000
Associate professor: $89,000
Assistant professor: $75,000
Teaching faculty: $61,000

New England (27)

Full professor: $134,000
Associate professor: $97,000
Assistant professor: $82,000
Teaching faculty: $70,000

Plains (24)

Full professor: $95,000
Associate professor: $75,000
Assistant professor: $66,000
Teaching faculty: $56,000

Rocky Mountains (10)

Full professor: $109,000
Associate professor: $84,000
Assistant professor: $72,000
Teaching faculty: $60,000

Southeast (62)

Full professor: $110,000
Associate professor: $81,000
Assistant professor: $69,000
Teaching faculty: $58,000

Southwest (15)

Full professor: $109,000
Associate professor: $82,000
Assistant professor: $77,000
Teaching faculty: $57,000

Faculty salarys in public vs. private institutions

Figure 3: A bar chart that illustrates the average salaries for full, associate, assistant, and teaching faculty members at public (blue, L) and private (orange, R) institutions. Specifics for the values can be found under Results-Public v. Private.

Faculty Salaries: Public v. Private

Salaries for faculty members at public (n = 168) and private (n = 128) institutions as reported in the 2020 through 2023 periodic reports.

Full professors

Public: $113,100
Private: $113,800
Average: $113,400

Associate professors

Public: $85,800
Private: $84,300
Average: $85,200

Assistant professors

Public: $74,000
Private: $71,800
Average: $73,100

Teaching/Instructional Faculty

Public: $59,300
Private: $60,600
Average: $59,800

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