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Criminal justice department chairperson salary

Average criminal justice department chairperson salary

$52,960

$25.46 hourly rate

Entry-level criminal justice department chairperson salary
$29,000 yearly salary
Updated January 8, 2025
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Average criminal justice department chairperson salary by state

Highest paying states for criminal justice department chairpeople

RankStateAvg. salaryHourly rate
1Alaska$81,243$39.06
2Maine$60,743$29.20
3Illinois$59,526$28.62
4New Hampshire$55,527$26.70
5Connecticut$56,966$27.39
6California$69,807$33.56
7Ohio$53,891$25.91
8Arizona$58,054$27.91
9Mississippi$52,284$25.14
10New York$60,601$29.14
11Rhode Island$56,745$27.28
12Virginia$62,090$29.85
13West Virginia$53,056$25.51
14North Dakota$60,762$29.21
15Vermont$54,186$26.05
16New Jersey$55,528$26.70
17Minnesota$55,352$26.61
18District of Columbia$64,737$31.12
19Missouri$53,511$25.73
20Maryland$53,611$25.77
21North Carolina$50,970$24.50
22Delaware$55,160$26.52
23Nebraska$53,534$25.74
24Florida$50,135$24.10
25Utah$52,761$25.37
26Kansas$52,027$25.01
27Wyoming$46,502$22.36
28Washington$52,940$25.45
29Colorado$51,207$24.62
30Pennsylvania$49,777$23.93
31Massachusetts$53,881$25.90
32Nevada$49,725$23.91
33Iowa$45,121$21.69
34Kentucky$48,756$23.44
35Oregon$50,271$24.17
36Alabama$46,874$22.54
37Texas$48,029$23.09
38Idaho$49,467$23.78
39Wisconsin$43,463$20.90
40Michigan$42,498$20.43
41Louisiana$43,289$20.81
42Montana$39,800$19.13
43New Mexico$44,150$21.23
44Indiana$41,554$19.98
45Hawaii$39,283$18.89
46South Carolina$39,427$18.96
47Georgia$34,507$16.59
48Arkansas$40,413$19.43
49South Dakota$41,419$19.91
50Oklahoma$41,383$19.90
51Tennessee$35,274$16.96
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Criminal justice department chairperson salary details

A criminal justice department chairperson's salary ranges from $29,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $93,000 at the 90th percentile.

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What is a criminal justice department chairperson's salary?

PercentileAnnual salaryMonthly salaryHourly rate
90th Percentile$93,000$7,750$45
75th Percentile$71,000$5,917$34
Average$52,960$4,413$25
25th Percentile$39,000$3,250$19
10th Percentile$29,000$2,417$14

Highest paying criminal justice department chairperson jobs

The highest paying types of criminal justice department chairpeople are law professor, department chairperson, and adjunct professor of law.

Job titleAnnual salaryMonthly salaryHourly rateJob openings
Justice$53,502$4,459$25.721,014
Law Enforcement Technician$44,124$3,677$21.216,659
Criminal Justice Instructor$52,523$4,377$25.2524,893
Criminal Justice Lawyer$49,977$4,165$24.03824
Department Chairperson$98,438$8,203$47.3333,511

Top companies hiring criminal justice department chairpeople now:

  1. Chicago State University jobs (2)
  2. Ramsey jobs (4)
  3. Travis County jobs (4)
  4. ADP jobs (3)
  5. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center jobs (5)

Wage gap by gender, race and education

$49,000$48,200$47,400$46,600$45,800$45,000
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Criminal justice department chairperson salary trends

The average criminal justice department chairperson salary has risen by $3,400 over the last ten years. In 2014, the average criminal justice department chairperson earned $49,560 annually, but today, they earn $52,960 a year. That works out to a 7% change in pay for criminal justice department chairpeople over the last decade.

Compare criminal justice department chairperson salaries for cities or states with the national average over time.

Average criminal justice department chairperson salary over time

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Criminal justice department chairperson salary by year

YearAvg. salaryHourly rate% Change
2025$53,000$25.46+1.1%
2024$52,400$25.18+1.5%
2023$51,600$24.80+2.4%
2022$50,300$24.20+1.3%
2021$49,700$23.87+1.4%

Recently added criminal justice department chairperson salaries

CompanyJobLocationDate addedSalary
CSU CareersLecturer Pool for Department of Criminal Justice AYIone, CA06/15/2025$103,116
California State University SystemLecturer Pool for Department of Criminal Justice AYIone, CA06/14/2025$103,116
California State UniversityLecturer Pool Department of Political Science & Criminal JusticeChico, CA02/19/2025$81,900
CSU CareersLecturer Pool Department of Political Science & Criminal JusticeChico, CA02/19/2025$103,116
Ut Health Science Center BUPost-Doctoral Scholar of Criminal Justice, Department of Social, Cultural, and Justice StudiesChattanooga, TN01/31/2025$55,000
California State UniversityLecturer Pool Department of Political Science & Criminal JusticeChico, CA11/18/2024$74,652
Cal LutheranAdjunct Pool-Criminal Justice DepartmentThousand Oaks, CA10/18/2024$62,610
California State UniversityLecturer Pool Department of Political Science & Criminal JusticeChico, CA09/13/2024$74,652
California State University SystemLecturer Pool for Department of Criminal Justice AYIone, CA05/26/2024$93,528
California State University SystemLecturer Pool Department of Political Science & Criminal JusticeChico, CA03/16/2024$93,528

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