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How Much Does a Professor Earn In The United States?

Average Yearly Salary

Updated December 31, 2020

$150,000

$89,000

$150,000

$254,000

Professors in the United States make an average salary of $150,824 per year or $72.51 per hour. In terms of salary range, an entry level professor salary is roughly $89,000 a year, while the top 10% makes $254,000. If you like following the crowd, education and non profits companies tend to attract the most workers in this field. But if you're in it for the money, then you'll want to seek out hospitality, non profits, and government companies, as employees in each industry have reported the highest salaries. As most things go, location can be critical. Alaska, California, Connecticut, Washington, and Nevada provide the highest professor salaries.

Best Paying Cities

San Francisco, CA

$151,985

Washington, DC

$138,850

New Haven, CT

$135,530

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Where Professors Earn The Most

The darker areas on the map show where professors earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.

Average Salary

How Much Do Professors Earn In Different Cities?

Throughout the U.S., the average salary for a professor is roughly $150,824 per year, which boils down to $72.51 per hour. Interestingly enough, professors have the highest salaries in San Francisco, CA at about $151,985 per year. For those who are just starting out, the average entry-level salary in San Francisco, CA is $73,000. Additionally, professors make more than the average salary in Washington, DC, New Haven, CT, Tempe, AZ, Seattle, WA, and Austin, TX. On a more broad level, professor salaries are highest in Alaska, California, Connecticut, Washington, Nevada, Arizona, and Alabama. On the contrary, Tennessee, Maine, and Kentucky offer the lowest professor salaries.

City

Average Salary

San Francisco, CA

$152k$151,985

Washington, DC

$139k$138,850

New Haven, CT

$136k$135,530

Tempe, AZ

$131k$131,383

Seattle, WA

$128k$128,163

Austin, TX

$127k$126,717

New York, NY

$119k$119,015

Philadelphia, PA

$118k$117,617

Ann Arbor, MI

$117k$116,841

Boston, MA

$114k$114,084

$64k

$221k

High Paying Professor Jobs

Which Companies Pay Professors The Most?

If you want to get paid the most as a professor, being employed by a company such as Mount Sinai Medical Center or MD Anderson Cancer Center would be a smart choice, as they are the highest paying companies in this field. Additionally, companies like Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center also report highly competitive salaries for professors.

Company

Average Salary

Mount Sinai Medical Center

$215k$215,472

MD Anderson Cancer Center

$215k$215,372

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

$215k$214,962

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

$213k$213,035

LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans

$198k$198,421

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

$193k$193,075

UT Southwestern Medical Center

$192k$192,159

University Physicians Inc

$184k$184,220

The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania

$184k$183,516

University of California San Francisco

$181k$180,641

$132k

$271k

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How Much Do Professors Make In Different Industries?

As we previously stated, professor salaries can vary depending on the industry. In fact, our data shows that hospitality, non profits, and government companies tend to offer much higher salaries for professors. For example, professors make a whopping average salary of $153,763 while working for hospitality companies. Meanwhile, other people in this field are making $145,323 at non profits companies and $143,659 at government companies. But professors may want to avoid working in the education industry as it offers the lowest average salary at $125,528.

Industry

Average Salary

Hospitality

$154k$153,763

Non Profits

$145k$145,323

Government

$144k$143,659

Education

$126k$125,528

$95k

$189k

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The Board of Trustees of The Leland Stanford, Jr. University The Board of Trustees of The Leland Stanford, Jr. University Professor	Professor Professor	Palo Alto, CA Palo Alto, CA	09/23/2019 09/23/2019	$260,000 $260,000 09/23/2019
University of Illinois University of Illinois Professor	Professor Professor	Champaign, IL Champaign, IL	09/18/2019 09/18/2019	$162,301 $162,301 09/18/2019
Savannah College of Art and Design, Inc. Savannah College of Art and Design, Inc. Professor of Fibers	Professor of Fibers Professor of Fibers	Savannah, GA Savannah, GA	09/17/2019 09/17/2019	$85,310 $85,310 09/17/2019
University of California, Davis University of California, Davis Assisant Professor	Assisant Professor Assisant Professor	San Bernardino, CA San Bernardino, CA	09/17/2019 09/17/2019	$137,037 $137,037 09/17/2019
University of Florida University of Florida Professor	Professor Professor	Gainesville, FL Gainesville, FL	09/10/2019 09/10/2019	$191,605 $191,605 09/10/2019
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Updated December 31, 2020

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