Highest Professor Salary at North Carolina Colleges
Duke University has the highest professor salary of $216,817 among North Carolina colleges followed by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ($165,404) and Wake Forest University ($153,717). The average professor salary of the North Carolina colleges is $139,089 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 | Duke UniversityDurham, NC | $216,817 (714) 4.55% | $220,333 (678) 4.15% | $203,025 (2) 32.09% | $265,425 (6) 9.58% | $178,753 (28) 2.84% |
| 2 | University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC | $165,404 (666) 7.28% | $167,889 (529) 6.05% | - | - | $207,741 (137) 11.63% |
| 3 | Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem, NC | $153,717 (204) 0.94% | $153,717 (204) 0.94% | - | - | - |
| 4 | Davidson CollegeDavidson, NC | $147,544 (82) 4.24% | $147,544 (82) 4.24% | - | - | - |
| 5 | North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, NC | $139,126 (749) 9.14% | $148,351 (522) 9.44% | - | - | $157,217 (227) 7.95% |
| 6 | University of North Carolina at CharlotteCharlotte, NC | $128,637 (296) 8.89% | $129,752 (285) 9.11% | - | - | $133,002 (11) 7.05% |
| 7 | Elon UniversityElon, NC | $111,771 (93) 0.58% | $107,027 (78) 0.14% | $156,676 (11) 6.59% | $151,424 (4) 0.18% | - |
| 8 | University of North Carolina at GreensboroGreensboro, NC | $111,060 (212) 1.32% | $111,387 (180) 3.21% | $148,103 (20) 0.61% | $106,753 (2) 13.35% | $87,267 (10) 29.55% |
| 9 | University of North Carolina WilmingtonWilmington, NC | $108,692 (194) 9.56% | $107,917 (174) 9.80% | - | - | $153,906 (20) 7.29% |
| 10 | Johnson & Wales University-CharlotteCharlotte, NC | $108,122 (17) 4.16% | $108,122 (17) 4.16% | - | - | - |