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South Carolina Colleges Highest Professor Salary

Highest Professor Salary at South Carolina Colleges

Clemson University has the highest professor salary of $160,372 among South Carolina colleges followed by University of South Carolina-Columbia ($155,170) and Medical University of South Carolina ($132,703). The average professor salary of the South Carolina colleges is $120,731 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 South Carolina Colleges
School nameEquated to 9-Month Contract9-Month Contract10-Month Contract11-Month Contract12-Month Contract
1Clemson UniversityClemson, SC$160,372
2.37%
$163,518
2.27%
--$182,816
2.50%
2University of South Carolina-ColumbiaColumbia, SC$155,170
4.00%
$154,075
3.79%
-$198,081
5.07%
$208,432
4.26%
3Medical University of South CarolinaCharleston, SC$132,703
3.41%
---$176,937
3.41%
4Charleston School of LawCharleston, SC$129,403
0.07%
$128,250
0.27%
--$177,150
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5College of CharlestonCharleston, SC$113,868
3.79%
$113,868
3.79%
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6Furman UniversityGreenville, SC$111,142
0.90%
$111,142
0.90%
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7Citadel Military College of South CarolinaCharleston, SC$107,397
0.87%
$107,397
0.87%
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8Coastal Carolina UniversityConway, SC$105,821
0.48%
$104,752
0.26%
--$152,914
1.50%
9University of South Carolina AikenAiken, SC$96,494
7.29%
$102,353
7.76%
-$106,015
8.58%
$113,482
3.34%
10University of South Carolina BeaufortBluffton, SC$94,939
1.64%
$94,946
3.03%
-$121,922
0.41%
$94,479
2.25%