For 131 North Carolina colleges, the average faculty salary is $63,589 in 2025. By academic rank,
- The average professor salary is $86,892 at North Carolina colleges.
- The average associate professor salary is $75,805 at North Carolina colleges.
- The average assistant professor salary is $68,453 at North Carolina colleges.
- The average instructor salary is $57,550 at North Carolina colleges.
- The average lecturer salary is $64,356 at North Carolina colleges.
- The average salary of faculty without academic rank is $58,197 at North Carolina colleges.
North Carolina colleges Faculty Salary Comparison Table
The following table compares faculty salaries at North Carolina colleges by academic rank. You can filter the table to compare specific type of colleges of your choice.
| School Name | All Rank Average | Professor | Associate Professor | Assistant Professor | Instructor | Lecturer | No Academic Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of the AlbemarleElizabeth City, NC | $59,511 | - | - | - | - | - | $59,511 |
| South Piedmont Community CollegePolkton, NC | $57,502 | - | - | - | - | - | $57,502 |
| Appalachian State UniversityBoone, NC | $83,449 | $107,423 | $90,864 | $80,906 | $81,060 | $55,686 | $69,173 |
| Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community CollegeAsheville, NC | $53,940 | - | - | - | - | - | $53,940 |
| Barton CollegeWilson, NC | $60,188 | $69,960 | $62,047 | $56,563 | $40,667 | - | - |
| Beaufort County Community CollegeWashington, NC | $56,301 | - | - | - | - | - | $56,301 |
| Belmont Abbey CollegeBelmont, NC | $63,268 | $73,696 | $60,372 | $65,443 | $35,513 | $19,352 | - |
| Bennett CollegeGreensboro, NC | $59,093 | - | $59,400 | $59,065 | - | - | - |
| Bladen Community CollegeDublin, NC | $57,112 | - | - | - | - | - | $57,112 |
| Blue Ridge Community CollegeFlat Rock, NC | $57,675 | - | - | - | - | - | $57,675 |
| Brevard CollegeBrevard, NC | $54,475 | $62,269 | $54,509 | $52,308 | - | - | - |
| Brunswick Community CollegeBolivia, NC | $55,985 | - | - | - | - | - | $55,985 |
| Cabarrus College of Health SciencesConcord, NC | $72,732 | - | $81,919 | $76,848 | $65,373 | - | $50,389 |
| Caldwell Community College and Technical InstituteHudson, NC | $59,318 | - | - | - | - | - | $59,318 |
| Campbell UniversityBuies Creek, NC | $83,025 | $104,055 | $79,296 | $78,350 | $63,996 | $51,036 | $114,750 |
| Cape Fear Community CollegeWilmington, NC | $61,850 | - | - | - | - | - | $61,850 |
| Carteret Community CollegeMorehead City, NC | $54,668 | - | - | - | - | - | $54,668 |
| Catawba CollegeSalisbury, NC | $78,091 | $93,654 | $80,007 | $72,002 | $47,267 | - | - |
| Catawba Valley Community CollegeHickory, NC | $57,665 | - | - | - | - | - | $57,665 |
| Central Carolina Community CollegeSanford, NC | $57,664 | - | - | - | - | - | $57,664 |
| Central Piedmont Community CollegeCharlotte, NC | $58,604 | - | - | - | - | - | $58,604 |
| Chowan UniversityMurfreesboro, NC | $63,111 | $73,292 | $68,845 | $53,986 | $47,333 | - | - |
| Cleveland Community CollegeShelby, NC | $57,196 | - | - | - | - | - | $57,196 |
| Coastal Carolina Community CollegeJacksonville, NC | $52,626 | - | - | - | - | - | $52,626 |
| Craven Community CollegeNew Bern, NC | $54,908 | - | - | - | - | - | $54,908 |
| Davidson-Davie Community CollegeThomasville, NC | $57,734 | - | - | - | - | - | $57,734 |
| Davidson CollegeDavidson, NC | $117,298 | $155,640 | $116,912 | $87,955 | $64,800 | $71,593 | - |
| Duke UniversityDurham, NC | $172,945 | $235,456 | $147,845 | $117,997 | $88,692 | $75,417 | - |
| Durham Technical Community CollegeDurham, NC | $60,580 | - | - | - | $60,228 | - | $60,616 |
| East Carolina UniversityGreenville, NC | $86,484 | $109,132 | $89,728 | $78,448 | $60,962 | - | $45,978 |
| Edgecombe Community CollegeTarboro, NC | $55,438 | - | - | - | - | - | $55,438 |
| Elizabeth City State UniversityElizabeth City, NC | $77,770 | $95,529 | $81,061 | $72,820 | - | $60,664 | - |
| Elon UniversityElon, NC | $94,816 | $122,047 | $97,500 | $85,374 | $60,629 | $75,448 | - |
| Fayetteville Technical Community CollegeFayetteville, NC | $67,705 | - | - | - | - | - | $67,705 |
| Fayetteville State UniversityFayetteville, NC | $85,312 | $96,463 | $85,111 | $90,814 | $71,381 | $69,830 | $67,766 |
| Forsyth Technical Community CollegeWinston-Salem, NC | $59,698 | $63,385 | $60,026 | $61,021 | $59,385 | - | - |
| Gardner-Webb UniversityBoiling Springs, NC | $66,017 | $74,133 | $67,651 | $58,377 | $49,441 | - | - |
| Gaston CollegeDallas, NC | $56,954 | - | - | - | - | - | $56,954 |
| Greensboro CollegeGreensboro, NC | $55,423 | $62,059 | $52,930 | $53,743 | $52,558 | - | $42,120 |
| Guilford CollegeGreensboro, NC | $63,043 | $76,251 | $68,828 | $52,852 | - | - | - |
| Guilford Technical Community CollegeJamestown, NC | $65,640 | - | - | - | - | - | $65,640 |
| Halifax Community CollegeWeldon, NC | $62,047 | - | - | - | - | - | $62,047 |
| Haywood Community CollegeClyde, NC | $58,060 | - | - | - | - | - | $58,060 |
| Heritage Bible CollegeDunn, NC | $16,875 | $16,875 | - | - | - | - | - |
| High Point UniversityHigh Point, NC | $81,168 | $115,368 | $90,962 | $75,767 | $56,355 | $75,000 | - |
| Isothermal Community CollegeSpindale, NC | $59,320 | - | - | - | - | - | $59,320 |
| James Sprunt Community CollegeKenansville, NC | $53,286 | - | - | - | - | - | $53,286 |
| Johnson C Smith UniversityCharlotte, NC | $70,253 | $79,171 | $72,502 | $70,084 | $50,776 | - | - |
| Johnston Community CollegeSmithfield, NC | $64,709 | - | - | - | - | - | $64,709 |
| Lees-McRae CollegeBanner Elk, NC | $55,346 | $66,506 | $57,091 | $53,425 | $47,941 | - | - |
| Lenoir Community CollegeKinston, NC | $52,701 | - | - | - | - | - | $52,701 |
| Lenoir-Rhyne UniversityHickory, NC | $69,906 | $80,231 | $70,861 | $64,292 | $61,650 | - | $58,500 |
| Livingstone CollegeSalisbury, NC | $51,531 | $56,515 | $64,599 | $52,789 | $39,434 | - | - |
| Louisburg CollegeLouisburg, NC | $36,927 | $45,383 | $38,501 | $35,786 | $34,313 | - | - |
| Mars Hill UniversityMars Hill, NC | $53,226 | $58,244 | $53,742 | $51,703 | $41,187 | - | - |
| Martin Community CollegeWilliamston, NC | $57,933 | - | - | - | - | - | $57,933 |
| Mayland Community CollegeSpruce Pine, NC | $56,420 | - | - | - | - | - | $56,420 |
| McDowell Technical Community CollegeMarion, NC | $52,216 | - | - | - | $52,216 | - | - |
| Meredith CollegeRaleigh, NC | $68,912 | $78,343 | $66,547 | $61,532 | $69,399 | - | $75,056 |
| Methodist UniversityFayetteville, NC | $77,847 | $92,371 | $80,307 | $69,536 | $47,110 | - | - |
| Miller-Motte College-WilmingtonWilmington, NC | $38,698 | - | - | - | $38,698 | - | - |
| Mitchell Community CollegeStatesville, NC | $56,905 | - | - | - | - | - | $56,905 |
| Montgomery Community CollegeTroy, NC | $53,364 | - | - | - | - | - | $53,364 |
| Montreat CollegeMontreat, NC | $57,450 | $55,478 | $60,697 | $57,033 | $60,000 | - | - |
| University of Mount OliveMount Olive, NC | $63,245 | $72,092 | $59,469 | $61,206 | $59,963 | - | $58,500 |
| Nash Community CollegeRocky Mount, NC | $53,735 | - | - | - | - | - | $53,735 |
| North Carolina A & T State UniversityGreensboro, NC | $95,613 | $121,631 | $93,003 | $88,942 | $88,659 | $68,025 | $64,430 |
| University of North Carolina AshevilleAsheville, NC | $82,385 | $98,286 | $88,733 | $79,852 | - | $60,841 | - |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC | $136,550 | $176,707 | $117,466 | $100,273 | $79,083 | $119,879 | $61,875 |
| University of North Carolina at CharlotteCharlotte, NC | $106,799 | $137,471 | $105,181 | $95,098 | - | $69,959 | - |
| University of North Carolina at GreensboroGreensboro, NC | $87,777 | $114,924 | $92,604 | $83,268 | $89,228 | $56,013 | $49,934 |
| North Carolina Central UniversityDurham, NC | $86,065 | $115,111 | $91,394 | $82,020 | $59,562 | $58,227 | $60,395 |
| University of North Carolina School of the ArtsWinston Salem, NC | $80,930 | $93,094 | $83,059 | $73,964 | - | - | $60,567 |
| North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, NC | $116,376 | $149,485 | $112,258 | $93,678 | - | $63,024 | $35,206 |
| North Carolina Wesleyan UniversityRocky Mount, NC | $59,329 | $63,502 | $61,780 | $56,427 | $49,353 | - | - |
| University of North Carolina WilmingtonWilmington, NC | $90,363 | $114,632 | $92,157 | $87,885 | $85,450 | $61,945 | - |
| Pamlico Community CollegeGrantsboro, NC | $50,542 | - | - | - | $50,542 | - | - |
| William Peace UniversityRaleigh, NC | $62,143 | $71,777 | $60,982 | $58,338 | $64,200 | - | - |
| University of North Carolina at PembrokePembroke, NC | $78,476 | $97,339 | $80,257 | $76,640 | $56,124 | $58,503 | - |
| Pfeiffer UniversityMisenheimer, NC | $69,613 | $82,081 | $70,812 | $63,599 | - | - | - |
| Piedmont Community CollegeRoxboro, NC | $58,996 | - | - | - | $58,996 | - | - |
| Pitt Community CollegeWinterville, NC | $60,541 | - | - | - | - | - | $60,541 |
| Queens University of CharlotteCharlotte, NC | $78,844 | $98,154 | $76,950 | $69,788 | $70,309 | $52,562 | - |
| Randolph Community CollegeAsheboro, NC | $62,028 | - | - | - | - | - | $62,028 |
| Richmond Community CollegeHamlet, NC | $61,918 | - | - | - | - | - | $61,918 |
| Mid-Atlantic Christian UniversityElizabeth City, NC | $48,650 | $51,205 | $48,360 | $43,273 | - | - | - |
| Roanoke-Chowan Community CollegeAhoskie, NC | $60,279 | - | - | - | $60,279 | - | - |
| Robeson Community CollegeLumberton, NC | $55,827 | - | - | - | $55,199 | - | $61,925 |
| Rockingham Community CollegeWentworth, NC | $55,902 | - | - | - | - | - | $55,902 |
| Rowan-Cabarrus Community CollegeSalisbury, NC | $59,319 | - | - | - | - | - | $59,319 |
| Saint Augustine's UniversityRaleigh, NC | $59,257 | $59,983 | $62,063 | $59,240 | $49,333 | - | - |
| Salem CollegeWinston-Salem, NC | $58,526 | $60,022 | $56,529 | $60,803 | - | - | - |
| Sampson Community CollegeClinton, NC | $51,800 | - | - | - | $51,800 | - | - |
| Sandhills Community CollegePinehurst, NC | $56,803 | - | - | - | - | - | $56,803 |
| Shaw UniversityRaleigh, NC | $45,458 | - | $50,946 | $45,234 | $42,613 | - | - |
| St. Andrews UniversityLaurinburg, NC | $44,660 | $63,750 | $46,330 | $44,850 | $35,438 | - | - |
| Southeastern Community CollegeWhiteville, NC | $57,293 | - | - | - | - | - | $57,293 |
| Southwestern Community CollegeSylva, NC | $58,723 | - | - | - | - | - | $58,723 |
| Stanly Community CollegeAlbemarle, NC | $56,521 | - | - | - | - | - | $56,521 |
| Southeastern Baptist Theological SeminaryWake Forest, NC | $76,740 | $90,327 | $60,265 | $56,161 | - | - | - |
| Surry Community CollegeDobson, NC | $60,626 | - | - | - | - | - | $60,626 |
| Alamance Community CollegeGraham, NC | $59,253 | - | - | - | - | - | $59,253 |
| Tri-County Community CollegeMurphy, NC | $50,339 | - | - | - | - | - | $50,339 |
| Vance-Granville Community CollegeHenderson, NC | $54,938 | - | - | - | $54,938 | - | - |
| Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem, NC | $114,071 | $153,302 | $115,287 | $79,266 | $100,206 | $80,878 | $45,215 |
| Wake Technical Community CollegeRaleigh, NC | $61,144 | - | - | - | - | - | $61,144 |
| Warren Wilson CollegeSwannanoa, NC | $56,517 | $61,226 | $57,731 | $54,479 | $44,065 | - | - |
| Watts College of NursingDurham, NC | $57,000 | - | - | - | $57,000 | - | - |
| Wayne Community CollegeGoldsboro, NC | $54,809 | - | - | - | - | - | $54,809 |
| Western Piedmont Community CollegeMorganton, NC | $56,167 | - | - | - | - | - | $56,167 |
| Wilkes Community CollegeWilkesboro, NC | $56,815 | - | - | - | $72,065 | - | $56,644 |
| Wilson Community CollegeWilson, NC | $56,936 | - | - | - | - | - | $56,936 |
| Wingate UniversityWingate, NC | $73,425 | $87,950 | $74,399 | $71,585 | $47,611 | - | - |
| Carolina Christian CollegeWinston Salem, NC | $22,500 | $22,500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Winston-Salem State UniversityWinston-Salem, NC | $83,537 | $101,107 | $86,342 | $75,256 | $59,659 | $68,450 | $63,313 |
| Western Carolina UniversityCullowhee, NC | $81,749 | $109,028 | $81,745 | $77,595 | $56,208 | - | - |
| Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible CollegeWendell, NC | $50,902 | $50,902 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Carolinas College of Health SciencesCharlotte, NC | $67,712 | - | - | - | - | - | $67,712 |
| NASCAR Technical InstituteMooresville, NC | $58,287 | - | - | - | - | - | $58,287 |
| Hood Theological SeminarySalisbury, NC | $43,934 | $65,885 | $61,332 | - | - | - | $30,817 |
| Charlotte Christian College and Theological SeminaryCharlotte, NC | $27,053 | $27,053 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Johnson & Wales University-CharlotteCharlotte, NC | $95,738 | $117,276 | $94,607 | $82,776 | $71,050 | - | - |
| Southeastern College-CharlotteCharlotte, NC | $57,388 | - | - | - | $57,388 | - | - |
| Miller-Motte College-RaleighRaleigh, NC | $44,389 | - | - | - | $44,389 | - | - |
| Miller-Motte College-FayettevilleFayetteville, NC | $42,431 | - | - | - | $42,431 | - | - |
| Miller-Motte College-JacksonvilleJacksonville, NC | $41,517 | - | - | - | $41,517 | - | - |
| Shepherds Theological SeminaryCary, NC | $69,334 | $81,202 | $54,000 | $55,366 | - | - | - |
| Manna UniversityFayetteville, NC | $9,482 | $9,482 | - | - | - | - | - |
| MyComputerCareer at RaleighRaleigh, NC | $46,085 | - | - | - | $46,085 | - | - |
| Carolina UniversityWinston-Salem, NC | $48,662 | $63,000 | - | $46,569 | - | $43,500 | - |
| Galen Health Institutes-AshevilleAsheville, NC | $61,428 | - | - | - | $61,428 | - | - |
Highest Faculty Salary in North Carolina
- Duke University $172,945
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill $136,550
- Davidson College $117,298
- North Carolina State University at Raleigh $116,376
- Wake Forest University $114,071
- University of North Carolina at Charlotte $106,799
- Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte $95,738
- North Carolina A & T State University $95,613
- Elon University $94,816
- University of North Carolina Wilmington $90,363