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Virginia Tech Salaries 2026 | AcademicJobs

Updated October 2026

Based on 1,264 job posts analysed by AcademicJobs.com, the higher education salary benchmark.

Professors at VT earn around $145,000.

Median posted pay by group.
Group	Current salaries	What this is
Executive	$70,000–$80,000	18 posts
Academic	$9,000–$150,000	307 posts
Administrative and professional	$52,000–$87,500	77 posts

Academic roles

Role	Current salaries	What this is
Post-Doc	$60,504	54 posts
Assistant Professor	$81,750	48 posts
Research	$70,000	37 posts
Associate Professor	$140,000	29 posts
Tenure-track	$104,750	26 posts
Lecturer/Instructor	$51,500	17 posts
Clinical Professor/Prof of Practice	$72,500	16 posts
Research Fellow	$62,232	12 posts
Professor	$145,000	11 posts
Research Professor	$150,000	10 posts
Research Technician	$46,250	8 posts
Visiting Professor	$62,500	8 posts
Faculty Researcher	$80,000	7 posts
Research Manager	$63,833	6 posts
Research Assistant	$59,538	5 posts

5 more roles

Adjunct Faculty	$9,000	3 posts
Senior Research Assistant	$60,000	3 posts
Tenure	$140,000	3 posts
Post Doc Research Fellow	$59,290	2 posts
Research Coordinator	$72,086	2 posts

Virginia Tech pay in United States depends on whether the post is academic, executive, HR or professional staff.

Professor posts at VT cluster around $145,000.

The lecturer and instructor median is $51,500.

Among 1,264 posts, Post-Doc is the most common title.

Where the groups can be compared, Academic pays the most.

Blacksburg currently has 1 live jobs at Virginia Tech.

This benchmark was updated October 2026.

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Frequently asked questions

💵 What is the average salary at Virginia Tech?

The median posted salary at Virginia Tech is $57,295.

🎓 How much does a professor earn at Virginia Tech?

Professors at Virginia Tech earn around $145,000.

📚 How much do lecturers earn at Virginia Tech?

Lecturers and instructors at Virginia Tech earn around $51,500.

Professor median$145,00025% below the United States median

Lecturer median$51,50037% below the United States median

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Highest-paid roleResearch Professor, $150,000

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