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