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Texas Colleges Highest Professor Salary

Highest Professor Salary at Texas Colleges

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has the highest professor salary of $256,557 among Texas colleges followed by Baylor College of Medicine ($235,314) and Rice University ($235,266). The average professor salary of the Texas colleges is $207,268 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 Texas Colleges
School nameEquated to 9-Month Contract9-Month Contract10-Month Contract11-Month Contract12-Month Contract
1The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, TX$256,557
12.17%
---$342,077
12.17%
2Baylor College of MedicineHouston, TX$235,314
2.39%
---$313,752
2.39%
3Rice UniversityHouston, TX$235,266
3.52%
$235,266
3.52%
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4University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterDallas, TX$210,867
16.54%
---$281,156
16.54%
5The University of Texas at AustinAustin, TX$204,231
2.01%
$204,231
2.01%
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6The University of Texas at DallasRichardson, TX$201,928
3.98%
$201,928
3.98%
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7Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, TX$195,309
4.32%
$195,309
4.32%
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8Texas A & M University-College StationCollege Station, TX$187,611
3.64%
$189,802
3.68%
$178,863
3.05%
$230,738
3.44%
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9South Texas College of Law HoustonHouston, TX$176,011
3.76%
$176,011
3.76%
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10University of HoustonHouston, TX$169,582
0.44%
$170,220
0.48%
$158,768
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$170,598
0.74%
$228,056
4.01%