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North Carolina Colleges Highest Professor Salary

Highest Professor Salary at North Carolina Colleges

Duke University has the highest professor salary of $235,456 among North Carolina colleges followed by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ($176,707) and Davidson College ($155,640). The average professor salary of the North Carolina colleges is $148,438 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 North Carolina Colleges
School nameEquated to 9-Month Contract9-Month Contract10-Month Contract11-Month Contract12-Month Contract
1Duke UniversityDurham, NC$235,456
3.15%
$240,843
3.47%
$226,250
29.94%
$263,546
6.58%
$200,448
10.38%
2University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC$176,707
2.73%
$181,629
2.93%
--$211,089
2.02%
3Davidson CollegeDavidson, NC$155,640
1.41%
$155,640
1.41%
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4Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem, NC$153,302
1.17%
$153,561
1.00%
--$166,846
5North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, NC$149,485
3.13%
$159,079
3.13%
--$167,790
2.78%
6University of North Carolina at CharlotteCharlotte, NC$137,471
3.51%
$138,561
3.51%
--$148,288
5.02%
7Elon UniversityElon, NC$122,047
5.71%
$118,200
8.99%
$160,276
8.51%
$155,519
5.53%
$143,556
8North Carolina A & T State UniversityGreensboro, NC$121,631
14.72%
$127,009
16.55%
--$138,032
8.42%
9Johnson & Wales University-CharlotteCharlotte, NC$117,276
3.54%
$117,276
3.54%
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10High Point UniversityHigh Point, NC$115,368
11.16%
$94,722
1.63%
$168,333
87.31%
-$169,881
2.70%