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Table 239. Average salary of full-time instructional faculty on 9-month contracts in 4-year degree-granting institutions, by type and control of institution, rank of faculty, and state or jurisdiction: 2004-05

[In current dollars]
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                        |      Public university    |     Public other 4-year   |      Private university    |    Private other 4-year
                        |___________________________|___________________________|____________________________|___________________________
                        |Profes-|Associate|Assistant|Profes-|Associate|Assistant| Profes-|Associate|Assistant|Profes-|Associate|Assistant
State or jurisdiction   |    sor|professor|professor|    sor|professor|professor|     sor|professor|professor|    sor|professor|professor
________________________|_______|_________|_________|_______|_________|_________|________|_________|_________|_______|_________|_________
1                       |      2|        3|        4|      5|        6|        7|       8|        9|       10|     11|       12|       13
________________________|_______|_________|_________|_______|_________|_________|________|_________|_________|_______|_________|_________
   United States .......|$98,398|  $68,315|  $58,522|$80,463|  $61,817|  $51,983|$122,461|  $78,841|  $67,156|$77,305|  $59,205|  $48,953
                        |_______|_________|_________|_______|_________|_________|________|_________|_________|_______|_________|_________
Alabama ................| 91,411|   65,146|   54,498| 70,680|   57,289|   48,367|      † |       † |       † | 63,745|   50,161|   41,895
Alaska .................| 79,171|   60,321|   52,252| 74,091|   58,202|   50,918|      † |       † |       † | 64,254|   52,806|   41,892
Arizona ................| 99,179|   68,468|   60,970| 76,459|   60,588|   49,917|      † |       † |       † | 52,900|   67,054|   49,102
Arkansas ...............| 86,126|   64,892|   55,208| 64,501|   55,443|   46,597|      † |       † |       † | 57,620|   48,946|   41,492
California .............|122,458|   78,596|   69,678| 92,316|   68,148|   57,709| 130,792|   85,512|   74,829| 90,818|   68,236|   56,740
                        |       |         |         |       |         |         |        |         |         |       |         |
Colorado ...............| 94,809|   69,526|   59,796| 72,941|   56,547|   48,506|  93,233|   69,570|   57,998| 79,676|   53,711|   49,144
Connecticut ............|110,922|   78,961|   63,824| 81,645|   63,298|   52,598| 146,414|   83,138|   69,874| 91,967|   68,506|   55,329
Delaware ...............|111,112|   76,580|   62,807| 68,339|   62,640|   55,189|      † |       † |       † | 96,271|   69,420|   52,795
District of Columbia ...|     † |       † |       † | 81,706|   64,579|   52,056| 108,466|   75,968|   60,895| 89,802|   67,449|   52,169
Florida ................| 94,567|   65,638|   58,970| 81,629|   62,212|   53,735| 108,960|   72,918|   63,485| 74,843|   56,438|   48,353
                        |       |         |         |       |         |         |        |         |         |       |         |
Georgia ................| 95,755|   64,635|   57,970| 83,294|   60,447|   50,802| 132,809|   83,007|   76,589| 61,811|   52,739|   44,219
Hawaii .................| 89,394|   67,574|   58,756| 68,807|   57,924|   50,371|      † |       † |       † | 80,331|   67,700|   55,725
Idaho ..................| 70,922|   58,182|   48,921| 63,567|   53,279|   45,451|      † |       † |       † | 52,127|   45,045|   38,910
Illinois ...............|100,705|   68,026|   58,590| 81,128|   62,700|   52,428| 131,671|   81,685|   67,853| 71,397|   58,446|   47,713
Indiana ................| 94,510|   66,852|   56,398| 77,213|   59,729|   49,981| 118,670|   78,750|   67,677| 66,893|   53,053|   46,169
                        |       |         |         |       |         |         |        |         |         |       |         |
Iowa ...................| 97,061|   68,969|   60,262| 77,770|   61,522|   52,920|  84,564|   59,511|   48,836| 61,919|   50,689|   43,351
Kansas .................| 86,441|   63,468|   53,910| 70,842|   55,104|   47,071|      † |       † |       † | 46,811|   42,830|   37,718
Kentucky ...............| 89,538|   63,747|   54,445| 72,109|   56,371|   49,462|      † |       † |       † | 58,781|   47,535|   41,209
Louisiana ..............| 93,662|   67,574|   59,359| 69,257|   54,727|   46,866|  87,874|   64,634|   53,323| 62,323|   53,364|   45,272
Maine ..................| 74,166|   63,102|   49,034| 67,419|   55,335|   45,069|      † |       † |       † | 89,933|   62,659|   50,302
                        |       |         |         |       |         |         |        |         |         |       |         |
Maryland ...............|108,149|   73,990|   73,781| 84,820|   64,715|   54,219| 115,074|   76,178|   66,840| 76,049|   60,286|   50,557
Massachusetts ..........|103,371|   82,128|   62,544| 81,258|   66,184|   54,187| 131,702|   81,463|   71,817| 92,741|   68,337|   56,262
Michigan ...............|110,538|   77,056|   64,668| 78,703|   61,859|   51,493|  80,632|   61,357|   50,404| 67,425|   56,215|   46,869
Minnesota ..............|107,484|   71,900|   62,475| 74,475|   59,820|   50,036|      † |       † |       † | 73,266|   57,958|   48,425
Mississippi ............| 81,811|   63,368|   54,035| 65,850|   54,210|   47,391|      † |       † |       † | 58,723|   47,834|   41,735
                        |       |         |         |       |         |         |        |         |         |       |         |
Missouri ...............| 93,644|   66,159|   53,335| 73,697|   56,654|   48,495| 114,105|   72,874|   62,663| 57,496|   49,857|   43,076
Montana ................| 69,251|   54,303|   47,621| 57,801|   47,760|   43,296|      † |       † |       † | 52,063|   43,126|   36,955
Nebraska ...............| 96,673|   69,110|   58,579| 68,563|   57,753|   49,127|  87,563|   59,241|   46,740| 56,815|   47,862|   40,890
Nevada .................|101,691|   75,685|   57,230| 76,727|   73,317|   60,361|      † |       † |       † | 75,231|   52,305|   53,020
New Hampshire ..........| 95,319|   70,396|   59,611| 73,710|   60,474|   49,863|      † |       † |       † | 91,121|   64,258|   49,061
                        |       |         |         |       |         |         |        |         |         |       |         |
New Jersey .............|113,068|   77,074|   62,426| 99,863|   76,273|   59,610| 141,826|   77,413|   67,243| 85,046|   67,727|   50,535
New Mexico .............| 82,819|   61,061|   53,424| 57,252|   51,565|   44,291|      † |       † |       † | 62,298|   49,570|   44,392
New York ...............|103,736|   72,964|   60,392| 87,633|   66,517|   54,962| 122,313|   81,803|   69,486| 90,442|   67,112|   54,354
North Carolina .........|105,772|   72,618|   64,817| 79,631|   62,090|   54,730| 125,022|   83,107|   65,525| 61,667|   51,016|   43,279
North Dakota ...........| 72,270|   58,452|   51,751| 53,254|   46,346|   41,684|      † |       † |       † | 50,352|   43,381|   39,241
                        |       |         |         |       |         |         |        |         |         |       |         |
Ohio ...................| 94,658|   66,400|   54,780| 81,672|   62,495|   50,461| 109,619|   85,440|   78,053| 70,916|   55,866|   47,000
Oklahoma ...............| 84,691|   61,480|   52,809| 61,590|   53,059|   45,537|  92,758|   64,763|   55,150| 58,582|   46,323|   40,362
Oregon .................| 81,514|   60,573|   55,001| 67,290|   53,228|   44,989|      † |       † |       † | 76,529|   56,988|   47,571
Pennsylvania ...........|110,206|   75,276|   64,600| 86,006|   68,050|   55,264| 127,650|   83,829|   71,830| 82,905|   63,008|   51,900
Rhode Island ...........| 85,757|   62,451|   56,070| 65,061|   54,925|   48,143|      † |       † |       † |104,125|   70,601|   60,285
                        |       |         |         |       |         |         |        |         |         |       |         |
South Carolina .........| 92,215|   66,392|   59,783| 66,006|   56,636|   46,735|      † |       † |       † | 64,795|   49,556|   42,909
South Dakota ...........| 69,087|   56,660|   48,362| 69,208|   50,021|   46,097|      † |       † |       † | 54,517|   48,409|   39,912
Tennessee ..............| 91,365|   68,309|   57,192| 71,926|   57,134|   48,353| 124,263|   79,040|   64,990| 58,201|   48,939|   41,540
Texas ..................| 99,797|   66,899|   59,352| 78,519|   61,740|   53,449| 104,504|   72,236|   65,410| 70,966|   53,776|   45,105
Utah ...................| 84,366|   60,775|   55,044| 60,779|   51,519|   46,550| 100,373|   74,673|   65,390| 66,842|   58,699|   50,544
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Vermont ................| 86,359|   64,657|   54,908| 52,587|   42,945|   34,586|      † |       † |       † | 87,653|   61,543|   51,336
Virginia ...............|102,757|   72,166|   59,696| 85,322|   64,357|   52,577|      † |       † |       † | 73,707|   55,937|   46,120
Washington .............| 90,744|   65,438|   60,997| 68,125|   56,209|   49,086|      † |       † |       † | 73,145|   58,933|   49,481
West Virginia ..........| 76,966|   59,619|   48,818| 59,989|   49,994|   42,042|      † |       † |       † | 52,014|   45,415|   36,938
Wisconsin ..............| 99,017|   73,990|   62,753| 70,212|   57,638|   49,657|  92,973|   68,752|   56,862| 62,261|   51,688|   44,282
Wyoming ................| 83,955|   63,230|   59,081|     † |       † |       † |      † |       † |       † |     † |       † |       †
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U.S. Service Schools ...|     † |       † |       † |103,698|   82,767|   67,789|      † |       † |       † |     † |       † |       †
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   Other jurisdictions .|     † |       † |       † | 62,807|   53,013|   43,832|      † |       † |       † |     † |   27,600|   31,110
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American Samoa .........|     † |       † |       † |     † |       † |       † |      † |       † |       † |     † |       † |       †
Federated States of     |       |         |         |       |         |         |        |         |         |       |         |
   Micronesia ..........|     † |       † |       † |     † |       † |       † |      † |       † |       † |     † |       † |       †
Guam ...................|     † |       † |       † | 56,439|   74,550|   55,998|      † |       † |       † |     † |       † |       †
Marshall Islands .......|     † |       † |       † |     † |       † |       † |      † |       † |       † |     † |       † |       †
Northern Marianas ......|     † |       † |       † |     † |       † |       † |      † |       † |       † |     † |       † |       †
Palau ..................|     † |       † |       † |     † |       † |       † |      † |       † |       † |     † |       † |       †
Puerto Rico ............|     † |       † |       † | 62,078|   52,469|   43,776|      † |       † |       † |     † |   27,600|   31,110
Virgin Islands .........|     † |       † |       † | 65,318|   53,379|   44,008|      † |       † |       † |     † |       † |       †
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†Not applicable.
NOTE: Data include imputations for nonrespondent institutions.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2004-05 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Winter 2004-05. (This table was prepared September 2005.)


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