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North Carolina Colleges Highest Associate Professor Salary

Highest Associate Professor Salary at North Carolina Colleges

Duke University has the highest associate professor salary of $147,845 among North Carolina colleges followed by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ($117,466) and Davidson College ($116,912). The average associate professor salary of the North Carolina colleges is $109,266 based on 9-months contract or equivalent data. The following table lists the top 10 colleges with the highest associate professor salary by contract length. The table is sorted by faculty salary in descending order.
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2025 Highest Associate Professor Salary At North Carolina Colleges
School nameEquated to 9-Month Contract9-Month Contract10-Month Contract11-Month Contract12-Month Contract
1Duke UniversityDurham, NC$147,845
4.46%
$149,197
4.76%
-$247,360
9.01%
$148,291
16.71%
2University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC$117,466
4.30%
$117,937
4.24%
--$154,729
4.47%
3Davidson CollegeDavidson, NC$116,912
5.26%
$116,912
4.64%
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4Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem, NC$115,287
4.11%
$115,215
4.05%
--$172,887
5North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, NC$112,258
3.35%
$115,131
2.96%
--$134,071
5.00%
6University of North Carolina at CharlotteCharlotte, NC$105,181
4.25%
$105,764
4.33%
--$113,813
0.80%
7Elon UniversityElon, NC$97,500
4.86%
$96,698
4.94%
$123,396
0.39%
$125,095
8.98%
$161,093
3.00%
8Johnson & Wales University-CharlotteCharlotte, NC$94,607
2.86%
$94,968
2.68%
--$118,450
3.00%
9North Carolina A & T State UniversityGreensboro, NC$93,003
9.52%
$98,574
10.38%
--$108,472
10.32%
10University of North Carolina at GreensboroGreensboro, NC$92,604
4.54%
$96,492
3.95%
$116,119
24.29%
$55,138
53.33%
$81,439
1.77%