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Table 241. Average salary of full-time instructional faculty on 9-month contracts in degree-granting institutions, by type and control of institution and by state: 1997-98
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                      |        |              Public institutions            |             Private institutions
 State or other area  |  All   |_____________________________________________|____________________________________________
                      | insti- |        |    4-year institutions    |        |        |    4-year institutions   |
                      |tuitions|        |___________________________|        |        |__________________________|
                      |        |        |        |Univer- |  Other  |        |        |        |Univer- | Other  |
                      |        | Total  | Total  |  sity  | 4-year  | 2-year | Total  | Total  |  sity  | 4-year | 2-year
______________________|________|________|________|________|_________|________|________|________|________|________|________
         1            |   2    |   3    |   4    |   5    |    6    |   7    |   8    |   9    |   10   |   11   |   12
______________________|________|________|________|________|_________|________|________|________|________|________|________
   United States .....|$52,335 |$51,638 |$54,114 |$58,773 | $51,017 |$45,919 |$54,039 |$54,379 |$70,021 |$47,492 |$33,592
                      |________|________|________|________|_________|________|________|________|________|________|________
Alabama ..............| 42,623 | 43,321 | 45,377 | 49,640 |  42,676 | 37,964 | 38,827 | 39,141 |    --- | 39,141 | 26,259
Alaska ...............| 50,323 | 51,080 | 50,979 | 51,729 |  50,548 | 61,909 | 38,960 | 38,960 |    --- | 38,960 |    ---
Arizona ..............| 54,270 | 54,622 | 56,693 | 59,949 |  47,884 | 50,539 | 46,480 | 46,480 |    --- | 46,480 |    ---
Arkansas .............| 40,769 | 41,319 | 44,311 | 50,511 |  42,346 | 33,305 | 37,902 | 38,428 |    --- | 38,428 | 19,172
California ...........| 61,451 | 61,092 | 65,009 | 76,814 |  62,749 | 56,462 | 62,950 | 63,394 | 77,937 | 55,400 | 34,044
                      |        |        |        |        |         |        |        |        |        |        |
Colorado .............| 51,259 | 50,854 | 53,655 | 60,326 |  48,310 | 37,875 | 54,239 | 54,239 | 56,862 | 50,940 |    ---
Connecticut ..........| 62,828 | 61,529 | 64,812 | 71,779 |  58,398 | 50,780 | 64,184 | 64,819 | 83,506 | 57,162 | 36,365
Delaware .............| 59,204 | 59,493 | 62,507 | 64,878 |  49,356 | 44,156 | 56,224 | 56,224 |    --- | 56,224 |    ---
District of Columbia .| 60,982 | 48,708 | 48,708 |    --- |  48,708 |    --- | 61,204 | 61,204 | 62,738 | 47,621 |    ---
Florida ..............| 48,972 | 49,007 | 53,761 | 59,093 |  50,716 | 42,521 | 48,846 | 48,962 | 61,729 | 44,824 | 26,826
                      |        |        |        |        |         |        |        |        |        |        |
Georgia ..............| 49,710 | 50,240 | 52,247 | 59,098 |  50,629 | 39,390 | 48,212 | 48,839 | 73,022 | 41,979 | 30,670
Hawaii ...............| 53,447 | 53,820 | 58,800 | 60,469 |  49,087 | 45,628 | 49,215 | 49,215 |    --- | 49,215 |    ---
Idaho ................| 44,230 | 44,099 | 45,186 | 48,792 |  43,521 | 37,556 | 44,649 | 40,158 |    --- | 40,158 | 46,442
Illinois .............| 54,478 | 52,751 | 53,317 | 58,419 |  49,033 | 51,793 | 57,469 | 57,932 | 76,217 | 46,017 | 30,220
Indiana...............| 50,061 | 49,714 | 52,079 | 54,908 |  46,364 | 35,913 | 50,791 | 51,015 | 74,134 | 44,255 | 31,565
                      |        |        |        |        |         |        |        |        |        |        |
Iowa .................| 48,638 | 52,612 | 59,685 | 63,119 |  50,611 | 37,460 | 42,146 | 42,213 | 54,529 | 40,625 | 33,957
Kansas ...............| 43,207 | 44,929 | 48,862 | 51,657 |  42,434 | 36,453 | 32,650 | 33,026 |    --- | 33,026 | 25,775
Kentucky .............| 44,994 | 46,724 | 49,378 | 56,089 |  45,329 | 36,621 | 38,698 | 38,698 |    --- | 38,698 |    ---
Louisiana ............| 45,204 | 43,710 | 44,864 | 52,295 |  42,882 | 34,621 | 52,441 | 52,441 | 60,570 | 40,559 |    ---
Maine ................| 45,794 | 44,739 | 46,803 | 50,678 |  44,760 | 36,246 | 48,261 | 49,054 |    --- | 49,054 | 28,260
                      |        |        |        |        |         |        |        |        |        |        |
Maryland .............| 52,254 | 51,304 | 53,797 | 61,153 |  50,058 | 46,934 | 55,407 | 55,547 | 73,847 | 46,727 | 29,660
Massachusetts ........| 61,423 | 53,760 | 58,931 | 67,850 |  55,353 | 42,039 | 65,808 | 66,058 | 75,173 | 56,087 | 36,327
Michigan .............| 55,658 | 57,810 | 58,474 | 65,529 |  52,609 | 55,608 | 44,341 | 44,443 | 48,873 | 43,862 | 23,762
Minnesota ............| 49,488 | 50,790 | 55,260 | 69,602 |  48,119 | 44,529 | 46,282 | 46,414 |    --- | 46,414 | 34,368
Mississippi ..........| 41,264 | 41,785 | 44,522 | 46,464 |  43,196 | 38,308 | 37,110 | 37,983 |    --- | 37,983 | 24,727
                      |        |        |        |        |         |        |        |        |        |        |
Missouri..............| 48,490 | 48,769 | 50,960 | 60,339 |  49,082 | 41,499 | 47,933 | 48,113 | 62,513 | 39,425 | 37,117
Montana ..............| 42,084 | 43,432 | 45,397 | 47,069 |  41,586 | 31,582 | 34,423 | 35,034 |    --- | 35,034 | 26,681
Nebraska .............| 45,754 | 47,032 | 49,951 | 56,256 |  45,519 | 35,029 | 41,807 | 41,807 | 49,239 | 37,939 |    ---
Nevada ...............| 53,588 | 53,691 | 57,537 | 61,035 |  55,155 | 46,323 | 41,051 | 41,051 |    --- | 41,051 |    ---
New Hampshire ........| 52,273 | 50,446 | 54,045 | 57,663 |  47,845 | 35,625 | 54,665 | 54,837 |    --- | 54,837 | 24,230
                      |        |        |        |        |         |        |        |        |        |        |
New Jersey ...........| 62,568 | 62,227 | 64,640 | 71,636 |  62,282 | 56,444 | 63,452 | 63,562 | 77,377 | 53,213 | 25,982
New Mexico ...........| 42,969 | 43,438 | 47,260 | 49,889 |  40,165 | 33,094 | 35,906 | 35,906 |    --- | 35,906 |    ---
New York .............| 58,154 | 55,827 | 57,656 | 62,695 |  56,879 | 52,540 | 60,462 | 60,941 | 71,003 | 53,519 | 30,065
North Carolina .......| 48,984 | 50,569 | 53,669 | 64,304 |  49,311 | 32,128 | 45,390 | 45,661 | 63,229 | 38,817 | 32,267
North Dakota .........| 38,427 | 39,041 | 40,545 | 41,985 |  37,479 | 33,459 | 33,808 | 35,373 |    --- | 35,373 | 25,258
                      |        |        |        |        |         |        |        |        |        |        |
Ohio .................| 51,884 | 53,463 | 56,303 | 58,064 |  50,299 | 43,966 | 48,314 | 48,594 | 69,821 | 46,344 | 30,879
Oklahoma .............| 43,955 | 44,258 | 46,754 | 52,236 |  42,014 | 37,045 | 42,738 | 43,071 | 52,615 | 38,804 | 25,253
Oregon ...............| 46,591 | 46,068 | 47,695 | 50,810 |  44,203 | 44,265 | 48,442 | 48,442 |    --- | 48,442 |    ---
Pennsylvania .........| 56,451 | 57,079 | 58,310 | 64,039 |  55,097 | 50,184 | 55,703 | 56,150 | 76,607 | 49,966 | 31,193
Rhode Island .........| 56,456 | 53,656 | 57,006 | 61,573 |  48,958 | 43,329 | 58,551 | 58,551 |    --- | 58,551 |    ---
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South Carolina .......| 43,517 | 44,552 | 49,795 | 55,456 |  43,568 | 33,653 | 39,120 | 39,226 |    --- | 39,226 | 33,798
South Dakota .........| 37,023 | 37,525 | 38,542 | 39,469 |  37,259 | 32,530 | 34,949 | 34,997 |    --- | 34,997 | 21,600
Tennessee ............| 46,137 | 45,912 | 49,133 | 56,213 |  46,817 | 36,041 | 46,643 | 46,834 | 71,518 | 37,660 | 23,839
Texas ................| 48,210 | 47,310 | 50,381 | 56,902 |  45,033 | 41,623 | 52,178 | 52,374 | 61,759 | 45,044 | 26,489
Utah .................| 47,627 | 45,497 | 47,528 | 51,042 |  41,768 | 37,374 | 52,976 | 53,167 | 54,229 | 41,006 | 39,487
                      |        |        |        |        |         |        |        |        |        |        |
Vermont ..............| 46,908 | 47,448 | 47,448 | 51,399 |  37,650 |    --- | 46,437 | 47,819 |    --- | 47,819 | 20,206
Virginia .............| 50,471 | 51,537 | 54,927 | 59,725 |  51,906 | 40,629 | 46,936 | 47,037 |    --- | 47,037 | 28,793
Washington ...........| 47,637 | 47,531 | 52,971 | 57,031 |  46,255 | 40,565 | 48,061 | 48,061 |    --- | 48,061 |    ---
West Virginia.........| 42,345 | 43,302 | 43,865 | 51,374 |  40,406 | 35,588 | 37,106 | 37,106 |    --- | 37,106 |    ---
Wisconsin ............| 50,831 | 52,301 | 53,713 | 65,964 |  49,398 | 50,263 | 44,739 | 44,739 | 56,315 | 41,446 |    ---
Wyoming ..............| 40,186 | 40,186 | 46,941 | 46,941 |     --- | 33,458 |    --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |    ---
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U.S. Service Schools .| 62,637 | 62,637 | 62,637 |    --- |  62,637 |    --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |    ---
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   Outlying areas ....| 34,870 | 36,291 | 36,648 | 39,036 |  35,191 | 32,408 | 22,655 | 22,655 |    --- | 22,655 |    ---
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American Samoa .......| 33,096 | 33,096 |    --- |    --- |     --- | 33,096 |    --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |    ---
Federated States of   |        |        |        |        |         |        |        |        |        |        |
  Micronesia .........| 18,928 | 18,928 |    --- |    --- |     --- | 18,928 |    --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |    ---
Guam .................| 48,502 | 48,502 | 50,916 |    --- |  50,916 | 44,933 |    --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |    ---
Marshall Islands .....|    --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |     --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |    ---
Northern Marianas ....| 34,975 | 34,975 |    --- |    --- |     --- | 34,975 |    --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |    ---
Palau ................| 16,262 | 16,262 |    --- |    --- |     --- | 16,262 |    --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |    ---
Puerto Rico ..........| 34,026 | 35,601 | 35,601 | 39,036 |  33,182 |    --- | 22,655 | 22,655 |    --- | 22,655 |    ---
Virgin Islands .......| 44,762 | 44,762 | 44,762 |    --- |  44,762 |    --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |    ---
______________________|________|________|________|________|_________|________|________|________|________|________|________

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NOTE: Data include imputations for nonrespondent institutions.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Salaries, Tenure, and Fringe Benefits of Full-Time Instructional Faculty, 1997-98" survey. (This table was prepared September 1999.)


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