Professor Salary at West Virginia Colleges
The 2023 average professor salary at West Virginia colleges is $71,032 based on a 9-months contract or equated data. West Virginia University has the highest professor salary of $126,277 among West Virginia colleges followed by Future Generations University ($112,500) and West Virginia University Institute of Technology ($92,184).
The following table lists the West Virginia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia UniversityMorgantown, WV | $126,277 (298) 3.40% | $124,876 (229) 3.88% | $112,440 (1) 3.94% | $172,018 (1) 15.89% | $174,967 (67) 13.96% |
| Future Generations UniversityFranklin, WV | $112,500 (1) 38.50% | - | - | - | $150,000 (1) 38.50% |
| West Virginia University Institute of TechnologyBeckley, WV | $92,184 (12) 3.93% | $99,028 (5) 1.59% | $96,995 (7) 7.56% | - | - |
| New River Community and Technical CollegeBeaver, WV | $90,233 (5) 26.58% | $90,233 (5) 26.58% | - | - | - |
| Marshall UniversityHuntington, WV | $87,066 (175) 1.93% | $86,564 (159) 2.56% | - | - | $122,738 (16) 2.21% |
| Blue Ridge Community and Technical CollegeMartinsburg, WV | $82,040 (5) 1.16% | - | - | - | $109,387 (5) 1.16% |
| Fairmont State UniversityFairmont, WV | $76,937 (36) 3.86% | $76,333 (31) 3.96% | $92,131 (3) 3.13% | $94,523 (2) 3.05% | - |
| Shepherd UniversityShepherdstown, WV | $76,860 (35) 0.72% | $77,148 (32) 1.52% | $81,991 (3) 9.36% | - | - |
| Potomac State College of West Virginia UniversityKeyser, WV | $74,976 (11) 1.94% | $74,976 (11) 1.94% | - | - | - |
| West Liberty UniversityWest Liberty, WV | $74,602 (40) 2.28% | $72,393 (32) 1.76% | $92,590 (7) 8.61% | - | $112,209 (1) 55.15% |
| University of CharlestonCharleston, WV | $73,216 (8) 3.79% | $52,431 (2) 14.91% | - | - | $106,859 (6) 5.48% |
| Pierpont Community and Technical CollegeFairmont, WV | $72,133 (9) 2.74% | $70,593 (2) 3.52% | $79,996 (3) 2.41% | - | $97,341 (4) 2.61% |
| Concord UniversityAthens, WV | $71,909 (32) 3.96% | $72,255 (28) 4.19% | $79,173 (1) 2.33% | $86,212 (2) 2.33% | $87,533 (1) 2.33% |
| Glenville State UniversityGlenville, WV | $70,963 (12) 6.25% | $70,963 (12) 6.25% | - | - | - |
| West Virginia State UniversityInstitute, WV | $70,658 (31) 4.71% | $71,377 (29) 3.40% | - | - | $80,313 (2) 0.10% |
| American Public University SystemCharles Town, WV | $68,649 (52) 3.14% | - | - | $83,923 (52) 3.14% | - |
| BridgeValley Community & Technical CollegeSouth Charleston, WV | $68,376 (15) 2.04% | $65,943 (10) 0.76% | $81,104 (4) 8.06% | - | $98,980 (1) 7.42% |
| West Virginia Wesleyan CollegeBuckhannon, WV | $66,934 (8) 0.88% | $66,934 (8) 0.88% | - | - | - |
| West Virginia University at ParkersburgParkersburg, WV | $65,979 (14) 7.59% | $65,468 (12) 7.61% | $76,719 (2) 11.22% | - | - |
| Mountwest Community and Technical CollegeHuntington, WV | $65,616 (14) 1.61% | $60,989 (6) 0.86% | $80,866 (5) 3.89% | $75,376 (2) | $87,300 (1) |
| Bluefield State UniversityBluefield, WV | $64,615 (22) 10.90% | $64,615 (22) 10.90% | - | - | - |
| West Virginia Northern Community CollegeWheeling, WV | $62,177 (7) 1.92% | $62,177 (7) 1.92% | - | - | - |
| Bethany CollegeBethany, WV | $58,413 (13) 2.05% | $58,413 (13) 4.42% | - | - | - |
| Davis & Elkins CollegeElkins, WV | $57,378 (10) 1.03% | $58,215 (9) 1.13% | - | - | $66,452 (1) 7.86% |
| Wheeling UniversityWheeling, WV | $57,207 (8) 14.05% | - | - | - | $76,276 (8) 14.06% |
| Southern West Virginia Community and Technical CollegeMount Gay, WV | $56,168 (13) 6.42% | $58,591 (9) 7.14% | $59,435 (3) 3.29% | - | $56,525 (1) 7.11% |
| Alderson Broaddus UniversityPhilippi, WV | $55,933 (3) 15.03% | $55,933 (3) 15.03% | - | - | - |
| Salem UniversitySalem, WV | $50,028 (16) 44.77% | - | - | - | $66,705 (16) 44.77% |
| Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical CollegeMoorefield, WV | $48,858 (1) | - | - | - | $65,144 (1) |
| Appalachian Bible CollegeMount Hope, WV | $32,074 (3) 3.59% | - | - | - | $42,765 (3) 3.59% |