Instructor Salary at Tennessee Colleges
The 2023 average instructor salary at Tennessee colleges is $49,994 based on a 9-months contract or equated data. Hussian College-Daymar College Clarksville has the highest instructor salary of $71,440 among Tennessee colleges followed by Southern College of Optometry ($69,875) and The University of Tennessee-Knoxville ($67,980).
The following table lists the Tennessee 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hussian College-Daymar College ClarksvilleClarksville, TN | $71,440 (1) 139.33% | - | - | $87,335 (1) | - |
| Southern College of OptometryMemphis, TN | $69,875 (6) 2.32% | - | - | - | $93,167 (6) 2.32% |
| The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleKnoxville, TN | $67,980 (37) 4.82% | $68,303 (28) 1.99% | - | - | $89,300 (9) 21.79% |
| Belmont UniversityNashville, TN | $66,584 (65) 9.55% | - | $73,953 (62) 9.84% | - | $89,488 (3) 4.89% |
| Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN | $66,225 (40) 1.10% | $57,139 (3) 0.57% | - | - | $89,282 (37) 0.49% |
| Hussian College-Daymar College NashvilleNashville, TN | $63,750 (1) 93.18% | - | - | - | $85,000 (1) 93.18% |
| The University of the SouthSewanee, TN | $63,658 (9) 5.25% | $63,658 (9) 5.25% | - | - | - |
| South CollegeKnoxville, TN | $62,490 (139) 2.83% | - | - | - | $83,319 (139) 2.82% |
| The University of Tennessee Health Science CenterMemphis, TN | $62,386 (27) 3.37% | $65,352 (1) | - | - | $83,030 (26) 3.19% |
| Lipscomb UniversityNashville, TN | $60,952 (15) 9.89% | - | $78,074 (9) 30.66% | - | $62,638 (6) 17.11% |
| East Tennessee State UniversityJohnson City, TN | $59,893 (38) 0.11% | $59,616 (14) 6.16% | - | - | $80,073 (24) 4.30% |
| Meridian Institute of Surgical AssistingNashville, TN | $59,544 (9) 9.53% | - | - | - | $79,392 (9) 9.53% |
| Rhodes CollegeMemphis, TN | $59,432 (5) 2.22% | $61,690 (4) 2.26% | - | - | $67,198 (1) 2.00% |
| Lincoln College of Technology-NashvilleNashville, TN | $59,411 (56) 2.34% | - | - | - | $79,214 (56) 2.34% |
| Lincoln Memorial UniversityHarrogate, TN | $57,768 (3) 4.56% | - | $50,530 (2) 6.02% | - | $109,803 (1) 3.00% |
| The University of Tennessee-MartinMartin, TN | $56,421 (10) 6.59% | $55,815 (9) 7.69% | - | - | $82,497 (1) 3.50% |
| 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% |
| Fortis Institute-NashvilleNashville, TN | $55,856 (16) 4.81% | - | - | - | $74,475 (16) 4.81% |
| Middle Tennessee State UniversityMurfreesboro, TN | $54,285 (48) 2.27% | $55,992 (32) 2.50% | $56,522 (16) 2.00% | - | - |
| Freed-Hardeman UniversityHenderson, TN | $54,059 (18) 4.32% | $54,059 (18) 4.32% | - | - | - |
| Tennessee Technological UniversityCookeville, TN | $53,204 (44) 14.99% | $53,204 (44) 14.99% | - | - | - |
| Austin Peay State UniversityClarksville, TN | $52,840 (30) 3.09% | $52,840 (30) 3.09% | - | - | - |
| Pellissippi State Community CollegeKnoxville, TN | $52,542 (26) 2.32% | $52,542 (26) 2.32% | - | - | - |
| University of MemphisMemphis, TN | $52,539 (206) 2.99% | $55,663 (154) 3.71% | - | - | $57,716 (52) 1.34% |
| Nashville State Community CollegeNashville, TN | $51,533 (30) 6.30% | $51,533 (30) 6.30% | - | - | - |
| Dyersburg State Community CollegeDyersburg, TN | $51,082 (8) 9.26% | $52,617 (6) 11.32% | - | - | $61,967 (2) 4.00% |
| The University of Tennessee-ChattanoogaChattanooga, TN | $50,833 (3) 0.81% | $50,833 (3) 0.81% | - | - | - |
| Cleveland State Community CollegeCleveland, TN | $50,634 (14) 1.06% | $50,634 (14) 1.06% | - | - | - |
| Remington College-Nashville CampusNashville, TN | $50,513 (4) 21.65% | - | - | - | $67,351 (4) 21.65% |
| Northeast State Community CollegeBlountville, TN | $50,231 (36) 1.01% | $50,825 (30) 1.46% | - | - | $63,012 (6) 1.70% |
| Baptist Health Sciences UniversityMemphis, TN | $50,225 (4) 2.37% | $61,173 (1) 9.86% | - | - | $62,102 (3) 1.80% |
| Fortis Institute-CookevilleCookeville, TN | $49,583 (14) 0.53% | - | - | - | $66,111 (14) 0.53% |
| Volunteer State Community CollegeGallatin, TN | $49,506 (34) 0.51% | $48,506 (20) 2.21% | - | - | $67,915 (14) 4.95% |
| Welch CollegeGallatin, TN | $49,453 (8) 2.67% | $49,453 (8) 5.01% | - | - | - |
| Hussian College-Daymar College MurfreesboroMurfreesboro, TN | $48,750 (1) 40.29% | - | - | - | $65,000 (1) 40.29% |
| Christian Brothers UniversityMemphis, TN | $48,642 (7) 23.14% | $51,296 (3) 18.94% | - | - | $62,202 (4) |
| The University of Tennessee SouthernPulaski, TN | $47,225 (12) 15.37% | $44,491 (9) 12.90% | $62,467 (1) | - | $73,377 (2) 0.61% |
| Walters State Community CollegeMorristown, TN | $46,619 (37) 1.44% | $46,029 (32) 1.73% | - | - | $67,193 (5) 2.29% |
| Jackson State Community CollegeJackson, TN | $46,098 (3) 1.70% | $48,132 (1) 7.44% | - | - | $60,109 (2) |
| Roane State Community CollegeHarriman, TN | $45,925 (8) 11.69% | $46,912 (6) 12.67% | - | - | $57,286 (2) 4.93% |
| Chattanooga State Community CollegeChattanooga, TN | $45,883 (80) 0.24% | $46,732 (27) 5.95% | - | - | $60,601 (53) 9.64% |
| John A Gupton CollegeNashville, TN | $45,268 (3) 15.29% | - | - | - | $60,357 (3) 15.29% |
| Southwest Tennessee Community CollegeMemphis, TN | $45,248 (28) 5.34% | $44,798 (27) 4.57% | - | - | $76,524 (1) 23.42% |
| Trevecca Nazarene UniversityNashville, TN | $44,975 (2) - | $41,200 (1) - | - | - | $65,000 (1) - |
| Cumberland UniversityLebanon, TN | $44,839 (37) 1.33% | $49,776 (24) 1.64% | - | - | $47,633 (13) 13.69% |
| Lane CollegeJackson, TN | $44,327 (6) 8.22% | $44,327 (6) 8.22% | - | - | - |
| Milligan UniversityMilligan, TN | $43,945 (4) 5.07% | $43,945 (4) 5.07% | - | - | - |
| William R Moore College of TechnologyMemphis, TN | $43,671 (19) 3.51% | - | - | - | $58,229 (19) 3.51% |
| Motlow State Community CollegeTullahoma, TN | $41,332 (33) 3.14% | $43,859 (23) 0.83% | - | - | $47,362 (10) 3.61% |
| Southern Adventist UniversityCollegedale, TN | $41,116 (1) | - | - | - | $54,821 (1) |
| Columbia State Community CollegeColumbia, TN | $40,686 (29) 0.22% | - | $45,629 (25) 2.81% | - | $51,083 (4) 16.42% |
| SAE Institute of Technology-NashvilleNashville, TN | $40,442 (13) 5.67% | - | - | - | $53,923 (13) 5.67% |
| Johnson UniversityKnoxville, TN | $39,794 (1) | - | - | - | $53,058 (1) |
| Remington College-Memphis CampusMemphis, TN | $39,229 (6) 8.97% | - | - | - | $52,305 (6) 8.97% |
| King UniversityBristol, TN | $39,150 (5) 3.33% | - | - | - | $52,200 (5) 3.33% |
| Tusculum UniversityGreeneville, TN | $38,572 (5) 0.08% | - | $42,858 (5) 0.08% | - | - |
| Tennessee State UniversityNashville, TN | $38,141 (16) 10.80% | $57,917 (3) 9.60% | - | - | $44,769 (13) 4.60% |
| Fisk UniversityNashville, TN | $37,483 (9) 11.04% | - | $41,648 (9) 5.30% | - | - |
| 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% |
| Le Moyne-Owen CollegeMemphis, TN | $34,420 (5) 15.89% | $51,188 (1) 25.08% | - | - | $40,304 (4) |
| North Central InstituteClarksville, TN | $33,800 (3) 3.17% | - | - | - | $45,067 (3) 3.18% |
| Bethel UniversityMcKenzie, TN | $23,723 (2) 21.20% | - | - | - | $31,630 (2) 21.20% |