Faculty Salary at South Carolina Colleges
The 2023 average faculty salary at South Carolina colleges is $60,154 based on a 9-months contract or equated data. Charleston School of Law has the highest faculty salary of $111,759 among South Carolina colleges followed by University of South Carolina-Columbia ($103,780) and Clemson University ($101,148).
The following table lists the South 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston School of LawCharleston, SC | $111,759 (27) 5.74% | $114,849 (22) 2.15% | - | - | $130,880 (5) 21.20% |
| University of South Carolina-ColumbiaColumbia, SC | $103,780 (1,543) 0.87% | $105,034 (1,252) 0.09% | - | $132,620 (107) 7.28% | $123,342 (184) 2.15% |
| Clemson UniversityClemson, SC | $101,148 (1,452) 4.90% | $101,795 (1,324) 4.44% | - | - | $125,931 (128) 10.67% |
| Medical University of South CarolinaCharleston, SC | $96,711 (154) 2.98% | - | - | - | $128,948 (154) 2.98% |
| Furman UniversityGreenville, SC | $90,723 (265) 2.55% | $90,723 (265) 2.55% | - | - | - |
| College of CharlestonCharleston, SC | $85,420 (505) 3.66% | $85,420 (505) 3.66% | - | - | - |
| Citadel Military College of South CarolinaCharleston, SC | $84,550 (202) 4.16% | $84,550 (202) 4.16% | - | - | - |
| Wofford CollegeSpartanburg, SC | $79,738 (150) 3.46% | $79,738 (150) 3.46% | - | - | - |
| Coastal Carolina UniversityConway, SC | $75,352 (502) 2.76% | $74,587 (477) 2.59% | $134,593 (1) 3.00% | - | $118,197 (24) 4.13% |
| Presbyterian CollegeClinton, SC | $74,870 (102) 3.15% | $71,706 (75) 3.06% | - | - | $111,545 (27) 3.48% |
| Winthrop UniversityRock Hill, SC | $73,807 (252) 2.98% | $74,442 (239) 4.72% | $81,590 (5) 12.75% | - | $73,440 (8) 1.90% |
| Francis Marion UniversityFlorence, SC | $70,800 (209) 2.97% | $70,847 (184) 3.80% | $80,203 (8) 1.01% | $77,771 (5) 19.86% | $96,194 (12) 3.12% |
| American College of the Building ArtsCharleston, SC | $70,667 (15) 25.01% | $70,667 (15) | - | - | - |
| University of South Carolina BeaufortBluffton, SC | $70,639 (96) 3.07% | $69,440 (79) 2.82% | - | $93,951 (16) 1.53% | $88,000 (1) |
| University of South Carolina-UpstateSpartanburg, SC | $69,588 (212) 4.59% | $69,577 (202) 4.38% | - | $57,878 (3) 1.92% | $105,927 (7) 15.53% |
| Claflin UniversityOrangeburg, SC | $69,342 (115) 3.83% | $67,478 (97) 1.93% | $72,121 (2) 4.74% | $87,997 (8) 14.68% | $120,565 (8) 21.41% |
| South Carolina State UniversityOrangeburg, SC | $68,700 (118) 3.20% | $69,110 (115) 3.36% | $61,921 (2) 9.51% | $58,067 (1) 3.00% | - |
| University of South Carolina AikenAiken, SC | $68,695 (160) 2.63% | $68,824 (137) 2.76% | - | $90,087 (12) 4.17% | $82,189 (11) 0.11% |
| Anderson UniversityAnderson, SC | $65,742 (187) 6.18% | $64,572 (111) 5.34% | $88,491 (27) 6.16% | $72,070 (4) 4.04% | $81,189 (45) 9.61% |
| Sherman College of ChiropracticSpartanburg, SC | $64,724 (35) 5.04% | - | - | - | $86,299 (35) 5.04% |
| Benedict CollegeColumbia, SC | $63,171 (91) 5.37% | $63,430 (79) 6.35% | - | - | $81,950 (12) 0.86% |
| University of South Carolina-SumterSumter, SC | $61,007 (39) 8.04% | $57,389 (34) 9.08% | - | - | $114,145 (5) 7.55% |
| Columbia CollegeColumbia, SC | $60,389 (57) 14.70% | $59,863 (50) 14.74% | $69,517 (6) 4.42% | - | $98,180 (1) 88.08% |
| Newberry CollegeNewberry, SC | $59,818 (65) 0.74% | $59,818 (65) 0.74% | - | - | - |
| University of South Carolina-LancasterLancaster, SC | $59,734 (54) 3.46% | $59,886 (46) 3.74% | - | $72,223 (2) 11.66% | $78,387 (6) 3.11% |
| University of South Carolina-UnionUnion, SC | $59,234 (18) 0.16% | $58,492 (16) 0.25% | - | - | $86,889 (2) 7.12% |
| Midlands Technical CollegeWest Columbia, SC | $58,975 (207) 2.99% | $58,975 (207) 2.99% | - | - | - |
| Horry-Georgetown Technical CollegeConway, SC | $58,473 (168) 6.08% | $58,473 (168) 6.08% | - | - | - |
| Converse UniversitySpartanburg, SC | $57,477 (90) 0.85% | $57,477 (90) 0.85% | - | - | - |
| University of South Carolina-SalkehatchieAllendale, SC | $57,274 (22) 5.72% | $56,938 (18) 3.91% | - | - | $78,378 (4) 22.55% |
| Trident Technical CollegeCharleston, SC | $56,844 (241) 1.75% | $56,844 (241) 1.75% | - | - | - |
| Spartanburg Community CollegeSpartanburg, SC | $55,823 (136) 4.08% | $55,823 (136) 4.08% | - | - | - |
| Charleston Southern UniversityCharleston, SC | $55,743 (226) 1.54% | - | $61,495 (165) 2.02% | - | $75,755 (61) 0.73% |
| Limestone UniversityGaffney, SC | $55,460 (87) 7.09% | $58,248 (43) 0.69% | - | - | $70,313 (44) 15.92% |
| Coker UniversityHartsville, SC | $54,549 (49) 3.39% | $54,549 (49) 3.39% | - | - | - |
| Florence-Darlington Technical CollegeFlorence, SC | $54,434 (73) 3.37% | $54,434 (73) 3.37% | - | - | - |
| South University-ColumbiaColumbia, SC | $54,292 (8) 3.37% | - | - | - | $72,390 (8) 3.37% |
| North Greenville UniversityTigerville, SC | $54,265 (134) 1.52% | $53,649 (108) 1.02% | - | - | $75,769 (26) 3.57% |
| Aiken Technical CollegeGraniteville, SC | $54,184 (52) 3.32% | $54,184 (52) 3.32% | - | - | - |
| York Technical CollegeRock Hill, SC | $54,083 (104) 4.94% | $54,083 (104) 4.94% | - | - | - |
| Orangeburg Calhoun Technical CollegeOrangeburg, SC | $52,960 (62) 3.46% | $52,960 (62) 3.46% | - | - | - |
| Allen UniversityColumbia, SC | $52,841 (42) 32.01% | $52,907 (28) | $60,506 (12) 37.91% | - | $56,312 (2) 16.57% |
| Spartanburg Methodist CollegeSpartanburg, SC | $52,296 (43) 2.56% | - | $58,106 (43) 2.56% | - | - |
| Fortis College-ColumbiaColumbia, SC | $51,866 (10) 7.31% | - | - | - | $69,154 (10) 7.31% |
| Tri-County Technical CollegePendleton, SC | $51,776 (139) 4.85% | $51,776 (139) 4.85% | - | - | - |
| Galen Health Institutes-Myrtle BeachMyrtle Beach, SC | $51,750 (9) | - | - | - | $69,000 (9) |
| Greenville Technical CollegeGreenville, SC | $51,645 (286) 5.81% | $51,645 (286) 5.81% | - | - | - |
| Piedmont Technical CollegeGreenwood, SC | $50,808 (111) 1.60% | $50,808 (111) 1.60% | - | - | - |
| Central Carolina Technical CollegeSumter, SC | $49,039 (80) 2.81% | $49,039 (80) 2.81% | - | - | - |
| Bob Jones UniversityGreenville, SC | $48,734 (177) 5.10% | $49,014 (173) 4.51% | - | - | $48,875 (4) 2.60% |
| Morris CollegeSumter, SC | $47,937 (22) 2.90% | $48,150 (17) 0.57% | - | - | $62,949 (5) 10.86% |
| Erskine CollegeDue West, SC | $47,367 (38) 4.83% | - | $52,630 (38) 4.83% | - | - |
| Lander UniversityGreenwood, SC | $47,131 (191) 17.93% | $46,221 (182) 21.12% | - | - | $87,388 (9) 30.86% |
| Denmark Technical CollegeDenmark, SC | $46,535 (23) 2.85% | $46,535 (23) 2.85% | - | - | - |
| Northeastern Technical CollegeCheraw, SC | $46,420 (28) 2.61% | $46,420 (28) 2.61% | - | - | - |
| Southern Wesleyan UniversityCentral, SC | $45,981 (43) 0.02% | $46,700 (18) 0.26% | $47,871 (8) 3.46% | $56,552 (4) 2.22% | $62,245 (13) 1.25% |
| Columbia International UniversityColumbia, SC | $45,472 (49) 0.45% | - | - | - | $60,629 (49) 0.45% |
| Williamsburg Technical CollegeKingstree, SC | $44,511 (24) 4.09% | $44,511 (24) 4.09% | - | - | - |
| Clinton CollegeRock Hill, SC | $43,601 (12) 29.67% | $42,000 (1) | - | $42,288 (5) | $68,500 (6) |
| Voorhees UniversityDenmark, SC | $42,860 (35) 1.79% | $42,449 (32) 1.80% | - | - | $63,000 (3) - |
| Southeastern College-CharlestonNorth Charleston, SC | $41,552 (20) 1.58% | - | - | - | $55,403 (20) 1.58% |
| Southeastern College-ColumbiaColumbia, SC | $41,356 (22) 11.71% | - | - | - | $55,142 (22) 11.71% |
| Technical College of the LowcountryBeaufort, SC | $38,879 (51) 17.66% | - | - | - | $51,839 (51) 17.66% |
| Miller-Motte College-CharlestonCharleston, SC | $38,618 (4) 10.36% | $47,000 (1) | - | - | $47,766 (3) 2.37% |
| Miller-Motte College-ConwayConway, SC | $36,091 (6) 10.02% | - | - | - | $48,121 (6) 10.02% |