Highest Instructor Salary at Texas Colleges
University of North Texas Health Science Center has the highest instructor salary of $112,203 among Texas colleges followed by Southern Methodist University ($104,544) and Texas Christian University ($86,227). The average instructor salary of the Texas colleges is $81,376 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 salary in descending order. The number in parenthesis is the number of faculty for the contract length relatively.
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| School name | Equated to 9-Month Contract | 9-Month Contract | 10-Month Contract | 11-Month Contract | 12-Month Contract | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of North Texas Health Science CenterFort Worth, TX | $112,203 (2) | - | - | - | $149,604 (2) |
| 2 | Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, TX | $104,544 (136) 0.69% | $104,544 (136) 0.69% | - | - | - |
| 3 | Texas Christian UniversityFort Worth, TX | $86,227 (102) 4.80% | $86,440 (101) 4.61% | - | - | $86,320 (1) 1.87% |
| 4 | The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyEdinburg, TX | $81,097 (2) | $81,097 (2) | - | - | - |
| 5 | Texas A & M University-College StationCollege Station, TX | $78,270 (436) 2.54% | $76,381 (374) 0.39% | $89,135 (17) 11.36% | $116,563 (43) 19.87% | $63,600 (2) 28.17% |
| 6 | Austin Community College DistrictAustin, TX | $74,341 (4) 0.22% | - | - | $79,421 (2) 3.91% | $111,620 (2) 4.12% |
| 7 | Baylor UniversityWaco, TX | $71,998 (12) 3.51% | - | $79,998 (12) 3.51% | - | - |
| 8 | The University of Texas at TylerTyler, TX | $68,795 (79) 4.82% | $68,955 (78) 2.34% | - | - | $75,000 (1) 19.30% |
| 9 | Sam Houston State UniversityHuntsville, TX | $68,526 (1) - | $68,526 (1) - | - | - | - |
| 10 | Houston Community CollegeHouston, TX | $67,757 (849) 2.40% | $70,327 (115) 3.84% | $75,288 (566) 1.84% | - | $87,984 (168) 3.07% |