Faculty Salary Ceilings

The FY 2009-2010 annualized salary ceiling for new fixed term faculty appointments is $189,154.

Any proposed salaries exceeding this amount will require approval through your normal administrative channels and the Board of Trustees. Please allow extra time for that additional level of review if proposing a salary exceeding this ceiling.

This salary ceiling excludes the Schools of Dentistry, Medicine, and Public Health which have separate established rates through use of the American Association of Medical Colleges salary surveys.

^{The above ceiling was updated by Academic Personnel in the Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost and effective as of July 1. 2008 and is reported annually to the Office of the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, UNC General Administration.}

 

This data is derived from a comprehensive salary survey published by the American Association of Medical Colleges and the Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions.  These amounts are effective July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010.

Anesthesiology, Emergency Medicine, Radiology, Ophthalmology, Otolaryngology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Orthopedics, Clinical Pathology, Radiation Oncology, Pediatric Cardiology, Neonatalogy, Internal Medicine, Cardiology, Gastroenterology, Oncology, and Surgical Subspecialties (except Cardiothoracic Surgery)
Professor & Chair, Division Chief, or Center Director	$1,444,000
Chief	716,000
Professor	680,000
Associate Professor	655,000
Assistant Professor	478,000
Instructor	452,000

Cardiothoracic Surgery
Professor & Chair, Division Chief, or Center Director	$1,172,000
Chief	900,000
Professor	621,000
Associate Professor	490,000
Assistant Professor	370,000
Instructor	315,000

 

All Other Departments
Professor & Chair, Division Chief, or Center Director	$651,000
Chief	440,000
Professor	430,000
Associate Professor	368,000
Assistant Professor	346,000
Instructor	329,000

Allied Health Sciences
Chair (Dean equivalent)	$256,526
Division Director (Chair equivalent)	190,406
Professor	162,971
Associate Professor	128,164
Assistant Professor	120,713
Instructor	96,039

These amounts are effective July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010.

Professor and Chair	$470,400
Professor	445,830
Associate Professor	320,513
Assistant Professor	241,973
Instructor	165,743

These amounts are effective July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010.

Professor and Chair	$505,000
Professor	475,000
Associate Professor	440,000
Assistant Professor	375,000
Instructor	225,000