Assistant Professor Salary at Tennessee Colleges
The 2023 average assistant professor salary at Tennessee colleges is $58,800 based on a 9-months contract or equated data. Vanderbilt University has the highest assistant professor salary of $104,238 among Tennessee colleges followed by The University of Tennessee-Knoxville ($91,814) and The University of Tennessee Health Science Center ($85,833).
The following table lists the Tennessee colleges with assistant professor salary information by contract length where the salary data is available. The table is sorted by salary in descending order. The number in parenthesis is the number of faculty for the contract length relatively.
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| School name | Equated to 9-Month Contract | 9-Month Contract | 10-Month Contract | 11-Month Contract | 12-Month Contract |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN | $104,238 (301) 3.49% | $111,253 (223) 4.15% | - | - | $112,244 (78) 0.21% |
| The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleKnoxville, TN | $91,814 (385) 3.25% | $95,976 (302) 2.82% | - | - | $102,232 (83) 2.16% |
| The University of Tennessee Health Science CenterMemphis, TN | $85,833 (106) 2.35% | $83,342 (3) 1.37% | - | - | $114,541 (103) 2.38% |
| Belmont UniversityNashville, TN | $78,578 (153) 1.89% | - | $88,054 (137) 1.54% | - | $97,112 (16) 5.28% |
| University of MemphisMemphis, TN | $77,906 (248) 2.98% | $80,349 (221) 3.28% | - | - | $77,215 (27) 1.43% |
| Southern College of OptometryMemphis, TN | $77,434 (11) 3.37% | - | - | - | $103,245 (11) 3.37% |
| Tennessee Technological UniversityCookeville, TN | $76,502 (92) 1.36% | $76,685 (89) 1.39% | - | - | $94,784 (3) 0.26% |
| South CollegeKnoxville, TN | $74,236 (108) 6.80% | - | - | - | $98,982 (108) 6.80% |
| Middle Tennessee State UniversityMurfreesboro, TN | $73,265 (175) 1.37% | $75,808 (117) 4.13% | $71,481 (52) 0.79% | - | $134,804 (6) 7.35% |
| The University of Tennessee-ChattanoogaChattanooga, TN | $73,043 (124) 3.77% | $72,939 (109) 3.59% | - | - | $98,399 (15) 5.21% |
| Lipscomb UniversityNashville, TN | $71,599 (104) 7.54% | - | $80,672 (60) 9.99% | - | $93,637 (44) 4.49% |
| The University of Tennessee-MartinMartin, TN | $71,252 (45) 3.23% | $72,370 (42) 3.75% | - | - | $74,133 (3) 9.52% |
| Austin Peay State UniversityClarksville, TN | $66,119 (132) 2.54% | $66,104 (131) 2.27% | - | - | $90,737 (1) 21.72% |
| Tennessee State UniversityNashville, TN | $66,055 (117) 7.03% | $69,304 (86) 7.39% | - | - | $76,056 (31) 5.63% |
| East Tennessee State UniversityJohnson City, TN | $65,889 (161) 0.31% | $67,106 (101) 1.92% | - | - | $85,121 (60) 2.37% |
| Rhodes CollegeMemphis, TN | $65,215 (59) 3.10% | $65,215 (59) 1.00% | - | - | - |
| Lee UniversityCleveland, TN | $64,619 (62) 0.08% | $64,863 (57) 0.25% | - | $75,597 (5) 0.32% | - |
| The University of the SouthSewanee, TN | $62,710 (61) 5.55% | $62,710 (61) 5.55% | - | - | - |
| Union UniversityJackson, TN | $62,248 (64) 2.18% | $59,965 (27) 5.00% | - | - | $85,219 (37) 0.00% |
| Baptist Health Sciences UniversityMemphis, TN | $62,072 (38) 5.60% | $92,352 (1) 39.01% | - | - | $81,672 (37) 4.55% |
| Freed-Hardeman UniversityHenderson, TN | $61,585 (42) 3.74% | $62,281 (37) 3.77% | - | $70,233 (4) 5.43% | $69,843 (1) |
| Milligan UniversityMilligan, TN | $60,609 (32) 5.01% | $61,752 (26) 5.66% | $51,299 (4) 12.29% | - | $99,500 (2) 0.50% |
| Roane State Community CollegeHarriman, TN | $59,236 (37) 6.13% | $59,355 (32) 6.85% | - | - | $77,960 (5) 0.40% |
| Christian Brothers UniversityMemphis, TN | $59,097 (29) 24.76% | $58,912 (20) 8.83% | - | - | $79,344 (9) 127.96% |
| Pellissippi State Community CollegeKnoxville, TN | $57,773 (30) 3.96% | $57,773 (30) 3.96% | - | - | - |
| Lincoln Memorial UniversityHarrogate, TN | $57,396 (80) 1.78% | - | $61,241 (53) 2.12% | $68,347 (1) - | $82,799 (26) 2.25% |
| Trevecca Nazarene UniversityNashville, TN | $56,648 (31) 4.06% | $56,862 (20) 3.98% | - | - | $75,011 (11) 29.43% |
| Volunteer State Community CollegeGallatin, TN | $56,464 (27) 3.75% | $56,901 (20) 5.74% | - | - | $73,622 (7) 2.74% |
| Walters State Community CollegeMorristown, TN | $56,276 (41) 5.59% | $55,299 (35) 5.27% | - | - | $82,628 (6) 4.85% |
| Northeast State Community CollegeBlountville, TN | $55,714 (27) 2.07% | $55,928 (25) 1.25% | - | - | $70,722 (2) 4.35% |
| Dyersburg State Community CollegeDyersburg, TN | $54,999 (10) 1.85% | $55,728 (9) 2.03% | - | - | $64,584 (1) 4.00% |
| Cleveland State Community CollegeCleveland, TN | $54,619 (19) 1.29% | $54,619 (19) 1.29% | - | - | - |
| Lane CollegeJackson, TN | $54,590 (44) 6.01% | $54,341 (31) 6.29% | $60,488 (9) 4.90% | $55,920 (1) 1.78% | $80,743 (3) 4.87% |
| Welch CollegeGallatin, TN | $53,970 (3) 35.87% | $53,970 (3) 28.63% | - | - | - |
| The University of Tennessee SouthernPulaski, TN | $53,801 (17) 2.30% | $52,994 (15) 1.93% | - | - | $79,802 (2) 4.67% |
| Chattanooga State Community CollegeChattanooga, TN | $53,541 (44) 4.70% | $53,466 (36) 6.71% | - | - | $71,839 (8) 6.03% |
| Jackson State Community CollegeJackson, TN | $53,132 (17) 25.71% | $53,411 (14) 29.40% | $54,490 (1) | $65,069 (2) 4.00% | - |
| Pentecostal Theological SeminaryCleveland, TN | $52,543 (3) 2.27% | - | - | - | $70,057 (3) 2.27% |
| Southwest Tennessee Community CollegeMemphis, TN | $52,116 (59) 2.08% | $51,058 (48) 0.82% | - | - | $75,647 (11) 6.08% |
| Nashville State Community CollegeNashville, TN | $52,052 (37) 0.25% | $52,052 (37) 0.25% | - | - | - |
| Maryville CollegeMaryville, TN | $51,716 (16) 1.18% | - | $57,462 (16) 1.17% | - | - |
| Carson-Newman UniversityJefferson City, TN | $51,548 (59) 3.05% | $53,285 (49) 1.20% | $66,638 (4) 13.66% | $38,809 (6) 30.26% | - |
| Memphis Theological SeminaryMemphis, TN | $51,000 (3) 2.00% | $51,000 (3) 2.00% | - | - | - |
| Motlow State Community CollegeTullahoma, TN | $50,857 (31) 7.53% | $50,760 (28) 8.09% | - | - | $69,012 (3) 1.53% |
| Columbia State Community CollegeColumbia, TN | $50,208 (30) 12.13% | - | $52,656 (22) 16.28% | - | $77,275 (8) 5.69% |
| Cumberland UniversityLebanon, TN | $50,142 (33) 2.22% | $49,109 (28) 5.10% | - | - | $74,570 (5) 13.37% |
| Fisk UniversityNashville, TN | $49,614 (19) 9.75% | - | $55,127 (19) 9.75% | - | - |
| Johnson UniversityKnoxville, TN | $46,993 (4) 3.75% | - | - | - | $62,658 (4) 3.75% |
| Tennessee Wesleyan UniversityAthens, TN | $46,256 (37) 6.40% | - | $49,786 (33) 7.11% | - | $77,609 (4) - |
| American Baptist CollegeNashville, TN | $45,000 (2) 14.29% | - | - | - | $60,000 (2) 14.29% |
| King UniversityBristol, TN | $44,987 (38) 1.56% | - | - | - | $59,983 (38) 1.56% |
| Le Moyne-Owen CollegeMemphis, TN | $44,706 (29) 1.49% | $48,420 (17) 4.95% | - | - | $52,591 (12) 2.25% |
| Bryan College-DaytonDayton, TN | $44,586 (15) 12.45% | $44,586 (15) 12.45% | - | - | - |
| Tusculum UniversityGreeneville, TN | $43,214 (19) 3.42% | - | $48,015 (19) 3.42% | - | - |
| Southern Adventist UniversityCollegedale, TN | $42,182 (21) 5.47% | - | - | - | $56,242 (21) 5.47% |
| Bethel UniversityMcKenzie, TN | $42,112 (24) 0.63% | - | - | - | $56,150 (24) 0.63% |
| Richmont Graduate UniversityChattanooga, TN | $36,213 (10) 10.00% | - | - | - | $48,284 (10) 10.00% |
| Visible Music CollegeMemphis, TN | $32,281 (5) 7.70% | - | $35,208 (3) 5.89% | - | $44,228 (2) 10.60% |