Professor Salary at Mississippi Colleges
The 2023 average professor salary at Mississippi colleges is $75,716 based on a 9-months contract or equated data. Mississippi State University has the highest professor salary of $118,988 among Mississippi colleges followed by University of Mississippi ($117,703) and University of Southern Mississippi ($96,379).
The following table lists the Mississippi colleges with professor 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi State UniversityMississippi State, MS | $118,988 (236) 4.40% | $118,525 (142) 5.39% | - | - | $159,583 (94) 3.19% |
| University of MississippiUniversity, MS | $117,703 (253) 4.27% | $117,802 (137) 3.77% | - | - | $156,782 (116) 4.91% |
| University of Southern MississippiHattiesburg, MS | $96,379 (145) 3.98% | $94,451 (107) 3.64% | - | - | $135,742 (38) 4.61% |
| Millsaps CollegeJackson, MS | $89,880 (20) 4.10% | $89,880 (20) 4.10% | - | - | - |
| Mississippi CollegeClinton, MS | $88,923 (62) 4.40% | $86,506 (56) 4.98% | - | - | $148,646 (6) 0.62% |
| Jackson State UniversityJackson, MS | $80,368 (82) 0.41% | $88,002 (46) 21.46% | - | - | $94,153 (36) 40.39% |
| Alcorn State UniversityAlcorn State, MS | $79,919 (17) 2.87% | $78,647 (13) 8.51% | - | - | $112,072 (4) 18.98% |
| Delta State UniversityCleveland, MS | $72,333 (18) 0.45% | $72,729 (12) 1.90% | - | - | $95,389 (6) 2.72% |
| Mississippi University for WomenColumbus, MS | $69,881 (46) 3.96% | $70,603 (30) 4.14% | $77,012 (5) 1.90% | $81,120 (9) 5.71% | $101,775 (2) 2.51% |
| Mississippi Valley State UniversityItta Bena, MS | $67,898 (19) 6.72% | $68,461 (18) 6.92% | - | - | $77,036 (1) 5.00% |
| William Carey UniversityHattiesburg, MS | $66,953 (27) 5.70% | $57,667 (6) | $61,000 (1) | $73,500 (1) | $94,505 (19) 0.17% |
| Blue Mountain Christian UniversityBlue Mountain, MS | $60,445 (9) 14.82% | $54,517 (6) - | $70,000 (1) | - | $102,602 (2) 85.86% |
| Belhaven UniversityJackson, MS | $57,063 (28) 2.20% | - | - | - | $76,084 (28) 2.20% |
| Wesley Biblical SeminaryRidgeland, MS | $53,125 (3) 7.32% | - | - | - | $70,833 (3) 7.32% |
| Rust CollegeHolly Springs, MS | $46,215 (3) 8.32% | - | $50,956 (2) 7.84% | $57,363 (1) 9.26% | - |
| Tougaloo CollegeTougaloo, MS | $45,379 (7) 16.52% | $48,251 (3) 11.74% | - | - | $57,633 (4) 17.67% |