Department Chair & Professor Salary

What is the salary of a Department Chair & Professor? In the United States, a Department Chair & Professor earns an average salary of $110,062. The salary range for a Department Chair & Professor is usually between $85,495 and $165,099 per year, representing the 25th to 75th percentiles respectively. The top 10% of earners, that is the 90th percentile, have an annual salary of $206,000. The highest Department Chair & Professor salary in the United States was $319,022. The average hourly pay for a Department Chair & Professor is $52.91.

What are Top Paying States and Employers for Department Chair & Professor Jobs?

Top 3 states paying the highest average Department Chair & Professor salary are Ohio, with an average salary of $171,402, followed by Virginia, with an average salary of $147,904, and Pennsylvania, with an average salary of $142,939. Employers paying the highest salary for a Department Chair & Professor job are University of South Carolina (SC), Ball State University (IN) and Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PA).

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$110,062/yr

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Department Chair & Professor Salary Statistics

Top Paying Employers for Department Chair & Professor Jobs

Employer	Average Salary
University of South Carolina, SC	$161,763
Ball State University, IN	$132,268
Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, PA	$122,009
Francis Marion University, SC	$95,488
Winthrop University, SC	$90,859
Ivy Tech Community College, IN	$90,546
Salt Lake Community College, UT	$76,877
Lander University, SC	$75,485

Similar Jobs

Job Title	Average Salary
Department Head	$65,980
Department Director	$128,548
Department Chair	$171,091
Department Clerk	$30,033
Department Assistant	$40,062
Department Secretary	$50,002
Department Manager	$81,044
Department Administrator	$80,649
Department Specialist	$45,491
Department Coordinator	$56,749

Department Chair & Professor Salary in States

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State	Average Salary	Records Number
Indiana	$122,640	13
Kansas	$141,640	7
Ohio	$171,402	1
Pennsylvania	$142,939	15
South Carolina	$133,763	77
Tennessee	$92,847	4
Utah	$76,878	3
Virginia	$147,904	4

Top Paid Department Chair & Professor

Name	State	Employer
Mark Cecchini University of South Carolina, SC	Mark Cecchini	SC	University of South Carolina	View Details
Charles Clevenger V Virginia Commonwealth University, VA	Charles Clevenger V	VA	Virginia Commonwealth University	View Details
Mark Cecchini University of South Carolina, SC	Mark Cecchini	SC	University of South Carolina	View Details
Mitzi Nagarkatti University of South Carolina, SC	Mitzi Nagarkatti	SC	University of South Carolina	View Details
Reginald Munden Medical University of South Carolina, SC	Reginald Munden	SC	Medical University of South Carolina	View Details
Sen Souvik University of South Carolina, SC	Sen Souvik	SC	University of South Carolina	View Details
Meera Narasimhan University of South Carolina, SC	Meera Narasimhan	SC	University of South Carolina	View Details
Mitzi Nagarkatti University of South Carolina, SC	Mitzi Nagarkatti	SC	University of South Carolina	View Details
Mitzi Nagarkatti University of South Carolina, SC	Mitzi Nagarkatti	SC	University of South Carolina	View Details
Sen Souvik University of South Carolina, SC	Sen Souvik	SC	University of South Carolina	View Details
Meera Narasimhan University of South Carolina, SC	Meera Narasimhan	SC	University of South Carolina	View Details
Sen Souvik University of South Carolina, SC	Sen Souvik	SC	University of South Carolina	View Details
Meera Narasimhan University of South Carolina, SC	Meera Narasimhan	SC	University of South Carolina	View Details
Kristi Helke Medical University of South Carolina, SC	Kristi Helke	SC	Medical University of South Carolina	View Details
Donghang Zhang University of South Carolina, SC	Donghang Zhang	SC	University of South Carolina	View Details
Donghang Zhang University of South Carolina, SC	Donghang Zhang	SC	University of South Carolina	View Details
Robert Labadie Medical University of South Carolina, SC	Robert Labadie	SC	Medical University of South Carolina	View Details
Douglas Sweet Virginia Commonwealth University, VA	Douglas Sweet	VA	Virginia Commonwealth University	View Details
Donghang Zhang University of South Carolina, SC	Donghang Zhang	SC	University of South Carolina	View Details
Jamil Khan University of South Carolina, SC	Jamil Khan	SC	University of South Carolina	View Details

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