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 Ohlone College United States — $205,920 15 Tarrant County College District United States — $64,118 3 Seattle University United States $77,000 — 49 University of San Diego United States $74,202 $2,620 4 Baylor University United States — $5,500 64 State University of NY at Oneonta United States — $50,063 12 Anne Arundel Community College United States — $76,037 14 SUNY Westchester Community College United States — $172,640 54 Cerritos College United States — $248,560 18 Carleton College United States — $50,830 12 St. Clair County Community College United States — $1,257,360 0 Hamilton College United States — $827,400 24 North Shore Community College United States $60,504 $76,960 33 Minnesota State University, Mankato United States — $68,191 10 Arkansas State University, Beebe United States — $55,233 24 Aurora University United States — $67,500 64 Austin Community College United States $83,933 $83,534 42 Ball State University United States — $5,250 68 Bank Street College of Education United States — $88,400 16 Bard College United States $89,537 $85,505 9 Barnard College - Columbia University United States — $91,000 0 California Baptist University United States $97,500 $73,500 12 California Lutheran University United States — $71,090 52 California State University, Channel Islands United States — $124,308 2
