United States Academic Jobs, the higher education salary benchmark, based on 227,099 university job posts since January 1, 2026, drawn from millions of historical job posts.
University Country Professor median Lecturer median Live jobs North Idaho College United States — $44,720 27 College of the Sequoias United States $102,641 $139,360 11 Pensacola State College United States — $313,900 25 Community College of Allegheny County United States — $55,036 64 West Valley-Mission Community College District United States — $47,023 23 NC State University United States — $30,480 138 Rowan-Cabarrus Community College United States — $66,560 39 Chabot Las Positas Community College District United States — $99,383 12 Mott Community College United States — $2,337,920 27 Napa Valley College United States — $176,800 5 Antelope Valley College United States — $91,158 19 The Chicago School United States $80,000 — 16 Santa Fe College United States — $37,440 16 Community College of Aurora United States — $2,389,920 0 Lawson State Community College United States — $1,760 5 Pennsylvania College of Technology United States — $71,806 17 Shasta College United States — $148,720 17 Rocky Vista University United States $162,591 — 13 Victor Valley College United States — $128,960 3 Montgomery College United States $81,365 $81,365 66 Northland Community & Technical College United States — $68,805 0 Joliet Junior College United States $86,117 $2,476,240 14 Northeast Wisconsin Technical College United States — $93,600 38 Mohawk Valley Community College United States — $55,364 3
