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Virginia Colleges Highest Professor Salary

Highest Professor Salary at Virginia Colleges

University of Virginia-Main Campus has the highest professor salary of $213,942 among Virginia colleges followed by University of Richmond ($184,275) and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University ($174,077). The average professor salary of the Virginia colleges is $159,215 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 Virginia Colleges
School nameEquated to 9-Month Contract9-Month Contract10-Month Contract11-Month Contract12-Month Contract
1University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville, VA$213,942
3.55%
$215,834
3.67%
--$278,576
3.27%
2University of RichmondUniversity of Richmond, VA$184,275
7.40%
$197,707
8.91%
-$195,334
3.68%
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3Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, VA$174,077
4.55%
$172,565
5.32%
$177,343
2.22%
$218,274
4.58%
$233,357
2.92%
4George Mason UniversityFairfax, VA$172,148
2.94%
$173,808
3.04%
--$219,648
3.15%
5Washington and Lee UniversityLexington, VA$167,611
3.56%
$167,611
3.56%
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6Virginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmond, VA$157,535
2.66%
$155,087
2.09%
$160,175
19.12%
-$216,996
3.11%
7William & MaryWilliamsburg, VA$144,138
0.00%
$145,337
0.46%
--$179,435
4.50%
8Old Dominion UniversityNorfolk, VA$138,818
6.42%
-$151,058
4.65%
-$192,303
9.26%
9Christopher Newport UniversityNewport News, VA$124,125
1.72%
$124,125
1.72%
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10James Madison UniversityHarrisonburg, VA$115,481
5.20%
$115,434
5.02%
--$154,276
6.10%