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North Carolina Colleges Highest Instructor Salary

Highest Instructor Salary at North Carolina Colleges

Wake Forest University has the highest instructor salary of $100,206 among North Carolina colleges followed by University of North Carolina at Greensboro ($89,228) and Duke University ($88,692). The average instructor salary of the North Carolina colleges is $82,512 based on 9-months contract or equivalent data. The following table lists the top 10 colleges with the highest instructor salary by contract length. The table is sorted by faculty salary in descending order.
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2025 Highest Instructor Salary At North Carolina Colleges
School nameEquated to 9-Month Contract9-Month Contract10-Month Contract11-Month Contract12-Month Contract
1Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem, NC$100,206
52.63%
$100,206
52.63%
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2University of North Carolina at GreensboroGreensboro, NC$89,228
26.62%
$90,732
28.75%
--$102,928
3Duke UniversityDurham, NC$88,692
10.57%
$80,658
0.67%
$100,200
3.51%
$56,670
2.72%
$139,268
28.11%
4North Carolina A & T State UniversityGreensboro, NC$88,659
10.24%
$88,659
10.24%
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5University of North Carolina WilmingtonWilmington, NC$85,450
11.26%
$85,450
11.26%
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6Appalachian State UniversityBoone, NC$81,060
3.37%
$79,899
4.75%
--$110,556
7University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC$79,083
7.25%
$81,906
5.06%
--$104,906
7.32%
8Fayetteville State UniversityFayetteville, NC$71,381
10.03%
$71,381
8.68%
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9Johnson & Wales University-CharlotteCharlotte, NC$71,050
1.50%
$71,050
1.50%
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10Queens University of CharlotteCharlotte, NC$70,309
8.24%
$70,741
8.21%
--$90,000
14.19%