Professor / Lecturer salary
What a professor / lecturer actually earns, from 440 live job postings blended with the official US OEWS (Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics) wage anchor. Pick a market for its median and range, then read the seniority split, the trend, and the country comparison below. Updated 2026-07-23.
Switch the market above to see professor / lecturer pay in the 2 countries our sources cover, each with its own cost of living. The trend, seniority, and state detail below are United States data, where the official record runs deepest.
What the number means
A professor / lecturer earns a blended US median near 76,091 dollars, with the typical middle running from 57,061 dollars to 102,165 dollars. The official OEWS median is higher, 78,490 dollars, because job ads skew toward the roles that pay below the occupation-wide average. The official trend has moved up about 14 percent since 2019. Demand is rated high, and 1% of postings are fully remote. The nearest adjacent move on our skill graph is teacher, at 65 percent coverage; the instrument maps the rest.
Open professor / lecturer roles
Live openings tagged to this occupation, from company career pages and remote boards. Apply at the source.
- Assistant Instructor (Part-Time), Applied Behavior Analysis, Technology AssistedCapella University · Australia; Canada; Ireland; New Zealand; United Kingdom; UniRemoteJul 23
- SUPERVISORY AIRPLANE FLIGHT INSTRUCTORHeadquarters, Air Force Reserve Command · MacDill AFB, Florida$145k–$189kJul 21
- Adjunct Faculty, Dissertation Chair – Sport and Performance Psychology (Online/RThe Community Solution Education System · Australia; Canada; Germany; United Kingdom; United StatesRemoteJul 19
- Architecture & Design Online Faculty: Foundational Architectural StudiosLiberty University · United StatesRemoteJul 19
- Architecture & Design Faculty: Advanced Architectural StudiosLiberty University · Australia; Canada; Denmark; France; Germany; Italy; NetherlaRemoteJul 19
- Online Adjunct Faculty - Social Work | School of Behavioral SciencesLiberty University · United StatesRemoteJul 19
By country
- United States$57,061 – $102,165 · median $76,091
- United Kingdom$49,090 – $65,688 · median $53,774
Top-paying US states
OEWS median by state, highest first.
- Nebraskamedian $134,170
- Californiamedian $104,310
- New Yorkmedian $98,220
- Idahomedian $84,750
- Virginiamedian $83,600
- Coloradomedian $79,640
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Quick answers
How much does a professor / lecturer make?
The blended US median is about 76,091 dollars, with a typical range from 57,061 dollars to 102,165 dollars, against an official OEWS median of 78,490 dollars.
Is professor / lecturer a good career in 2026?
Demand for the role is rated high in our July 2026 corpus, with 1% of postings fully remote. The pay is shown above by seniority and by country.
What can a professor / lecturer move into?
The nearest adjacent role on our skill graph is teacher, at 65 percent skill coverage. Run the instrument for the full set of reachable moves.
Method: bands are the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles of live US postings with stated pay, shrunk toward the official OEWS anchor by sample size (the “blended” figure). Trend is the OEWS annual median for SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code 25-1199. Live corpus 440 observations, 2026-07-23. Definitions in the glossary.