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Academic affairs dean salary

Average academic affairs dean salary

$94,562

$45.46 hourly rate

Entry-level academic affairs dean salary
$59,000 yearly salary
Updated January 8, 2025
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Average academic affairs dean salary by state

Highest paying states for academic affairs deans

RankStateAvg. salaryHourly rate
1California$126,683$60.91
2Arizona$114,202$54.90
3District of Columbia$111,651$53.68
4Connecticut$110,707$53.22
5Massachusetts$98,385$47.30
6New York$98,638$47.42
7Indiana$100,397$48.27
8Michigan$97,669$46.96
9North Carolina$95,524$45.92
10Oregon$96,901$46.59
11New Jersey$94,133$45.26
12Nevada$111,962$53.83
13Pennsylvania$90,074$43.30
14Wisconsin$90,367$43.45
15West Virginia$95,185$45.76
16Minnesota$87,347$41.99
17Delaware$89,168$42.87
18Rhode Island$85,710$41.21
19Washington$89,624$43.09
20Montana$89,002$42.79
21Maryland$91,211$43.85
22South Dakota$84,597$40.67
23Ohio$85,656$41.18
24Kentucky$84,964$40.85
25Maine$82,781$39.80
26Texas$81,066$38.97
27Louisiana$85,643$41.17
28Wyoming$76,196$36.63
29New Hampshire$80,705$38.80
30Alaska$68,002$32.69
31Virginia$82,303$39.57
32Illinois$75,912$36.50
33New Mexico$78,366$37.68
34Utah$71,274$34.27
35Idaho$74,372$35.76
36Alabama$75,382$36.24
37South Carolina$77,431$37.23
38Iowa$75,535$36.31
39Missouri$73,143$35.16
40Tennessee$71,015$34.14
41Vermont$79,178$38.07
42North Dakota$76,072$36.57
43Colorado$63,411$30.49
44Georgia$64,611$31.06
45Hawaii$56,425$27.13
46Nebraska$68,668$33.01
47Mississippi$65,150$31.32
48Florida$63,628$30.59
49Kansas$60,170$28.93
50Arkansas$59,735$28.72
51Oklahoma$59,505$28.61

Academic affairs dean salary details

An academic affairs dean's salary ranges from $59,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $149,000 at the 90th percentile.

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Average academic affairs dean salary graph, trends, and summary

What is an academic affairs dean's salary?

PercentileAnnual salaryMonthly salaryHourly rate
90th Percentile$149,000$12,417$72
75th Percentile$120,000$10,000$58
Average$94,562$7,880$45
25th Percentile$74,000$6,167$36
10th Percentile$59,000$4,917$28

Highest paying academic affairs dean jobs

The highest paying types of academic affairs deans are chairperson, vice chairperson, and committee chairperson.

Job titleAnnual salaryMonthly salaryHourly rateJob openings
Registrar$40,632$3,386$19.5312,723
New Member Educator$34,187$2,849$16.4412,866
Co-Chair$89,375$7,448$42.972,878
Director Of Admissions$57,524$4,794$27.6612,833
Chairperson$125,944$10,495$60.555,178
Dean$86,317$7,193$41.501,183

Wage gap by gender, race and education

$94,000$92,200$90,400$88,600$86,800$85,000
MaleFemale

Academic affairs dean salary trends

The average academic affairs dean salary has risen by $12,822 over the last ten years. In 2014, the average academic affairs dean earned $81,740 annually, but today, they earn $94,562 a year. That works out to a 7% change in pay for academic affairs deans over the last decade.

Compare academic affairs dean salaries for cities or states with the national average over time.

Average academic affairs dean salary over time

Compare academic affairs dean salaries for individual cities or states with the national average.

Academic affairs dean salary by year

YearAvg. salaryHourly rate% Change
2025$94,600$45.46+2.1%
2024$92,500$44.49+1.1%
2023$91,500$43.99+2.1%
2022$89,600$43.07+1.7%
2021$88,000$42.32+2.4%

Recently added academic affairs dean salaries

CompanyJobLocationDate addedSalary
Minnesota LimitedDean of Academic Affairs: Nursing & Allied HealthEast Grand Forks, MN06/29/2025$93,713
Vermont State UniversityVice Provost of Academic AffairsLyndonville, VT06/28/2025$150,000
Northland Community & Technical CollegeDean of Academic Affairs: Career & TechnicalThief River Falls, MN06/28/2025$93,713
Adtalem Global Education Inc.Nursing Dean, Academic AffairsSacramento, CA05/30/2025$100,172
Maine Community College SystemDean of Academic AffairsCalais, ME05/16/2025$84,247
Washington County Community CollegeDean of Academic AffairsCalais, ME05/14/2025$84,247
Spartan EducationDean of Academic Affairs & OperationsBroomfield, CO05/05/2025$105,000
Adtalem Global Education Inc.Nursing Dean, Academic AffairsStockbridge, GA05/03/2025$100,172
Adtalem Global Education Inc.Dean, Academic AffairsStockbridge, GA04/25/2025$100,172
City University of New YorkDean of Academic AffairsNew York, NY03/26/2025$150,000

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