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Table 235. -  Average salary of full-time instructional faculty on 9-month contracts in institutions of higher education, by academic rank, sex, and control and type of institution: 1970-71 to 1996-97
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 Academic |  All   |_______________________________________________________|    Public institutions   | Private institutions
 year and |faculty |Profes- |Associate|Assistant|Instruc-|Lecturer|   No   |__________________________|_________________________
   sex    |        |  sor   |professor|professor|  tor   |        |  rank  | Total  | 4-year | 2-year | Total  | 4-year |2-year
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  Total   |        |        |         |         |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
1970-71 ..|$12,710 |$17,958 | $13,563 | $11,176 | $9,360 |$11,196 |$12,333 |$12,953 |$13,121 |$12,644 |$11,619 |$11,824 |$8,664
1972-73 ..| 13,856 | 19,191 |  14,580 |  12,032 | 10,737 | 11,637 | 12,676 | 14,016 | 14,417 | 12,919 | 13,452 | 13,622 | 9,288
1974-75 ..| 15,622 | 21,277 |  16,146 |  13,295 | 12,691 | 12,575 | 13,532 | 15,879 | 16,271 | 14,897 | 14,912 | 15,092 |10,242
1975-76 ..| 16,659 | 22,649 |  17,065 |  13,986 | 13,672 | 12,906 | 15,196 | 16,942 | 17,400 | 15,820 | 15,921 | 16,116 |10,901
1976-77 ..| 17,560 | 23,792 |  17,905 |  14,662 | 11,835 | 13,431 | 16,634 | 17,845 | 18,313 | 16,685 | 16,787 | 16,977 |11,637
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1977-78 ..| 18,709 | 25,133 |  18,987 |  15,530 | 12,504 | 14,528 | 17,831 | 19,045 | 19,517 | 17,895 | 17,773 | 17,966 |12,191
1978-79 ..| 19,820 | 26,470 |  20,047 |  16,374 | 13,193 | 15,281 | 18,725 | 20,179 | 20,722 | 18,844 | 18,807 | 19,010 |12,496
1979-80 ..| 21,348 | 28,388 |  21,451 |  17,465 | 14,023 | 16,122 | 20,262 | 21,798 | 22,349 | 20,429 | 20,105 | 20,318 |13,250
1980-81 ..| 23,302 | 30,753 |  23,214 |  18,901 | 15,178 | 17,301 | 22,334 | 23,745 | 24,373 | 22,177 | 22,093 | 22,325 |15,065
1981-82 ..| 25,449 | 33,437 |  25,278 |  20,608 | 16,450 | 18,756 | 24,331 | 25,886 | 26,591 | 24,193 | 24,255 | 24,509 |15,926
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1982-83 ..| 27,196 | 35,540 |  26,921 |  22,056 | 17,601 | 20,072 | 25,557 | 27,488 | 28,293 | 25,567 | 26,393 | 26,691 |16,595
1984-85 ..| 30,447 | 39,743 |  29,945 |  24,668 | 20,230 | 22,334 | 27,683 | 30,646 | 31,764 | 27,864 | 29,910 | 30,247 |18,510
1985-86 ..| 32,392 | 42,268 |  31,787 |  26,277 | 20,918 | 23,770 | 29,088 | 32,750 | 34,033 | 29,590 | 31,402 | 31,732 |19,436
1987-88 ..| 35,897 | 47,040 |  35,231 |  29,110 | 22,728 | 25,977 | 31,532 | 36,231 | 37,840 | 32,209 | 35,049 | 35,346 |21,867
1989-90 ..| 40,133 | 52,810 |  39,392 |  32,689 | 25,030 | 28,990 | 34,559 | 40,416 | 42,365 | 35,516 | 39,464 | 39,817 |24,601
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1990-91 ..| 42,165 | 55,540 |  41,414 |  34,434 | 26,332 | 30,097 | 36,395 | 42,317 | 44,510 | 37,055 | 41,788 | 42,224 |24,088
1991-92 ..| 43,851 | 57,433 |  42,929 |  35,745 | 30,916 | 30,456 | 37,783 | 43,641 | 45,638 | 38,959 | 44,376 | 44,793 |25,673
1992-93 ..| 44,714 | 58,788 |  43,945 |  36,625 | 28,499 | 30,543 | 37,771 | 44,197 | 46,515 | 38,935 | 45,985 | 46,427 |26,105
1993-94 ..| 46,364 | 60,649 |  45,278 |  37,630 | 28,828 | 32,729 | 40,584 | 45,920 | 48,019 | 41,040 | 47,465 | 47,880 |28,435
1994-95...| 47,811 | 62,709 |  46,713 |  38,756 | 29,665 | 33,198 | 41,227 | 47,432 | 49,738 | 42,101 | 48,741 | 49,379 |25,613
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1995-96 ..| 49,309 | 64,540 |  47,966 |  39,696 | 30,344 | 34,136 | 42,996 | 48,837 | 51,172 | 43,295 | 50,466 | 50,819 |31,915
1996-97\2\| 50,829 | 66,659 |  49,307 |  40,687 | 31,193 | 34,962 | 44,200 | 50,303 | 52,718 | 44,584 | 52,112 | 52,443 |32,628
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   Men    |        |        |         |         |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
1972-73 ..| 14,422 | 19,414 |  14,723 |  12,193 | 11,147 | 12,106 | 13,047 | 14,545 | 14,944 | 13,268 | 14,116 | 14,253 | 9,571
1974-75 ..| 16,303 | 21,532 |  16,282 |  13,458 | 13,350 | 13,232 | 14,008 | 16,522 | 16,918 | 15,350 | 15,709 | 15,852 |10,633
1975-76 ..| 17,414 | 22,902 |  17,209 |  14,174 | 14,430 | 13,579 | 15,761 | 17,661 | 18,121 | 16,339 | 16,784 | 16,946 |11,378
1976-77 ..| 18,378 | 24,029 |  18,055 |  14,851 | 12,085 | 14,147 | 17,253 | 18,620 | 19,091 | 17,235 | 17,736 | 17,891 |12,193
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1977-78 ..| 19,575 | 25,370 |  19,133 |  15,726 | 12,729 | 15,181 | 18,459 | 19,867 | 20,347 | 18,479 | 18,783 | 18,935 |12,759
1978-79 ..| 20,777 | 26,727 |  20,221 |  16,602 | 13,441 | 15,927 | 19,400 | 21,080 | 21,628 | 19,475 | 19,935 | 20,086 |13,048
1979-80 ..| 22,394 | 28,672 |  21,651 |  17,720 | 14,323 | 16,932 | 20,901 | 22,789 | 23,350 | 21,131 | 21,317 | 21,472 |13,938
1980-81 ..| 24,499 | 31,082 |  23,451 |  19,227 | 15,545 | 18,281 | 23,170 | 24,873 | 25,509 | 22,965 | 23,493 | 23,669 |16,075
1981-82 ..| 26,796 | 33,799 |  25,553 |  21,025 | 16,906 | 19,721 | 25,276 | 27,149 | 27,864 | 25,085 | 25,849 | 26,037 |16,834
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1982-83 ..| 28,664 | 35,956 |  27,262 |  22,586 | 18,160 | 21,225 | 26,541 | 28,851 | 29,661 | 26,524 | 28,159 | 28,380 |17,346
1984-85 ..| 32,182 | 40,269 |  30,392 |  25,330 | 21,159 | 23,557 | 28,670 | 32,240 | 33,344 | 28,891 | 32,028 | 32,278 |19,460
1985-86 ..| 34,294 | 42,833 |  32,273 |  27,094 | 21,693 | 25,238 | 30,267 | 34,528 | 35,786 | 30,758 | 33,656 | 33,900 |20,412
1987-88 ..| 38,112 | 47,735 |  35,823 |  30,086 | 23,645 | 27,652 | 32,747 | 38,314 | 39,898 | 33,477 | 37,603 | 37,817 |22,641
1989-90 ..| 42,763 | 53,650 |  40,131 |  33,781 | 25,933 | 31,162 | 35,980 | 42,959 | 44,834 | 37,081 | 42,312 | 42,595 |25,218
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1990-91 ..| 45,065 | 56,549 |  42,239 |  35,636 | 27,388 | 32,398 | 38,036 | 45,084 | 47,168 | 38,787 | 45,019 | 45,319 |25,937
1991-92 ..| 46,848 | 58,494 |  43,814 |  36,969 | 33,359 | 32,843 | 39,422 | 46,483 | 48,401 | 40,811 | 47,733 | 48,042 |26,825
1992-93 ..| 47,866 | 59,972 |  44,855 |  37,842 | 29,583 | 32,512 | 39,365 | 47,175 | 49,392 | 40,725 | 49,518 | 49,837 |27,402
1993-94...| 49,579 | 61,857 |  46,229 |  38,794 | 29,815 | 34,796 | 42,251 | 48,956 | 50,989 | 42,938 | 51,076 | 51,397 |30,783
1994-95...| 51,228 | 64,046 |  47,705 |  39,923 | 30,528 | 35,082 | 43,103 | 50,629 | 52,874 | 44,020 | 52,653 | 53,036 |29,639
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1995-96 ..| 52,814 | 65,949 |  49,037 |  40,858 | 30,940 | 36,135 | 44,624 | 52,163 | 54,448 | 45,209 | 54,364 | 54,649 |33,301
1996-97\2\| 54,465 | 68,214 |  50,457 |  41,864 | 31,738 | 36,932 | 45,688 | 53,737 | 56,162 | 46,393 | 56,185 | 56,453 |34,736
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  Women   |        |        |         |         |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
1972-73 ..| 11,925 | 17,123 |  13,827 |  11,510 | 10,098 | 10,775 | 11,913 | 12,250 | 12,300 | 12,165 | 11,044 | 11,219 | 8,888
1974-75 ..| 13,471 | 19,012 |  15,481 |  12,858 | 11,740 | 11,543 | 12,619 | 13,892 | 13,831 | 13,987 | 12,233 | 12,423 | 9,735
1975-76 ..| 14,308 | 20,308 |  16,364 |  13,522 | 12,572 | 11,901 | 14,094 | 14,762 | 14,758 | 14,769 | 13,030 | 13,231 |10,201
1976-77 ..| 15,100 | 21,536 |  17,189 |  14,225 | 11,589 | 12,397 | 15,467 | 15,573 | 15,539 | 15,628 | 13,709 | 13,899 |10,850
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1977-78 ..| 16,159 | 22,943 |  18,325 |  15,109 | 12,288 | 13,688 | 16,637 | 16,684 | 16,619 | 16,785 | 14,597 | 14,799 |11,470
1978-79 ..| 17,080 | 24,143 |  19,300 |  15,914 | 12,966 | 14,465 | 17,482 | 17,646 | 17,627 | 17,676 | 15,388 | 15,611 |11,898
1979-80 ..| 18,396 | 25,910 |  20,642 |  16,974 | 13,750 | 15,142 | 19,069 | 19,042 | 18,985 | 19,134 | 16,539 | 16,787 |12,541
1980-81 ..| 19,996 | 27,959 |  22,295 |  18,302 | 14,854 | 16,168 | 20,843 | 20,673 | 20,608 | 20,778 | 18,073 | 18,326 |13,892
1981-82 ..| 21,802 | 30,438 |  24,271 |  19,866 | 16,054 | 17,676 | 22,672 | 22,524 | 22,454 | 22,632 | 19,743 | 20,024 |14,984
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1982-83 ..| 23,261 | 32,221 |  25,738 |  21,130 | 17,102 | 18,830 | 23,855 | 23,892 | 23,876 | 23,917 | 21,451 | 21,785 |15,845
1984-85 ..| 25,941 | 35,824 |  28,517 |  23,575 | 19,362 | 21,004 | 26,050 | 26,566 | 26,813 | 26,172 | 24,186 | 24,560 |17,575
1985-86 ..| 27,576 | 38,252 |  30,300 |  24,966 | 20,237 | 22,273 | 27,171 | 28,299 | 28,680 | 27,693 | 25,523 | 25,889 |18,504
1987-88 ..| 30,499 | 42,371 |  33,528 |  27,600 | 21,962 | 24,370 | 29,605 | 31,215 | 31,820 | 30,228 | 28,621 | 28,946 |21,215
1989-90 ..| 34,183 | 47,663 |  37,469 |  31,090 | 24,320 | 26,995 | 32,528 | 34,796 | 35,704 | 33,307 | 32,650 | 33,010 |24,002
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1990-91 ..| 35,881 | 49,728 |  39,329 |  32,724 | 25,534 | 28,111 | 34,179 | 36,459 | 37,573 | 34,720 | 34,359 | 34,898 |22,585
1991-92 ..| 37,534 | 51,621 |  40,766 |  34,063 | 28,873 | 28,550 | 35,622 | 37,800 | 38,634 | 36,517 | 36,828 | 37,309 |24,683
1992-93 ..| 38,385 | 52,755 |  41,861 |  35,032 | 27,700 | 28,922 | 35,792 | 38,356 | 39,470 | 36,710 | 38,460 | 38,987 |25,068
1993-94...| 40,058 | 54,746 |  43,178 |  36,169 | 28,136 | 31,048 | 38,474 | 40,118 | 41,031 | 38,707 | 39,902 | 40,378 |26,142
1994-95...| 41,369 | 56,555 |  44,626 |  37,352 | 29,072 | 31,677 | 38,967 | 41,548 | 42,663 | 39,812 | 40,908 | 41,815 |22,851
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1995-96 ..| 42,871 | 58,318 |  45,803 |  38,345 | 29,940 | 32,584 | 41,085 | 42,871 | 43,986 | 41,086 | 42,871 | 43,236 |30,671
1996-97\2\| 44,325 | 60,160 |  47,101 |  39,350 | 30,819 | 33,415 | 42,474 | 44,306 | 45,402 | 42,531 | 44,374 | 44,726 |30,661
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          |                                  Constant 1996-97 dollars\1\
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  Total   |        |        |         |         |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
1970-71 ..| 50,841 | 71,834 |  54,256 |  44,706 | 37,441 | 44,786 | 49,335 | 51,816 | 52,489 | 50,579 | 46,476 | 47,299 |34,658
1972-73 ..| 51,435 | 71,238 |  54,123 |  44,663 | 39,856 | 43,196 | 47,054 | 52,028 | 53,516 | 47,955 | 49,935 | 50,565 |34,479
1974-75 ..| 47,931 | 65,282 |  49,540 |  40,790 | 38,937 | 38,584 | 41,519 | 48,719 | 49,924 | 45,708 | 45,751 | 46,305 |31,424
1975-76 ..| 47,733 | 64,898 |  48,898 |  40,076 | 39,177 | 36,980 | 43,542 | 48,545 | 49,858 | 45,329 | 45,619 | 46,180 |31,235
1976-77 ..| 47,545 | 64,417 |  48,477 |  39,698 | 32,043 | 36,365 | 45,036 | 48,314 | 49,583 | 45,174 | 45,450 | 45,964 |31,507
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1977-78 ..| 47,466 | 63,767 |  48,173 |  39,402 | 31,723 | 36,859 | 45,240 | 48,320 | 49,518 | 45,401 | 45,093 | 45,581 |30,929
1978-79 ..| 45,980 | 61,407 |  46,507 |  37,986 | 30,605 | 35,449 | 43,438 | 46,812 | 48,072 | 43,714 | 43,629 | 44,099 |28,989
1979-80 ..| 43,698 | 58,108 |  43,908 |  35,750 | 28,703 | 32,999 | 41,474 | 44,619 | 45,746 | 41,817 | 41,152 | 41,588 |27,122
1980-81 ..| 42,746 | 56,414 |  42,585 |  34,673 | 27,843 | 31,738 | 40,970 | 43,559 | 44,711 | 40,682 | 40,528 | 40,954 |27,636
1981-82 ..| 42,972 | 56,461 |  42,684 |  34,798 | 27,777 | 31,671 | 41,085 | 43,710 | 44,901 | 40,852 | 40,957 | 41,386 |26,892
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1982-83 ..| 44,031 | 57,540 |  43,586 |  35,709 | 28,497 | 32,497 | 41,378 | 44,504 | 45,807 | 41,394 | 42,731 | 43,214 |26,868
1984-85 ..| 45,745 | 59,711 |  44,990 |  37,062 | 30,394 | 33,555 | 41,592 | 46,044 | 47,723 | 41,864 | 44,938 | 45,444 |27,810
1985-86 ..| 47,303 | 61,725 |  46,419 |  38,373 | 30,547 | 34,712 | 42,478 | 47,826 | 49,699 | 43,211 | 45,857 | 46,339 |28,383
1987-88 ..| 49,242 | 64,528 |  48,329 |  39,932 | 31,177 | 35,634 | 43,255 | 49,700 | 51,908 | 44,183 | 48,079 | 48,486 |29,996
1989-90 ..| 50,226 | 66,091 |  49,299 |  40,910 | 31,325 | 36,281 | 43,250 | 50,580 | 53,019 | 44,448 | 49,388 | 49,831 |30,788
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1990-91 ..| 50,034 | 65,905 |  49,142 |  40,860 | 31,246 | 35,714 | 43,187 | 50,214 | 52,816 | 43,970 | 49,586 | 50,104 |28,583
1991-92 ..| 50,419 | 66,035 |  49,358 |  41,099 | 35,546 | 35,017 | 43,442 | 50,177 | 52,473 | 44,794 | 51,022 | 51,502 |29,518
1992-93 ..| 49,854 | 65,545 |  48,996 |  40,835 | 31,775 | 34,054 | 42,112 | 49,277 | 51,862 | 43,410 | 51,271 | 51,764 |29,106
1993-94...| 50,389 | 65,913 |  49,207 |  40,896 | 31,330 | 35,569 | 44,107 | 49,906 | 52,187 | 44,602 | 51,585 | 52,036 |30,903
1994-95...| 50,513 | 66,252 |  49,353 |  40,946 | 31,341 | 35,074 | 43,557 | 50,112 | 52,549 | 44,480 | 51,495 | 52,169 |27,060
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1995-96 ..| 50,716 | 66,382 |  49,334 |  40,829 | 31,210 | 35,110 | 44,222 | 50,231 | 52,632 | 44,530 | 51,906 | 52,269 |32,826
1996-97\2\| 50,829 | 66,659 |  49,307 |  40,687 | 31,193 | 34,962 | 44,200 | 50,303 | 52,718 | 44,584 | 52,112 | 52,443 |32,628
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   Men    |        |        |         |         |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
1972-73 ..| 53,536 | 72,068 |  54,654 |  45,262 | 41,380 | 44,937 | 48,432 | 53,994 | 55,473 | 49,253 | 52,400 | 52,909 |35,528
1974-75 ..| 50,019 | 66,064 |  49,955 |  41,293 | 40,960 | 40,598 | 42,979 | 50,693 | 51,908 | 47,097 | 48,199 | 48,636 |32,624
1975-76 ..| 49,897 | 65,622 |  49,309 |  40,615 | 41,347 | 38,909 | 45,161 | 50,606 | 51,922 | 46,819 | 48,093 | 48,556 |32,601
1976-77 ..| 49,758 | 65,057 |  48,885 |  40,210 | 32,721 | 38,302 | 46,713 | 50,413 | 51,689 | 46,664 | 48,019 | 48,440 |33,013
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1977-78 ..| 49,665 | 64,367 |  48,543 |  39,899 | 32,296 | 38,515 | 46,832 | 50,405 | 51,622 | 46,884 | 47,655 | 48,040 |32,370
1978-79 ..| 48,198 | 62,003 |  46,908 |  38,513 | 31,180 | 36,949 | 45,004 | 48,903 | 50,174 | 45,179 | 46,245 | 46,596 |30,269
1979-80 ..| 45,838 | 58,689 |  44,317 |  36,271 | 29,318 | 34,658 | 42,782 | 46,647 | 47,796 | 43,253 | 43,635 | 43,951 |28,531
1980-81 ..| 44,942 | 57,018 |  43,019 |  35,271 | 28,516 | 33,535 | 42,504 | 45,628 | 46,795 | 42,128 | 43,096 | 43,419 |29,489
1981-82 ..| 45,247 | 57,072 |  43,148 |  35,502 | 28,547 | 33,300 | 42,680 | 45,842 | 47,050 | 42,358 | 43,648 | 43,965 |28,425
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1982-83 ..| 46,408 | 58,214 |  44,138 |  36,567 | 29,402 | 34,364 | 42,971 | 46,711 | 48,022 | 42,943 | 45,590 | 45,948 |28,084
1984-85 ..| 48,351 | 60,502 |  45,662 |  38,057 | 31,790 | 35,393 | 43,075 | 48,438 | 50,097 | 43,407 | 48,120 | 48,496 |29,237
1985-86 ..| 50,080 | 62,550 |  47,129 |  39,566 | 31,679 | 36,856 | 44,200 | 50,422 | 52,259 | 44,917 | 49,149 | 49,505 |29,808
1987-88 ..| 52,280 | 65,481 |  49,141 |  41,271 | 32,435 | 37,932 | 44,921 | 52,558 | 54,731 | 45,923 | 51,582 | 51,876 |31,058
1989-90 ..| 53,518 | 67,142 |  50,223 |  42,276 | 32,454 | 38,999 | 45,028 | 53,762 | 56,110 | 46,407 | 52,954 | 53,307 |31,561
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1990-91 ..| 53,475 | 67,102 |  50,121 |  42,286 | 32,500 | 38,444 | 45,134 | 53,498 | 55,970 | 46,025 | 53,421 | 53,777 |30,777
1991-92 ..| 53,865 | 67,254 |  50,376 |  42,505 | 38,355 | 37,762 | 45,326 | 53,445 | 55,650 | 46,924 | 54,882 | 55,237 |30,842
1992-93 ..| 53,368 | 66,866 |  50,012 |  42,192 | 32,984 | 36,249 | 43,890 | 52,597 | 55,070 | 45,406 | 55,210 | 55,566 |30,551
1993-94...| 53,882 | 67,226 |  50,241 |  42,161 | 32,403 | 37,816 | 45,918 | 53,205 | 55,415 | 46,665 | 55,509 | 55,858 |33,455
1994-95...| 54,123 | 67,666 |  50,401 |  42,179 | 32,253 | 37,065 | 45,539 | 53,490 | 55,862 | 46,508 | 55,629 | 56,034 |31,314
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1995-96 ..| 54,321 | 67,831 |  50,437 |  42,024 | 31,823 | 37,166 | 45,898 | 53,651 | 56,002 | 46,499 | 55,915 | 56,209 |34,251
1996-97\2\| 54,465 | 68,214 |  50,457 |  41,864 | 31,738 | 36,932 | 45,688 | 53,737 | 56,162 | 46,393 | 56,185 | 56,453 |34,736
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  Women   |        |        |         |         |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
1972-73 ..| 44,266 | 63,561 |  51,326 |  42,726 | 37,486 | 39,997 | 44,224 | 45,475 | 45,660 | 45,156 | 40,997 | 41,645 |32,992
1974-75 ..| 41,331 | 58,332 |  47,500 |  39,450 | 36,021 | 35,416 | 38,716 | 42,622 | 42,436 | 42,915 | 37,534 | 38,116 |29,869
1975-76 ..| 40,997 | 58,190 |  46,889 |  38,745 | 36,023 | 34,099 | 40,384 | 42,300 | 42,289 | 42,318 | 37,337 | 37,911 |29,228
1976-77 ..| 40,882 | 58,308 |  46,540 |  38,515 | 31,377 | 33,564 | 41,876 | 42,164 | 42,070 | 42,311 | 37,117 | 37,632 |29,375
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1977-78 ..| 40,997 | 58,209 |  46,493 |  38,334 | 31,176 | 34,729 | 42,211 | 42,329 | 42,165 | 42,586 | 37,034 | 37,548 |29,102
1978-79 ..| 39,623 | 56,007 |  44,773 |  36,917 | 30,079 | 33,555 | 40,556 | 40,935 | 40,892 | 41,004 | 35,698 | 36,216 |27,600
1979-80 ..| 37,655 | 53,037 |  42,252 |  34,744 | 28,146 | 30,995 | 39,034 | 38,977 | 38,860 | 39,167 | 33,853 | 34,362 |25,669
1980-81 ..| 36,681 | 51,289 |  40,899 |  33,574 | 27,249 | 29,659 | 38,235 | 37,923 | 37,804 | 38,116 | 33,154 | 33,618 |25,484
1981-82 ..| 36,814 | 51,397 |  40,983 |  33,545 | 27,108 | 29,847 | 38,283 | 38,033 | 37,915 | 38,216 | 33,337 | 33,811 |25,302
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1982-83 ..| 37,660 | 52,167 |  41,671 |  34,210 | 27,689 | 30,486 | 38,622 | 38,682 | 38,656 | 38,722 | 34,730 | 35,271 |25,654
1984-85 ..| 38,975 | 53,823 |  42,845 |  35,420 | 29,090 | 31,557 | 39,138 | 39,914 | 40,285 | 39,322 | 36,338 | 36,900 |26,405
1985-86 ..| 40,270 | 55,860 |  44,248 |  36,458 | 29,553 | 32,526 | 39,678 | 41,326 | 41,882 | 40,441 | 37,272 | 37,806 |27,022
1987-88 ..| 41,838 | 58,123 |  45,993 |  37,861 | 30,126 | 33,430 | 40,611 | 42,820 | 43,650 | 41,466 | 39,261 | 39,707 |29,102
1989-90 ..| 42,780 | 59,649 |  46,892 |  38,908 | 30,436 | 33,784 | 40,709 | 43,547 | 44,684 | 41,683 | 40,861 | 41,312 |30,038
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1990-91 ..| 42,576 | 59,009 |  46,669 |  38,831 | 30,299 | 33,357 | 40,557 | 43,263 | 44,585 | 41,199 | 40,771 | 41,410 |26,800
1991-92 ..| 43,155 | 59,352 |  46,871 |  39,165 | 33,198 | 32,826 | 40,958 | 43,462 | 44,420 | 41,986 | 42,344 | 42,897 |28,380
1992-93 ..| 42,797 | 58,820 |  46,672 |  39,059 | 30,885 | 32,247 | 39,906 | 42,764 | 44,007 | 40,930 | 42,881 | 43,468 |27,949
1993-94...| 43,535 | 59,498 |  46,925 |  39,308 | 30,578 | 33,743 | 41,813 | 43,600 | 44,592 | 42,066 | 43,366 | 43,882 |28,411
1994-95...| 43,707 | 59,751 |  47,148 |  39,463 | 30,715 | 33,467 | 41,169 | 43,896 | 45,074 | 42,062 | 43,220 | 44,178 |24,143
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1995-96 ..| 44,094 | 59,981 |  47,110 |  39,439 | 30,794 | 33,514 | 42,257 | 44,094 | 45,241 | 42,259 | 44,094 | 44,470 |31,547
1996-97\2\| 44,325 | 60,160 |  47,101 |  39,350 | 30,819 | 33,415 | 42,474 | 44,306 | 45,402 | 42,531 | 44,374 | 44,726 |30,661
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\1\Data adjusted by the Consumer Price Index prepared by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, averaged on an academic year time frame.
\2\Data are for degree-granting institutions.

NOTE.--Data for 1987-88 and later years include imputations for nonrespondent institutions.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), Faculty Salaries, Tenure, and Fringe Benefits surveys; and Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Salaries, Tenure, and Fringe Benefits of Full-Time Instructional Faculty" surveys. (This table was prepared July 1998.)


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