Average Faculty Salary for South Carolina Colleges by Academic Rank
The average faculty salary at South Carolina Colleges for the 2025 academic year is $71,078 across all academic ranks. Compared to the previous year, faculty salaries have changed as follows:
- Professor salary: $84,500 (up 0.98% from 2024)
- Associate professor salary: $74,205 (up 2.65% from 2024)
- Assistant professor salary: $65,942 (up 2.47% from 2024)
- Instructor salary: $56,106 (up 3.13% from 2024)
- Lecturer salary: $53,966 (down 3.55% from 2024)
- No academic rank salary: $69,128 (up 13.91% from 2024)
Average faculty salary by institution type:
- R1 research universities: $110,717 (year-over-year change: +2.99%)
- No R2 research universities in South Carolina or its salary information is not available.
- Master's degree colleges and universities: $68,275 (year-over-year change: +2.37%)
- Bachelor's degree colleges: $65,592 (year-over-year change: +3.37%)
- Regional colleges and universities: $68,275 (year-over-year change: +2.37%)
- No Art, music, and design schools in South Carolina or its salary information is not available.
- No Faith-related institutions in South Carolina or its salary information is not available.
- No Community colleges in South Carolina or its salary information is not available.
South Carolina Colleges 2025 Faculty Salary and Increase Rate by Academic Rank and School Type
The following table shows the average annual salary for south carolina colleges' faculty by academic rank in the academic year 2024-2025. The average amount is based on a 9-month contract or equated employees. You can check the average salary information for your desired state and school category.
State
| Academic Rank | All Colleges | R1 Universities | R2 Universities | Master's Colleges | BS Colleges | Community Colleges |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Faculty Total | $71,078 3.63% |
$110,717 2.99% |
- - |
$68,275 2.37% |
$65,592 3.37% |
- - |
| Professor | $84,500 0.98% |
$157,771 3.16% |
- - |
$81,040 0.89% |
$76,930 1.07% |
- - |
| Associate professor | $74,205 2.65% |
$111,757 3.15% |
- - |
$69,447 2.08% |
$71,117 6.27% |
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| Assistant professor | $65,942 2.47% |
$98,235 2.07% |
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$64,165 4.22% |
$62,859 3.18% |
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| Instructor | $56,106 3.13% |
$71,962 8.47% |
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$53,493 5.38% |
$51,899 2.03% |
- - |
| Lecturer | $53,966 3.55% |
$82,976 3.52% |
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$48,080 11.70% |
$48,246 2.28% |
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| No academic rank | $69,128 13.91% |
$89,674 11.41% |
- - |
$46,938 2.15% |
$68,181 17.04% |
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Updated: July 1, 2025
South Carolina Colleges Paying Highest faculty Salary
- Charleston School of Law $119,671
- University of South Carolina-Columbia $111,918
- Clemson University $109,516
- Medical University of South Carolina $100,146
- Furman University $93,593
- College of Charleston $93,453
- Citadel Military College of South Carolina $90,637
- Wofford College $81,750
- Coastal Carolina University $81,705
- Winthrop University $80,455