Associate Professor Salary at Tennessee Colleges
The 2023 average associate professor salary at Tennessee colleges is $67,219 based on a 9-months contract or equated data. Vanderbilt University has the highest associate professor salary of $124,148 among Tennessee colleges followed by The University of Tennessee Health Science Center ($109,445) and The University of Tennessee-Knoxville ($108,835).
The following table lists the Tennessee colleges with associate 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 | $124,148 (244) 3.68% | $126,884 (214) 3.44% | - | - | $139,507 (30) 3.75% |
| The University of Tennessee Health Science CenterMemphis, TN | $109,445 (94) 0.82% | $98,091 (6) 4.28% | - | - | $146,959 (88) 0.51% |
| The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleKnoxville, TN | $108,835 (392) 4.78% | $111,276 (317) 4.66% | - | - | $131,356 (75) 5.06% |
| Belmont UniversityNashville, TN | $98,879 (136) 1.15% | - | $107,416 (108) 0.86% | - | $143,180 (28) 2.30% |
| South CollegeKnoxville, TN | $98,453 (45) 4.57% | - | - | - | $131,271 (45) 4.57% |
| Southern College of OptometryMemphis, TN | $96,099 (27) 0.63% | - | - | - | $128,132 (27) 0.63% |
| The University of Tennessee-ChattanoogaChattanooga, TN | $91,727 (107) 2.65% | $93,467 (95) 2.60% | - | - | $103,935 (12) 1.91% |
| University of MemphisMemphis, TN | $87,042 (239) 2.77% | $87,374 (231) 2.66% | - | - | $103,280 (8) 7.86% |
| The University of the SouthSewanee, TN | $86,499 (45) 2.67% | $86,499 (45) 2.67% | - | - | - |
| Rhodes CollegeMemphis, TN | $84,443 (76) 2.45% | $84,756 (75) 1.74% | - | - | $81,219 (1) 22.55% |
| Middle Tennessee State UniversityMurfreesboro, TN | $82,699 (214) 3.57% | $84,676 (166) 5.29% | $86,450 (43) 0.11% | - | $78,842 (5) 9.66% |
| Tennessee Technological UniversityCookeville, TN | $82,220 (104) 6.37% | $82,918 (100) 6.54% | - | - | $86,342 (4) 3.16% |
| Lipscomb UniversityNashville, TN | $80,774 (71) 6.80% | - | $83,305 (36) 8.00% | - | $115,654 (35) 5.53% |
| East Tennessee State UniversityJohnson City, TN | $77,054 (141) 2.79% | $74,057 (108) 0.88% | - | - | $115,819 (33) 8.03% |
| The University of Tennessee-MartinMartin, TN | $76,144 (52) 3.06% | $76,264 (47) 3.05% | - | - | $100,020 (5) 3.17% |
| Austin Peay State UniversityClarksville, TN | $75,096 (81) 3.69% | $74,683 (80) 3.43% | - | - | $144,200 (1) 18.64% |
| Tennessee State UniversityNashville, TN | $75,008 (103) 5.61% | $75,799 (83) 6.40% | - | - | $95,638 (20) 2.66% |
| Baptist Health Sciences UniversityMemphis, TN | $72,174 (13) 2.06% | $62,032 (3) 8.51% | - | - | $100,289 (10) 0.32% |
| Freed-Hardeman UniversityHenderson, TN | $70,274 (30) 2.79% | $69,058 (23) 0.40% | - | $83,769 (5) 7.87% | $118,176 (2) 23.47% |
| Lee UniversityCleveland, TN | $69,181 (46) 0.02% | $69,181 (46) 0.39% | - | - | - |
| Lincoln Memorial UniversityHarrogate, TN | $67,224 (43) 2.01% | - | $66,568 (31) 3.72% | - | $114,822 (12) 1.33% |
| Christian Brothers UniversityMemphis, TN | $67,051 (40) 1.17% | $65,749 (35) 0.15% | - | - | $101,560 (5) 7.20% |
| Volunteer State Community CollegeGallatin, TN | $66,764 (58) 5.11% | $66,545 (52) 5.01% | - | - | $91,540 (6) 6.09% |
| Dyersburg State Community CollegeDyersburg, TN | $65,830 (23) 5.67% | $66,419 (22) 5.73% | - | - | $70,485 (1) 4.00% |
| Union UniversityJackson, TN | $65,529 (51) 10.73% | $69,180 (29) 15.91% | - | - | $80,956 (22) 3.38% |
| Pellissippi State Community CollegeKnoxville, TN | $65,249 (125) 3.48% | $64,970 (120) 3.55% | - | - | $95,918 (5) 1.06% |
| Southwest Tennessee Community CollegeMemphis, TN | $63,621 (59) 3.99% | $62,874 (52) 3.49% | - | - | $92,227 (7) 6.45% |
| Northeast State Community CollegeBlountville, TN | $63,399 (50) 2.61% | $63,814 (47) 2.91% | - | - | $75,863 (3) 0.96% |
| Walters State Community CollegeMorristown, TN | $63,099 (59) 4.22% | $62,470 (48) 3.83% | - | - | $87,792 (11) 5.91% |
| Nashville State Community CollegeNashville, TN | $62,766 (54) 2.62% | $62,766 (54) 2.62% | - | - | - |
| Trevecca Nazarene UniversityNashville, TN | $62,421 (32) 0.12% | $61,371 (19) 0.42% | $70,793 (7) 0.75% | $76,816 (2) 1.29% | $86,588 (4) - |
| Jackson State Community CollegeJackson, TN | $61,831 (48) 1.72% | $61,737 (41) 1.84% | - | $82,241 (4) 4.88% | $74,476 (3) 4.79% |
| Roane State Community CollegeHarriman, TN | $61,594 (50) 5.25% | $64,404 (42) 3.06% | - | - | $62,454 (8) 10.88% |
| Maryville CollegeMaryville, TN | $60,754 (21) 2.41% | - | $67,505 (21) 2.41% | - | - |
| Milligan UniversityMilligan, TN | $60,426 (30) 6.86% | $56,952 (23) 5.71% | $62,917 (2) 2.00% | - | $103,903 (5) 16.05% |
| Motlow State Community CollegeTullahoma, TN | $60,217 (53) 5.99% | $60,248 (51) 5.74% | - | - | $79,226 (2) 10.72% |
| Chattanooga State Community CollegeChattanooga, TN | $60,154 (68) 3.59% | $61,102 (56) 3.43% | - | - | $74,310 (12) 2.18% |
| Cleveland State Community CollegeCleveland, TN | $60,007 (31) 2.70% | $60,007 (31) 2.70% | - | - | - |
| The University of Tennessee SouthernPulaski, TN | $58,977 (12) 7.05% | $58,977 (12) 4.37% | - | - | - |
| Bryan College-DaytonDayton, TN | $58,184 (11) 1.20% | $58,184 (11) 1.20% | - | - | - |
| Carson-Newman UniversityJefferson City, TN | $57,322 (44) 3.55% | $57,386 (37) 4.75% | $73,884 (3) 8.17% | $60,938 (4) 5.19% | - |
| Columbia State Community CollegeColumbia, TN | $56,661 (32) 21.66% | - | $62,046 (27) 24.53% | - | $81,448 (5) 9.62% |
| Memphis Theological SeminaryMemphis, TN | $56,366 (3) 2.07% | $56,366 (3) 2.07% | - | - | - |
| Southern Adventist UniversityCollegedale, TN | $56,136 (55) 6.65% | - | $62,374 (55) 6.66% | - | - |
| Lane CollegeJackson, TN | $54,455 (10) 5.79% | $54,922 (9) 6.05% | $55,839 (1) 4.72% | - | - |
| American Baptist CollegeNashville, TN | $52,500 (1) 58.49% | - | - | - | $70,000 (1) 58.49% |
| Richmont Graduate UniversityChattanooga, TN | $51,941 (3) 26.36% | - | - | - | $69,255 (3) 26.36% |
| Johnson UniversityKnoxville, TN | $51,438 (9) 4.54% | - | - | - | $68,584 (9) 4.53% |
| Tennessee Wesleyan UniversityAthens, TN | $50,924 (20) 2.37% | - | $55,630 (18) 10.57% | - | $78,191 (2) 18.63% |
| King UniversityBristol, TN | $49,936 (25) 0.78% | - | - | - | $66,582 (25) 0.78% |
| Welch CollegeGallatin, TN | $48,942 (2) 18.85% | $48,942 (2) 32.28% | - | - | - |
| Pentecostal Theological SeminaryCleveland, TN | $47,896 (2) 11.92% | - | - | - | $63,861 (2) |
| Cumberland UniversityLebanon, TN | $47,769 (15) 10.24% | $45,446 (13) 16.33% | - | - | $83,828 (2) 38.08% |
| Fisk UniversityNashville, TN | $47,675 (23) 13.33% | - | $52,972 (23) 13.33% | - | - |
| Tusculum UniversityGreeneville, TN | $46,458 (22) 1.06% | - | $51,620 (22) 1.06% | - | - |
| Le Moyne-Owen CollegeMemphis, TN | $46,168 (7) 7.54% | $51,777 (3) 5.78% | - | - | $55,949 (4) 21.39% |
| Bethel UniversityMcKenzie, TN | $38,447 (30) 0.26% | - | - | - | $51,262 (30) 0.26% |
| Visible Music CollegeMemphis, TN | $36,349 (5) 8.56% | - | $28,101 (2) | - | $58,294 (3) 9.99% |