Factbook - Faculty and Staff

Average Faculty Salaries by Rank
2014-15 - 2024-25

Rank* 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25
Professor $114,444 $118,889 $122,984 $126,930 $132,601 $137,699 $137,116 $143,418 $149,221 $151,796 $157,330
Assoc. Prof. $80,743 $83,140 $87,808 $91,769 $95,262 $99,756 $99,790 $102,437 $107,956 $111,064 $115,849
Asst. Prof. $71,116 $72,596 $75,272 $78,421 $81,737 $83,460 $84,612 $87,078 $91,429 $93,609 $95,111
Instructor/
Lecturer
$44,541 $45,662 $47,305 $50,922 $52,982 $56,018 $56,602 $59,666 $65,000 $67,530 $72,259
All Ranks $87,434 $89,666 $91,432 $93,503 $96,182 $98,483 $98,388 $101,848 $106,639 $109,330 $113,048
Regional** $97,986 $99,525 $100,600 $100,347 $100,755 $102,601 $103,271 $105,578 $111,904 $115,968 $119,860

*12-month salaries converted to 9-month equivalent by multiplying by 9/11.
**Compiled from annual Faculty Salary Survey by Discipline, Office of Institutional Research & Information Management, Oklahoma State University.

Last updated: 08/11/2025