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Louisiana Colleges Highest Professor Salary

Highest Professor Salary at Louisiana Colleges

Tulane University of Louisiana has the highest professor salary of $170,862 among Louisiana colleges followed by Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College ($145,739) and Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans ($130,072). The average professor salary of the Louisiana colleges is $120,214 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 Louisiana Colleges
School nameEquated to 9-Month Contract9-Month Contract10-Month Contract11-Month Contract12-Month Contract
1Tulane University of LouisianaNew Orleans, LA$170,862
4.78%
$167,749
3.89%
--$248,141
9.07%
2Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical CollegeBaton Rouge, LA$145,739
2.87%
$146,430
2.62%
--$187,740
4.82%
3Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New OrleansNew Orleans, LA$130,072
1.73%
---$173,429
1.73%
4University of Louisiana at LafayetteLafayette, LA$114,378
2.05%
$114,721
1.84%
--$120,894
11.67%
5Loyola University New OrleansNew Orleans, LA$113,421
4.41%
$113,421
4.41%
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6Southern University Law CenterBaton Rouge, LA$111,961
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$113,927
-
--$144,040
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7Xavier University of LouisianaNew Orleans, LA$110,061
0.50%
$104,524
0.43%
-$141,428
7.08%
$173,784
0.74%
8Louisiana Tech UniversityRuston, LA$109,500
7.19%
$110,108
5.92%
--$142,163
15.47%
9University of New OrleansNew Orleans, LA$100,708
1.50%
$100,708
2.08%
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10Southern University and A & M CollegeBaton Rouge, LA$95,439
2.93%
$95,439
2.50%
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