Faculty Salary at Tennessee Colleges
The 2023 average faculty salary at Tennessee colleges is $59,511 based on a 9-months contract or equated data. Vanderbilt University has the highest faculty salary of $136,648 among Tennessee colleges followed by Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia Inc ($115,875) and The University of Tennessee-Knoxville ($108,731).
The following table lists the Tennessee 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN | $136,648 (1,226) 1.56% | $145,224 (1,021) 1.76% | - | - | $125,243 (205) 2.12% |
| Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia IncMadison, TN | $115,875 (1) 20.82% | - | - | - | $154,500 (1) 20.82% |
| The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleKnoxville, TN | $108,731 (1,753) 3.45% | $110,430 (1,429) 3.68% | - | - | $134,983 (324) 2.23% |
| The University of Tennessee Health Science CenterMemphis, TN | $105,019 (293) 2.27% | $104,530 (15) 0.40% | - | - | $140,061 (278) 2.40% |
| Southern College of OptometryMemphis, TN | $93,764 (56) 0.23% | - | - | - | $125,019 (56) 0.23% |
| Belmont UniversityNashville, TN | $88,388 (534) 1.30% | - | $97,538 (471) 1.11% | - | $123,868 (63) 3.07% |
| The University of the SouthSewanee, TN | $84,744 (175) 0.94% | $84,744 (175) 0.94% | - | - | - |
| University of MemphisMemphis, TN | $83,240 (896) 3.01% | $86,666 (805) 3.27% | - | - | $70,571 (91) 0.08% |
| The University of Tennessee-ChattanoogaChattanooga, TN | $82,780 (506) 3.02% | $81,242 (445) 2.62% | - | - | $125,336 (61) 4.90% |
| Rhodes CollegeMemphis, TN | $81,784 (182) 2.77% | $82,006 (179) 1.35% | - | - | $91,396 (3) 51.53% |
| Middle Tennessee State UniversityMurfreesboro, TN | $81,140 (950) 2.06% | $85,036 (731) 4.07% | $73,847 (193) 4.85% | $91,434 (3) 3.42% | $108,420 (23) 7.20% |
| Tennessee Technological UniversityCookeville, TN | $79,057 (440) 4.92% | $79,370 (427) 5.33% | - | - | $91,701 (13) 8.50% |
| Lipscomb UniversityNashville, TN | $76,885 (250) 6.49% | - | $83,133 (141) 8.18% | - | $106,074 (109) 5.02% |
| Austin Peay State UniversityClarksville, TN | $76,316 (394) 2.84% | $76,256 (392) 2.68% | - | - | $117,469 (2) 30.22% |
| Tennessee State UniversityNashville, TN | $74,888 (353) 5.45% | $77,635 (250) 6.82% | - | - | $90,964 (103) 3.29% |
| South CollegeKnoxville, TN | $74,776 (313) 4.53% | - | - | - | $99,702 (313) 4.53% |
| DeVry University-TennesseeNashville, TN | $73,575 (1) 3.50% | - | - | - | $98,100 (1) 3.50% |
| East Tennessee State UniversityJohnson City, TN | $71,618 (555) 1.98% | $71,259 (375) 2.22% | - | - | $96,491 (180) 1.40% |
| Union UniversityJackson, TN | $71,466 (201) 6.22% | $72,597 (120) 5.10% | - | - | $93,053 (81) 6.54% |
| The University of Tennessee-MartinMartin, TN | $71,217 (281) 3.60% | $71,312 (254) 3.87% | - | - | $93,766 (27) 0.96% |
| Christian Brothers UniversityMemphis, TN | $68,820 (110) 0.06% | $68,200 (85) 4.70% | - | - | $94,572 (25) 58.20% |
| Lee UniversityCleveland, TN | $67,869 (174) 0.18% | $67,909 (159) 0.08% | - | $82,452 (15) 2.96% | - |
| Hussian College-Daymar College ClarksvilleClarksville, TN | $66,232 (10) 121.88% | - | - | $80,968 (10) | - |
| Freed-Hardeman UniversityHenderson, TN | $65,310 (107) 2.28% | $64,431 (92) 0.86% | - | $84,649 (12) 15.40% | $102,065 (3) 6.64% |
| Pellissippi State Community CollegeKnoxville, TN | $64,942 (216) 3.78% | $64,717 (209) 3.82% | - | - | $95,521 (7) 0.62% |
| Baptist Health Sciences UniversityMemphis, TN | $64,855 (65) 4.61% | $70,953 (9) 1.24% | - | - | $85,166 (56) 5.23% |
| Lincoln Memorial UniversityHarrogate, TN | $64,234 (142) 0.87% | - | $64,608 (92) 2.37% | $68,347 (1) - | $101,111 (49) 0.89% |
| Trevecca Nazarene UniversityNashville, TN | $63,802 (101) 0.38% | $64,209 (67) 1.19% | $76,289 (11) 3.46% | $81,101 (4) 0.61% | $78,693 (19) 10.64% |
| Hussian College-Daymar College NashvilleNashville, TN | $63,750 (1) 93.18% | - | - | - | $85,000 (1) 93.18% |
| Volunteer State Community CollegeGallatin, TN | $62,077 (137) 4.37% | $63,422 (109) 5.02% | - | - | $75,789 (28) 2.55% |
| Milligan UniversityMilligan, TN | $61,476 (96) 2.76% | $60,903 (78) 2.38% | $59,633 (9) 0.77% | - | $98,997 (9) 10.51% |
| Dyersburg State Community CollegeDyersburg, TN | $61,249 (45) 6.53% | $62,486 (41) 6.93% | - | - | $64,751 (4) 4.00% |
| Roane State Community CollegeHarriman, TN | $60,605 (111) 4.24% | $63,046 (94) 3.20% | - | - | $62,807 (17) 8.59% |
| Jackson State Community CollegeJackson, TN | $60,104 (75) 4.95% | $60,246 (61) 6.84% | $54,490 (1) | $76,517 (6) 2.89% | $77,754 (7) 7.68% |
| Maryville CollegeMaryville, TN | $59,551 (71) 0.57% | - | $66,168 (71) 0.57% | - | - |
| Meridian Institute of Surgical AssistingNashville, TN | $59,544 (9) 9.53% | - | - | - | $79,392 (9) 9.53% |
| Lincoln College of Technology-NashvilleNashville, TN | $59,411 (56) 2.34% | - | - | - | $79,214 (56) 2.34% |
| Walters State Community CollegeMorristown, TN | $58,812 (158) 2.92% | $58,026 (132) 2.82% | - | - | $83,735 (26) 2.57% |
| Northeast State Community CollegeBlountville, TN | $58,445 (122) 1.62% | $59,189 (111) 1.52% | - | - | $67,919 (11) 1.12% |
| Nashville State Community CollegeNashville, TN | $58,345 (129) 4.29% | $58,345 (129) 4.29% | - | - | - |
| Southwest Tennessee Community CollegeMemphis, TN | $57,909 (168) 3.96% | $57,370 (148) 3.46% | - | - | $82,529 (20) 6.59% |
| Cleveland State Community CollegeCleveland, TN | $57,785 (72) 2.20% | $57,785 (72) 2.20% | - | - | - |
| Carson-Newman UniversityJefferson City, TN | $57,192 (131) 2.78% | $58,447 (114) 4.47% | $69,744 (7) 7.80% | $47,660 (10) 20.52% | - |
| Memphis Theological SeminaryMemphis, TN | $56,668 (10) 6.55% | $56,686 (9) 6.52% | - | - | $75,340 (1) |
| Galen Health Institutes-Nashville CampusNashville, TN | $56,253 (12) | - | - | - | $75,004 (12) |
| Nossi College of ArtNashville, TN | $56,250 (4) 7.14% | - | - | - | $75,000 (4) 7.14% |
| Chattanooga State Community CollegeChattanooga, TN | $56,000 (235) 3.91% | $59,161 (156) 2.83% | - | - | $66,343 (79) 7.86% |
| Fortis Institute-NashvilleNashville, TN | $55,856 (16) 4.81% | - | - | - | $74,475 (16) 4.81% |
| Bryan College-DaytonDayton, TN | $55,486 (42) 1.90% | $53,762 (38) 4.95% | - | - | $95,831 (4) |
| The University of Tennessee SouthernPulaski, TN | $55,299 (51) 4.88% | $54,899 (44) 4.54% | $62,467 (1) | - | $77,436 (6) 6.30% |
| Pentecostal Theological SeminaryCleveland, TN | $55,130 (10) 8.25% | - | - | - | $73,507 (10) 2.54% |
| Southern Adventist UniversityCollegedale, TN | $54,904 (137) 6.35% | - | $63,719 (115) 6.40% | - | $56,178 (22) 4.94% |
| Lane CollegeJackson, TN | $53,723 (62) 6.03% | $53,149 (46) 5.89% | $60,601 (11) 5.90% | $63,779 (2) 7.72% | $80,743 (3) 4.87% |
| Johnson UniversityKnoxville, TN | $53,521 (39) 0.04% | - | - | - | $71,362 (39) 0.04% |
| Motlow State Community CollegeTullahoma, TN | $53,490 (124) 6.58% | $55,077 (109) 7.83% | - | - | $55,940 (15) 1.74% |
| Columbia State Community CollegeColumbia, TN | $51,731 (105) 11.40% | - | $56,249 (84) 13.07% | - | $74,878 (21) 6.33% |
| Fisk UniversityNashville, TN | $50,713 (69) 9.73% | - | $56,348 (69) 9.60% | - | - |
| Remington College-Nashville CampusNashville, TN | $50,513 (4) 21.65% | - | - | - | $67,351 (4) 21.65% |
| Welch CollegeGallatin, TN | $50,333 (20) 8.03% | $50,604 (18) 8.42% | $57,581 (1) 4.56% | - | $58,600 (1) 5.97% |
| Fortis Institute-CookevilleCookeville, TN | $49,583 (14) 0.53% | - | - | - | $66,111 (14) 0.53% |
| Tennessee Wesleyan UniversityAthens, TN | $49,092 (72) 8.31% | - | $53,611 (66) 11.35% | - | $77,803 (6) 9.04% |
| Cumberland UniversityLebanon, TN | $49,036 (96) 4.62% | $50,326 (75) 5.81% | - | - | $59,237 (21) 2.51% |
| Hussian College-Daymar College MurfreesboroMurfreesboro, TN | $48,750 (1) 40.29% | - | - | - | $65,000 (1) 40.29% |
| American Baptist CollegeNashville, TN | $47,500 (3) 25.10% | - | - | - | $63,333 (3) 25.10% |
| Richmont Graduate UniversityChattanooga, TN | $47,185 (20) 10.29% | - | - | - | $62,913 (20) 10.29% |
| King UniversityBristol, TN | $47,146 (83) 1.42% | - | - | - | $62,862 (83) 1.42% |
| John A Gupton CollegeNashville, TN | $45,268 (3) 15.29% | - | - | - | $60,357 (3) 15.29% |
| Le Moyne-Owen CollegeMemphis, TN | $44,886 (49) 4.71% | $49,380 (24) 5.46% | - | - | $54,097 (25) 16.89% |
| Tusculum UniversityGreeneville, TN | $44,804 (55) 2.19% | - | $49,783 (55) 2.19% | - | - |
| William R Moore College of TechnologyMemphis, TN | $43,671 (19) 3.51% | - | - | - | $58,229 (19) 3.51% |
| SAE Institute of Technology-NashvilleNashville, TN | $40,442 (13) 5.67% | - | - | - | $53,923 (13) 5.67% |
| Remington College-Memphis CampusMemphis, TN | $39,229 (6) 8.97% | - | - | - | $52,305 (6) 8.97% |
| Mid-South Christian CollegeMemphis, TN | $38,750 (3) 34.78% | - | - | - | $51,667 (3) 34.78% |
| Visible Music CollegeMemphis, TN | $38,036 (15) 7.48% | - | $32,365 (5) 2.66% | - | $56,652 (10) 17.28% |
| Concorde Career College-MemphisMemphis, TN | $35,805 (33) 11.45% | - | - | - | $47,740 (33) 11.45% |
| Miller-Motte College-ChattanoogaChattanooga, TN | $35,246 (8) 19.59% | - | - | - | $46,995 (8) 19.59% |
| North Central InstituteClarksville, TN | $33,800 (3) 3.17% | - | - | - | $45,067 (3) 3.18% |
| Bethel UniversityMcKenzie, TN | $30,822 (136) 2.56% | - | - | - | $41,096 (136) 2.56% |
| Chattanooga College Medical Dental and Technical CareersChattanooga, TN | $27,316 (19) 32.34% | - | - | - | $36,421 (19) 32.34% |
| Huntington University of Health SciencesKnoxville, TN | $9,879 (2) 11.38% | - | - | - | $13,172 (2) 11.37% |
| Williamson Christian CollegeFranklin, TN | $9,000 (2) 25.93% | - | - | - | $12,000 (2) 25.93% |
| Omega Graduate SchoolDayton, TN | $4,584 (4) 50.11% | - | - | - | $6,112 (4) 50.11% |