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Texas Colleges Highest Instructor Salary

Highest Instructor Salary at Texas Colleges

University of North Texas Health Science Center has the highest instructor salary of $126,594 among Texas colleges followed by Southern Methodist University ($112,114) and Texas Christian University ($100,163). The average instructor salary of the Texas colleges is $89,499 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 Texas Colleges
School nameEquated to 9-Month Contract9-Month Contract10-Month Contract11-Month Contract12-Month Contract
1University of North Texas Health Science CenterFort Worth, TX$126,594
4.10%
---$168,792
4.10%
2Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, TX$112,114
2.98%
$112,114
2.98%
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3Texas Christian UniversityFort Worth, TX$100,163
7.84%
$100,430
7.85%
--$94,352
4.00%
4The University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonHouston, TX$88,841
40.94%
---$118,454
40.94%
5The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyEdinburg, TX$81,683
2.29%
$81,683
2.29%
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6Austin Community College DistrictAustin, TX$81,389
4.50%
--$91,284
4.50%
$135,396
4.50%
7The University of Texas at TylerTyler, TX$79,510
4.66%
$79,510
4.66%
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8University of North Texas at DallasDallas, TX$75,709
1.63%
$76,537
1.79%
--$83,281
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9Houston Community CollegeHouston, TX$74,998
3.03%
$81,140
7.54%
$83,511
6.61%
-$94,589
3.40%
10Texas Chiropractic College Foundation IncPasadena, TX$73,986
42.90%
$73,986---