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Table 238. Average salary of full-time instructional faculty on 9-month contracts in degree-granting institutions, by type and control of institution and by state: 1999-2000

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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 .....|$55,888 |$55,011 |$57,950 |$63,595 | $54,255 |$48,240 |$58,013 |$58,323 |$76,132 |$50,415 |$35,925
                      |________|________|________|________|_________|________|________|________|________|________|________
Alabama ..............| 47,349 | 48,373 | 50,623 | 55,670 |  47,264 | 42,509 | 41,982 | 42,305 |    --- | 42,305 | 26,939
Alaska ...............| 51,825 | 52,601 | 52,519 | 53,624 |  51,768 | 61,613 | 40,345 | 40,345 |    --- | 40,345 |    ---
Arizona ..............| 58,430 | 59,115 | 62,040 | 65,598 |  51,942 | 53,558 | 43,619 | 43,619 |    --- | 43,619 |    ---
Arkansas .............| 43,523 | 44,048 | 47,253 | 55,945 |  44,668 | 35,108 | 40,713 | 40,955 |    --- | 40,955 | 23,130
California ...........| 65,824 | 65,645 | 71,115 | 89,615 |  67,562 | 59,219 | 66,568 | 66,694 | 83,350 | 57,405 | 44,916
                      |        |        |        |        |         |        |        |        |        |        |
Colorado .............| 53,462 | 52,945 | 56,363 | 64,173 |  50,417 | 38,565 | 57,526 | 57,526 | 59,780 | 54,686 |    ---
Connecticut ..........| 66,458 | 63,992 | 67,058 | 75,251 |  59,240 | 54,557 | 69,118 | 69,523 | 92,262 | 60,177 | 35,301
Delaware .............| 62,647 | 63,263 | 66,425 | 68,887 |  53,414 | 47,803 | 56,490 | 56,788 |    --- | 56,788 | 38,600
District of Columbia .| 66,937 | 54,594 | 54,594 |    --- |  54,594 |    --- | 67,487 | 67,487 | 68,802 | 54,265 |    ---
Florida ..............| 51,567 | 51,629 | 56,624 | 62,921 |  53,373 | 44,573 | 51,342 | 51,920 | 64,584 | 47,980 | 21,852
                      |        |        |        |        |         |        |        |        |        |        |
Georgia ..............| 53,666 | 54,232 | 56,290 | 65,581 |  54,201 | 41,858 | 52,091 | 52,850 | 81,141 | 45,218 | 32,627
Hawaii ...............| 55,776 | 55,407 | 60,710 | 62,776 |  49,422 | 47,096 | 59,872 | 59,872 |    --- | 59,872 |    ---
Idaho ................| 47,115 | 47,049 | 48,563 | 53,061 |  46,647 | 39,188 | 47,320 | 43,390 |    --- | 43,390 | 48,790
Illinois .............| 58,447 | 56,106 | 57,416 | 63,195 |  52,609 | 53,905 | 62,451 | 62,736 | 82,388 | 49,294 | 34,684
Indiana...............| 53,388 | 53,049 | 55,880 | 59,247 |  49,252 | 37,290 | 54,079 | 54,269 | 79,691 | 46,910 | 33,628
                      |        |        |        |        |         |        |        |        |        |        |
Iowa .................| 51,973 | 55,599 | 63,120 | 67,108 |  51,823 | 38,950 | 45,570 | 45,595 | 55,374 | 44,340 | 28,617
Kansas ...............| 46,347 | 48,299 | 53,093 | 56,090 |  46,244 | 38,166 | 34,490 | 34,970 |    --- | 34,970 | 27,087
Kentucky .............| 47,784 | 49,476 | 51,837 | 59,423 |  47,621 | 41,196 | 41,763 | 41,767 |    --- | 41,767 | 36,779
Louisiana ............| 47,017 | 45,382 | 46,507 | 53,708 |  44,430 | 36,699 | 54,610 | 54,610 | 61,793 | 43,548 |    ---
Maine ................| 49,379 | 46,255 | 48,552 | 52,098 |  46,640 | 37,919 | 55,006 | 55,549 |    --- | 55,549 | 29,762
                      |        |        |        |        |         |        |        |        |        |        |
Maryland .............| 55,807 | 54,845 | 57,754 | 66,678 |  53,462 | 49,832 | 58,917 | 59,020 | 74,303 | 50,391 | 32,333
Massachusetts ........| 65,572 | 55,077 | 60,435 | 69,955 |  56,580 | 42,560 | 71,355 | 71,639 | 81,038 | 60,936 | 38,590
Michigan .............| 59,084 | 61,439 | 61,961 | 70,412 |  55,105 | 59,511 | 46,805 | 46,943 | 51,003 | 46,486 | 20,731
Minnesota ............| 52,694 | 54,141 | 59,508 | 76,264 |  51,113 | 45,968 | 49,259 | 49,385 |    --- | 49,385 | 39,734
Mississippi ..........| 45,508 | 46,218 | 49,660 | 53,967 |  46,702 | 41,773 | 39,574 | 40,482 |    --- | 40,482 | 25,947
                      |        |        |        |        |         |        |        |        |        |        |
Missouri..............| 51,247 | 50,827 | 53,078 | 62,883 |  51,116 | 43,485 | 52,095 | 52,400 | 71,011 | 41,952 | 36,277
Montana ..............| 45,486 | 47,292 | 49,423 | 51,913 |  43,395 | 34,265 | 34,392 | 35,757 |    --- | 35,757 | 22,789
Nebraska .............| 48,265 | 49,475 | 52,650 | 59,306 |  47,749 | 35,376 | 44,542 | 44,542 | 53,324 | 40,097 |    ---
Nevada ...............| 56,656 | 56,768 | 61,797 | 66,168 |  59,180 | 47,187 | 41,828 | 41,828 |    --- | 41,828 |    ---
New Hampshire ........| 54,322 | 50,578 | 53,938 | 56,018 |  50,412 | 37,874 | 58,849 | 58,989 |    --- | 58,989 | 25,638
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New Jersey ...........| 66,505 | 65,948 | 69,126 | 77,369 |  66,306 | 58,191 | 67,909 | 68,046 | 83,869 | 55,701 | 30,152
New Mexico ...........| 46,684 | 47,175 | 51,598 | 54,400 |  44,251 | 36,162 | 40,424 | 42,199 |    --- | 42,199 | 30,166
New York .............| 62,350 | 59,630 | 61,388 | 67,431 |  60,456 | 56,149 | 65,023 | 65,240 | 76,861 | 56,619 | 31,992
North Carolina .......| 53,227 | 53,066 | 57,301 | 69,369 |  52,322 | 34,516 | 53,600 | 53,807 | 79,911 | 41,176 | 39,179
North Dakota .........| 40,068 | 40,718 | 42,563 | 44,658 |  38,260 | 34,720 | 35,270 | 37,565 |    --- | 37,565 | 26,154
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Ohio .................| 55,098 | 57,017 | 59,888 | 61,704 |  53,184 | 47,999 | 50,844 | 51,027 | 74,742 | 48,505 | 28,819
Oklahoma .............| 46,939 | 47,367 | 50,070 | 56,268 |  44,351 | 38,707 | 45,244 | 45,556 | 58,722 | 39,713 | 27,570
Oregon ...............| 48,812 | 48,298 | 50,085 | 52,997 |  46,832 | 46,343 | 50,577 | 50,577 |    --- | 50,577 |    ---

Pennsylvania .........| 59,915 | 60,290 | 61,775 | 68,311 | 58,094 | 51,663 | 59,475 | 59,863 | 83,825 | 52,798 | 31,977 Rhode Island .........| 60,482 | 57,556 | 61,208 | 66,482 | 52,031 | 46,205 | 62,588 | 62,588 | --- | 62,588 | --- | | | | | | | | | | | South Carolina .......| 46,991 | 48,389 | 54,067 | 61,573 | 46,004 | 36,935 | 41,163 | 41,268 | --- | 41,268 | 34,914 South Dakota .........| 41,728 | 42,609 | 44,529 | 45,233 | 43,594 | 34,017 | 37,643 | 37,643 | --- | 37,643 | --- Tennessee ............| 48,513 | 48,290 | 51,995 | 60,338 | 49,304 | 37,019 | 49,008 | 49,213 | 76,432 | 40,310 | 24,989 Texas ................| 51,192 | 50,191 | 54,107 | 61,358 | 48,301 | 43,101 | 55,473 | 55,659 | 66,347 | 47,071 | 28,142 Utah .................| 51,949 | 48,741 | 51,476 | 56,851 | 43,761 | 38,592 | 59,961 | 60,163 | 61,420 | 44,873 | 43,231 | | | | | | | | | | | Vermont ..............| 48,723 | 49,413 | 49,413 | 54,365 | 39,699 | --- | 48,072 | 49,587 | --- | 49,587 | 26,992 Virginia .............| 54,864 | 56,484 | 60,218 | 65,691 | 56,877 | 44,007 | 49,523 | 49,631 | --- | 49,631 | 32,214 Washington ...........| 50,256 | 50,222 | 56,453 | 61,257 | 48,685 | 42,334 | 50,397 | 50,397 | --- | 50,397 | --- West Virginia.........| 45,239 | 46,560 | 47,071 | 55,107 | 43,413 | 39,482 | 38,953 | 38,953 | --- | 38,953 | --- Wisconsin ............| 54,618 | 56,437 | 58,552 | 75,303 | 52,817 | 53,355 | 46,973 | 46,973 | 59,430 | 43,517 | --- Wyoming ..............| 42,507 | 42,507 | 50,452 | 50,452 | | 34,283 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | | | | | | | | | U.S. Service Schools .| 68,010 | 68,010 | 68,010 | --- | 68,010 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |========|========|========|========|=========|========|========|========|========|========|======== Outlying areas ....| 41,250 | 42,424 | 43,907 | 42,372 | 44,833 | 30,381 | 27,996 | 27,996 | --- | 27,996 | --- |________|________|________|________|_________|________|________|________|________|________|________ American Samoa .......| 25,265 | 25,265 | --- | --- | --- | 25,265 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- Federated States of | | | | | | | | | | | Micronesia .........| 20,100 | 20,100 | --- | --- | --- | 20,100 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- Guam .................| 51,060 | 51,060 | 54,108 | --- | 54,108 | 46,391 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- Marshall Islands .....| 15,299 | 15,299 | --- | --- | --- | 15,299 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- Northern Marianas ....| 36,596 | 36,596 | --- | --- | --- | 36,596 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- Palau ................| 16,810 | 16,810 | --- | --- | --- | 16,810 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- Puerto Rico ..........| 41,675 | 43,129 | 43,230 | 42,372 | 43,825 | 37,684 | 27,996 | 27,996 | --- | 27,996 | --- Virgin Islands .......| 48,486 | 48,486 | 48,486 | --- | 48,486 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- ______________________|________|________|________|________|_________|________|________|________|________|________|________


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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, 1999-2000" survey. (This table was prepared July 2002).


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