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Law Professor salary

Average law professor salary

$153,386

$73.74 hourly rate

Entry-level law professor salary
$87,000 yearly salary
Updated January 8, 2025

How much does a law professor make?

The average law professor salary in the United States is $153,386. Law professor salaries typically range between $87,000 and $269,000 yearly. The average hourly rate for law professors is $73.74 per hour.

Law professor salary is impacted by location, education, and experience. Law professors earn the highest average salary in California.

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Where can a Law Professor earn more?

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Ashburn, VA$191,254
New York, NY$111,829
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Brooklyn Law School$222,061
Texas Tech University$100,813

Law Professor salary estimates from across the web

Based on the latest salary information compiled by Zippia, Ziprecruiter and Comparably, the average salary for a law professor typically falls between $146,750 and $158,283.
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Average law professor salary by state

The highest-paying states for law professors are California, Utah, and Colorado. The lowest average law professor salary states are Arkansas, Tennessee, and Georgia.

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Highest paying states for law professors

RankStateAvg. SalaryHourly Rate
1Utah$172,111$82.75
2Nebraska$165,674$79.65
3Mississippi$161,148$77.47
4Colorado$167,593$80.57
5Kansas$164,563$79.12
6Virginia$160,160$77.00
7West Virginia$146,172$70.28
8Missouri$164,809$79.24
9North Carolina$160,474$77.15
10Wyoming$155,069$74.55
11Oregon$154,432$74.25
12Kentucky$147,599$70.96
13Alabama$149,100$71.68
14North Dakota$162,379$78.07
15Maine$153,364$73.73
16California$173,257$83.30
17District of Columbia$159,580$76.72
18Arizona$163,818$78.76
19Illinois$162,681$78.21
20Washington$157,883$75.91
21Minnesota$150,055$72.14
22Texas$143,981$69.22
23Ohio$145,529$69.97
24Alaska$145,669$70.03
25Vermont$137,161$65.94
26Iowa$137,815$66.26
27Louisiana$134,827$64.82
28Oklahoma$139,860$67.24
29Rhode Island$137,205$65.96
30Nevada$148,182$71.24
31New Mexico$139,271$66.96
32South Dakota$128,703$61.88
33Connecticut$136,583$65.66
34New Hampshire$137,675$66.19
35Pennsylvania$124,036$59.63
36New Jersey$134,105$64.47
37South Carolina$126,773$60.95
38Montana$128,829$61.94
39Wisconsin$120,185$57.78
40Delaware$136,576$65.66
41Maryland$136,228$65.49
42New York$111,196$53.46
43Massachusetts$132,456$63.68
44Indiana$123,500$59.38
45Idaho$128,388$61.73
46Michigan$112,940$54.30
47Florida$119,297$57.35
48Arkansas$116,315$55.92
49Tennessee$115,972$55.76
50Georgia$114,321$54.96
51Hawaii$51,489$24.75

Highest paying cities for law professors

The highest-paying cities for law professors are Berkeley, CA, Boulder, CO, and Lincoln, NE.

RankCityAvg. SalaryHourly Rate
1Berkeley, CA$191,254$91.95
2Boulder, CO$181,032$87.03
3Lincoln, NE$179,351$86.23
4Chicago, IL$174,379$83.84
5Charlottesville, VA$172,666$83.01
6Tucson, AZ$171,949$82.67
7Washington, DC$170,652$82.04
8Lubbock, TX$158,139$76.03
9Concord, NH$141,285$67.93
10Baltimore, MD$139,638$67.13
11New Orleans, LA$138,127$66.41
12Atlanta, GA$116,111$55.82
13New York, NY$111,829$53.76

Law Professor salary details

A law professor's salary ranges from $87,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $269,000 at the 90th percentile.

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What is a law professor's salary?

PercentileAnnual SalaryMonthly SalaryHourly Rate
90th Percentile$269,000$22,417$129
75th Percentile$206,000$17,167$99
Average$153,386$12,782$74
25th Percentile$113,000$9,417$54
10th Percentile$87,000$7,250$42

Highest paying law professor jobs

The highest paying types of law professors are professor, adjunct professor, and adjunct professor of law.

Job TitleAnnual SalaryMonthly SalaryHourly RateJob Openings
Justice$53,502$4,459$25.721,014
Criminal Justice Instructor$52,523$4,377$25.2524,893
Law Enforcement Technician$44,124$3,677$21.216,659
Adjunct Professor$98,821$8,235$47.5122,488
Professor$157,570$13,131$75.7521,861

Which companies pay law professors the most?

Law professor salaries at Brooklyn Law School and Emory Healthcare are the highest-paying according to our most recent salary estimates. In addition, the average law professor salary at companies like Columbia University in the City of New York and Emory University are highly competitive.

Wage gap by gender, race and education

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Law Professor salary trends

The average law professor salary has risen by $9,846 over the last ten years. In 2014, the average law professor earned $143,540 annually, but today, they earn $153,386 a year. That works out to a 7% change in pay for law professors over the last decade.

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Average law professor salary over time

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    Law Professor salary by year

    YearAvg. SalaryHourly Rate% Change
    2025$153,000$73.74+1.1%
    2024$152,000$72.93+1.5%
    2023$149,000$71.82+2.4%
    2022$146,000$70.08+1.3%
    2021$144,000$69.14+1.4%

    Recently added law professor salaries

    CompanyJobLocationDate AddedSalary
    University of Southern CaliforniaGould School of LawLos Angeles, CA12/16/2024$28,512
    University of Colorado BoulderLaw Academic Success Faculty (Teaching Professor Track)Boulder, CO12/12/2024$80,000
    University of ColoradoLaw Academic Success Faculty (Teaching Professor Track)Boulder, CO12/11/2024$80,000
    Loyola University of Chicago Inc.School of LAW, Assistant Professor of LAW, Tenure TrackChicago, IL12/05/2024$130,000
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    Women Lawyers Association of Los AngelesProfessor of LAW, Emphasis On Mentorship UclaLos Angeles, CA10/21/2024$221,000
    Loyola Marymount UniversityProfessor of LawIone, CA10/11/2024$180,000

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