Lecturer United States
Lecturer salary in the US
Typical pay
$97,500a year
Most Lecturers earn $63k to $1446k a year
From 429 current job postings, updated Oct 31, 2026 Pay that employers list in their job postings
The median Lecturer salary in the US is $97,500 a year. Most job postings pay $62,700 to $1,445,600. From 429 current job postings, updated Oct 31, 2026.
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Typical pay by state
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| New Jersey | $533k | $52k to $1920k | 23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | $185k | $15k to $1823k | 52 |
| Virginia | $111k | $89k to $121k | 23 |
| California | $81k | $65k to $135k | 51 |
| Maryland | $80k | $62k to $136k | 27 |
| Missouri | $68k | $48k to $106k | 11 |
| Massachusetts | $27k | $7k to $119k | 20 |
| Colorado | $11k | $7k to $85k | 22 |
| Alabama | – | – | 7 |
| Alaska | – | – | 0 |
| Arizona | – | – | 8 |
| Arkansas | – | – | 16 |
| Connecticut | – | – | 2 |
| Delaware | – | – | 0 |
| District of Columbia | – | – | 1 |
| Florida | – | – | 22 |
| Georgia | – | – | 19 |
| Hawaii | – | – | 0 |
| Idaho | – | – | 3 |
| Illinois | – | – | 7 |
| Indiana | – | – | 9 |
| Iowa | – | – | 0 |
| Kansas | – | – | 1 |
| Kentucky | – | – | 1 |
| Louisiana | – | – | 0 |
| Maine | – | – | 0 |
| Michigan | – | – | 2 |
| Minnesota | – | – | 3 |
| Mississippi | – | – | 1 |
| Montana | – | – | 0 |
| Nebraska | – | – | 0 |
| Nevada | – | – | 1 |
| New Hampshire | – | – | 7 |
| New Mexico | – | – | 0 |
| North Carolina | – | – | 0 |
| North Dakota | – | – | 0 |
| Ohio | – | – | 30 |
| Oklahoma | – | – | 15 |
| Oregon | – | – | 1 |
| Pennsylvania | – | – | 3 |
| Rhode Island | – | – | 0 |
| South Carolina | – | – | 0 |
| South Dakota | – | – | 0 |
| Tennessee | – | – | 64 |
| Texas | – | – | 3 |
| Utah | – | – | 1 |
| Vermont | – | – | 0 |
| Washington | – | – | 3 |
| West Virginia | – | – | 0 |
| Wisconsin | – | – | 1 |
| Wyoming | – | – | 0 |
Pay advertised in current postings, per year. Postings are those that list pay.
Pay in the biggest hiring cities
| New York, NY | $185k | $12k to $1706k | 385 | 66 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore, MD | $108k | $62k to $150k | 58 | 12 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $91k | $75k to $109k | 372 | 20 |
| Boston, MA | $78k | $9k to $112k | 270 | 14 |
| Washington, DC | $68k | $55k to $124k | 164 | 16 |
| Denver, CO | $62k | $7k to $189k | 81 | 13 |
| Atlanta, GA | – | – | 105 | 18 |
| Cleveland, OH | – | – | 51 | 28 |
| Fort Collins, CO | – | – | 13 | 10 |
| Jonesboro, AR | – | – | 16 | 13 |
| Nashville, TN | – | – | 103 | 54 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | – | – | 115 | 15 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | – | – | 42 | 18 |
| San Francisco, CA | – | – | 185 | 9 |
| Virginia Beach, VA | – | – | 65 | 13 |
Pay by experience level
What most job postings pay at each stage. The dot is typical pay.
- Starting out 220 job postings$62k $1435k
Typical: $126k
Most new hires start near the low end.
- Experienced 113 job postings$62k $1343k
Typical: $81k
- Senior 19 job postings$49k $135k
Typical: $95k
- Lead or manager 8 job postings
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Starting out: most postings pay $62k to $1435k a year, typically $126k.
Most new hires start near the low end.
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Pay by employer and level
Typical yearly pay at the employers with the most postings that list pay. A dash means fewer than 10 of their postings at that level list pay.
| Employer | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1126/cw/en US | $1248k | $1300k | $1248k | – | – |
| Irsc | $1524k | $1435k | – | – | – |
| Saint Peter's University - | $1855k | $1768k | – | – | – |
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Employers hiring now typically offer $97,500 a year for Lecturer roles in the US. These numbers come from the pay employers list in their job postings, so they show what is on offer today rather than what people earned last year. We only show a number when at least 10 postings list pay.
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