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.
University Country Professor median Lecturer median Live jobs Sierra College United States — $189,280 1 Chabot College United States — $2,387 9 Laurel Ridge Community College United States — $85,783 0 Reading Area Community College United States — $76,960 1 Columbia State Community College United States — $1,164,800 14 Laramie County Community College United States — $76,006 0 Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, System Office - St. Paul United States — $69,727 86 Dakota County Technical College United States — $70,525 3 CUNY Kingsborough Community College United States — $197,600 0 Hudson County Community College United States — $60,494 1 Nevada State University United States — $2,080,000 10 Fox Valley Technical College United States — $93,600 55 Yosemite Community College District United States — $211,120 5 Minnesota State Community and Technical College United States — $72,792 1 Middlesex College United States — $70,113 9 Cabrillo College United States — $2,027 0 Imperial Valley College United States $118,847 — 1 Metropolitan Community College United States — $15,263 36 Manhattanville University United States — $3,525 16 Framingham State University United States — $80,000 16 Tarrant County College United States — $60,320 106 Los Medanos College United States — $215,280 0 University of Hawai'i, Kapi‘olani Community College United States — $4,270,240 0 Mid Michigan College United States — $67,600 15
