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Mississippi Colleges Highest Professor Salary

Highest Professor Salary at Mississippi Colleges

University of Mississippi has the highest professor salary of $126,162 among Mississippi colleges followed by Mississippi State University ($125,605) and University of Southern Mississippi ($99,284). The average professor salary of the Mississippi colleges is $93,951 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 Mississippi Colleges
School nameEquated to 9-Month Contract9-Month Contract10-Month Contract11-Month Contract12-Month Contract
1University of MississippiUniversity, MS$126,162
2.33%
$124,795
1.04%
--$170,302
3.83%
2Mississippi State UniversityMississippi State, MS$125,605
3.35%
$124,927
4.07%
--$168,939
2.26%
3University of Southern MississippiHattiesburg, MS$99,284
3.61%
$96,554
3.28%
--$143,402
4.80%
4Jackson State UniversityJackson, MS$91,165
6.06%
$93,258
6.88%
--$106,837
1.37%
5Mississippi CollegeClinton, MS$86,893
3.62%
$90,196
3.81%
--$95,161
41.93%
6Millsaps CollegeJackson, MS$86,013
5.21%
$86,013
5.21%
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7Alcorn State UniversityAlcorn State, MS$86,003
8.38%
$81,832
8.33%
--$126,723
7.92%
8William Carey UniversityHattiesburg, MS$85,777
27.73%
$56,040
0.56%
--$122,989
29.28%
9Delta State UniversityCleveland, MS$78,568
5.78%
$78,391
2.36%
--$105,704
13.80%
10Mississippi Valley State UniversityItta Bena, MS$74,040
2.53%
$74,040
0.99%
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