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Professor salaries in Educational Services

Explore Professor pay at 394 employers in Educational Services. Employer industry and career are separate: this page focuses on the employers assigned to this sector, while the career can also appear elsewhere.

EMPLOYERS WITH SUPPORTED PAY394

Distinct employers with eligible unfiltered salary cohorts

PAY COHORTS394

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COVERAGE MODIFIEDOct 18, 2026

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Selected supported source cohorts for Professor salaries in Educational Services. These are individual benchmarks, not an average across employers or levels.

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Professor · The Pennsylvania State University · All reported locations

For Professor at The Pennsylvania State University in All reported locations, the median offered annual base wage is USD $93,204. The sample denominator is 137 offered-wage filings. Measurement period: FY 2026 filings. Benchmark year: 2026.

Wages.fyi calculates this median from available regulatory wage filings. Filings describe offered base wages, not realized employee earnings or total compensation. Bonus and equity are not inferred.

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Professor · Purdue University · All reported locations

For Professor at Purdue University in All reported locations, the median offered annual base wage is USD $110,432.035. The sample denominator is 122 offered-wage filings. Measurement period: FY 2026 filings. Benchmark year: 2026.

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Professor · UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA · All reported locations

For Professor at UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA in All reported locations, the median offered annual base wage is USD $195,750. The sample denominator is 117 offered-wage filings. Measurement period: FY 2026 filings. Benchmark year: 2026.

Wages.fyi calculates this median from available regulatory wage filings. Filings describe offered base wages, not realized employee earnings or total compensation. Bonus and equity are not inferred.

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Only public source benchmarks with at least five samples and a disclosed median appear here. Samples can overlap and are never added into an employee total. Source sampling methods apply; published sample counts are not guaranteed to represent unique employees. Missing pay components stay undisclosed. Methodology.

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EMPLOYER / ROLETOTAL COMPBASE SALARYSTOCK / YEARCASH BONUSCONTEXT
TP
The Pennsylvania State UniversityProfessorAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$93,204——Offered base wage · filing cohort137 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
PU
Purdue UniversityProfessorAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$110,432——Offered base wage · filing cohort122 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
UO
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDAProfessorAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$195,750——Offered base wage · filing cohort117 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
TA
Texas A&M UniversityProfessorAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$99,000——Offered base wage · filing cohort109 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
UO
University of MichiganProfessorAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$130,000——Offered base wage · filing cohort109 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
TU
The University of IowaProfessorAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$175,598——Offered base wage · filing cohort105 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
WV
West Virginia UniversityProfessorAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$100,630——Offered base wage · filing cohort105 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
TO
The Ohio State UniversityProfessorAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$120,000——Offered base wage · filing cohort86 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
TU
The University of Texas at AustinProfessorAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$116,754——Offered base wage · filing cohort86 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
EU
Emory UniversityProfessorAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$250,000——Offered base wage · filing cohort85 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
TU
The University of Alabama at BirminghamProfessorAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$180,357——Offered base wage · filing cohort83 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
AS
Arizona State UniversityProfessorAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$105,480——Offered base wage · filing cohort78 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
UO
University of IllinoisProfessorAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$118,392——Offered base wage · filing cohort78 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
YU
Yale UniversityProfessorAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$213,850——Offered base wage · filing cohort78 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
BO
Board of Regents of the University of NebraskaProfessorAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$77,093——Offered base wage · filing cohort74 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
JH
Johns Hopkins UniversityProfessorAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$152,250——Offered base wage · filing cohort74 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
MS
Michigan State UniversityProfessorAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$101,500——Offered base wage · filing cohort74 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
UO
University of Wisconsin SystemProfessorAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$122,380——Offered base wage · filing cohort73 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
IU
Indiana University IndianapolisProfessorAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$139,840——Offered base wage · filing cohort72 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
UO
University of PittsburghProfessorAll reported locations
Not disclosedUSD · Median$109,075——Offered base wage · filing cohort69 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026

Questions about this pay market.

What are Professor salaries in Educational Services?

The available evidence includes 394 supported public pay cohorts across 394 employers. The tables show individual employer benchmarks and their measurement definitions. We do not average employer medians into a single industry salary.

Does this page show base salary or total compensation?

Base-pay coverage is available. Government wage filings describe offered base pay. Missing stock, bonus and benefits are not inferred from those wages.

Can Professor work in other industries?

A career and an employer sector answer different questions. This page uses the assigned employer industry; the broader Professor career page includes supported employers in other sectors. Filings may cover only part of an employer’s workforce.

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