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Average Instructor Salary At North Carolina Colleges

Instructor Salary at North Carolina Colleges

The 2023 average instructor salary at North Carolina colleges is $52,490 based on a 9-months contract or equated data. North Carolina State University at Raleigh has the highest instructor salary of $186,300 among North Carolina colleges followed by North Carolina A & T State University ($82,158) and Appalachian State University ($81,653).
The following table lists the North Carolina colleges with instructor 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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2023 Instructor Salary At North Carolina Colleges
School nameEquated to 9-Month Contract9-Month Contract10-Month Contract11-Month Contract12-Month Contract
North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, NC$186,300 (1)
3.50%
$186,300 (1)
3.50%
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North Carolina A & T State UniversityGreensboro, NC$82,158 (1)
22.63%
$82,158 (1)
6.09%
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Appalachian State UniversityBoone, NC$81,653 (11)
13.18%
$83,328 (9)
12.33%
--$98,825 (2)
25.79%
University of North Carolina WilmingtonWilmington, NC$74,925 (3)
4.55%
$74,925 (3)
4.55%
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Duke UniversityDurham, NC$68,385 (85)
13.44%
$67,572 (56)
22.32%
$49,890 (2)
18.99%
$19,966 (1)$98,595 (26)
9.19%
Southeastern Baptist Theological SeminaryWake Forest, NC$65,605 (3)
2.19%
$65,605 (3)---
Queens University of CharlotteCharlotte, NC$65,019 (15)
12.26%
$65,526 (14)
12.94%
--$77,216 (1)
2.50%
University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC$64,582 (15)
7.37%
$65,193 (1)
46.66%
--$86,051 (14)
4.69%
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)
University of North Carolina at GreensboroGreensboro, NC$62,460 (9)
4.30%
$63,924 (6)
0.83%
$95,000 (1)-$62,062 (2)
6.09%
Meredith CollegeRaleigh, NC$62,122 (6)
19.99%
$62,122 (6)
19.99%
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Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem, NC$60,331 (98)
6.31%
$59,869 (97)
7.03%
--$140,080 (1)
Campbell UniversityBuies Creek, NC$59,176 (19)
0.12%
$63,005 (14)
0.46%
--$64,607 (5)
8.15%
Cabarrus College of Health SciencesConcord, NC$59,019 (8)
6.07%
-$56,243 (1)
4.00%
$61,065 (1)
2.61%
$82,574 (6)
5.64%
Winston-Salem State UniversityWinston-Salem, NC$58,891 (22)
1.83%
$64,037 (13)
0.79%
$58,706 (4)
5.51%
-$67,138 (5)
0.62%
Fayetteville State UniversityFayetteville, NC$57,532 (3)
0.39%
$56,266 (2)
2.99%
$66,739 (1)
6.09%
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University of North Carolina at PembrokePembroke, NC$56,906 (1)
7.64%
$56,906 (1)
7.64%
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East Carolina UniversityGreenville, NC$56,687 (171)
6.21%
$57,594 (148)
6.52%
--$67,807 (23)
6.63%
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%
Lenoir-Rhyne UniversityHickory, NC$54,608 (15)
2.20%
$54,038 (13)
4.58%
--$77,750 (2)
2.20%
Piedmont Community CollegeRoxboro, NC$53,869 (53)$55,099 (39)-$48,354 (2)$69,677 (12)
Elon UniversityElon, NC$53,590 (6)
5.53%
$53,590 (6)
5.53%
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Saint Augustine's UniversityRaleigh, NC$53,386 (9)$53,309 (8)$60,000 (1)--
University of Mount OliveMount Olive, NC$53,100 (3)
25.53%
-$59,000 (3)
25.53%
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North Carolina Central UniversityDurham, NC$52,647 (21)
4.79%
$53,011 (18)
4.13%
--$67,286 (3)
6.09%
High Point UniversityHigh Point, NC$52,450 (39)
3.64%
$52,450 (39)
3.64%
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Forsyth Technical Community CollegeWinston-Salem, NC$50,849 (76)
0.14%
$49,029 (39)
3.34%
$56,813 (4)
0.42%
-$70,622 (33)
2.17%
Western Carolina UniversityCullowhee, NC$50,468 (105)
10.47%
$52,482 (85)
14.65%
$53,138 (4)
8.94%
$78,484 (1)
12.06%
$51,799 (15)
6.48%
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%
McDowell Technical Community CollegeMarion, NC$49,892 (40)
8.51%
-$55,466 (35)
8.53%
-$66,261 (5)
8.37%
Guilford CollegeGreensboro, NC$49,406 (4)
3.53%
$49,406 (4)
3.53%
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Livingstone CollegeSalisbury, NC$48,831 (16)
6.63%
-$53,848 (15)
6.83%
-$72,450 (1)
-
Wingate UniversityWingate, NC$48,441 (16)
0.91%
$48,441 (16)
0.91%
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Chowan UniversityMurfreesboro, NC$48,410 (2)
3.00%
$48,410 (2)
3.00%
---
Gardner-Webb UniversityBoiling Springs, NC$47,688 (17)
0.69%
$48,726 (14)
0.02%
--$57,128 (3)
4.82%
Greensboro CollegeGreensboro, NC$47,250 (6)
2.76%
$47,250 (6)
2.76%
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Johnson C Smith UniversityCharlotte, NC$45,773 (6)
0.21%
$45,773 (6)
0.21%
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North Carolina Wesleyan UniversityRocky Mount, NC$45,152 (6)
2.31%
$43,682 (5)
2.89%
--$70,000 (1)
-
Methodist UniversityFayetteville, NC$43,869 (6)
3.01%
$48,450 (2)
10.60%
-$48,960 (1)
-
$56,117 (3)
5.74%
Sampson Community CollegeClinton, NC$43,651 (64)
6.26%
-$33,238 (12)-$62,428 (52)
4.84%
Shaw UniversityRaleigh, NC$43,280 (12)
13.25%
$43,465 (11)
7.85%
--$55,000 (1)
11.11%
Catawba CollegeSalisbury, NC$43,184 (3)
7.88%
$43,184 (3)
7.88%
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Lees-McRae CollegeBanner Elk, NC$42,737 (20)
1.83%
$44,041 (13)
2.52%
$52,543 (3)
6.59%
-$46,782 (4)
3.54%
Miller-Motte College-WilmingtonWilmington, NC$41,138 (4)
4.78%
---$54,851 (4)
4.78%
Mars Hill UniversityMars Hill, NC$41,074 (4)
9.26%
-$45,637 (4)
9.26%
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Mid-Atlantic Christian UniversityElizabeth City, NC$38,944 (1)---$51,925 (1)
Miller-Motte College-RaleighRaleigh, NC$38,006 (2)
16.47%
---$50,675 (2)
2.55%
Louisburg CollegeLouisburg, NC$37,824 (6)
0.54%
$37,824 (6)
0.54%
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Daoist Traditions College of Chinese Medical ArtsAsheville, NC$35,625 (2)
3.26%
---$47,500 (2)
3.26%
Barton CollegeWilson, NC$35,289 (5)
3.31%
$32,250 (4)
2.38%
-$58,000 (1)
-
-
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%
St. Andrews UniversityLaurinburg, NC$33,750 (6)
186.43%
---$45,000 (6)
Warren Wilson CollegeSwannanoa, NC$31,332 (19)-$34,813 (19)--
Belmont Abbey CollegeBelmont, NC$30,994 (4)
3.22%
-$34,438 (4)
3.22%
--
Charlotte Christian College and Theological SeminaryCharlotte, NC$20,289 (8)
13.62%
---$27,053 (8)
13.62%
Heritage Bible CollegeDunn, NC$13,950 (3)
28.46%
---$18,600 (3)
28.46%