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Table 240. Average salary of full-time instructional faculty on 9-month contracts in 4-year degree-granting institutions, by type and control of institution and rank of faculty and by state: 1999-2000

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                      |      Public university      |     Public other 4-year       |     Private university      |    Private other 4-year
                      |_____________________________|_______________________________|_____________________________|_____________________________
 State or other area  |         |         |         |         |          |          |         |         |         |         |         |
                      |Professor|Associate|Assistant|Professor|Associate |Assistant |Professor|Associate|Assistant|Professor|Associate|Assistant
                      |         |professor|professor|         |professor |professor |         |professor|professor|         |professor|professor
______________________|_________|_________|_________|_________|__________|__________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________
          1           |    2    |    3    |    4    |    5    |    6     |    7     |    8    |    9    |   10    |   11    |   12    |   13
______________________|_________|_________|_________|_________|__________|__________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________
   United States .....| $82,344 | $57,984 | $48,671 | $69,641 |  $54,062 |  $44,293 | $99,634 | $64,782 | $55,232 | $65,277 | $50,087 | $40,971
                      |_________|_________|_________|_________|__________|__________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________
Alabama ..............|  74,020 |  53,994 |  45,453 |  61,191 |   49,021 |   42,314 |     --- |     --- |     --- |  55,173 |  41,676 |  36,138
Alaska ...............|  69,405 |  54,189 |  45,613 |  65,431 |   52,500 |   42,904 |     --- |     --- |     --- |  49,813 |  42,698 |  36,157
Arizona ..............|  82,943 |  58,995 |  50,511 |  69,492 |   55,273 |   43,157 |     --- |     --- |     --- |  59,565 |  52,661 |  43,833
Arkansas .............|  74,362 |  55,602 |  48,173 |  58,660 |   48,261 |   40,822 |     --- |     --- |     --- |  49,737 |  41,473 |  35,729
California ...........| 108,180 |  69,534 |  61,387 |  79,175 |   60,684 |   49,265 | 106,886 |  70,211 |  59,996 |  73,092 |  54,319 |  44,382
                      |         |         |         |         |          |          |         |         |         |         |         |
Colorado .............|  78,954 |  57,867 |  48,904 |  63,630 |   50,280 |   41,653 |  75,917 |  58,566 |  47,441 |  70,616 |  51,259 |  41,887
Connecticut ..........|  93,513 |  68,658 |  53,932 |  74,185 |   57,323 |   44,588 | 119,229 |  69,136 |  54,883 |  76,659 |  57,350 |  47,370
Delaware .............|  89,598 |  64,627 |  52,495 |  67,534 |   54,345 |   46,348 |     --- |     --- |     --- |  69,828 |  60,773 |  35,938
District of Columbia .|     --- |     --- |     --- |  61,439 |   48,723 |   40,318 |  89,562 |  61,951 |  51,048 |  73,882 |  53,612 |  45,220
Florida ..............|  76,663 |  54,771 |  48,995 |  69,887 |   54,417 |   45,410 |  88,221 |  58,089 |  52,943 |  62,450 |  47,408 |  40,351
                      |         |         |         |         |          |          |         |         |         |         |         |
Georgia ..............|  85,521 |  58,597 |  50,175 |  73,565 |   56,555 |   45,919 | 107,832 |  67,476 |  56,871 |  60,460 |  46,658 |  38,566
Hawaii ...............|  77,265 |  57,709 |  49,611 |  60,101 |   50,620 |   43,451 |     --- |     --- |     --- |  68,867 |  59,716 |  53,900
Idaho ................|  64,375 |  52,129 |  43,145 |  57,441 |   47,875 |   41,119 |     --- |     --- |     --- |  50,899 |  43,786 |  36,590
Illinois .............|  84,736 |  57,405 |  48,887 |  67,412 |   54,094 |   44,128 | 109,037 |  67,060 |  59,104 |  61,897 |  50,296 |  41,938
Indiana...............|  78,595 |  56,455 |  45,936 |  66,582 |   51,545 |   43,048 | 100,822 |  67,951 |  55,416 |  57,779 |  46,787 |  39,393
                      |         |         |         |         |          |          |         |         |         |         |         |
Iowa .................|  85,510 |  60,584 |  49,966 |  69,976 |   53,728 |   44,835 |  69,224 |  49,000 |  43,384 |  55,225 |  43,891 |  37,470
Kansas ...............|  70,528 |  51,595 |  46,710 |  59,552 |   48,523 |   39,436 |     --- |     --- |     --- |  41,545 |  35,822 |  31,732
Kentucky .............|  75,274 |  55,110 |  45,155 |  62,689 |   49,198 |   41,748 |     --- |     --- |     --- |  51,528 |  41,903 |  35,528
Louisiana ............|  74,259 |  53,176 |  47,393 |  59,378 |   46,760 |   39,734 |  78,160 |  56,018 |  51,128 |  54,063 |  46,483 |  38,780
Maine ................|  62,609 |  51,729 |  44,222 |  56,693 |   46,633 |   37,763 |     --- |     --- |     --- |  77,472 |  54,228 |  41,550
                      |         |         |         |         |          |          |         |         |         |         |         |
Maryland .............|  85,905 |  63,089 |  57,800 |  71,193 |   55,783 |   45,763 |  88,077 |  66,955 |  54,815 |  63,882 |  50,719 |  40,046
Massachusetts ........|  82,196 |  63,728 |  51,714 |  66,166 |   55,846 |   43,393 | 107,500 |  66,433 |  58,149 |  77,333 |  58,030 |  47,427
Michigan .............|  90,568 |  65,381 |  54,183 |  68,375 |   55,326 |   45,245 |  66,035 |  53,182 |  38,001 |  55,975 |  46,988 |  39,527
Minnesota ............|  91,583 |  64,079 |  53,667 |  60,976 |   51,375 |   42,382 |     --- |     --- |     --- |  63,879 |  48,883 |  40,137
Mississippi ..........|  72,756 |  55,950 |  46,876 |  61,995 |   51,001 |   42,417 |     --- |     --- |     --- |  52,167 |  42,175 |  35,979
                      |         |         |         |         |          |          |         |         |         |         |         |
Missouri..............|  78,641 |  59,147 |  48,206 |  66,004 |   51,971 |   41,648 |  92,414 |  59,607 |  53,464 |  52,293 |  43,802 |  37,541
Montana ..............|  63,687 |  50,701 |  43,052 |  52,573 |   43,497 |   36,651 |     --- |     --- |     --- |  41,113 |  36,145 |  32,300
Nebraska .............|  78,604 |  55,535 |  47,799 |  59,630 |   50,961 |   40,113 |  79,861 |  51,701 |  41,389 |  49,276 |  40,030 |  35,845
Nevada ...............|  84,710 |  61,659 |  49,534 |  78,557 |   61,144 |   47,330 |     --- |     --- |     --- |  52,664 |  40,490 |  33,667
New Hampshire ........|  70,034 |  51,497 |  41,702 |  61,037 |   48,353 |   39,863 |     --- |     --- |     --- |  77,882 |  55,231 |  42,338
                      |         |         |         |         |          |          |         |         |         |         |         |
New Jersey ...........| 100,193 |  70,802 |  54,009 |  85,117 |   66,634 |   50,342 | 113,318 |  65,105 |  53,154 |  70,450 |  56,687 |  44,153
New Mexico ...........|  69,092 |  51,376 |  44,097 |  56,312 |   44,963 |   38,856 |     --- |     --- |     --- |  46,760 |  41,823 |  36,317
New York .............|  86,059 |  61,055 |  49,655 |  75,763 |   58,726 |   47,130 |  98,204 |  67,079 |  56,197 |  74,476 |  56,623 |  45,231
North Carolina .......|  89,518 |  62,837 |  54,210 |  68,187 |   53,843 |   45,505 | 102,077 |  70,452 |  54,443 |  51,267 |  42,348 |  36,374
North Dakota .........|  54,799 |  47,264 |  40,866 |  47,709 |   41,307 |   36,158 |     --- |     --- |     --- |  45,074 |  38,955 |  35,265
                      |         |         |         |         |          |          |         |         |         |         |         |
Ohio .................|  79,889 |  57,576 |  46,605 |  68,924 |   53,377 |   43,374 |  90,267 |  65,124 |  56,609 |  61,596 |  47,605 |  39,689
Oklahoma .............|  73,480 |  52,478 |  44,424 |  54,639 |   47,340 |   41,118 |  78,591 |  56,891 |  46,360 |  50,447 |  41,625 |  35,068
Oregon ...............|  70,021 |  52,117 |  45,490 |  58,982 |   46,331 |   40,001 |     --- |     --- |     --- |  65,077 |  47,801 |  39,891
Pennsylvania .........|  89,901 |  62,651 |  49,740 |  77,040 |   60,790 |   47,787 | 104,906 |  70,210 |  60,346 |  69,231 |  52,983 |  43,095
Rhode Island .........|  76,275 |  57,538 |  46,313 |  59,148 |   50,547 |   43,297 |     --- |     --- |     --- |  80,972 |  57,670 |  47,803
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South Carolina .......|  78,119 |  58,092 |  48,530 |  57,042 |   47,472 |   40,065 |     --- |     --- |     --- |  53,626 |  41,515 |  35,778
South Dakota .........|  56,754 |  46,440 |  39,556 |  57,612 |   45,472 |   39,505 |     --- |     --- |     --- |  46,623 |  40,390 |  34,286
Tennessee ............|  73,194 |  56,472 |  45,536 |  61,609 |   47,470 |   41,137 |  99,495 |  64,697 |  52,755 |  50,225 |  41,617 |  35,835
Texas ................|  82,256 |  55,557 |  47,859 |  63,229 |   50,199 |   43,010 |  89,140 |  60,760 |  52,992 |  60,733 |  46,999 |  37,841
Utah .................|  71,986 |  52,399 |  44,066 |  52,805 |   44,003 |   39,022 |  76,056 |  57,224 |  49,213 |  53,081 |  44,503 |  39,789
                      |         |         |         |         |          |          |         |         |         |         |         |
Vermont ..............|  69,970 |  53,218 |  43,002 |  45,738 |   39,609 |   31,752 |     --- |     --- |     --- |  61,916 |  47,170 |  42,595
Virginia .............|  85,313 |  62,279 |  50,921 |  73,510 |   56,747 |   44,381 |     --- |     --- |     --- |  63,212 |  48,857 |  39,559
Washington ...........|  77,278 |  55,509 |  49,579 |  58,543 |   48,859 |   42,793 |     --- |     --- |     --- |  62,220 |  49,458 |  41,789
West Virginia.........|  69,554 |  53,771 |  43,357 |  52,962 |   44,288 |   36,504 |     --- |     --- |     --- |  48,210 |  40,550 |  34,988
Wisconsin ............|  85,091 |  66,413 |  55,861 |  63,296 |   51,594 |   44,360 |  75,549 |  57,912 |  47,275 |  54,903 |  43,888 |  38,372
Wyoming ..............|  61,759 |  49,053 |  44,044 |     --- |      --- |      --- |     --- |     --- |     --- |     --- |     --- |     ---
                      |         |         |         |         |          |          |         |         |         |         |         |
U.S. Service Schools .|     --- |     --- |     --- |  80,245 |   63,135 |   52,248 |     --- |     --- |     --- |     --- |     --- |     ---
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   Outlying areas ....|  49,960 |  41,240 |  35,612 |  57,384 |   49,340 |   39,863 |     --- |     --- |     --- |  41,495 |  30,782 |  26,810
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American Samoa .......|     --- |     --- |     --- |     --- |      --- |      --- |     --- |     --- |     --- |     --- |     --- |     ---
Federated States of   |         |         |         |         |          |          |         |         |         |     --- |     --- |     ---
  Micronesia .........|     --- |     --- |     --- |     --- |      --- |      --- |     --- |     --- |     --- |     --- |     --- |     ---
Guam .................|     --- |     --- |     --- |  71,215 |   57,812 |   46,050 |     --- |     --- |     --- |     --- |     --- |     ---
Northern Marianas ....|     --- |     --- |     --- |     --- |      --- |      --- |     --- |     --- |     --- |     --- |     --- |     ---
Palau ................|     --- |     --- |     --- |     --- |      --- |      --- |     --- |     --- |     --- |     --- |     --- |     ---
Puerto Rico ..........|  49,960 |  41,240 |  35,612 |  56,333 |   48,282 |   39,282 |     --- |     --- |     --- |  41,495 |  30,782 |  26,810
Virgin Islands .......|     --- |     --- |     --- |  59,546 |   50,430 |   40,709 |     --- |     --- |     --- |     --- |     --- |     ---
______________________|_________|_________|_________|_________|__________|__________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________

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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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