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Texas Colleges Highest Faculty Salary

Highest Faculty Salary at Texas Colleges

Rice University has the highest faculty salary of $166,082 among Texas colleges followed by South Texas College of Law Houston ($143,444) and The University of Texas at Austin ($142,375). The average faculty salary of the Texas colleges is $136,165 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 Texas Colleges
School nameEquated to 9-Month Contract9-Month Contract10-Month Contract11-Month Contract12-Month Contract
1Rice UniversityHouston, TX$166,082
2.25%
$166,082
2.25%
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2South Texas College of Law HoustonHouston, TX$143,444
3.00%
$143,444
3.00%
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3The University of Texas at AustinAustin, TX$142,375
2.00%
$142,375
2.00%
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4The University of Texas at DallasRichardson, TX$135,767
1.46%
$135,767
1.46%
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5Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, TX$134,241
4.13%
$134,241
4.13%
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6Texas A & M University-College StationCollege Station, TX$132,754
3.15%
$132,430
2.61%
$126,697
4.73%
$180,838
6.08%
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7Baylor College of MedicineHouston, TX$131,804
4.31%
---$175,738
4.31%
8The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, TX$128,934
5.64%
---$171,912
5.64%
9Texas Christian UniversityFort Worth, TX$126,105
3.48%
$127,305
3.72%
--$142,311
0.88%
10University of HoustonHouston, TX$120,147
0.27%
$123,740
0.25%
$121,413
0.64%
$126,411
0.42%
$108,734
4.28%