If you wish, please feel free to use this page to share information about salaries offered for positions in Rhetoric and Composition. This would be helpful to all current and future seekers. If you're willing to do this, make a note of the kind of job, the level (asst/assoc/full), the region, the kind of university, the salary, and any very significant perks/incentives (if any), male or female, and if you negotiated.
- Example: "Assistant Prof TT, South, Public University, $62,500 9 month contract, + summer teaching extra, $5,500 moving, $5000 startup, female (negotiated moving expense)"
Prior Salary Page for Rhetoric and Composition: Rhetoric/Composition Salaries for AY 2024-2025
Salaries for TT Jobs starting in AY 2025-26 - Asst. or Assoc. Professor of Rhet/Comp[]
- Assistant Prof TT, Midwest, Regional Campus of Public R1 University, $63,000 9-month contract (negotiated up from $60,000 offer), 4/4 load, optional summer teaching paid extra (~$7000 for one online course), tech provided with replacements every five years, $1600 stipend for conference travel (plus additional funds available through college-wide funding, etc.), good healthcare benefits, state pension plan, union. Male/white.
Salaries for TT Technical/Professional Writing Positions starting in AY 2025-26[]
Salaries for WPA or WCD Positions starting in AY 2025-26[]
- Assistant Professor TT in Rhet/Comp & Writing Program Director. Northwest, R1. 9 month contract at $72k (non-negotiable) + $8k guaranteed summer stipend. Female. 2/1 course load (1/1 course load for the first year). Additional Funding: $15k in startup funds distributed across first three years ($5k/year), $1500 to attend CWPA over the summer (negotiated), $1500 for computer, $4500 moving (negotiated), $3k in developmental funds for writing program to be used on NTT professional development workshops (negotiated). Attempted spousal hire, but was unsuccessful. Note: for future WPAs: you can negotiate to include funding or resources for your writing program as part of your contract. The $3k mentioned above is guaranteed funding for the Writing Program that will be used for training, events, etc across the first 3 years. Other resources you might negotiate include: a graduate assistant/grad assistant director, a travel stipend to take students to Cs, funding for other WAC/WID initiatives, or specific trainings/conferences (such as CWPA) that can be funded separate from your own research funds.
- Assistant Professor TT in English & Writing Center Director (taking over in 2nd year). Midwest. SLAC (private). 9 month contract at $58k (negotiated from $55k) + estimated $4000 summer stipend for administrative work. Female. 4/4 course load (3/4 course load in the first year). 2/2 course load when in administrative role in second year. $900 professional development fund for conferences and professional organizations each year + potential $900 from other campus offices. Tech start up package with institution computer that will be replaced every few years. Up to $5000 moving cost reimbursement or 50% of moving costs (whichever is less per institutional policy).