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North Carolina Colleges Highest Faculty Salary

Highest Faculty Salary at North Carolina Colleges

Duke University has the highest faculty salary of $172,945 among North Carolina colleges followed by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ($136,550) and Davidson College ($117,298). The average faculty salary of the North Carolina colleges is $114,057 based on 9-months contract or equivalent data. The following table lists the top 10 colleges with the highest faculty salary by contract length. The table is sorted by faculty salary in descending order.
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2025 Highest Faculty Salary At North Carolina Colleges
School nameEquated to 9-Month Contract9-Month Contract10-Month Contract11-Month Contract12-Month Contract
1Duke UniversityDurham, NC$172,945
1.97%
$179,719
1.81%
$184,233
4.52%
$196,681
2.99%
$144,858
15.88%
2University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC$136,550
3.82%
$141,520
3.11%
--$162,729
5.68%
3Davidson CollegeDavidson, NC$117,298
2.94%
$117,298
2.38%
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4North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, NC$116,376
3.06%
$120,634
2.86%
--$137,491
3.46%
5Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem, NC$114,071
2.47%
$114,311
2.69%
--$115,910
6University of North Carolina at CharlotteCharlotte, NC$106,799
4.06%
$107,912
4.04%
--$110,859
3.74%
7Johnson & Wales University-CharlotteCharlotte, NC$95,738
2.06%
$97,159
2.15%
--$110,600
2.54%
8North Carolina A & T State UniversityGreensboro, NC$95,613
9.53%
$99,456
9.73%
--$110,140
8.78%
9Elon UniversityElon, NC$94,816
4.52%
$92,821
5.04%
$136,293
2.76%
$130,171
4.40%
$134,166
6.73%
10University of North Carolina WilmingtonWilmington, NC$90,363
3.87%
$89,418
3.97%
--$151,897
2.49%