Professor earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level professor earnings begin at:

$37.87 per hour

$78,770 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level professor earnings begin at:

$29.48 per hour

$61,320 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level professor earnings begin at:

$22.68 per hour

$47,170 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level professor earnings begin at:

$9.81 per hour

$20,400 per year

10th percentile

Starting level professor earnings begin at:

$8.25 per hour

$17,150 per year

Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.

Professor salary by state

State Name Average Salary
New Jersey $78,960
Hawaii $78,030
New York $76,060
Connecticut $75,890
Rhode Island $75,530
California $75,360
Alaska $74,770
Delaware $74,460
Iowa $73,658
Wisconsin $73,510
Michigan $72,650
Georgia $71,570
Pennsylvania $70,990
Utah $70,790
Arizona $70,586
New Hampshire $70,580
Massachusetts $70,280
Wyoming $70,080
Missouri $69,430
Alabama $69,040
Kansas $68,730
Minnesota $68,090
Idaho $67,510
Maryland $67,050
Nebraska $66,710
North Dakota $66,260
Washington $65,570
Florida $63,850
Kentucky $63,836
South Dakota $63,520
North Carolina $63,460
New Mexico $63,220
Indiana $62,900
Texas $62,710
Oregon $62,640
Illinois $62,144
Colorado $61,260
Tennessee $61,200
Ohio $60,260
District of Columbia $59,320
Mississippi $58,810
South Carolina $57,590
Arkansas $57,090
Louisiana $56,680
Maine $55,140
West Virginia $54,640
Montana $52,940
Virginia $52,000
Oklahoma $51,090
Vermont $50,890
Nevada $49,150
Puerto Rico $47,170

How do professor salaries compare to similar careers?

Professors earn about the same as related careers in Puerto Rico. On average, they make less than school psychologists but more than graduate teaching assistants.

Career Median Salary
School psychologist salary $47K
Principal salary $48K
Professor salary $47K
Childcare program administrator salary $41K
Nurse educator salary $35K
Music teacher salary $36K
Graduate teaching assistant salary $35K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)