For the 82 Tennessee colleges, the average teaching faculty salary is $59,511 in 2023. We exclude 76 trade schools which salary information is not available. By academic rank,
- The average professor salary is $78,397 in Tennessee.
- The average associate professor salary is $67,219 in Tennessee.
- The average assistant professor salary is $58,800 in Tennessee.
- The average instructor salary is $49,994 in Tennessee.
- The average lecturer salary is $52,155 in Tennessee.
- The average salary of faculty without academic rank is $59,142 in Tennessee.
Tennessee College Faculty Salary Comparison Table
The following table compares faculty salaries at Tennessee 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Baptist College | $47,500 | - | $52,500 | $45,000 | - | - | - |
| Austin Peay State University | $76,316 | $90,871 | $75,096 | $66,119 | $52,840 | - | $66,600 |
| Baptist Health Sciences University | $64,855 | $90,388 | $72,174 | $62,072 | $50,225 | - | $53,145 |
| Belmont University | $88,388 | $131,707 | $98,879 | $78,578 | $66,584 | $41,722 | $40,500 |
| Bethel University | $30,822 | $46,936 | $38,447 | $42,112 | $23,723 | $13,452 | - |
| Bryan College-Dayton | $55,486 | $63,851 | $58,184 | $44,586 | - | - | - |
| Carson-Newman University | $57,192 | $68,883 | $57,322 | $51,548 | - | - | - |
| Chattanooga State Community College | $56,000 | $70,767 | $60,154 | $53,541 | $45,883 | - | - |
| Christian Brothers University | $68,820 | $83,348 | $67,051 | $59,097 | $48,642 | - | - |
| Pentecostal Theological Seminary | $55,130 | $59,576 | $47,896 | $52,543 | - | - | - |
| Cleveland State Community College | $57,785 | $69,208 | $60,007 | $54,619 | $50,634 | - | - |
| Columbia State Community College | $51,731 | $68,502 | $56,661 | $50,208 | $40,686 | - | $41,903 |
| Concorde Career College-Memphis | $35,805 | - | - | - | $35,805 | - | - |
| Cumberland University | $49,036 | $61,562 | $47,769 | $50,142 | $44,839 | - | - |
| Lipscomb University | $76,885 | $88,591 | $80,774 | $71,599 | $60,952 | $41,127 | - |
| Hussian College-Daymar College Nashville | $63,750 | - | - | - | $63,750 | - | - |
| Dyersburg State Community College | $61,249 | $70,866 | $65,830 | $54,999 | $51,082 | - | - |
| East Tennessee State University | $71,618 | $87,523 | $77,054 | $65,889 | $59,893 | $43,665 | $40,010 |
| Chattanooga College Medical Dental and Technical Careers | $27,316 | - | - | - | - | - | $27,316 |
| Fisk University | $50,713 | $76,410 | $47,675 | $49,614 | $37,483 | $52,500 | $47,808 |
| Welch College | $50,333 | $48,205 | $48,942 | $53,970 | $49,453 | - | $55,106 |
| Freed-Hardeman University | $65,310 | $77,667 | $70,274 | $61,585 | $54,059 | - | - |
| Jackson State Community College | $60,104 | $71,197 | $61,831 | $53,132 | $46,098 | - | - |
| John A Gupton College | $45,268 | - | - | - | $45,268 | - | - |
| Johnson University | $53,521 | $55,865 | $51,438 | $46,993 | $39,794 | - | - |
| King University | $47,146 | $50,631 | $49,936 | $44,987 | $39,150 | - | - |
| South College | $74,776 | $110,685 | $98,453 | $74,236 | $62,490 | - | $100,018 |
| Lane College | $53,723 | $59,168 | $54,455 | $54,590 | $44,327 | - | - |
| Le Moyne-Owen College | $44,886 | $50,961 | $46,168 | $44,706 | $34,420 | - | - |
| Lee University | $67,869 | $76,083 | $69,181 | $64,619 | - | $53,809 | - |
| Lincoln Memorial University | $64,234 | $93,843 | $67,224 | $57,396 | $57,768 | $85,667 | $107,062 |
| The University of Tennessee Southern | $55,299 | $63,122 | $58,977 | $53,801 | $47,225 | - | - |
| Maryville College | $59,551 | $71,708 | $60,754 | $51,716 | - | $47,613 | - |
| University of Memphis | $83,240 | $116,435 | $87,042 | $77,906 | $52,539 | - | - |
| Memphis Theological Seminary | $56,668 | $61,144 | $56,366 | $51,000 | - | - | - |
| Middle Tennessee State University | $81,140 | $104,953 | $82,699 | $73,265 | $54,285 | $51,246 | - |
| Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia Inc | $115,875 | $115,875 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Motlow State Community College | $53,490 | $71,534 | $60,217 | $50,857 | $41,332 | - | - |
| Lincoln College of Technology-Nashville | $59,411 | - | - | - | $59,411 | - | - |
| Nashville State Community College | $58,345 | $83,150 | $62,766 | $52,052 | $51,533 | - | - |
| Rhodes College | $81,784 | $102,909 | $84,443 | $65,215 | $59,432 | - | - |
| Roane State Community College | $60,605 | $68,019 | $61,594 | $59,236 | $45,925 | - | - |
| Southwest Tennessee Community College | $57,909 | $74,238 | $63,621 | $52,116 | $45,248 | - | - |
| The University of the South | $84,744 | $108,992 | $86,499 | $62,710 | $63,658 | - | - |
| Pellissippi State Community College | $64,942 | $79,200 | $65,249 | $57,773 | $52,542 | - | - |
| Southern Adventist University | $54,904 | $58,457 | $56,136 | $42,182 | $41,116 | - | - |
| Southern College of Optometry | $93,764 | $115,424 | $96,099 | $77,434 | $69,875 | - | - |
| Tennessee Wesleyan University | $49,092 | $53,642 | $50,924 | $46,256 | - | - | - |
| The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga | $82,780 | $111,625 | $91,727 | $73,043 | $50,833 | $56,479 | - |
| The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | $108,731 | $156,891 | $108,835 | $91,814 | $67,980 | $66,158 | $52,277 |
| The University of Tennessee-Martin | $71,217 | $84,304 | $76,144 | $71,252 | $56,421 | $50,684 | - |
| Tennessee State University | $74,888 | $89,561 | $75,008 | $66,055 | $38,141 | - | $79,778 |
| Tennessee Technological University | $79,057 | $101,786 | $82,220 | $76,502 | $53,204 | $54,591 | $45,000 |
| Trevecca Nazarene University | $63,802 | $72,237 | $62,421 | $56,648 | $44,975 | - | - |
| Northeast State Community College | $58,445 | $71,976 | $63,399 | $55,714 | $50,231 | - | - |
| Tusculum University | $44,804 | $47,583 | $46,458 | $43,214 | $38,572 | - | - |
| Union University | $71,466 | $81,846 | $65,529 | $62,248 | - | - | - |
| Vanderbilt University | $136,648 | $202,291 | $124,148 | $104,238 | $66,225 | $71,450 | $85,346 |
| Volunteer State Community College | $62,077 | $79,143 | $66,764 | $56,464 | $49,506 | - | - |
| Walters State Community College | $58,812 | $73,204 | $63,099 | $56,276 | $46,619 | - | - |
| William R Moore College of Technology | $43,671 | - | - | - | $43,671 | - | - |
| Hussian College-Daymar College Clarksville | $66,232 | - | - | - | $71,440 | - | $65,653 |
| Nossi College of Art | $56,250 | - | - | - | $56,250 | - | - |
| Remington College-Memphis Campus | $39,229 | - | - | - | $39,229 | - | - |
| North Central Institute | $33,800 | - | - | - | $33,800 | - | - |
| Richmont Graduate University | $47,185 | $60,821 | $51,941 | $36,213 | - | - | - |
| Williamson Christian College | $9,000 | $9,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga | $35,246 | - | - | - | $35,246 | - | - |
| Hussian College-Daymar College Murfreesboro | $48,750 | - | - | - | $48,750 | - | - |
| Remington College-Nashville Campus | $50,513 | - | - | - | $50,513 | - | - |
| SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville | $40,442 | - | - | - | $40,442 | - | - |
| Visible Music College | $38,036 | $45,478 | $36,349 | $32,281 | - | - | - |
| Fortis Institute-Nashville | $55,856 | - | - | - | $55,856 | - | - |
| Omega Graduate School | $4,584 | $4,584 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting | $59,544 | - | - | - | $59,544 | - | - |
| Mid-South Christian College | $38,750 | - | - | - | - | - | $38,750 |
| DeVry University-Tennessee | $73,575 | $73,575 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Milligan University | $61,476 | $65,789 | $60,426 | $60,609 | $43,945 | - | - |
| The University of Tennessee Health Science Center | $105,019 | $146,971 | $109,445 | $85,833 | $62,386 | - | - |
| Huntington University of Health Sciences | $9,879 | $9,879 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fortis Institute-Cookeville | $49,583 | - | - | - | $49,583 | - | - |
| Galen Health Institutes-Nashville Campus | $56,253 | - | - | - | $56,253 | - | - |