01/09/2025
UNIVERSITY LECTURERS AND PROFESSORS DESERVE BETTER PAY
Let's look at salaries of Nigerian lecturers and compare it with others around the world
Documents obtained by The PUNCH show that under the Consolidated University Academic Salary structure, Graduate Assistants earn between N125,000 and N138,020 monthly, while professors earn between N525,010 and N633,333.
Assistant Lecturers earn between N150,000 and N171,487; Lecturer II (N186,543–N209,693); Lecturer I (N239,292–N281,956); Senior Lecturer (N386,101–N480,780); and Readers (N436,392–N522,212).
University lecturer and professor salaries across countries.
Switzerland: $142,740 to $185,000 per year (one of the highest-paying countries for professors globally)
Australia:$75,159 to $150,000 per year (associate professors earn between AU$150,000 - AU$178,000, while professors earn AU$195,000 - AU$207,000)
United States: $90,000 to $102,400 per year (average salary for full professors)
United Kingdom: $63,504 to $110,000 per year (average salary for professors is £79,000)
Canada: $58,149 to $98,500 per year (full professors earn a median salary of CA$125,000)
Germany: $63,144 per year (salaries determined by government, with associate professors earning varying amounts)
Netherlands: $71,946 per year (average salary for professors, with ranges from €45,620 - €128,900 annually)
Singapore: $89,640 per year (one of the top-paying countries in Asia)
Hong Kong: $78,597 per year
To give you a better idea, here are some specific university salaries in the Netherlands
Delft University of Technology*: €40,000 - €60,000 per year
University of Twente: €50,000 - €65,000 per year
Universiteit Van Amsterdam: €55,000 - €71,000 per year
These figures demonstrate that professor salaries abroad can be quite lucrative, especially in countries with strong economies and a high standard of living.