$Who Earns What
US U.S. professor (average, full rank)

How much does N/A / AAUP survey average (not a named individual) make?

Answer: A survey found that U.S. full professors earn about $163,836 a year on average.

Average yearly income (2026)
$163,836

League/association figure This isn't one person's pay; it's a survey average across all full professors in the U.S.

N/A / AAUP survey average (not a named individual)$163,836
Typical person in the US$50,980

About 3.2× the Typical person in the US.

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Sources and data

Sources: aaup.org. “Estimated” figures come from news or magazines, not from the person. Assets are self-reported at disclosure time, with land counted at its tax value.