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Table 241. 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: 1998-99

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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 .....| $78,637 | $55,839 | $46,476 | $66,779 | $52,106 | $42,731 | $95,596 | $62,324 | $52,971 | $63,230 | $48,360 | $39,694
                      |_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________
Alabama ..............|  71,567 |  51,562 |  43,397 |  60,460 |  48,014 |  41,318 |     --- |     --- |     --- |  52,810 |  40,107 |  34,503
Alaska ...............|  68,756 |  55,412 |  43,896 |  65,201 |  52,181 |  42,862 |     --- |     --- |     --- |  46,654 |  42,529 |  36,291
Arizona ..............|  78,547 |  56,117 |  48,026 |  67,418 |  53,819 |  42,859 |     --- |     --- |     --- |  61,911 |  51,373 |  41,553
Arkansas .............|  69,555 |  53,340 |  46,440 |  56,772 |  46,650 |  39,647 |     --- |     --- |     --- |  47,936 |  40,779 |  34,473
California ...........| 103,358 |  67,872 |  57,388 |  74,556 |  57,255 |  46,297 | 101,888 |  68,635 |  58,445 |  71,945 |  52,973 |  44,013
                      |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
Colorado .............|  76,149 |  55,837 |  47,212 |  60,649 |  48,928 |  40,787 |  74,594 |  57,094 |  45,183 |  65,979 |  48,356 |  41,284
Connecticut ..........|  90,398 |  65,748 |  51,164 |  73,707 |  57,307 |  44,694 | 113,169 |  64,291 |  52,078 |  74,087 |  55,211 |  46,163
Delaware .............|  88,423 |  63,188 |  50,124 |  64,989 |  51,027 |  44,244 |     --- |     --- |     --- |  67,835 |  61,047 |  36,801
District of Columbia .|     --- |     --- |     --- |  59,425 |  47,126 |  38,997 |  86,405 |  59,186 |  48,726 |  70,273 |  51,330 |  42,885
Florida ..............|  73,067 |  53,199 |  47,001 |  67,129 |  52,106 |  43,727 |  85,477 |  56,878 |  50,073 |  59,655 |  45,692 |  38,897
                      |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
Georgia ..............|  82,548 |  56,674 |  49,458 |  71,227 |  55,292 |  44,926 | 101,472 |  64,160 |  53,272 |  57,524 |  45,323 |  37,708
Hawaii ...............|  77,989 |  58,276 |  51,094 |  60,809 |  49,768 |  43,698 |     --- |     --- |     --- |  67,241 |  58,587 |  52,171
Idaho ................|  61,110 |  50,355 |  42,922 |  55,931 |  46,199 |  39,190 |     --- |     --- |     --- |  48,024 |  42,510 |  36,324
Illinois .............|  80,431 |  54,945 |  46,667 |  64,895 |  52,160 |  42,503 | 104,566 |  65,738 |  56,295 |  59,581 |  48,383 |  40,460
Indiana...............|  75,296 |  54,322 |  44,167 |  65,029 |  49,780 |  42,093 |  98,127 |  65,605 |  55,180 |  56,154 |  45,444 |  38,522
                      |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
Iowa .................|  81,970 |  58,432 |  47,742 |  67,960 |  52,503 |  43,742 |  68,565 |  49,397 |  40,587 |  54,051 |  42,350 |  36,358
Kansas ...............|  66,870 |  49,729 |  43,700 |  56,306 |  45,718 |  37,525 |     --- |     --- |     --- |  39,714 |  34,976 |  30,337
Kentucky .............|  72,458 |  53,537 |  43,416 |  60,303 |  48,106 |  39,998 |     --- |     --- |     --- |  49,744 |  40,597 |  34,886
Louisiana ............|  70,923 |  50,877 |  44,509 |  57,253 |  45,281 |  38,388 |  79,617 |  54,650 |  49,388 |  51,838 |  44,970 |  38,478
Maine ................|  63,992 |  51,779 |  44,917 |  56,783 |  46,798 |  37,695 |     --- |     --- |     --- |  75,349 |  52,663 |  41,203
                      |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
Maryland .............|  81,705 |  58,336 |  53,205 |  68,145 |  53,315 |  44,045 |  85,090 |  64,287 |  53,897 |  60,608 |  48,843 |  39,104
Massachusetts ........|  78,248 |  60,687 |  49,961 |  64,285 |  54,122 |  42,301 | 103,409 |  64,465 |  55,941 |  74,310 |  54,628 |  45,367
Michigan .............|  86,435 |  65,055 |  51,908 |  66,253 |  53,437 |  43,945 |  58,780 |  48,320 |  40,167 |  53,756 |  45,265 |  38,828
Minnesota ............|  87,549 |  61,720 |  51,519 |  61,044 |  51,118 |  41,852 |     --- |     --- |     --- |  61,811 |  47,185 |  38,968
Mississippi ..........|  67,274 |  52,625 |  43,471 |  58,000 |  47,314 |  39,704 |     --- |     --- |     --- |  50,859 |  40,024 |  34,401
                      |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
Missouri..............|  77,695 |  58,601 |  48,423 |  64,681 |  51,287 |  40,867 |  86,931 |  57,125 |  52,538 |  50,636 |  42,325 |  36,444
Montana ..............|  60,753 |  48,918 |  41,235 |  51,151 |  42,486 |  36,335 |     --- |     --- |     --- |  42,056 |  36,012 |  31,263
Nebraska .............|  76,027 |  53,715 |  46,232 |  58,024 |  49,342 |  39,175 |  78,076 |  50,783 |  38,022 |  47,342 |  39,659 |  34,690
Nevada ...............|  81,767 |  61,379 |  48,880 |  79,500 |  59,617 |  46,569 |     --- |     --- |     --- |     --- |  39,433 |     ---
New Hampshire ........|  70,401 |  52,430 |  42,006 |  59,762 |  47,552 |  38,996 |     --- |     --- |     --- |  75,679 |  52,041 |  41,192
                      |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
New Jersey ...........|  96,428 |  68,481 |  50,902 |  82,949 |  64,945 |  49,318 | 108,832 |  62,231 |  50,230 |  70,059 |  55,860 |  43,032
New Mexico ...........|  66,565 |  49,791 |  41,855 |  53,784 |  42,256 |  37,037 |     --- |     --- |     --- |  47,186 |  40,054 |  34,163
New York .............|  82,963 |  59,452 |  48,043 |  72,349 |  56,040 |  45,289 |  94,717 |  64,741 |  54,252 |  71,345 |  54,415 |  43,377
North Carolina .......|  85,053 |  60,720 |  51,779 |  65,026 |  51,477 |  43,604 |  98,523 |  67,070 |  53,671 |  49,522 |  40,806 |  35,489
North Dakota .........|  53,303 |  43,782 |  39,383 |  46,948 |  40,632 |  35,412 |     --- |     --- |     --- |  43,455 |  38,085 |  34,468
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Ohio .................|  76,223 |  55,250 |  44,724 |  68,716 |  52,755 |  42,649 |  87,059 |  64,496 |  54,134 |  60,010 |  46,318 |  38,372
Oklahoma .............|  70,992 |  50,663 |  42,296 |  52,990 |  45,572 |  39,956 |  70,232 |  49,534 |  40,993 |  48,664 |  40,272 |  34,005
Oregon ...............|  66,972 |  50,899 |  45,028 |  56,668 |  44,532 |  38,634 |     --- |     --- |     --- |  62,451 |  46,773 |  38,219
Pennsylvania .........|  86,279 |  60,491 |  47,961 |  74,979 |  59,058 |  46,413 |  99,859 |  64,550 |  57,280 |  66,802 |  51,500 |  41,700
Rhode Island .........|  73,388 |  55,432 |  45,386 |  58,038 |  49,749 |  42,369 |     --- |     --- |     --- |  77,338 |  55,162 |  46,076
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South Carolina .......|  73,584 |  54,764 |  44,936 |  54,889 |  45,786 |  38,659 |     --- |     --- |     --- |  51,872 |  40,265 |  34,359
South Dakota .........|  53,712 |  44,005 |  37,703 |  53,368 |  42,776 |  36,749 |     --- |     --- |     --- |  44,435 |  39,144 |  32,573
Tennessee ............|  69,632 |  53,967 |  43,565 |  57,764 |  45,410 |  38,680 |  96,287 |  63,035 |  50,902 |  48,456 |  40,107 |  34,826
Texas ................|  77,755 |  52,560 |  45,412 |  59,372 |  47,640 |  40,876 |  84,942 |  58,410 |  50,604 |  60,130 |  44,935 |  36,738
Utah .................|  69,675 |  50,484 |  42,897 |  52,131 |  43,372 |  37,988 |  71,189 |  53,663 |  46,123 |  51,208 |  42,933 |  38,385
                      |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
Vermont ..............|  68,759 |  52,259 |  42,646 |  47,491 |  38,535 |  32,075 |     --- |     --- |     --- |  59,418 |  45,476 |  40,710
Virginia .............|  81,111 |  58,706 |  48,124 |  69,692 |  53,566 |  43,440 |     --- |     --- |     --- |  63,135 |  47,473 |  38,399
Washington ...........|  72,881 |  52,712 |  46,737 |  56,120 |  46,792 |  40,603 |     --- |     --- |     --- |  60,901 |  47,678 |  41,000
West Virginia.........|  66,306 |  51,535 |  41,361 |  50,912 |  42,274 |  35,653 |     --- |     --- |     --- |  46,566 |  38,709 |  33,817
Wisconsin ............|  78,147 |  59,437 |  52,605 |  60,706 |  49,604 |  42,334 |  72,912 |  56,371 |  45,682 |  53,258 |  42,690 |  37,320
Wyoming ..............|  60,340 |  47,768 |  41,893 |     --- |     --- |     --- |     --- |     --- |     --- |    ---  |    ---  |    ---
                      |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
U.S. Service Schools .|     --- |     --- |     --- |  78,156 |  60,478 |  49,387 |     --- |     --- |     --- |    ---  |    ---  |    ---
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   Outlying areas ....|  47,866 |  39,622 |  34,034 |  55,049 |  47,016 |  39,033 |     --- |     --- |     --- |  30,491 |  28,372 |  25,320
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American Samoa .......|     --- |     --- |     --- |     --- |     --- |     --- |     --- |     --- |     --- |    ---  |    ---  |    ---
Federated States of   |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
  Micronesia .........|     --- |     --- |     --- |     --- |     --- |     --- |     --- |     --- |     --- |    ---  |    ---  |    ---
Guam .................|     --- |     --- |     --- |  70,628 |  55,387 |  45,170 |     --- |     --- |     --- |    ---  |    ---  |    ---
Northern Marianas ....|     --- |     --- |     --- |     --- |     --- |     --- |     --- |     --- |     --- |    ---  |    ---  |    ---
Palau ................|     --- |     --- |     --- |     --- |     --- |     --- |     --- |     --- |     --- |    ---  |    ---  |    ---
Puerto Rico ..........|  47,866 |  39,622 |  34,034 |  53,636 |  45,908 |  38,221 |     --- |     --- |     --- |  30,491 |  28,372 |  25,320
Virgin Islands .......|     --- |     --- |     --- |  62,192 |  48,917 |  40,808 |     --- |     --- |     --- |    ---  |    ---  |    ---
______________________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________

---Not available.

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, 1998-99" survey. (This table was prepared August 2000.)


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