United States Academic Jobs, the higher education salary benchmark, based on 227,877 university job posts since January 1, 2026, drawn from millions of historical job posts.
Universität Länder Professor median Lecturer median Live jobs Bowie State University United States — $75,000 26 University of North Florida United States — $51,000 49 California State University, Monterey Bay United States — $7,037 56 California State University, San Bernardino United States $129,296 $124,308 46 Community College of Baltimore County United States — $2,256,800 55 County College of Morris United States — $76,875 10 Dallas College United States $60,000 $60,000 51 Kern Community College District United States — $139,360 129 New Mexico Highlands University United States — $3,150 20 Northland Pioneer College United States — $58,356 13 Oklahoma City Community College United States $63,871 $62,400 1 Portland Community College United States — $96,235 25 Salt Lake Community College United States — $114,400 25 St. John's University United States — $104,000 31 Syracuse University United States $127,500 $128,960 136 Virginia Tech United States $145,000 $51,500 145 The New School United States — $296,400 27 University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources United States $108,800 — 56 University of Cincinnati United States $78,500 $46,260 211 University of Texas at San Antonio United States $79,427 $4,000 101 Frederick Community College United States — $68,000 21 Volunteer State Community College United States — $1,534,000 35 Auburn University United States $140,000 $73,170 171 Valencia College United States — $57,099 22
