Faculty Salary at North Carolina Colleges
The 2025 average faculty salary at North Carolina colleges is $70,736 based on a 9-months contract or equated data. Duke University has the highest faculty salary of $172,945 among North Carolina colleges followed by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ($136,550) and Davidson College ($117,298).
The following table lists the North Carolina colleges with faculty salary information by contract length where the salary data is available. The table is sorted by faculty salary in descending order.
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| School name | Equated to 9-Month Contract | 9-Month Contract | 10-Month Contract | 11-Month Contract | 12-Month Contract |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke UniversityDurham, NC | $172,945 1.97% | $179,719 1.81% | $184,233 4.52% | $196,681 2.99% | $144,858 15.88% |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC | $136,550 3.82% | $141,520 3.11% | - | - | $162,729 5.68% |
| Davidson CollegeDavidson, NC | $117,298 2.94% | $117,298 2.38% | - | - | - |
| North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, NC | $116,376 3.06% | $120,634 2.86% | - | - | $137,491 3.46% |
| Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem, NC | $114,071 2.47% | $114,311 2.69% | - | - | $115,910 |
| University of North Carolina at CharlotteCharlotte, NC | $106,799 4.06% | $107,912 4.04% | - | - | $110,859 3.74% |
| Johnson & Wales University-CharlotteCharlotte, NC | $95,738 2.06% | $97,159 2.15% | - | - | $110,600 2.54% |
| North Carolina A & T State UniversityGreensboro, NC | $95,613 9.53% | $99,456 9.73% | - | - | $110,140 8.78% |
| Elon UniversityElon, NC | $94,816 4.52% | $92,821 5.04% | $136,293 2.76% | $130,171 4.40% | $134,166 6.73% |
| University of North Carolina WilmingtonWilmington, NC | $90,363 3.87% | $89,418 3.97% | - | - | $151,897 2.49% |
| University of North Carolina at GreensboroGreensboro, NC | $87,777 2.51% | $89,117 1.61% | $116,073 8.88% | $90,007 8.72% | $90,544 7.23% |
| East Carolina UniversityGreenville, NC | $86,484 2.98% | $87,013 2.43% | $89,197 0.90% | $160,965 3.00% | $112,549 4.95% |
| North Carolina Central UniversityDurham, NC | $86,065 1.69% | $86,326 1.71% | - | $104,306 16.65% | $112,627 0.78% |
| Fayetteville State UniversityFayetteville, NC | $85,312 5.82% | $87,937 5.59% | $95,072 5.05% | $89,150 4.10% | $90,718 4.32% |
| Winston-Salem State UniversityWinston-Salem, NC | $83,537 0.66% | $85,871 0.58% | $93,127 5.33% | $134,614 26.91% | $93,813 3.41% |
| Appalachian State UniversityBoone, NC | $83,449 2.85% | $82,793 1.24% | $65,627 11.91% | $137,687 99.98% | $87,162 10.16% |
| Campbell UniversityBuies Creek, NC | $83,025 0.27% | $83,716 0.74% | - | $106,795 - | $108,889 2.07% |
| University of North Carolina AshevilleAsheville, NC | $82,385 3.12% | $82,381 3.41% | $83,418 9.68% | $110,125 1.88% | - |
| Western Carolina UniversityCullowhee, NC | $81,749 3.91% | $82,415 3.91% | $85,315 3.38% | $87,052 1.27% | $105,944 7.46% |
| High Point UniversityHigh Point, NC | $81,168 6.48% | $75,160 4.61% | $111,180 50.98% | $86,732 1.50% | $125,240 5.86% |
| University of North Carolina School of the ArtsWinston Salem, NC | $80,930 4.04% | $81,571 4.64% | $56,250 | - | $75,911 3.00% |
| Queens University of CharlotteCharlotte, NC | $78,844 1.78% | $79,206 1.91% | - | - | $99,025 0.11% |
| University of North Carolina at PembrokePembroke, NC | $78,476 3.17% | $78,250 3.20% | $89,885 2.75% | $85,245 3.00% | $112,021 3.08% |
| Catawba CollegeSalisbury, NC | $78,091 8.44% | $77,951 7.07% | - | - | $111,771 60.34% |
| Methodist UniversityFayetteville, NC | $77,847 11.61% | $74,305 5.24% | - | - | $113,023 24.92% |
| Elizabeth City State UniversityElizabeth City, NC | $77,770 3.26% | $78,371 3.27% | $81,953 3.00% | - | $68,743 2.51% |
| Southeastern Baptist Theological SeminaryWake Forest, NC | $76,740 6.88% | $76,740 | - | - | - |
| Wingate UniversityWingate, NC | $73,425 2.49% | $68,460 3.82% | $115,750 3.55% | $99,517 18.65% | $106,975 4.42% |
| Cabarrus College of Health SciencesConcord, NC | $72,732 1.43% | - | $72,574 9.24% | $85,000 3.09% | $97,499 1.24% |
| Johnson C Smith UniversityCharlotte, NC | $70,253 6.83% | $70,253 6.83% | - | - | - |
| Lenoir-Rhyne UniversityHickory, NC | $69,906 0.16% | $69,375 0.06% | $86,667 11.11% | - | $107,167 5.45% |
| Pfeiffer UniversityMisenheimer, NC | $69,613 4.72% | $71,018 9.48% | - | $77,254 2.65% | $88,843 3.97% |
| Shepherds Theological SeminaryCary, NC | $69,334 12.55% | - | - | - | $92,445 12.55% |
| Meredith CollegeRaleigh, NC | $68,912 0.65% | $69,131 0.34% | - | $67,500 | - |
| Carolinas College of Health SciencesCharlotte, NC | $67,712 6.39% | - | - | - | $90,283 6.39% |
| Gardner-Webb UniversityBoiling Springs, NC | $66,017 9.02% | $64,446 8.83% | $72,566 5.18% | $82,882 5.28% | $100,954 27.80% |
| Belmont Abbey CollegeBelmont, NC | $63,268 6.13% | - | $70,828 3.65% | - | $25,802 4.04% |
| University of Mount OliveMount Olive, NC | $63,245 6.27% | - | $70,372 | - | $83,200 2.91% |
| Chowan UniversityMurfreesboro, NC | $63,111 3.16% | $62,259 2.36% | - | - | $87,553 9.25% |
| Guilford CollegeGreensboro, NC | $63,043 0.08% | $63,043 0.08% | - | - | - |
| William Peace UniversityRaleigh, NC | $62,143 6.66% | $62,143 7.30% | - | - | - |
| Galen Health Institutes-AshevilleAsheville, NC | $61,428 0.18% | - | - | - | $81,905 0.17% |
| Barton CollegeWilson, NC | $60,188 0.14% | $61,151 0.76% | $66,714 4.04% | $65,360 - | - |
| North Carolina Wesleyan UniversityRocky Mount, NC | $59,329 0.60% | $59,193 0.45% | - | - | $81,498 2.52% |
| Saint Augustine's UniversityRaleigh, NC | $59,257 5.99% | $56,895 7.97% | $82,458 1.74% | - | - |
| Bennett CollegeGreensboro, NC | $59,093 6.51% | $59,093 6.51% | - | - | - |
| Salem CollegeWinston-Salem, NC | $58,526 4.19% | $72,517 4.32% | $64,180 5.31% | $68,923 - | - |
| Montreat CollegeMontreat, NC | $57,450 1.26% | $56,147 1.84% | $69,579 3.87% | $83,628 3.00% | $72,986 4.86% |
| Watts College of NursingDurham, NC | $57,000 12.27% | - | - | - | $76,000 12.27% |
| Warren Wilson CollegeSwannanoa, NC | $56,517 0.81% | - | $62,796 0.81% | - | - |
| Greensboro CollegeGreensboro, NC | $55,423 0.73% | $55,719 1.38% | $46,800 27.42% | - | - |
| Lees-McRae CollegeBanner Elk, NC | $55,346 9.01% | $56,645 10.65% | - | - | $68,480 3.46% |
| Brevard CollegeBrevard, NC | $54,475 3.13% | $54,475 3.13% | - | - | - |
| Mars Hill UniversityMars Hill, NC | $53,226 0.79% | - | $57,376 0.10% | $75,033 0.57% | $85,283 24.26% |
| Livingstone CollegeSalisbury, NC | $51,531 2.64% | - | $56,937 2.85% | - | $75,613 1.34% |
| Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible CollegeWendell, NC | $50,902 0.72% | $50,902 0.72% | - | - | - |
| Carolina UniversityWinston-Salem, NC | $48,662 5.40% | - | - | - | $64,883 5.40% |
| Mid-Atlantic Christian UniversityElizabeth City, NC | $48,650 13.80% | - | $54,055 13.03% | - | - |
| Shaw UniversityRaleigh, NC | $45,458 2.05% | $45,295 5.52% | $52,035 0.58% | - | $57,693 4.97% |
| St. Andrews UniversityLaurinburg, NC | $44,660 1.37% | - | - | - | $59,547 1.37% |
| Hood Theological SeminarySalisbury, NC | $43,934 27.27% | - | $48,815 | - | - |
| Miller-Motte College-WilmingtonWilmington, NC | $38,698 7.81% | - | - | - | $51,597 7.81% |
| Charlotte Christian College and Theological SeminaryCharlotte, NC | $27,053 33.34% | - | - | - | $36,070 33.33% |
| Carolina Christian CollegeWinston Salem, NC | $22,500 9.09% | - | - | - | $30,000 9.09% |
| Heritage Bible CollegeDunn, NC | $16,875 - | - | - | - | $22,500 - |
| Manna UniversityFayetteville, NC | $9,482 6.69% | - | - | $11,592 6.69% | - |