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Virginia Colleges Highest Instructor Salary

Highest Instructor Salary at Virginia Colleges

Norfolk State University has the highest instructor salary of $92,661 among Virginia colleges followed by University of Richmond ($91,701) and Washington and Lee University ($91,634). The average instructor salary of the Virginia colleges is $84,636 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 Virginia Colleges
School nameEquated to 9-Month Contract9-Month Contract10-Month Contract11-Month Contract12-Month Contract
1Norfolk State UniversityNorfolk, VA$92,661
40.53%
$143,590
108.16%
--$42,061
40.47%
2University of RichmondUniversity of Richmond, VA$91,701
9.78%
$101,250
3.25%
-$88,757
33.30%
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3Washington and Lee UniversityLexington, VA$91,634
8.50%
$91,634
8.50%
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4Mary Baldwin UniversityStaunton, VA$89,625
50.84%
---$119,500
33.52%
5George Mason UniversityFairfax, VA$84,237
4.88%
$85,413
5.04%
--$95,591
0.11%
6University of Mary WashingtonFredericksburg, VA$82,750
13.63%
$82,750
13.63%
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7Christopher Newport UniversityNewport News, VA$82,378
0.86%
$82,378
0.86%
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8University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville, VA$79,065
9.97%
$86,700
8.19%
--$102,875
13.83%
9Regent UniversityVirginia Beach, VA$77,618
17.88%
$95,235
-
--$80,000
2.56%
10James Madison UniversityHarrisonburg, VA$74,687
6.94%
$75,067
7.18%
--$91,437
3.07%