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Table 230. Full-time and part-time instructional faculty and staff in degree-granting institutions, by type and control of institution and selected characteristics: Fall 1992, fall 1998, and fall 2003
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                            |Number|Number|Number|                                                          Fall 2003
                            |    in|    in|    in|_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                            | thou-| thou-| thou-|           |       Research        |        Doctoral       |     Comprehensive     |           |           |
                            |sands,|sands,|sands,|           |_______________________|_______________________|_______________________|    Private|     Public|
Selected characteristic     |  1992|  1998|  2003|      Total|     Public|    Private|     Public|    Private|     Public|    Private|liberal art|     2-year|      Other
____________________________|______|______|______|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________
1                           |     2|     3|     4|          5|          6|          7|          8|          9|         10|         11|         12|         13|         14
____________________________|______|______|______|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________
Full-time instructional     |      |      |      |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |
   faculty                  |      |      |      |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |
   Number (in thousands) ...| 528.3| 560.4| 681.8|681.8(0.05)|162.1(0.85)| 63.5(1.58)| 51.3(0.76)| 21.7(0.79)|107.3(2.98)| 41.4(1.59)| 49.6(1.80)|138.3(2.53)| 46.6(2.78)
   Percentage distribution .|     †|     †|     †|100.0  (†) | 23.8(0.12)|  9.3(0.23)|  7.5(0.11)|  3.2(0.12)| 15.7(0.44)|  6.1(0.23)|  7.3(0.26)| 20.3(0.37)|  6.8(0.41)
                            |      |      |      |___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________
                            |      |      |      |                                                      Percentage distribution of full-time faculty
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   Total ...................|     †|     †|     †|100.0  (†) |100.0  (†) |100.0  (†) |100.0  (†) |100.0  (†) |100.0  (†) |100.0  (†) |100.0  (†) |100.0  (†) |100.0  (†)
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Sex                         |      |      |      |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |
  Male .....................| 352.7| 356.9| 420.4| 61.7(0.35)| 69.9(0.62)| 68.8(0.90)| 62.8(1.29)| 66.7(2.04)| 58.8(0.84)| 57.6(2.03)| 59.7(1.14)| 52.3(0.99)| 59.8(1.71)
  Female ...................| 175.5| 203.5| 261.4| 38.3(0.35)| 30.1(0.62)| 31.2(0.90)| 37.2(1.29)| 33.3(2.04)| 41.2(0.84)| 42.4(2.03)| 40.3(1.14)| 47.7(0.99)| 40.2(1.71)
                            |      |      |      |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |
Race/ethnicity              |      |      |      |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |
  White, non-Hispanic ......| 456.7| 477.0| 547.7| 80.3(0.27)| 79.0(0.50)| 77.6(0.73)| 81.3(1.33)| 82.7(1.55)| 78.0(1.12)| 85.6(1.02)| 86.0(0.81)| 80.3(0.82)| 81.1(1.64)
  Black, non-Hispanic ......|  27.4|  28.4|  38.1|  5.6(0.17)|  3.7(0.26)|  4.9(0.49)|  4.1(0.50)|  5.1(0.79)|  8.7(0.73)|  4.8(0.65)|  6.3(0.69)|  6.3(0.49)|  5.4(1.05)
  Hispanic .................|  13.9|  18.5|  23.8|  3.5(0.10)|  2.9(0.18)|  3.5(0.36)|  2.9(0.37)|  2.2(0.59)|  3.6(0.23)|  2.4(0.36)|  2.3(0.26)|  5.3(0.37)|  3.1(0.54)
  Asian/Pacific Islander ...|  27.7|  32.5|  62.3|  9.1(0.16)| 13.2(0.45)| 12.8(0.63)| 10.1(1.17)|  9.3(1.40)|  7.9(0.34)|  5.9(0.74)|  3.8(0.33)|  6.2(0.39)|  9.2(1.22)
  American Indian/Alaska    |      |      |      |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |
     Native ................|   2.6|   4.0|  10.0|  1.5(0.11)|  1.1(0.17)|  1.2(0.40)|  1.6(0.35)|  0.7(0.36)|  1.8(0.50)|  1.2(0.38)|  1.6(0.31)|  1.9(0.30)|  1.2(0.50)
                            |      |      |      |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |
Age                         |      |      |      |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |
  29 or younger ............|   7.6|   8.8|  17.5|  2.6(0.16)|  2.5(0.33)|  3.0(0.56)|  2.5(0.36)|  2.0(0.60)|  2.2(0.38)|  2.7(0.57)|  3.1(0.53)|  2.6(0.39)|  2.4(0.89)
  30 to 34 .................|  35.4|  32.2|  54.8|  8.0(0.26)|  8.9(0.49)|  9.2(1.06)|  8.5(0.80)|  6.9(0.92)|  7.7(0.73)|  8.6(0.96)|  9.7(0.86)|  5.8(0.46)|  8.6(1.12)
  35 to 39 .................|  66.8|  60.1|  83.1| 12.2(0.30)| 13.7(0.62)| 15.5(1.26)| 11.8(1.08)| 10.0(1.60)| 10.7(0.84)| 10.1(0.79)| 13.5(1.09)| 11.2(0.80)| 10.2(1.27)
  40 to 44 .................|  90.2|  81.9|  92.9| 13.6(0.34)| 15.0(0.74)| 14.4(0.78)| 12.9(0.95)| 11.4(1.32)| 12.0(0.82)| 14.2(1.00)| 12.8(0.89)| 13.1(0.90)| 15.4(1.84)
  45 to 49 .................|  97.7|  96.8| 108.5| 15.9(0.36)| 16.3(0.53)| 15.0(1.08)| 17.0(1.16)| 15.8(1.80)| 16.2(0.87)| 13.6(1.31)| 14.9(0.99)| 15.4(0.70)| 18.9(1.88)
  50 to 54 .................|  94.9| 104.7| 114.1| 16.7(0.38)| 15.9(0.77)| 14.5(0.87)| 15.6(1.09)| 16.1(1.54)| 16.6(0.98)| 17.3(1.48)| 16.2(0.92)| 19.3(0.91)| 16.9(1.43)
  55 to 59 .................|  67.3|  90.2| 107.8| 15.8(0.38)| 13.7(0.74)| 11.3(0.86)| 15.4(1.00)| 15.6(1.89)| 17.1(0.88)| 17.0(1.22)| 14.6(0.88)| 19.8(1.04)| 15.3(1.67)
  60 to 64 .................|  44.6|  55.0|  69.5| 10.2(0.27)|  9.4(0.48)|  9.6(0.79)| 11.7(0.90)| 12.7(1.58)| 12.5(0.75)| 11.0(1.26)| 11.3(1.01)|  8.7(0.69)|  8.2(1.09)
  65 or older ..............|  23.8|  30.6|  33.5|  4.9(0.20)|  4.6(0.35)|  7.5(0.70)|  4.5(0.62)|  9.5(1.34)|  4.9(0.55)|  5.5(0.66)|  3.8(0.59)|  4.0(0.55)|  4.0(0.77)
                            |      |      |      |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |
Highest degree              |      |      |      |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |
  Less than bachelor's .....|   6.3|   6.7|  10.0|  1.5(0.12)|  0.2(0.09)|  0.2(0.14)|  0.2(0.09)|  0.5(0.37)|  0.1(0.07)|   #   (†) |  0.8(0.26)|  5.1(0.49)|  3.6(0.96)
  Bachelor's ...............|  20.9|  22.5|  29.4|  4.3(0.24)|  2.0(0.27)|  2.0(0.41)|  2.9(0.51)|  1.6(0.46)|  3.1(0.63)|  2.8(0.58)|  2.1(0.53)|  9.7(0.81)|  8.8(1.23)
  Master's .................| 155.8| 156.0| 179.8| 26.4(0.39)| 12.3(0.49)|  9.9(0.93)| 20.3(1.19)| 12.9(1.17)| 22.7(1.08)| 28.7(2.10)| 27.2(1.71)| 54.5(1.16)| 32.7(2.71)
  First-professional .......|  58.3|  51.7|  56.1|  8.2(0.30)| 11.8(0.53)| 18.4(1.19)|  4.7(0.49)|  9.7(1.47)|  2.0(0.30)|  3.5(0.89)|  0.9(0.18)|  7.3(0.65)| 14.4(2.39)
  Doctoral .................| 283.8| 323.5| 406.6| 59.6(0.48)| 73.7(0.61)| 69.4(1.45)| 71.9(1.30)| 75.4(2.03)| 72.1(1.34)| 65.0(2.47)| 69.1(1.92)| 23.4(1.31)| 40.4(2.85)
                            |      |      |      |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |
Academic rank               |      |      |      |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |
  Professor ................| 160.6| 172.2| 194.4| 28.5(0.54)| 33.8(0.95)| 34.0(1.15)| 27.3(1.34)| 30.3(2.37)| 29.8(1.23)| 24.8(1.61)| 28.5(1.79)| 21.7(1.57)| 23.3(2.04)
  Associate professor ......| 123.7| 132.0| 149.6| 21.9(0.37)| 23.3(0.63)| 22.0(1.12)| 25.9(1.54)| 31.6(1.73)| 23.2(1.30)| 27.0(1.41)| 24.6(1.27)| 15.1(1.04)| 18.6(1.85)
  Assistant professor ......| 124.3| 125.0| 158.1| 23.2(0.41)| 22.5(0.68)| 26.6(1.38)| 23.5(1.36)| 21.6(1.63)| 28.3(1.08)| 31.8(2.00)| 30.3(1.14)| 14.4(1.01)| 20.8(1.97)
  Instructor ...............|  73.9|  74.9|  82.7| 12.1(0.42)|  4.3(0.27)|  5.0(0.79)|  9.0(0.94)|  4.5(0.89)|  7.6(0.81)|  6.8(1.02)|  6.6(0.91)| 32.6(1.88)| 16.4(1.74)
  Lecturer .................|  11.9|  14.1|  21.9|  3.2(0.22)|  4.6(0.34)|  4.9(0.59)|  5.4(0.80)|  2.5(0.40)|  5.4(0.99)|  1.9(0.67)|  1.0(0.23)|  0.3(0.07)|  1.3(0.42)
  Other ....................|  17.1|  26.3|  56.5|  8.3(0.32)| 10.6(0.64)|  7.1(0.54)|  8.5(0.59)|  8.9(1.23)|  5.7(0.94)|  7.3(1.12)|  8.8(1.11)|  7.8(0.70)|  9.1(1.15)
  No rank ..................|  16.9|  15.8|  18.6|  2.7(0.19)|  0.8(0.14)|  0.4(0.20)|  0.5(0.25)|  0.6(0.45)|  0.1(0.05)|  0.5(0.10)|  0.2(0.10)|  8.2(0.73)| 10.6(1.76)
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Base salary                 |      |      |      |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |
  Under $10,000 ............|  13.8|   9.7|   4.9|  0.7(0.07)|  0.9(0.17)|  0.9(0.32)|  0.8(0.26)|  0.1(0.08)|  0.5(0.20)|  0.4(0.23)|  0.6(0.19)|  0.6(0.13)|  1.3(0.56)
  $10,000 to 24,999 ........|  29.4|  19.3|  18.6|  2.7(0.15)|  2.4(0.27)|  2.8(0.40)|  3.8(0.55)|  1.7(0.74)|  3.1(0.36)|  2.8(0.41)|  2.6(0.58)|  2.7(0.40)|  2.5(0.79)
  $25,000 to 39,999 ........| 181.8| 123.7|  79.7| 11.7(0.42)|  8.0(0.49)|  5.6(0.66)| 13.0(0.65)|  6.6(1.03)| 12.2(1.12)| 12.8(1.85)| 15.2(1.38)| 16.0(1.18)| 14.9(1.76)
  $40,000 to 54,999 ........| 163.8| 171.1| 192.4| 28.2(0.45)| 19.2(0.78)| 15.5(1.13)| 27.4(1.10)| 21.3(2.12)| 34.0(1.40)| 38.8(1.63)| 39.6(1.64)| 33.7(1.39)| 29.8(1.88)
  $55,000 to 69,999 ........|  76.7| 106.2| 147.7| 21.7(0.52)| 18.9(0.58)| 15.4(0.99)| 22.3(1.05)| 26.4(2.02)| 24.1(1.26)| 24.9(1.78)| 23.1(1.34)| 23.0(1.36)| 23.1(1.95)
  $70,000 to 84,999 ........|  32.1|  57.9|  94.8| 13.9(0.32)| 15.3(0.64)| 16.0(1.01)| 14.7(1.03)| 15.6(1.52)| 14.7(1.21)| 10.5(1.18)| 11.2(1.46)| 13.5(1.00)|  9.8(1.57)
  $85,000 to 99,999 ........|  11.1|  28.1|  50.7|  7.4(0.29)| 11.1(0.54)|  9.8(0.80)|  7.8(0.79)| 10.1(1.32)|  8.1(0.78)|  4.0(1.15)|  3.7(0.56)|  4.1(0.52)|  5.1(0.74)
  $100,000 or more .........|  19.6|  44.4|  93.1| 13.7(0.34)| 24.1(0.76)| 34.0(1.20)| 10.2(0.82)| 18.2(1.63)|  3.3(0.46)|  5.8(0.90)|  4.0(0.57)|  6.4(0.50)| 13.6(2.72)
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Part-time instructional     |      |      |      |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |
   faculty                  |      |      |      |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |
   Number (in thousands) ...| 376.7| 416.0| 530.0|530.0(0.02)| 39.7(0.78)| 23.2(0.96)| 20.8(0.82)| 15.4(0.83)| 60.3(2.49)| 53.5(2.17)| 28.4(2.19)|240.4(2.90)| 48.3(2.42)
   Percentage distribution .|     †|     †|     †|100.0  (†) |  7.5(0.15)|  4.4(0.18)|  3.9(0.15)|  2.9(0.16)| 11.4(0.47)| 10.1(0.41)|  5.4(0.41)| 45.4(0.55)|  9.1(0.46)
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                            |      |      |      |                                                      Percentage distribution of part-time faculty
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   Total ...................|     †|     †|     †|100.0  (†) |100.0  (†) |100.0  (†) |100.0  (†) |100.0  (†) |100.0  (†) |100.0  (†) |100.0  (†) |100.0  (†) |100.0  (†)
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Sex                         |      |      |      |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |
  Male .....................| 208.7| 217.0| 275.9| 52.1(0.45)| 50.4(1.97)| 60.2(1.92)| 50.2(2.26)| 58.4(3.34)| 50.0(1.59)| 53.9(1.53)| 50.3(1.95)| 50.9(0.63)| 55.4(1.85)
  Female ...................| 168.0| 199.1| 254.1| 47.9(0.45)| 49.6(1.97)| 39.8(1.92)| 49.8(2.26)| 41.6(3.34)| 50.0(1.59)| 46.1(1.53)| 49.7(1.95)| 49.1(0.63)| 44.6(1.85)
                            |      |      |      |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |
Race/ethnicity              |      |      |      |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |
  White, non-Hispanic ......| 332.8| 364.4| 451.6| 85.2(0.38)| 82.4(1.63)| 85.8(1.78)| 87.9(2.19)| 88.9(1.99)| 87.2(1.89)| 91.0(0.85)| 86.2(1.59)| 83.5(0.53)| 84.1(1.75)
  Black, non-Hispanic ......|  18.3|  18.9|  29.7|  5.6(0.20)|  2.7(0.72)|  4.1(1.14)|  2.4(1.01)|  2.8(0.99)|  4.7(1.20)|  2.8(0.40)|  8.1(1.27)|  7.0(0.24)|  6.8(1.10)
  Hispanic .................|  11.2|  15.5|  18.7|  3.5(0.13)|  3.2(0.56)|  2.5(0.78)|  4.1(0.81)|  2.8(0.66)|  3.1(0.39)|  2.4(0.30)|  2.1(0.48)|  4.4(0.21)|  2.8(0.60)
  Asian/Pacific Islander ...|  12.2|  13.2|  20.3|  3.8(0.22)|  9.9(1.39)|  6.4(1.05)|  4.5(1.14)|  4.9(1.79)|  3.3(0.59)|  1.9(0.61)|  2.7(0.63)|  3.1(0.30)|  4.0(0.95)
  American Indian/Alaska    |      |      |      |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |
     Native ................|   2.3|   4.0|   9.7|  1.8(0.22)|  1.8(0.68)|  1.2(0.74)|  1.1(0.69)|  0.6(0.35)|  1.7(0.61)|  1.9(0.42)|  0.9(0.35)|  2.1(0.36)|  2.3(0.85)
                            |      |      |      |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |
Age                         |      |      |      |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |
  29 or younger ............|  20.5|  15.1|  30.0|  5.7(0.32)|  7.2(1.02)|  4.4(1.40)|  9.0(1.78)|  5.7(1.86)|  7.9(1.18)|  3.0(0.60)|  5.3(0.84)|  5.6(0.54)|  4.4(1.02)
  30 to 34 .................|  35.9|  37.1|  46.2|  8.7(0.33)|  9.9(1.37)| 11.6(1.47)|  7.6(1.30)|  7.9(1.96)|  8.2(0.91)|  7.8(0.94)|  9.4(1.38)|  8.8(0.58)|  7.9(1.04)
  35 to 39 .................|  58.9|  47.2|  57.4| 10.8(0.44)| 11.3(1.43)|  7.1(1.35)| 10.5(1.93)| 14.7(2.41)| 11.4(1.46)| 10.2(1.01)| 10.5(1.76)| 10.5(0.76)| 13.1(1.47)
  40 to 44 .................|  70.0|  60.4|  59.7| 11.3(0.46)| 11.4(1.43)| 11.1(1.94)| 13.7(2.32)|  7.7(1.71)| 10.8(1.37)| 10.9(1.24)| 12.8(1.87)| 11.3(0.72)| 11.0(1.59)
  45 to 49 .................|  68.0|  72.1|  82.4| 15.5(0.51)| 16.3(1.52)| 17.3(1.70)| 15.6(2.56)| 10.1(1.90)| 13.0(1.28)| 15.5(1.06)| 14.1(1.96)| 16.0(0.80)| 17.6(2.15)
  50 to 54 .................|  45.1|  69.8|  80.5| 15.2(0.52)| 14.5(1.56)| 12.6(2.33)| 15.4(2.34)| 14.8(2.52)| 13.2(1.34)| 17.4(1.28)| 15.8(1.63)| 15.6(0.90)| 14.8(1.31)
  55 to 59 .................|  28.8|  47.1|  74.5| 14.1(0.44)| 10.8(1.46)| 13.3(2.99)| 13.0(2.08)| 16.2(2.51)| 13.9(1.08)| 14.2(1.36)| 13.4(1.93)| 14.4(0.70)| 15.5(1.68)
  60 to 64 .................|  22.9|  28.8|  46.4|  8.8(0.43)|  7.4(1.42)|  8.1(1.80)|  8.7(1.65)|  9.9(2.91)| 10.3(1.37)|  9.6(1.37)|  8.1(1.32)|  8.7(0.77)|  7.5(1.28)
  65 or older ..............|  26.6|  38.4|  52.9| 10.0(0.45)| 11.2(1.46)| 14.4(1.83)|  6.4(1.25)| 13.0(2.70)| 11.2(1.21)| 11.4(1.60)| 10.6(1.74)|  9.1(0.87)|  8.1(1.31)
                            |      |      |      |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |
Highest degree              |      |      |      |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |
  Less than bachelor's .....|  17.2|  20.3|  41.1|  7.8(0.59)|  2.2(0.59)|  2.5(1.27)|  0.5(0.28)|  2.1(0.76)|  2.1(0.61)|  0.7(0.28)|  0.9(0.38)| 14.1(1.17)|  7.1(1.48)
  Bachelor's ...............|  62.7|  58.8|  83.8| 15.8(0.55)|  9.9(1.32)| 10.9(1.94)| 13.9(2.09)|  7.6(2.48)| 13.1(1.84)|  7.5(1.08)|  8.6(1.52)| 21.1(1.13)| 16.9(1.98)
  Master's .................| 190.2| 225.1| 273.1| 51.5(0.80)| 35.6(2.39)| 36.6(3.36)| 53.8(3.16)| 41.7(3.47)| 57.8(2.32)| 64.4(2.33)| 61.0(2.21)| 51.4(1.59)| 46.8(3.82)
  First-professional .......|  39.6|  36.0|  38.5|  7.3(0.39)| 16.7(1.98)| 21.3(2.68)|  7.7(1.52)| 13.6(2.41)|  4.2(0.79)|  4.8(0.90)|  7.2(1.50)|  4.2(0.50)| 12.6(1.92)
  Doctor's .................|  58.9|  75.8|  93.5| 17.6(0.60)| 35.6(2.56)| 28.7(3.88)| 24.1(3.30)| 35.0(2.65)| 22.7(1.83)| 22.6(1.88)| 22.2(2.09)|  9.2(0.66)| 16.7(2.21)
                            |      |      |      |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |
Academic rank               |      |      |      |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |
  Professor ................|  32.3|  30.2|  23.3|  4.4(0.30)|  8.1(1.54)|  5.6(1.18)|  4.6(1.43)|  5.7(1.40)|  5.7(1.01)|  2.4(0.55)|  4.4(0.85)|  3.3(0.49)|  6.3(1.12)
  Associate professor ......|  22.5|  19.4|  14.6|  2.8(0.22)|  4.3(0.94)|  6.0(1.45)|  2.6(1.14)|  2.9(1.03)|  2.1(0.69)|  3.1(0.79)|  4.7(1.11)|  1.8(0.31)|  3.7(1.12)
  Assistant professor ......|  24.2|  23.1|  19.8|  3.7(0.29)| 11.0(1.49)| 11.9(3.02)|  3.3(0.80)|  7.0(1.73)|  2.0(0.49)|  3.0(0.86)|  5.1(1.81)|  1.5(0.25)|  6.5(1.30)
  Instructor ...............| 215.4| 205.4| 187.7| 35.4(0.83)| 20.8(1.72)| 18.2(1.92)| 28.7(2.27)| 20.1(3.25)| 25.4(2.41)| 21.9(1.64)| 24.5(2.13)| 48.3(1.57)| 33.4(2.27)
  Lecturer .................|  45.3|  46.3|  40.9|  7.7(0.41)| 21.5(1.67)| 18.6(2.30)| 13.2(2.07)|  9.6(1.72)| 15.8(2.18)|  8.6(2.32)|  6.7(1.72)|  2.7(0.41)|  2.9(0.95)
  Other ....................|  27.6|  75.2| 230.9| 43.6(0.85)| 33.3(2.17)| 38.2(2.49)| 45.4(2.50)| 53.4(3.25)| 47.7(3.01)| 59.7(3.84)| 52.2(3.03)| 39.7(1.43)| 41.6(3.60)
  No rank ..................|   9.3|  16.5|  12.8|  2.4(0.20)|  1.0(0.30)|  1.6(1.20)|  2.3(0.80)|  1.4(0.81)|  1.2(0.39)|  1.2(0.32)|  2.3(0.70)|  2.7(0.37)|  5.5(1.36)
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Base salary                 |      |      |      |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |
  Under $10,000 ............| 280.5| 256.2| 366.5| 69.1(0.65)| 46.7(2.34)| 58.1(2.98)| 70.1(3.01)| 68.1(3.50)| 71.3(2.39)| 76.6(2.71)| 75.6(3.02)| 71.1(1.03)| 68.5(2.14)
  $10,000 to 24,999 ........|  68.1| 112.4| 114.8| 21.7(0.63)| 26.3(2.33)| 24.1(2.81)| 19.7(2.36)| 21.5(3.63)| 21.0(1.97)| 16.5(2.06)| 15.3(1.98)| 23.0(1.01)| 21.3(1.74)
  $25,000 to 39,999 ........|  15.8|  26.3|  27.5|  5.2(0.32)| 12.2(1.38)|  7.7(1.76)|  5.7(1.48)|  4.8(1.72)|  4.9(1.09)|  4.4(1.15)|  5.3(1.24)|  4.3(0.43)|  3.8(0.89)
  $40,000 to 54,999 ........|   5.3|  11.8|   9.6|  1.8(0.14)|  5.8(1.05)|  5.0(1.18)|  1.9(0.70)|  3.0(1.00)|  1.6(0.44)|  0.9(0.31)|  1.1(0.55)|  0.6(0.16)|  4.2(0.91)
  $55,000 to 69,999 ........|   2.2|   4.2|   4.7|  0.9(0.15)|  3.0(0.65)|  2.0(1.00)|  1.4(0.71)|  1.0(0.65)|  0.9(0.59)|  0.8(0.31)|  1.6(0.65)|  0.4(0.14)|  0.4(0.31)
  $70,000 to 84,999 ........|   1.1|   2.4|   1.9|  0.4(0.07)|  2.2(0.57)|  0.9(0.55)|  0.2(0.21)|  0.4(0.39)|  0.0 0.00 |  0.3(0.21)|  0.1(0.14)|  0.1(0.06)|  0.5(0.26)
  $85,000 to 99,999 ........|   0.9|    # |   1.5|  0.3(0.07)|  1.0(0.46)|  1.0(0.51)|  0.4(0.30)|  0.0(0.05)|  0.3(0.23)|  0.0(0.04)|  0.2(0.22)|  0.2(0.09)|  0.2(0.13)
  $100,000 or more .........|   2.7|    # |   3.5|  0.7(0.10)|  2.9(0.63)|  1.3(0.72)|  0.5(0.52)|  1.2(0.75)|  0.0 0.00 |  0.4(0.27)|  0.8(0.46)|  0.3(0.08)|  1.2(0.58)
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†Not applicable.
#Rounds to zero.
NOTE: Totals may differ from figures reported in other tables because of varying survey methodologies. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Standard errors appear in parentheses.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 1993, 1999, and 2004 National Study of Postsecondary Faculty (NSOPF:93;99;04). (This table was prepared September 2005.)


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