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Tennessee Colleges Highest Faculty Salary

Highest Faculty Salary at Tennessee Colleges

Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia Inc has the highest faculty salary of $189,209 among Tennessee colleges followed by Vanderbilt University ($148,484) and The University of Tennessee-Knoxville ($117,140). The average faculty salary of the Tennessee colleges is $113,057 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 Tennessee Colleges
School nameEquated to 9-Month Contract9-Month Contract10-Month Contract11-Month Contract12-Month Contract
1Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia IncMadison, TN$189,209
30.17%
---$252,279
30.17%
2Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN$148,484
5.44%
$153,210
3.40%
--$167,152
20.29%
3The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleKnoxville, TN$117,140
2.70%
$118,788
2.77%
--$145,626
1.99%
4The University of Tennessee Health Science CenterMemphis, TN$115,086
1.38%
$117,846
7.06%
--$153,293
1.12%
5Southern College of OptometryMemphis, TN$101,873
4.83%
---$135,831
4.83%
6Belmont UniversityNashville, TN$94,917
4.16%
-$105,249
4.55%
-$128,399
1.48%
7Baptist Health Sciences UniversityMemphis, TN$93,174
42.22%
$71,026
1.91%
--$126,816
47.51%
8The University of the SouthSewanee, TN$91,418
3.83%
$91,418
3.83%
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9The University of Tennessee-ChattanoogaChattanooga, TN$91,410
7.36%
$90,684
8.17%
--$132,443
7.03%
10University of MemphisMemphis, TN$87,855
2.12%
$91,974
2.30%
--$75,389
3.78%