Instructor Salary at South Carolina Colleges
The 2023 average instructor salary at South Carolina colleges is $50,988 based on a 9-months contract or equated data. Charleston School of Law has the highest instructor salary of $88,416 among South Carolina colleges followed by Medical University of South Carolina ($82,487) and Furman University ($66,000).
The following table lists the South 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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| School name | Equated to 9-Month Contract | 9-Month Contract | 10-Month Contract | 11-Month Contract | 12-Month Contract |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston School of LawCharleston, SC | $88,416 (6) 15.99% | $88,416 (6) 15.99% | - | - | - |
| Medical University of South CarolinaCharleston, SC | $82,487 (28) 4.10% | - | - | - | $109,983 (28) 4.10% |
| Furman UniversityGreenville, SC | $66,000 (2) 23.41% | $66,000 (2) 23.41% | - | - | - |
| College of CharlestonCharleston, SC | $64,418 (62) 3.34% | $64,418 (62) 3.34% | - | - | - |
| Clemson UniversityClemson, SC | $62,876 (2) 5.76% | $62,876 (2) 5.76% | - | - | - |
| Citadel Military College of South CarolinaCharleston, SC | $60,659 (19) 0.73% | $60,659 (19) 0.73% | - | - | - |
| Coastal Carolina UniversityConway, SC | $59,811 (6) 4.07% | $59,811 (6) 4.07% | - | - | - |
| University of South Carolina-ColumbiaColumbia, SC | $58,118 (268) 0.50% | $57,583 (196) 1.27% | - | $84,113 (34) 4.85% | $68,425 (38) 4.99% |
| Claflin UniversityOrangeburg, SC | $57,756 (13) 7.75% | $53,882 (10) 4.90% | $72,100 (1) 14.44% | - | $98,085 (2) 10.89% |
| Wofford CollegeSpartanburg, SC | $57,653 (19) 4.45% | $57,653 (19) 4.45% | - | - | - |
| University of South Carolina BeaufortBluffton, SC | $57,401 (22) 2.01% | $57,868 (20) 2.03% | - | $64,463 (2) 1.42% | - |
| University of South Carolina-UnionUnion, SC | $57,299 (7) 2.43% | $57,172 (6) 2.20% | - | - | $77,420 (1) |
| University of South Carolina-UpstateSpartanburg, SC | $57,245 (61) 4.60% | $58,016 (57) 4.95% | - | $57,878 (3) 1.92% | $57,407 (1) 3.19% |
| University of South Carolina-LancasterLancaster, SC | $56,931 (18) 2.54% | $55,853 (13) 3.71% | - | $72,223 (2) 11.66% | $80,229 (3) 13.33% |
| Benedict CollegeColumbia, SC | $54,545 (26) 15.63% | $54,545 (26) 15.66% | - | - | - |
| Francis Marion UniversityFlorence, SC | $54,123 (15) 0.16% | $54,265 (14) 0.10% | - | - | $69,525 (1) |
| South Carolina State UniversityOrangeburg, SC | $52,447 (25) 3.03% | $52,204 (23) 3.03% | $69,997 (1) 3.00% | $58,067 (1) 3.00% | - |
| Fortis College-ColumbiaColumbia, SC | $51,866 (10) 7.31% | - | - | - | $69,154 (10) 7.31% |
| University of South Carolina AikenAiken, SC | $51,787 (35) 2.92% | $52,423 (33) 2.31% | - | - | $55,059 (2) 6.54% |
| Galen Health Institutes-Myrtle BeachMyrtle Beach, SC | $51,750 (9) | - | - | - | $69,000 (9) |
| Winthrop UniversityRock Hill, SC | $51,642 (36) 4.77% | $52,496 (29) 5.09% | $57,263 (2) 7.42% | - | $62,305 (5) 3.58% |
| Sherman College of ChiropracticSpartanburg, SC | $51,206 (5) 6.58% | - | - | - | $68,275 (5) 6.58% |
| University of South Carolina-SalkehatchieAllendale, SC | $51,051 (4) 4.13% | $56,048 (3) 6.41% | - | - | $48,080 (1) 4.72% |
| Anderson UniversityAnderson, SC | $50,874 (15) 1.63% | $53,750 (5) 2.55% | $60,720 (3) 4.13% | - | $62,937 (7) 5.06% |
| Presbyterian CollegeClinton, SC | $50,000 (1) 16.28% | $50,000 (1) 16.28% | - | - | - |
| Charleston Southern UniversityCharleston, SC | $49,554 (21) 1.93% | - | $55,060 (21) 1.93% | - | - |
| South University-ColumbiaColumbia, SC | $49,273 (2) 12.94% | - | - | - | $65,697 (2) 12.94% |
| University of South Carolina-SumterSumter, SC | $47,384 (17) 4.76% | $47,384 (17) 4.76% | - | - | - |
| Allen UniversityColumbia, SC | $47,369 (10) 80.60% | $47,294 (8) | $52,965 (2) 81.74% | - | - |
| North Greenville UniversityTigerville, SC | $46,669 (30) 1.33% | $46,669 (30) 0.72% | - | - | - |
| Limestone UniversityGaffney, SC | $41,650 (2) 7.44% | $47,690 (1) 5.98% | - | - | $47,481 (1) |
| 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% |
| Morris CollegeSumter, SC | $41,130 (4) 7.26% | $41,130 (4) 7.26% | - | - | - |
| Converse UniversitySpartanburg, SC | $40,372 (5) 6.72% | $40,372 (5) 6.72% | - | - | - |
| Miller-Motte College-CharlestonCharleston, SC | $38,618 (4) 10.36% | $47,000 (1) | - | - | $47,766 (3) 2.37% |
| Voorhees UniversityDenmark, SC | $38,200 (5) 0.13% | $38,200 (5) 0.13% | - | - | - |
| Miller-Motte College-ConwayConway, SC | $36,091 (6) 10.02% | - | - | - | $48,121 (6) 10.02% |
| Southern Wesleyan UniversityCentral, SC | $34,495 (1) 1.42% | $34,495 (1) 1.42% | - | - | - |
| Bob Jones UniversityGreenville, SC | $32,013 (7) 16.73% | $32,013 (7) 16.73% | - | - | - |
| Lander UniversityGreenwood, SC | $29,884 (14) 34.57% | $28,756 (13) 37.04% | - | - | $59,390 (1) |
| Columbia International UniversityColumbia, SC | $27,540 (2) | - | - | - | $36,720 (2) |