Highest Professor Salary at Tennessee Colleges
Vanderbilt University has the highest professor salary of $202,291 among Tennessee colleges followed by The University of Tennessee-Knoxville ($156,891) and The University of Tennessee Health Science Center ($146,971). The average professor salary of the Tennessee colleges is $131,690 based on 9-months contract or equivalent data. The following table lists the top 10 colleges with the highest professor 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 | Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN | $202,291 (437) 1.91% | $209,424 (395) 3.01% | - | - | $180,278 (42) 2.29% |
| 2 | The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleKnoxville, TN | $156,891 (529) 4.53% | $161,639 (412) 3.87% | - | - | $186,898 (117) 6.38% |
| 3 | The University of Tennessee Health Science CenterMemphis, TN | $146,971 (66) 3.48% | $132,807 (5) 4.00% | - | - | $197,510 (61) 4.12% |
| 4 | Belmont UniversityNashville, TN | $131,707 (110) 3.50% | - | $147,239 (100) 3.30% | - | $164,839 (10) 4.86% |
| 5 | University of MemphisMemphis, TN | $116,435 (203) 3.73% | $116,855 (199) 2.92% | - | - | $127,438 (4) 16.80% |
| 6 | Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia IncMadison, TN | $115,875 (1) 20.82% | - | - | - | $154,500 (1) 20.82% |
| 7 | Southern College of OptometryMemphis, TN | $115,424 (12) 0.82% | - | - | - | $153,899 (12) 0.82% |
| 8 | The University of Tennessee-ChattanoogaChattanooga, TN | $111,625 (136) 4.25% | $108,784 (111) 4.01% | - | - | $165,654 (25) 3.05% |
| 9 | South CollegeKnoxville, TN | $110,685 (16) 20.17% | - | - | - | $147,580 (16) 20.17% |
| 10 | The University of the SouthSewanee, TN | $108,992 (60) 1.10% | $108,992 (60) 1.10% | - | - | - |