Faculty Salary at North Carolina Colleges
The 2023 average faculty salary at North Carolina colleges is $58,938 based on a 9-months contract or equated data. Duke University has the highest faculty salary of $162,699 among North Carolina colleges followed by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ($125,543) and Wake Forest University ($109,593).
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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke UniversityDurham, NC | $162,699 (1,434) 5.45% | $168,260 (1,316) 5.98% | $102,386 (8) 14.48% | $210,124 (11) 4.26% | $124,613 (99) 1.07% |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC | $125,543 (1,668) 9.22% | $130,408 (1,218) 8.97% | - | - | $149,835 (450) 10.14% |
| Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem, NC | $109,593 (656) 1.10% | $109,788 (652) 1.19% | - | - | $103,820 (4) 78.48% |
| North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, NC | $108,689 (1,841) 8.53% | $112,179 (1,383) 8.84% | - | - | $130,870 (458) 7.19% |
| Davidson CollegeDavidson, NC | $107,940 (217) 1.55% | $108,430 (214) 1.48% | - | - | $97,304 (3) 7.89% |
| University of North Carolina at CharlotteCharlotte, NC | $97,294 (1,071) 9.36% | $98,730 (1,012) 9.32% | - | $67,275 (1) | $97,293 (58) 10.50% |
| Johnson & Wales University-CharlotteCharlotte, NC | $89,428 (72) 4.44% | $89,428 (72) 4.44% | - | - | - |
| Elon UniversityElon, NC | $85,721 (480) 0.55% | $83,718 (436) 0.50% | $130,456 (20) 7.38% | $116,427 (22) 0.78% | $134,476 (2) 10.88% |
| University of North Carolina WilmingtonWilmington, NC | $83,683 (754) 8.14% | $82,716 (725) 8.15% | - | - | $143,821 (29) 8.83% |
| University of North Carolina at GreensboroGreensboro, NC | $82,270 (829) 4.74% | $84,293 (689) 5.44% | $106,922 (50) 5.53% | $79,933 (7) 1.21% | $77,987 (83) 2.25% |
| Campbell UniversityBuies Creek, NC | $81,902 (218) 3.34% | $81,599 (136) 2.75% | $92,662 (1) 2.00% | $91,597 (3) 10.27% | $110,238 (78) 3.98% |
| East Carolina UniversityGreenville, NC | $81,207 (1,160) 4.96% | $81,694 (888) 5.48% | $85,000 (1) | $150,265 (3) 2.26% | $105,526 (268) 3.35% |
| North Carolina A & T State UniversityGreensboro, NC | $80,978 (478) 3.52% | $87,947 (333) 5.74% | - | - | $86,632 (145) 1.71% |
| North Carolina Central UniversityDurham, NC | $80,817 (362) 5.70% | $81,014 (315) 5.20% | - | $97,633 (4) 5.21% | $105,955 (43) 8.88% |
| Appalachian State UniversityBoone, NC | $80,059 (1,043) 10.23% | $80,543 (1,020) 10.30% | $60,810 (2) 7.96% | $66,061 (5) 4.49% | $80,681 (16) 5.52% |
| Winston-Salem State UniversityWinston-Salem, NC | $78,322 (241) 4.68% | $80,848 (181) 4.53% | $80,900 (21) 3.86% | $101,990 (2) 13.90% | $91,760 (37) 5.80% |
| Fayetteville State UniversityFayetteville, NC | $77,590 (257) 2.36% | $80,177 (186) 5.63% | $86,991 (25) 1.51% | $85,354 (27) 10.70% | $83,173 (19) 9.68% |
| University of North Carolina at AshevilleAsheville, NC | $76,706 (218) 5.23% | $76,377 (208) 5.32% | $91,173 (7) 1.61% | $106,368 (3) 4.11% | - |
| Western Carolina UniversityCullowhee, NC | $76,259 (549) 7.66% | $77,316 (457) 8.63% | $84,028 (25) 20.74% | $75,549 (3) 22.93% | $92,858 (64) 4.57% |
| Queens University of CharlotteCharlotte, NC | $76,033 (124) 6.52% | $76,419 (113) 6.79% | - | - | $96,084 (11) 3.28% |
| High Point UniversityHigh Point, NC | $75,255 (326) 2.00% | $71,455 (241) 0.25% | $72,550 (4) 12.96% | $93,747 (5) 1.16% | $116,976 (76) 5.56% |
| Cabarrus College of Health SciencesConcord, NC | $74,501 (32) 8.21% | - | $85,610 (3) 11.35% | $78,825 (3) 18.69% | $100,485 (26) 7.08% |
| Southeastern Baptist Theological SeminaryWake Forest, NC | $73,988 (50) 16.15% | $73,988 (50) | - | - | - |
| University of North Carolina School of the ArtsWinston Salem, NC | $73,985 (133) 8.77% | $76,567 (118) 8.66% | $57,232 (13) 1.93% | - | $90,374 (2) 12.45% |
| Wingate UniversityWingate, NC | $73,932 (179) 4.14% | $66,892 (128) 7.57% | $75,706 (1) 2.50% | $125,296 (1) 2.50% | $122,480 (49) 5.53% |
| University of North Carolina at PembrokePembroke, NC | $73,671 (312) 9.50% | $73,438 (288) 9.45% | $87,681 (13) 19.33% | $79,579 (1) | $99,254 (10) 2.89% |
| Elizabeth City State UniversityElizabeth City, NC | $73,593 (87) 5.76% | $74,721 (82) 6.57% | $76,506 (1) 5.20% | - | $68,863 (4) 17.21% |
| Catawba CollegeSalisbury, NC | $71,407 (87) 6.32% | $71,839 (84) 7.45% | - | - | $79,082 (3) 21.13% |
| Methodist UniversityFayetteville, NC | $69,202 (139) 2.48% | $72,694 (103) 5.38% | $61,132 (1) 24.59% | $48,960 (1) - | $79,866 (34) 6.90% |
| Carolinas College of Health SciencesCharlotte, NC | $69,093 (31) 4.89% | - | - | - | $92,124 (31) 10.34% |
| Lenoir-Rhyne UniversityHickory, NC | $67,415 (134) 0.32% | $67,141 (124) 0.79% | $67,000 (1) 15.72% | $102,000 (1) 26.71% | $94,063 (8) 7.59% |
| Meredith CollegeRaleigh, NC | $67,309 (124) 0.50% | $67,309 (124) 0.50% | - | - | - |
| Pfeiffer UniversityMisenheimer, NC | $66,071 (68) 4.99% | $62,648 (37) 0.26% | $79,675 (7) 12.51% | $78,000 (4) 4.65% | $94,513 (20) 13.40% |
| Chowan UniversityMurfreesboro, NC | $64,895 (43) 0.46% | $66,641 (27) 1.65% | $56,599 (7) 8.71% | - | $94,018 (9) 8.62% |
| Shepherds Theological SeminaryCary, NC | $64,271 (8) 7.34% | - | - | - | $85,694 (8) 7.34% |
| Gardner-Webb UniversityBoiling Springs, NC | $63,872 (147) 2.14% | $62,226 (112) 1.82% | $75,988 (16) 5.32% | $81,727 (6) 20.96% | $94,818 (13) 2.21% |
| Watts School of NursingDurham, NC | $63,357 (14) 53.59% | - | - | - | $84,476 (14) 53.59% |
| Galen Health Institutes-AshevilleAsheville, NC | $63,194 (1) | - | - | - | $84,259 (1) |
| Fayetteville Technical Community CollegeFayetteville, NC | $63,009 (333) 7.16% | $73,215 (4) 14.79% | $70,353 (216) 7.46% | $81,999 (4) 21.64% | $82,495 (109) 5.68% |
| Guilford CollegeGreensboro, NC | $62,082 (76) 0.24% | $62,082 (76) 0.24% | - | - | - |
| Johnston Community CollegeSmithfield, NC | $61,184 (111) 9.87% | $63,074 (87) 11.07% | - | - | $72,442 (24) 6.88% |
| Johnson C Smith UniversityCharlotte, NC | $60,855 (76) 4.76% | $60,855 (76) 4.76% | - | - | - |
| Guilford Technical Community CollegeJamestown, NC | $60,128 (270) 7.20% | $59,077 (185) 5.79% | $65,981 (11) 6.38% | - | $83,821 (74) 10.88% |
| University of Mount OliveMount Olive, NC | $60,083 (63) 0.16% | - | $66,510 (56) 0.18% | - | $82,499 (7) 2.88% |
| Saint Augustine's UniversityRaleigh, NC | $59,503 (67) 37.76% | $56,044 (47) 27.65% | $67,876 (10) 96.40% | - | $98,900 (10) |
| Barton CollegeWilson, NC | $58,042 (58) 6.78% | $59,148 (46) 7.87% | $58,200 (5) 3.47% | $65,733 (6) 0.65% | $81,500 (1) 4.59% |
| Catawba Valley Community CollegeHickory, NC | $57,778 (152) 19.26% | $58,937 (109) 19.85% | $48,595 (10) 1.92% | $76,488 (1) 13.96% | $77,426 (32) 22.70% |
| Richmond Community CollegeHamlet, NC | $57,712 (96) 5.91% | $59,228 (70) 4.49% | - | - | $71,508 (26) 9.63% |
| Isothermal Community CollegeSpindale, NC | $56,821 (57) 4.39% | $57,699 (49) 3.67% | $51,408 (1) 6.36% | $64,502 (2) | $69,271 (5) 9.68% |
| Robeson Community CollegeLumberton, NC | $56,537 (73) 1.37% | $57,507 (30) 1.84% | $67,027 (7) 5.48% | $80,834 (4) 12.06% | $71,467 (32) 0.74% |
| Belmont Abbey CollegeBelmont, NC | $55,713 (88) 6.37% | - | $64,388 (83) 2.69% | - | $24,800 (5) - |
| North Carolina Wesleyan UniversityRocky Mount, NC | $55,692 (60) 0.86% | $55,451 (56) 0.91% | - | - | $78,757 (4) - |
| Surry Community CollegeDobson, NC | $55,631 (88) 4.35% | $56,521 (81) 3.70% | - | - | $60,449 (7) 16.70% |
| Central Piedmont Community CollegeCharlotte, NC | $55,553 (334) 6.13% | - | $61,892 (327) 6.58% | - | $64,748 (7) 17.69% |
| College of the AlbemarleElizabeth City, NC | $55,253 (76) 9.06% | $55,168 (41) 9.44% | $63,746 (13) 9.44% | $72,182 (1) 11.07% | $71,905 (21) 7.93% |
| William Peace UniversityRaleigh, NC | $55,083 (35) 4.19% | $54,718 (34) 4.31% | - | - | $90,000 (1) 2.27% |
| Montreat CollegeMontreat, NC | $55,051 (40) 5.64% | $54,359 (29) 4.51% | $60,560 (5) 4.92% | $84,533 (3) 5.67% | $64,733 (3) 21.38% |
| Durham Technical Community CollegeDurham, NC | $54,774 (135) 9.54% | $56,432 (64) 6.09% | $60,418 (2) 0.70% | - | $70,996 (69) 12.90% |
| Bladen Community CollegeDublin, NC | $54,719 (44) 8.46% | - | $61,184 (30) 11.78% | $63,282 (2) 10.99% | $72,462 (12) 8.71% |
| Southeastern Community CollegeWhiteville, NC | $54,670 (49) 0.01% | $60,160 (33) 5.20% | $45,397 (1) 5.33% | - | $58,017 (15) 12.16% |
| Gaston CollegeDallas, NC | $54,565 (139) 2.76% | $53,384 (110) 2.07% | $62,082 (1) 3.50% | - | $78,875 (28) 5.14% |
| Roanoke-Chowan Community CollegeAhoskie, NC | $54,471 (21) 0.63% | $53,451 (18) 1.25% | $67,320 (3) | - | - |
| Southwestern Community CollegeSylva, NC | $54,368 (79) 4.47% | $55,878 (71) 4.73% | $55,537 (3) 16.24% | - | $47,410 (5) 2.05% |
| Haywood Community CollegeClyde, NC | $54,266 (52) 6.19% | $53,012 (39) 6.51% | $64,338 (3) 4.93% | $63,841 (6) 3.55% | $89,100 (4) 14.49% |
| Cape Fear Community CollegeWilmington, NC | $54,245 (254) 4.35% | $53,992 (156) 3.61% | $62,176 (10) 3.51% | - | $72,665 (88) 5.70% |
| Wake Technical Community CollegeRaleigh, NC | $54,085 (588) 7.46% | $53,903 (387) 7.03% | $54,957 (11) 5.05% | - | $72,964 (190) 8.25% |
| Rowan-Cabarrus Community CollegeSalisbury, NC | $54,057 (168) 5.06% | $54,428 (121) 5.35% | $60,379 (10) 2.37% | - | $70,359 (37) 5.19% |
| Greensboro CollegeGreensboro, NC | $53,906 (48) 2.08% | $53,818 (47) 2.21% | $64,482 (1) 4.00% | - | - |
| Caldwell Community College and Technical InstituteHudson, NC | $53,902 (126) 9.39% | $52,616 (59) 7.83% | $50,109 (2) 6.52% | $61,407 (1) 2.55% | $73,893 (64) 10.84% |
| Piedmont Community CollegeRoxboro, NC | $53,869 (53) 17.76% | $55,099 (39) 3.03% | - | $48,354 (2) 15.40% | $69,677 (12) 43.92% |
| Coastal Carolina Community CollegeJacksonville, NC | $53,808 (122) 17.13% | $54,764 (115) 16.32% | - | - | $50,791 (7) 11.73% |
| Forsyth Technical Community CollegeWinston-Salem, NC | $53,790 (204) 6.22% | $50,858 (70) 5.74% | $59,815 (24) 5.72% | - | $74,195 (110) 6.91% |
| Martin Community CollegeWilliamston, NC | $53,766 (27) 4.46% | $54,465 (19) 4.18% | $60,000 (1) 9.89% | $58,205 (4) 0.43% | $76,626 (3) 3.55% |
| Cleveland Community CollegeShelby, NC | $53,722 (75) 10.14% | $54,806 (68) 10.57% | - | - | $57,588 (7) 6.08% |
| Alamance Community CollegeGraham, NC | $53,520 (108) 5.18% | $51,049 (51) 6.92% | $56,409 (5) 3.50% | - | $74,945 (52) 3.94% |
| Wilson Community CollegeWilson, NC | $53,457 (46) 8.82% | $52,148 (13) 7.65% | - | - | $71,964 (33) 9.17% |
| Craven Community CollegeNew Bern, NC | $53,010 (66) 2.34% | $53,990 (54) 4.15% | $52,660 (1) 6.85% | - | $64,952 (11) 5.60% |
| Blue Ridge Community CollegeFlat Rock, NC | $52,998 (74) 5.15% | $52,266 (29) 1.71% | $64,158 (8) 11.17% | $64,965 (2) 17.55% | $70,015 (35) 6.79% |
| Western Piedmont Community CollegeMorganton, NC | $52,949 (60) 4.57% | $53,157 (57) 4.68% | - | - | $65,324 (3) 6.68% |
| Stanly Community CollegeAlbemarle, NC | $52,796 (75) 11.07% | $52,466 (32) 7.50% | - | - | $70,722 (43) 13.32% |
| Livingstone CollegeSalisbury, NC | $52,275 (58) 3.87% | - | $57,889 (56) 4.22% | - | $76,225 (2) 1.02% |
| Randolph Community CollegeAsheboro, NC | $52,251 (83) 7.55% | $52,673 (35) 10.24% | $61,390 (10) 5.77% | - | $68,097 (38) 5.85% |
| Central Carolina Community CollegeSanford, NC | $52,181 (164) 4.58% | $51,923 (99) 2.81% | $69,060 (2) 3.51% | - | $69,694 (63) 7.22% |
| South Piedmont Community CollegePolkton, NC | $52,118 (77) 4.79% | $54,764 (51) 5.02% | $61,673 (4) 0.38% | - | $60,490 (22) 3.01% |
| Bennett CollegeGreensboro, NC | $52,018 (13) 20.44% | $52,018 (13) 20.44% | - | - | - |
| NASCAR Technical InstituteMooresville, NC | $51,923 (39) | - | - | - | $69,230 (39) |
| Mitchell Community CollegeStatesville, NC | $51,891 (81) 7.87% | - | $57,987 (75) 8.05% | $58,896 (6) 6.08% | - |
| Wilkes Community CollegeWilkesboro, NC | $51,723 (94) 8.20% | $52,728 (47) 8.74% | $56,240 (17) 7.13% | $64,136 (4) 14.95% | $67,355 (26) 7.14% |
| Salem CollegeWinston-Salem, NC | $51,712 (34) 3.03% | $65,749 (1) 22.09% | $54,829 (30) 7.52% | $60,869 (2) | $150,000 (1) 91.08% |
| Rockingham Community CollegeWentworth, NC | $51,687 (52) 9.47% | $52,298 (28) 9.17% | - | - | $67,966 (24) 10.03% |
| Brunswick Community CollegeBolivia, NC | $51,445 (44) 14.34% | $52,029 (18) 13.74% | $55,288 (4) 6.28% | - | $68,364 (22) 16.62% |
| Mars Hill UniversityMars Hill, NC | $51,176 (74) 2.00% | - | $56,033 (65) 2.20% | $68,054 (7) 0.78% | $79,621 (2) 8.21% |
| Wayne Community CollegeGoldsboro, NC | $51,052 (112) 4.47% | $50,384 (46) 4.76% | - | $64,283 (6) 4.57% | $68,547 (60) 4.57% |
| Sandhills Community CollegePinehurst, NC | $51,024 (120) 3.75% | $52,754 (21) 3.38% | - | $61,531 (20) 3.64% | $67,652 (79) 3.99% |
| Edgecombe Community CollegeTarboro, NC | $51,005 (63) 2.66% | $48,357 (36) 3.16% | - | - | $72,714 (27) 3.37% |
| Carteret Community CollegeMorehead City, NC | $50,608 (65) 7.83% | - | $54,827 (29) 6.87% | - | $68,836 (36) 8.52% |
| Pitt Community CollegeWinterville, NC | $50,567 (188) - | $49,538 (71) - | $51,034 (13) - | $60,484 (3) - | $69,226 (101) - |
| Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community CollegeAsheville, NC | $50,533 (171) 5.17% | $48,453 (77) 4.87% | $52,756 (8) 2.71% | - | $70,238 (86) 5.57% |
| Vance-Granville Community CollegeHenderson, NC | $50,315 (83) 13.30% | $47,870 (51) 11.49% | $66,133 (3) 36.42% | - | $71,551 (29) 14.03% |
| James Sprunt Community CollegeKenansville, NC | $50,106 (43) 6.85% | $51,314 (21) 5.80% | - | $66,820 (5) 12.68% | $63,033 (17) 8.59% |
| Warren Wilson CollegeSwannanoa, NC | $50,064 (75) 6.69% | - | $55,627 (75) 6.69% | - | - |
| Mayland Community CollegeSpruce Pine, NC | $50,025 (27) 4.34% | - | $60,028 (9) 3.70% | - | $64,033 (18) 9.06% |
| McDowell Technical Community CollegeMarion, NC | $49,892 (40) 8.51% | - | $55,466 (35) 8.53% | - | $66,261 (5) 8.37% |
| Brevard CollegeBrevard, NC | $48,956 (49) 4.14% | $48,956 (49) 4.14% | - | - | - |
| Lenoir Community CollegeKinston, NC | $48,712 (91) 7.57% | $48,712 (91) 7.57% | - | - | - |
| Montgomery Community CollegeTroy, NC | $48,539 (39) 7.00% | $45,496 (6) 3.95% | $56,456 (15) 11.45% | - | $63,548 (18) 8.95% |
| Lees-McRae CollegeBanner Elk, NC | $48,148 (62) 0.23% | $49,336 (40) 1.70% | $55,982 (5) 3.26% | - | $59,596 (17) 0.40% |
| Nash Community CollegeRocky Mount, NC | $48,107 (103) 3.26% | - | $53,550 (42) 5.53% | - | $64,061 (61) 1.67% |
| Beaufort County Community CollegeWashington, NC | $48,047 (46) 1.76% | $45,859 (31) 1.27% | $55,500 (2) 6.11% | $68,206 (10) 13.69% | $58,092 (3) 9.76% |
| Tri-County Community CollegeMurphy, NC | $47,767 (41) 4.47% | $47,391 (22) 5.20% | $59,977 (13) 4.39% | - | $47,583 (6) 16.10% |
| MyComputerCareer at RaleighRaleigh, NC | $46,489 (32) | - | - | - | $61,986 (32) |
| Shaw UniversityRaleigh, NC | $46,464 (61) 8.25% | $47,514 (33) 6.91% | $49,872 (16) 7.69% | - | $60,911 (12) 12.84% |
| Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible CollegeWendell, NC | $46,077 (5) 3.00% | $46,077 (5) 3.00% | - | - | - |
| Carolina UniversityWinston-Salem, NC | $45,196 (34) 0.08% | - | - | - | $60,261 (34) 0.08% |
| Mid-Atlantic Christian UniversityElizabeth City, NC | $44,725 (14) 2.14% | - | $50,188 (13) 1.17% | - | $51,925 (1) |
| St. Andrews UniversityLaurinburg, NC | $44,057 (43) 33.75% | - | - | - | $58,742 (43) |
| Halifax Community CollegeWeldon, NC | $43,938 (37) 14.33% | $41,070 (31) 19.28% | - | $57,498 (4) | $109,611 (2) 53.66% |
| Sampson Community CollegeClinton, NC | $43,651 (64) 6.26% | - | $33,238 (12) | - | $62,428 (52) 4.84% |
| Pamlico Community CollegeGrantsboro, NC | $42,528 (26) 9.15% | $50,204 (9) 6.75% | - | - | $51,285 (17) 17.63% |
| Louisburg CollegeLouisburg, NC | $41,704 (13) 0.41% | $41,704 (13) 0.41% | - | - | - |
| Miller-Motte College-WilmingtonWilmington, NC | $41,138 (4) 4.78% | - | - | - | $54,851 (4) 4.78% |
| Davidson-Davie Community CollegeThomasville, NC | $38,804 (88) 33.16% | $41,180 (10) 29.07% | - | - | $51,332 (78) |
| Hood Theological SeminarySalisbury, NC | $38,651 (5) 4.88% | - | - | - | $51,535 (5) 4.89% |
| Miller-Motte College-RaleighRaleigh, NC | $38,006 (2) 16.47% | - | - | - | $50,675 (2) 2.55% |
| Daoist Traditions College of Chinese Medical ArtsAsheville, NC | $35,625 (2) 3.26% | - | - | - | $47,500 (2) 3.26% |
| Miller-Motte College-JacksonvilleJacksonville, NC | $35,263 (7) 13.61% | - | - | $42,640 (1) | $47,102 (6) 13.81% |
| Miller-Motte College-FayettevilleFayetteville, NC | $35,024 (8) 2.07% | - | - | - | $46,698 (8) 2.07% |
| Carolina Christian CollegeWinston Salem, NC | $21,250 (3) 13.27% | - | - | - | $28,333 (3) 13.27% |
| Charlotte Christian College and Theological SeminaryCharlotte, NC | $20,289 (8) 13.62% | - | - | - | $27,053 (8) 13.62% |
| Heritage Bible CollegeDunn, NC | $13,950 (5) 28.46% | - | - | - | $18,600 (5) 28.46% |
| Manna UniversityFayetteville, NC | $8,981 (6) 10.38% | - | - | $10,979 (6) 10.38% | - |