Professor Salary at South Carolina Colleges
The 2023 average professor salary at South Carolina colleges is $80,818 based on a 9-months contract or equated data. Clemson University has the highest professor salary of $146,531 among South Carolina colleges followed by University of South Carolina-Columbia ($143,324) and Medical University of South Carolina ($130,808).
The following table lists the South 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clemson UniversityClemson, SC | $146,531 (380) 8.07% | $149,670 (331) 7.78% | - | - | $167,109 (49) 12.79% |
| University of South Carolina-ColumbiaColumbia, SC | $143,324 (446) 1.99% | $142,038 (356) 1.39% | - | $180,912 (48) 5.43% | $198,527 (42) 3.22% |
| Medical University of South CarolinaCharleston, SC | $130,808 (23) 5.15% | - | - | - | $174,411 (23) 5.15% |
| Charleston School of LawCharleston, SC | $125,616 (15) 4.18% | $139,344 (10) 3.99% | - | - | $130,880 (5) 21.20% |
| Furman UniversityGreenville, SC | $108,041 (118) 2.41% | $108,041 (118) 2.41% | - | - | - |
| College of CharlestonCharleston, SC | $103,840 (150) 3.90% | $103,840 (150) 3.90% | - | - | - |
| Coastal Carolina UniversityConway, SC | $100,379 (116) 1.10% | $99,552 (103) 0.81% | - | - | $142,568 (13) 2.74% |
| Citadel Military College of South CarolinaCharleston, SC | $98,739 (65) 2.29% | $98,739 (65) 2.29% | - | - | - |
| Wofford CollegeSpartanburg, SC | $94,858 (49) 3.72% | $94,858 (49) 3.72% | - | - | - |
| Winthrop UniversityRock Hill, SC | $88,438 (85) 4.50% | $88,385 (84) 5.94% | $103,226 (1) 3.29% | - | - |
| University of South Carolina BeaufortBluffton, SC | $87,682 (16) 0.49% | $86,282 (11) 2.11% | - | $118,525 (4) 3.00% | $88,000 (1) |
| Claflin UniversityOrangeburg, SC | $86,714 (20) 5.80% | $82,785 (14) 3.49% | - | $106,912 (3) 19.31% | $139,081 (3) 6.09% |
| University of South Carolina AikenAiken, SC | $86,236 (37) 2.96% | $87,842 (25) 3.23% | - | $96,980 (8) 0.04% | $120,013 (4) 11.23% |
| Francis Marion UniversityFlorence, SC | $83,869 (73) 2.27% | $85,414 (61) 2.76% | $84,528 (6) 1.29% | $88,081 (2) 9.77% | $103,878 (4) 3.00% |
| University of South Carolina-UpstateSpartanburg, SC | $82,778 (45) 4.45% | $82,277 (41) 3.60% | - | - | $117,221 (4) 13.97% |
| South Carolina State UniversityOrangeburg, SC | $81,530 (31) 5.03% | $81,530 (31) 5.03% | - | - | - |
| University of South Carolina-SumterSumter, SC | $80,345 (12) 7.47% | $76,586 (7) 9.54% | - | - | $114,145 (5) 7.55% |
| Anderson UniversityAnderson, SC | $78,939 (33) 1.75% | $75,132 (13) 5.13% | $96,995 (13) 2.90% | $74,401 (1) 4.04% | $96,131 (6) 4.26% |
| Lander UniversityGreenwood, SC | $76,092 (22) 9.14% | $75,622 (18) 8.21% | - | - | $104,271 (4) 14.44% |
| Presbyterian CollegeClinton, SC | $75,664 (46) 3.53% | $73,269 (41) 2.70% | - | - | $127,074 (5) 2.16% |
| University of South Carolina-UnionUnion, SC | $74,065 (1) 3.00% | $74,065 (1) 3.00% | - | - | - |
| Sherman College of ChiropracticSpartanburg, SC | $73,904 (9) 3.00% | - | - | - | $98,539 (9) 3.00% |
| Columbia CollegeColumbia, SC | $72,052 (10) 0.89% | $77,861 (5) 2.43% | $71,550 (4) 3.51% | - | $98,180 (1) |
| Benedict CollegeColumbia, SC | $71,368 (12) 4.42% | $75,454 (8) 7.49% | - | - | $84,263 (4) 4.08% |
| University of South Carolina-SalkehatchieAllendale, SC | $70,784 (5) 2.91% | $70,649 (4) 2.71% | - | - | $95,098 (1) |
| American College of the Building ArtsCharleston, SC | $70,667 (15) | $70,667 (15) | - | - | - |
| University of South Carolina-LancasterLancaster, SC | $70,534 (12) 3.01% | $70,324 (11) 3.08% | - | - | $97,129 (1) 3.00% |
| Limestone UniversityGaffney, SC | $69,210 (25) 7.76% | $72,814 (14) 5.70% | - | - | $86,165 (11) 11.67% |
| Newberry CollegeNewberry, SC | $66,645 (12) 13.34% | $66,645 (12) 13.34% | - | - | - |
| Charleston Southern UniversityCharleston, SC | $66,596 (47) 1.69% | - | $70,003 (35) 2.35% | - | $102,769 (12) 0.80% |
| Converse UniversitySpartanburg, SC | $64,183 (18) 0.54% | $64,183 (18) 0.54% | - | - | - |
| Coker UniversityHartsville, SC | $61,284 (10) 15.62% | $61,284 (10) 15.62% | - | - | - |
| Bob Jones UniversityGreenville, SC | $60,398 (56) 5.76% | $61,088 (54) 6.04% | - | - | $55,681 (2) 1.11% |
| North Greenville UniversityTigerville, SC | $57,389 (45) 2.89% | $58,806 (35) 2.76% | - | - | $69,905 (10) 0.92% |
| Morris CollegeSumter, SC | $57,075 (6) 0.66% | $56,573 (5) - | - | - | $79,444 (1) 4.48% |
| Voorhees UniversityDenmark, SC | $56,838 (1) - | $56,838 (1) - | - | - | - |
| Erskine CollegeDue West, SC | $55,748 (11) 16.41% | - | $61,942 (11) 16.41% | - | - |
| Southern Wesleyan UniversityCentral, SC | $52,991 (10) 0.06% | $53,079 (7) 0.14% | - | - | $70,380 (3) 1.24% |
| Clinton CollegeRock Hill, SC | $51,375 (6) 52.79% | - | - | - | $68,500 (6) |
| Columbia International UniversityColumbia, SC | $49,189 (23) 1.30% | - | - | - | $65,585 (23) 1.30% |