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Table 236. Average salary of full-time instructional faculty on 9-month contracts in degree-granting institutions, by academic rank, sex, and control and type of institution: Selected years, 1980-81 through 2004-05

[In current dollars]
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                        |       |                       Academic rank                    |      Sex
                        |       |________________________________________________________|_______________
Academic year,          |       |         |         |         |        |        |      No|       |
control and type        |    All|         |Associate|Assistant|Instruc-|        |academic|       |
of institution          |faculty|Professor|professor|professor|     tor|Lecturer|    rank|  Males|Females
________________________|_______|_________|_________|_________|________|________|________|_______|_______
1                       |      2|        3|        4|        5|       6|       7|       8|      9|     10
________________________|_______|_________|_________|_________|________|________|________|_______|_______
1980-81                 |       |         |         |         |        |        |        |       |
All institutions .......|$23,302|  $30,753|  $23,214|  $18,901| $15,178| $17,301| $22,334|$24,499|$19,996
  4-year ...............| 23,693|   31,016|   23,265|   18,867|  15,056|  17,375|  17,380| 24,909| 19,809
    University .........| 25,949|   33,622|   24,392|   19,684|  15,530|  17,327|  17,856| 27,206| 20,736
    Other 4-year .......| 22,230|   28,798|   22,558|   18,398|  14,887|  17,425|  17,334| 23,271| 19,372
  2-year ...............| 21,898|   26,528|   22,750|   19,166|  15,621|  16,222|  22,615| 22,736| 20,434
                        |       |         |         |         |        |        |        |       |
  Public institutions ..| 23,745|   31,077|   23,772|   19,431|  15,613|  17,620|  22,820| 24,873| 20,673
    4-year .............| 24,373|   31,442|   23,898|   19,442|  15,486|  17,712|  19,240| 25,509| 20,608
      University .......| 25,571|   32,945|   24,268|   19,637|  15,305|  17,426|  17,358| 26,788| 20,564
      Other 4-year .....| 23,500|   30,097|   23,639|   19,315|  15,567|  17,997|  19,798| 24,499| 20,633
    2-year .............| 22,177|   26,880|   22,947|   19,370|  15,928|  16,458|  22,875| 22,965| 20,778
                        |       |         |         |         |        |        |        |       |
  Private institutions .| 22,093|   29,994|   21,833|   17,767|  14,192|  15,899|  15,946| 23,493| 18,073
    4-year .............| 22,325|   30,089|   21,887|   17,816|  14,316|  15,971|  16,706| 23,669| 18,326
      University .......| 26,897|   35,227|   24,730|   19,792|  16,197|  16,956|  18,933| 28,251| 21,176
      Other 4-year .....| 19,996|   26,173|   20,502|   16,939|  13,905|  14,741|  16,617| 21,040| 17,342
    2-year .............| 15,065|   18,645|   17,685|   14,663|  12,155|  12,441|  14,993| 16,075| 13,892
                        |       |         |         |         |        |        |        |       |
1990-91                 |       |         |         |         |        |        |        |       |
All institutions .......| 42,165|   55,540|   41,414|   34,434|  26,332|  30,097|  36,395| 45,065| 35,881
  4-year ...............| 43,693|   56,485|   41,811|   34,657|  25,772|  30,209|  31,494| 46,519| 36,574
    University .........| 49,430|   63,437|   44,877|   37,838|  27,105|  31,748|  31,533| 52,426| 39,788
    Other 4-year .......| 40,313|   51,467|   39,994|   33,020|  25,370|  29,009|  31,488| 42,660| 35,135
  2-year ...............| 36,642|   44,916|   37,650|   32,253|  27,933|  28,048|  36,752| 38,465| 34,224
                        |       |         |         |         |        |        |        |       |
  Public institutions ..| 42,317|   55,371|   42,101|   35,137|  26,907|  29,881|  36,990| 45,084| 36,459
    4-year .............| 44,510|   56,668|   42,742|   35,520|  26,134|  29,956|  32,349| 47,168| 37,573
      University .......| 47,499|   60,536|   43,851|   36,889|  25,647|  30,429|  30,412| 50,405| 38,363
      Other 4-year .....| 42,499|   53,704|   41,969|   34,680|  26,316|  29,664|  33,507| 44,804| 37,147
    2-year .............| 37,055|   45,411|   38,051|   32,673|  28,389|  28,780|  37,096| 38,787| 34,720
                        |       |         |         |         |        |        |        |       |
  Private institutions .| 41,788|   55,911|   39,983|   33,116|  24,928|  30,864|  28,523| 45,019| 34,359
    4-year .............| 42,224|   56,127|   40,122|   33,235|  25,159|  31,053|  31,122| 45,319| 34,898
      University .......| 53,875|   69,732|   47,405|   40,013|  31,239|  34,444|  36,211| 56,989| 43,273
      Other 4-year .....| 36,888|   47,405|   36,965|   30,688|  23,973|  25,416|  30,915| 39,162| 32,251
    2-year .............| 24,088|   29,520|   26,353|   24,587|  20,911|    --- |  23,187| 25,937| 22,585
                        |       |         |         |         |        |        |        |       |
1999-2000               |       |         |         |         |        |        |        |       |
All institutions .......| 55,888|   74,410|   54,524|   44,978|  34,918|  38,194|  47,389| 60,084| 48,997
  4-year ...............| 58,087|   76,419|   55,198|   45,312|  33,950|  38,124|  40,452| 62,348| 50,124
    University .........| 67,507|   88,079|   59,996|   50,678|  35,465|  40,306|  44,591| 72,363| 56,060
    Other 4-year .......| 52,716|   67,985|   52,404|   42,902|  33,479|  36,295|  39,851| 55,908| 47,454
  2-year ...............| 48,012|   57,677|   47,844|   41,730|  37,433|  39,928|  48,012| 49,819| 46,096
                        |       |         |         |         |        |        |        |       |
  Public institutions ..| 55,011|   72,475|   54,641|   45,285|  35,007|  37,403|  47,990| 58,984| 48,714
    4-year .............| 57,950|   75,204|   55,681|   45,822|  33,528|  37,261|  40,579| 62,030| 50,168
      University .......| 63,595|   82,344|   57,984|   48,671|  33,230|  38,576|  41,147| 68,135| 53,216
      Other 4-year .....| 54,255|   69,641|   54,062|   44,293|  33,641|  36,351|  40,430| 57,618| 48,527
    2-year .............| 48,240|   57,806|   48,056|   41,984|  37,634|  40,061|  48,233| 50,033| 46,340
                        |       |         |         |         |        |        |        |       |
  Private institutions .| 58,013|   78,490|   54,295|   44,410|  34,641|  40,652|  39,630| 62,631| 49,737
    4-year .............| 58,323|   78,582|   54,384|   44,494|  34,809|  40,674|  40,381| 62,905| 50,052
      University .......| 76,132|   99,634|   64,782|   55,232|  43,456|  43,822|  49,454| 81,418| 62,787
      Other 4-year .....| 50,415|   65,277|   50,087|   40,971|  33,197|  36,056|  39,572| 53,271| 45,926
    2-year .............| 35,925|   39,454|   36,349|   31,499|  27,178|  25,965|  37,532| 38,636| 32,951
                        |       |         |         |         |        |        |        |       |
2003-04                 |       |         |         |         |        |        |        |       |
All institutions .......| 62,615|   85,352|   61,744|   51,808|  49,076|  43,689|  47,746| 67,509| 55,425
  4-year ...............| 65,355|   87,930|   62,677|   52,418|  38,291|  43,815|  47,340| 70,391| 56,965
    University .........| 76,595|  102,722|   68,937|   59,097|  38,569|  45,476|  51,944| 82,774| 63,870
    Other 4-year .......| 58,963|   77,106|   59,102|   49,358|  38,201|  42,486|  46,340| 62,458| 53,778
  2-year ...............| 52,890|   62,775|   52,485|   46,107|  55,129|  41,059|  47,836| 54,436| 51,410
                        |       |         |         |         |        |        |        |       |
  Public institutions ..| 60,912|   82,329|   61,196|   51,701|  50,604|  42,539|  47,563| 65,508| 54,445
    4-year .............| 64,398|   85,843|   62,545|   52,626|  37,611|  42,627|  43,899| 69,290| 56,183
      University .......| 71,511|   94,813|   65,883|   56,386|  36,861|  43,041|  45,222| 77,161| 60,207
      Other 4-year .....| 59,788|   78,584|   60,230|   50,581|  37,906|  42,373|  43,640| 63,629| 54,004
    2-year .............| 53,080|   62,943|   52,736|   46,297|  55,359|  41,120|  47,937| 54,630| 51,592
                        |       |         |         |         |        |        |        |       |
  Private institutions .| 66,693|   91,272|   62,778|   52,005|  39,214|  47,578|  49,291| 72,026| 57,989
    4-year .............| 66,953|   91,400|   62,894|   52,087|  39,529|  47,600|  50,221| 72,248| 58,255
      University .......| 87,340|  118,142|   76,044|   65,069|  43,622|  50,048|  56,790| 94,290| 72,103
      Other 4-year .....| 57,749|   74,909|   57,570|   47,674|  38,667|  43,121|  48,674| 60,708| 53,452
    2-year .............| 36,429|   43,982|   39,158|   36,349|  33,174|  33,028|  36,442| 35,734| 36,980
                        |       |         |         |         |        |        |        |       |
2004-05                 |       |         |         |         |        |        |        |       |
All institutions .......| 64,234|   88,158|   63,558|   53,308|  49,730|  44,514|  48,942| 69,337| 56,926
  4-year ...............| 67,153|   90,789|   64,585|   54,018|  39,436|  44,395|  48,194| 72,407| 58,631
    University .........| 79,124|  106,608|   71,482|   61,192|  40,199|  46,292|  51,214| 85,502| 66,252
    Other 4-year .......| 60,367|   79,181|   60,706|   50,715|  39,198|  42,902|  47,401| 63,997| 55,137
  2-year ...............| 53,762|   64,386|   53,333|   46,914|  55,621|  47,086|  49,123| 55,201| 52,423
                        |       |         |         |         |        |        |        |       |
  Public institutions ..| 62,346|   84,921|   62,950|   53,209|  51,131|  43,362|  48,803| 67,130| 55,780
    4-year .............| 66,053|   88,511|   64,457|   54,296|  38,767|  43,132|  45,006| 71,145| 57,714
      University .......| 73,913|   98,398|   68,315|   58,522|  38,363|  44,063|  46,540| 79,769| 62,389
      Other 4-year .....| 60,986|   80,463|   61,817|   51,983|  38,914|  42,557|  44,633| 64,936| 55,215
    2-year .............| 53,932|   64,571|   53,513|   47,095|  55,819|  47,257|  49,222| 55,398| 52,566
                        |       |         |         |         |        |        |        |       |
  Private institutions .| 68,755|   94,392|   64,702|   53,493|  40,420|  48,453|  50,021| 74,318| 59,919
    4-year .............| 68,995|   94,527|   64,794|   53,574|  40,714|  48,493|  50,814| 74,540| 60,143
      University .......| 90,108|  122,461|   78,841|   67,156|  45,388|  50,665|  54,656| 97,280| 74,838
      Other 4-year .....| 59,451|   77,305|   59,205|   48,953|  39,681|  44,780|  49,742| 62,588| 55,025
    2-year .............| 37,329|   44,704|   41,706|   35,187|  34,058|  40,319|  37,098| 34,970| 39,291
________________________|_______|_________|_________|_________|________|________|________|_______|_______
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NOTE: Data for 1980-81 and 1990-91 are for institutions of higher education. Institutions of higher education were accredited by an agency or association that was recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, or recognized directly by the Secretary of Education. The new degree-granting classification is very similar to the earlier higher education classification, except that it includes some additional institutions, primarily 2-year colleges, and excludes a few higher education institutions that did not award associate's or higher degrees. (See Guide to Sources for details)
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Faculty Salaries, Tenure, and Fringe Benefits," 1980-81; and 1990-91 through 2004-05 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, "Salaries, Tenure, and Fringe Benefits of Full- Time Instructional Faculty Survey" (IPEDS-SA:90-99), Winter 2003-04, and Winter 2004-05. (This table was prepared September 2005.)


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