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Kentucky Colleges Highest Professor Salary

Highest Professor Salary at Kentucky Colleges

University of Kentucky has the highest professor salary of $142,408 among Kentucky colleges followed by Sullivan University ($124,639) and University of Louisville ($115,212). The average professor salary of the Kentucky colleges is $108,673 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 faculty salary in descending order.
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2025 Highest Professor Salary At Kentucky Colleges
School nameEquated to 9-Month Contract9-Month Contract10-Month Contract11-Month Contract12-Month Contract
1University of KentuckyLexington, KY$142,408
3.27%
$145,171
4.13%
$131,247$126,459
4.16%
$183,958
1.46%
2Sullivan UniversityLouisville, KY$124,639
63.16%
---$166,186
63.16%
3University of LouisvilleLouisville, KY$115,212
4.04%
-$125,595
4.42%
-$159,556
4.39%
4Centre CollegeDanville, KY$111,355
4.47%
$111,355
4.47%
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5Transylvania UniversityLexington, KY$105,892
0.13%
$105,892
0.13%
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6Berea CollegeBerea, KY$105,301
1.69%
$105,123
1.52%
-$135,670-
7Northern Kentucky UniversityHighland Heights, KY$102,622
1.34%
$104,017
1.17%
--$125,319
0.69%
8Bellarmine UniversityLouisville, KY$100,575
2.20%
$100,912
0.71%
--$133,155
8.43%
9Western Kentucky UniversityBowling Green, KY$89,740
1.44%
$89,078
1.48%
--$124,447
5.62%
10Murray State UniversityMurray, KY$88,982
5.73%
$88,867
4.94%
-$93,000$120,366
10.55%