Professor Salary at Tennessee Colleges
The 2023 average professor salary at Tennessee colleges is $78,397 based on a 9-months contract or equated data. Vanderbilt University has the highest professor salary of $202,291 among Tennessee colleges followed by The University of Tennessee-Knoxville ($156,891) and The University of Tennessee Health Science Center ($146,971).
The following table lists the Tennessee 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN | $202,291 (437) 1.91% | $209,424 (395) 3.01% | - | - | $180,278 (42) 2.29% |
| The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleKnoxville, TN | $156,891 (529) 4.53% | $161,639 (412) 3.87% | - | - | $186,898 (117) 6.38% |
| The University of Tennessee Health Science CenterMemphis, TN | $146,971 (66) 3.48% | $132,807 (5) 4.00% | - | - | $197,510 (61) 4.12% |
| Belmont UniversityNashville, TN | $131,707 (110) 3.50% | - | $147,239 (100) 3.30% | - | $164,839 (10) 4.86% |
| University of MemphisMemphis, TN | $116,435 (203) 3.73% | $116,855 (199) 2.92% | - | - | $127,438 (4) 16.80% |
| Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia IncMadison, TN | $115,875 (1) 20.82% | - | - | - | $154,500 (1) 20.82% |
| Southern College of OptometryMemphis, TN | $115,424 (12) 0.82% | - | - | - | $153,899 (12) 0.82% |
| The University of Tennessee-ChattanoogaChattanooga, TN | $111,625 (136) 4.25% | $108,784 (111) 4.01% | - | - | $165,654 (25) 3.05% |
| South CollegeKnoxville, TN | $110,685 (16) 20.17% | - | - | - | $147,580 (16) 20.17% |
| The University of the SouthSewanee, TN | $108,992 (60) 1.10% | $108,992 (60) 1.10% | - | - | - |
| Middle Tennessee State UniversityMurfreesboro, TN | $104,953 (329) 2.83% | $106,691 (286) 3.49% | $101,421 (33) 6.31% | $108,591 (2) 2.62% | $137,685 (8) 1.66% |
| Rhodes CollegeMemphis, TN | $102,909 (42) 3.88% | $103,119 (41) 3.68% | - | - | $125,771 (1) |
| Tennessee Technological UniversityCookeville, TN | $101,786 (126) 4.16% | $102,878 (121) 5.22% | - | - | $100,479 (5) 21.15% |
| Lincoln Memorial UniversityHarrogate, TN | $93,843 (9) 1.48% | - | $88,913 (6) 0.06% | - | $161,980 (3) 9.36% |
| Austin Peay State UniversityClarksville, TN | $90,871 (149) 2.25% | $90,871 (149) 2.25% | - | - | - |
| Baptist Health Sciences UniversityMemphis, TN | $90,388 (5) 3.02% | $84,580 (3) 1.81% | - | - | $132,132 (2) 4.61% |
| Tennessee State UniversityNashville, TN | $89,561 (106) 7.53% | $89,532 (78) 6.85% | - | - | $119,526 (28) 10.19% |
| Lipscomb UniversityNashville, TN | $88,591 (56) 6.15% | - | $93,656 (32) 6.23% | - | $125,765 (24) 5.44% |
| East Tennessee State UniversityJohnson City, TN | $87,523 (151) 1.37% | $87,368 (103) 2.95% | - | - | $117,137 (48) 1.85% |
| The University of Tennessee-MartinMartin, TN | $84,304 (103) 4.94% | $84,520 (90) 5.11% | - | - | $110,410 (13) 3.66% |
| Christian Brothers UniversityMemphis, TN | $83,348 (34) 7.47% | $80,135 (27) 11.04% | - | - | $127,657 (7) |
| Nashville State Community CollegeNashville, TN | $83,150 (8) 7.96% | $83,150 (8) 7.96% | - | - | - |
| Union UniversityJackson, TN | $81,846 (86) 0.35% | $79,474 (64) 0.91% | - | - | $118,328 (22) 5.73% |
| Pellissippi State Community CollegeKnoxville, TN | $79,200 (35) 3.97% | $79,703 (33) 3.97% | - | - | $94,530 (2) 4.00% |
| Volunteer State Community CollegeGallatin, TN | $79,143 (18) 2.75% | $79,091 (17) 1.37% | - | - | $106,697 (1) 18.47% |
| Freed-Hardeman UniversityHenderson, TN | $77,667 (17) 0.31% | $75,845 (14) 5.51% | - | $105,338 (3) 20.56% | - |
| Fisk UniversityNashville, TN | $76,410 (9) 2.20% | - | $84,900 (9) 2.20% | - | - |
| Lee UniversityCleveland, TN | $76,083 (48) 1.87% | $77,618 (38) 1.60% | - | $85,880 (10) 3.46% | - |
| Southwest Tennessee Community CollegeMemphis, TN | $74,238 (22) 2.53% | $74,331 (21) 2.46% | - | - | $96,360 (1) 4.00% |
| DeVry University-TennesseeNashville, TN | $73,575 (1) 3.50% | - | - | - | $98,100 (1) 3.50% |
| Walters State Community CollegeMorristown, TN | $73,204 (21) 5.44% | $73,678 (17) 5.82% | - | - | $94,917 (4) 3.90% |
| Trevecca Nazarene UniversityNashville, TN | $72,237 (36) 0.22% | $72,501 (27) - | $85,907 (4) 6.34% | $85,386 (2) - | $86,233 (3) 3.49% |
| Northeast State Community CollegeBlountville, TN | $71,976 (9) 3.21% | $71,976 (9) 3.21% | - | - | - |
| Maryville CollegeMaryville, TN | $71,708 (21) 1.26% | - | $79,676 (21) 1.26% | - | - |
| Motlow State Community CollegeTullahoma, TN | $71,534 (7) 8.80% | $71,534 (7) 8.80% | - | - | - |
| Jackson State Community CollegeJackson, TN | $71,197 (7) 3.77% | $69,580 (5) 2.74% | - | - | $100,319 (2) 7.89% |
| Dyersburg State Community CollegeDyersburg, TN | $70,866 (4) 4.00% | $70,866 (4) 4.00% | - | - | - |
| Chattanooga State Community CollegeChattanooga, TN | $70,767 (43) 0.53% | $70,835 (37) 2.74% | - | - | $93,798 (6) 9.42% |
| Cleveland State Community CollegeCleveland, TN | $69,208 (8) 5.36% | $69,208 (8) 5.36% | - | - | - |
| Carson-Newman UniversityJefferson City, TN | $68,883 (28) 13.21% | $68,883 (28) 12.71% | - | - | - |
| Columbia State Community CollegeColumbia, TN | $68,502 (13) 4.01% | - | $75,048 (10) 4.01% | - | $95,597 (3) 4.01% |
| Roane State Community CollegeHarriman, TN | $68,019 (16) 2.84% | $74,323 (14) 3.89% | - | - | $31,856 (2) 4.00% |
| Milligan UniversityMilligan, TN | $65,789 (30) 0.84% | $66,369 (25) 1.35% | $68,556 (3) 2.31% | - | $86,229 (2) 2.00% |
| Bryan College-DaytonDayton, TN | $63,851 (16) 0.39% | $61,177 (12) 3.82% | - | - | $95,831 (4) |
| The University of Tennessee SouthernPulaski, TN | $63,122 (10) 9.35% | $64,066 (8) 10.63% | - | - | $79,130 (2) 5.55% |
| Cumberland UniversityLebanon, TN | $61,562 (11) 0.74% | $61,400 (10) 0.96% | - | - | $84,250 (1) 0.30% |
| Memphis Theological SeminaryMemphis, TN | $61,144 (4) 10.28% | $62,691 (3) 8.01% | - | - | $75,340 (1) |
| Richmont Graduate UniversityChattanooga, TN | $60,821 (7) 17.27% | - | - | - | $81,095 (7) 17.27% |
| Pentecostal Theological SeminaryCleveland, TN | $59,576 (5) 9.97% | - | - | - | $79,434 (5) |
| Lane CollegeJackson, TN | $59,168 (2) | - | $66,374 (1) | $71,638 (1) | - |
| Southern Adventist UniversityCollegedale, TN | $58,457 (60) 6.13% | - | $64,953 (60) 6.13% | - | - |
| Johnson UniversityKnoxville, TN | $55,865 (25) 1.01% | - | - | - | $74,487 (25) 1.01% |
| Tennessee Wesleyan UniversityAthens, TN | $53,642 (15) 19.28% | - | $59,602 (15) 19.28% | - | - |
| Le Moyne-Owen CollegeMemphis, TN | $50,961 (8) 3.59% | $51,815 (3) 0.94% | - | - | $67,265 (5) 7.45% |
| King UniversityBristol, TN | $50,631 (15) 2.23% | - | - | - | $67,508 (15) 2.23% |
| Welch CollegeGallatin, TN | $48,205 (5) 2.42% | $48,417 (3) 6.53% | $57,581 (1) 9.47% | - | $58,600 (1) 12.14% |
| Tusculum UniversityGreeneville, TN | $47,583 (9) 3.74% | - | $52,869 (9) 3.74% | - | - |
| Bethel UniversityMcKenzie, TN | $46,936 (27) 4.40% | - | - | - | $62,581 (27) 4.40% |
| Visible Music CollegeMemphis, TN | $45,478 (5) 13.19% | - | - | - | $60,637 (5) 13.19% |
| Huntington University of Health SciencesKnoxville, TN | $9,879 (2) 11.38% | - | - | - | $13,172 (2) 11.37% |
| Williamson Christian CollegeFranklin, TN | $9,000 (2) 25.93% | - | - | - | $12,000 (2) 25.93% |
| Omega Graduate SchoolDayton, TN | $4,584 (4) 50.11% | - | - | - | $6,112 (4) 50.11% |