Mathematics Professor salary in Durham, NC

Based on 18 certified H-1B filings in the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Chapel Hill.

Also listed as: Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Visiting Assistant Professor

Median salary$123,600
Middle 50%$110k–$131.5k
vs. national median+42%comparison median $87,000
Filings18FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $75,400 and $158,300.
PercentileSalary
10th$101,764
25th$110,000
50th (median)$123,600
75th$131,500
90th$149,411

Salary by year

Median salary

$90k $115k $140k FY2020: median $106,000 (12 filings) FY2021: median $125,150 (11 filings) FY2023: median $128,960 (10 filings) FY2025: median $123,600 (10 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 12 filings FY20 FY2021: 11 filings FY21 FY2022: 6 filings FY22 FY2023: 10 filings FY23 FY2024: 6 filings FY24 FY2025: 10 filings FY25 FY2026: 8 filings FY26 12
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$106,000$89,000$116,32512
FY2021$125,150$87,812$130,00011
FY2022–––6
FY2023$128,960$121,980$132,00010
FY2024–––6
FY2025$123,600$103,823$134,50010
FY2026–––8

Cost of living

Durham's median Mathematics Professor salary of $123,600 is worth about $126,700 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Durham = 97.6).

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill$116,80012
Duke Universitytoo few6

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 7
Mid-level · Level II too few 8
Senior · Level III too few 2
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.