Professor Salary at North Carolina Colleges
The 2023 average professor salary at North Carolina colleges is $81,534 based on a 9-months contract or equated data. Duke University has the highest professor salary of $216,817 among North Carolina colleges followed by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ($165,404) and Wake Forest University ($153,717).
The following table lists the North Carolina 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke UniversityDurham, NC | $216,817 (714) 4.55% | $220,333 (678) 4.15% | $203,025 (2) 32.09% | $265,425 (6) 9.58% | $178,753 (28) 2.84% |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC | $165,404 (666) 7.28% | $167,889 (529) 6.05% | - | - | $207,741 (137) 11.63% |
| Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem, NC | $153,717 (204) 0.94% | $153,717 (204) 0.94% | - | - | - |
| Davidson CollegeDavidson, NC | $147,544 (82) 4.24% | $147,544 (82) 4.24% | - | - | - |
| North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, NC | $139,126 (749) 9.14% | $148,351 (522) 9.44% | - | - | $157,217 (227) 7.95% |
| University of North Carolina at CharlotteCharlotte, NC | $128,637 (296) 8.89% | $129,752 (285) 9.11% | - | - | $133,002 (11) 7.05% |
| Elon UniversityElon, NC | $111,771 (93) 0.58% | $107,027 (78) 0.14% | $156,676 (11) 6.59% | $151,424 (4) 0.18% | - |
| University of North Carolina at GreensboroGreensboro, NC | $111,060 (212) 1.32% | $111,387 (180) 3.21% | $148,103 (20) 0.61% | $106,753 (2) 13.35% | $87,267 (10) 29.55% |
| University of North Carolina WilmingtonWilmington, NC | $108,692 (194) 9.56% | $107,917 (174) 9.80% | - | - | $153,906 (20) 7.29% |
| Johnson & Wales University-CharlotteCharlotte, NC | $108,122 (17) 4.16% | $108,122 (17) 4.16% | - | - | - |
| Western Carolina UniversityCullowhee, NC | $104,961 (125) 9.15% | $106,601 (105) 9.00% | $107,764 (9) 21.67% | $94,177 (1) 35.84% | $130,285 (10) 7.38% |
| North Carolina Central UniversityDurham, NC | $104,659 (84) 6.09% | $107,868 (65) 6.04% | - | $102,004 (2) 6.19% | $126,513 (17) 4.90% |
| Campbell UniversityBuies Creek, NC | $104,647 (44) 0.88% | $109,712 (30) 1.73% | $92,662 (1) 2.00% | $105,470 (1) | $127,046 (12) 0.46% |
| East Carolina UniversityGreenville, NC | $104,065 (259) 5.53% | $106,139 (203) 6.28% | - | $167,408 (2) 5.02% | $126,735 (54) 2.47% |
| High Point UniversityHigh Point, NC | $102,409 (32) 4.17% | $91,278 (18) 3.60% | $88,540 (1) | $132,515 (1) 1.50% | $160,665 (12) 13.87% |
| North Carolina A & T State UniversityGreensboro, NC | $101,578 (131) 3.27% | $104,524 (96) 2.77% | - | - | $124,663 (35) 3.51% |
| Appalachian State UniversityBoone, NC | $100,139 (339) 9.91% | $100,377 (336) 9.81% | - | - | $98,019 (3) 0.92% |
| Queens University of CharlotteCharlotte, NC | $99,043 (33) 5.51% | $99,967 (31) 5.27% | - | - | $112,951 (2) 3.95% |
| Winston-Salem State UniversityWinston-Salem, NC | $95,193 (57) 2.88% | $96,232 (42) 2.50% | $100,145 (6) 1.57% | $125,666 (1) 6.09% | $123,445 (8) 5.04% |
| University of North Carolina at AshevilleAsheville, NC | $91,901 (63) 5.14% | $91,968 (58) 5.13% | $99,582 (4) 6.76% | $118,743 (1) 4.33% | - |
| University of North Carolina at PembrokePembroke, NC | $91,053 (76) 9.87% | $91,086 (67) 9.69% | $94,768 (7) 22.18% | - | $146,826 (2) 14.13% |
| Fayetteville State UniversityFayetteville, NC | $89,151 (83) 2.33% | $90,924 (58) 5.51% | $102,740 (8) 0.45% | $96,879 (11) 6.44% | $114,335 (6) 10.43% |
| Elizabeth City State UniversityElizabeth City, NC | $88,169 (21) 3.96% | $88,169 (21) 5.06% | - | - | - |
| University of North Carolina School of the ArtsWinston Salem, NC | $84,664 (33) 6.61% | $84,735 (32) 6.62% | - | - | $109,883 (1) 6.45% |
| Southeastern Baptist Theological SeminaryWake Forest, NC | $82,521 (24) 19.73% | $82,521 (24) | - | - | - |
| Catawba CollegeSalisbury, NC | $82,418 (16) 3.91% | $82,418 (16) 3.91% | - | - | - |
| Wingate UniversityWingate, NC | $81,265 (26) 4.57% | $75,903 (22) 1.48% | - | - | $147,677 (4) 6.52% |
| Lenoir-Rhyne UniversityHickory, NC | $78,009 (39) 0.31% | $78,390 (35) 0.53% | - | $102,000 (1) 14.61% | $95,667 (3) 1.12% |
| Methodist UniversityFayetteville, NC | $76,625 (44) 0.39% | $77,379 (38) 2.89% | - | - | $95,795 (6) 13.23% |
| Shepherds Theological SeminaryCary, NC | $76,486 (4) 10.80% | - | - | - | $101,982 (4) 10.80% |
| Johnson C Smith UniversityCharlotte, NC | $76,094 (12) 3.75% | $76,094 (12) 3.75% | - | - | - |
| Meredith CollegeRaleigh, NC | $74,054 (39) 1.85% | $74,054 (39) 1.85% | - | - | - |
| Chowan UniversityMurfreesboro, NC | $71,321 (13) 2.38% | $74,340 (4) 2.30% | $66,072 (3) | - | $100,316 (6) 2.44% |
| Guilford CollegeGreensboro, NC | $70,564 (34) 4.39% | $70,564 (34) 4.39% | - | - | - |
| Pfeiffer UniversityMisenheimer, NC | $70,553 (15) 1.67% | $79,210 (6) 1.67% | $68,852 (3) 7.58% | $85,500 (2) - | $85,750 (4) 6.10% |
| Belmont Abbey CollegeBelmont, NC | $70,432 (8) 3.54% | - | $78,258 (8) 3.54% | - | - |
| Gardner-Webb UniversityBoiling Springs, NC | $70,296 (57) 4.13% | $69,267 (45) 4.61% | $82,229 (10) 5.60% | $99,300 (1) 47.31% | $91,445 (1) 6.45% |
| University of Mount OliveMount Olive, NC | $69,158 (16) 2.56% | - | $76,842 (16) 2.56% | - | - |
| Barton CollegeWilson, NC | $68,311 (12) 14.59% | $71,755 (9) 19.14% | $63,000 (1) | $68,600 (1) 3.81% | $81,500 (1) 4.59% |
| Salem CollegeWinston-Salem, NC | $66,431 (7) 0.91% | - | $73,812 (7) | - | - |
| William Peace UniversityRaleigh, NC | $66,333 (6) 7.66% | $66,333 (6) 7.66% | - | - | - |
| Saint Augustine's UniversityRaleigh, NC | $66,230 (4) 4.92% | $50,557 (3) 19.91% | - | - | $151,000 (1) |
| Lees-McRae CollegeBanner Elk, NC | $64,648 (8) 6.91% | $65,867 (6) 8.80% | $66,184 (1) 0.72% | - | $83,226 (1) |
| Warren Wilson CollegeSwannanoa, NC | $62,650 (23) | - | $69,611 (23) | - | - |
| North Carolina Wesleyan UniversityRocky Mount, NC | $62,454 (9) 3.05% | $62,454 (9) 3.05% | - | - | - |
| Greensboro CollegeGreensboro, NC | $61,073 (16) 0.17% | $61,073 (16) 0.17% | - | - | - |
| Mars Hill UniversityMars Hill, NC | $56,771 (18) 2.47% | - | $60,277 (15) 1.69% | $76,665 (2) 6.76% | $110,282 (1) 27.68% |
| Livingstone CollegeSalisbury, NC | $55,824 (6) 0.79% | - | $62,027 (6) 0.78% | - | - |
| Hood Theological SeminarySalisbury, NC | $54,904 (1) 2.50% | - | - | - | $73,205 (1) 2.50% |
| Forsyth Technical Community CollegeWinston-Salem, NC | $54,142 (23) 8.57% | $54,308 (20) 8.86% | - | - | $70,715 (3) 6.62% |
| Brevard CollegeBrevard, NC | $54,139 (11) 1.14% | $54,139 (11) 1.14% | - | - | - |
| Montreat CollegeMontreat, NC | $54,083 (10) 8.44% | $54,083 (10) 8.44% | - | - | - |
| Louisburg CollegeLouisburg, NC | $51,805 (2) - | $51,805 (2) - | - | - | - |
| Mid-Atlantic Christian UniversityElizabeth City, NC | $51,083 (4) 2.82% | - | $56,759 (4) 2.82% | - | - |
| Carolina UniversityWinston-Salem, NC | $47,400 (5) 13.58% | - | - | - | $63,200 (5) 13.58% |
| Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible CollegeWendell, NC | $46,077 (5) 3.00% | $46,077 (5) 3.00% | - | - | - |
| Shaw UniversityRaleigh, NC | $41,945 (1) 26.32% | - | $46,605 (1) | - | - |
| St. Andrews UniversityLaurinburg, NC | $40,770 (2) 19.57% | - | - | - | $54,360 (2) |
| Carolina Christian CollegeWinston Salem, NC | $21,250 (3) 13.27% | - | - | - | $28,333 (3) 13.27% |
| Heritage Bible CollegeDunn, NC | $13,950 (2) 28.46% | - | - | - | $18,600 (2) 28.46% |
| Manna UniversityFayetteville, NC | $8,981 (6) 10.38% | - | - | $10,979 (6) 10.38% | - |