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Table 240  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 1997-98

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  Academic  |  All   |_____________________________________________________|    Public institutions   | Private institutions
  year and  |faculty |Profes- |Associat|Assistan|Instruc-|Lecturer|   No   |__________________________|__________________________
    sex     |        |  sor   |professo|professo|  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
1997-98\2\ .| 52,335 | 68,731 | 50,828 | 41,830 | 32,449 | 35,484 | 45,268 | 51,638 | 54,114 | 45,919 | 54,039 | 54,379 | 33,592
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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
1997-98\2\ .| 56,115 | 70,468 | 52,041 | 43,017 | 33,070 | 37,481 | 46,822 | 55,191 | 57,744 | 47,690 | 58,293 | 58,576 | 36,157
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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
1997-98\2\ .| 45,775 | 61,965 | 48,597 | 40,504 | 32,011 | 33,918 | 43,491 | 45,648 | 46,709 | 43,943 | 46,106 | 46,466 | 30,995
            |________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________
            |                                  Constant 1997-98 dollars\1\
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   Total    |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
1970-71 ....| 51,747 | 73,115 | 55,224 | 45,504 | 38,108 | 45,585 | 50,215 | 52,740 | 53,425 | 51,480 | 47,305 | 48,143 | 35,276
1972-73 ....| 52,353 | 72,508 | 55,088 | 45,459 | 40,566 | 43,967 | 47,893 | 52,956 | 54,471 | 48,811 | 50,826 | 51,467 | 35,094
1974-75 ....| 48,786 | 66,446 | 50,423 | 41,518 | 39,631 | 39,272 | 42,260 | 49,588 | 50,814 | 46,523 | 46,567 | 47,131 | 31,984
1975-76 ....| 48,584 | 66,056 | 49,770 | 40,790 | 39,875 | 37,639 | 44,319 | 49,411 | 50,747 | 46,138 | 46,432 | 47,003 | 31,792
1976-77 ....| 48,393 | 65,566 | 49,342 | 40,406 | 32,615 | 37,013 | 45,839 | 49,176 | 50,468 | 45,980 | 46,260 | 46,784 | 32,069
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1977-78 ....| 48,313 | 64,904 | 49,032 | 40,105 | 32,289 | 37,516 | 46,047 | 49,181 | 50,401 | 46,211 | 45,898 | 46,394 | 31,480
1978-79 ....| 46,800 | 62,502 | 47,336 | 38,663 | 31,151 | 36,081 | 44,213 | 47,646 | 48,929 | 44,494 | 44,407 | 44,885 | 29,505
1979-80 ....| 44,477 | 59,145 | 44,691 | 36,387 | 29,215 | 33,588 | 42,213 | 45,415 | 46,562 | 42,562 | 41,886 | 42,330 | 27,605
1980-81 ....| 43,508 | 57,420 | 43,344 | 35,291 | 28,340 | 32,304 | 41,701 | 44,335 | 45,508 | 41,408 | 41,251 | 41,684 | 28,129
1981-82 ....| 43,739 | 57,468 | 43,445 | 35,419 | 28,272 | 32,236 | 41,817 | 44,489 | 45,702 | 41,580 | 41,687 | 42,124 | 27,371
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1982-83 ....| 44,816 | 58,566 | 44,363 | 36,346 | 29,005 | 33,077 | 42,115 | 45,298 | 46,624 | 42,132 | 43,493 | 43,984 | 27,347
1984-85 ....| 46,560 | 60,776 | 45,793 | 37,723 | 30,936 | 34,154 | 42,334 | 46,865 | 48,574 | 42,610 | 45,739 | 46,255 | 28,306
1985-86 ....| 48,146 | 62,826 | 47,247 | 39,057 | 31,092 | 35,331 | 43,235 | 48,678 | 50,585 | 43,982 | 46,675 | 47,165 | 28,889
1987-88 ....| 50,120 | 65,679 | 49,191 | 40,644 | 31,733 | 36,269 | 44,026 | 50,587 | 52,833 | 44,971 | 48,936 | 49,351 | 30,531
1989-90 ....| 51,122 | 67,269 | 50,178 | 41,640 | 31,883 | 36,928 | 44,021 | 51,482 | 53,965 | 45,241 | 50,269 | 50,720 | 31,337
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1990-91 ....| 50,926 | 67,080 | 50,018 | 41,589 | 31,803 | 36,351 | 43,957 | 51,110 | 53,758 | 44,754 | 50,470 | 50,997 | 29,093
1991-92 ....| 51,318 | 67,212 | 50,239 | 41,832 | 36,180 | 35,641 | 44,217 | 51,072 | 53,409 | 45,593 | 51,932 | 52,420 | 30,045
1992-93 ....| 50,743 | 66,714 | 49,870 | 41,563 | 32,342 | 34,661 | 42,863 | 50,156 | 52,787 | 44,184 | 52,185 | 52,687 | 29,625
1993-94.....| 51,287 | 67,089 | 50,085 | 41,626 | 31,889 | 36,204 | 44,893 | 50,796 | 53,118 | 45,397 | 52,505 | 52,963 | 31,454
1994-95.....| 51,414 | 67,434 | 50,233 | 41,676 | 31,900 | 35,700 | 44,333 | 51,006 | 53,486 | 45,273 | 52,413 | 53,100 | 27,543
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1995-96 ....| 51,621 | 67,565 | 50,214 | 41,557 | 31,767 | 35,736 | 45,011 | 51,126 | 53,571 | 45,324 | 52,831 | 53,201 | 33,411
1996-97\2\ .| 51,736 | 67,848 | 50,187 | 41,412 | 31,749 | 35,585 | 44,989 | 51,200 | 53,658 | 45,379 | 53,041 | 53,378 | 33,210
1997-98\2\ .| 52,335 | 68,731 | 50,828 | 41,830 | 32,449 | 35,484 | 45,268 | 51,638 | 54,114 | 45,919 | 54,039 | 54,379 | 33,592
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    Men     |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
1972-73 ....| 54,491 | 73,353 | 55,629 | 46,069 | 42,117 | 45,738 | 49,296 | 54,957 | 56,462 | 50,131 | 53,334 | 53,852 | 36,162
1974-75 ....| 50,911 | 67,242 | 50,846 | 42,029 | 41,690 | 41,322 | 43,745 | 51,597 | 52,833 | 47,937 | 49,059 | 49,503 | 33,206
1975-76 ....| 50,786 | 66,793 | 50,188 | 41,339 | 42,084 | 39,602 | 45,966 | 51,508 | 52,848 | 47,653 | 48,951 | 49,422 | 33,183
1976-77 ....| 50,645 | 66,218 | 49,757 | 40,927 | 33,305 | 38,985 | 47,546 | 51,312 | 52,611 | 47,496 | 48,875 | 49,303 | 33,601
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1977-78 ....| 50,551 | 65,515 | 49,409 | 40,611 | 32,872 | 39,202 | 47,668 | 51,303 | 52,543 | 47,720 | 48,505 | 48,896 | 32,947
1978-79 ....| 49,057 | 63,109 | 47,745 | 39,200 | 31,736 | 37,607 | 45,806 | 49,775 | 51,069 | 45,985 | 47,070 | 47,427 | 30,808
1979-80 ....| 46,655 | 59,735 | 45,108 | 36,918 | 29,841 | 35,276 | 43,545 | 47,479 | 48,648 | 44,024 | 44,413 | 44,735 | 29,039
1980-81 ....| 45,743 | 58,035 | 43,786 | 35,900 | 29,025 | 34,133 | 43,262 | 46,442 | 47,629 | 42,879 | 43,865 | 44,194 | 30,014
1981-82 ....| 46,054 | 58,090 | 43,917 | 36,135 | 29,056 | 33,894 | 43,441 | 46,660 | 47,889 | 43,113 | 44,426 | 44,749 | 28,932
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1982-83 ....| 47,235 | 59,252 | 44,925 | 37,220 | 29,926 | 34,977 | 43,737 | 47,544 | 48,878 | 43,709 | 46,403 | 46,767 | 28,585
1984-85 ....| 49,214 | 61,580 | 46,476 | 38,735 | 32,357 | 36,024 | 43,843 | 49,302 | 50,991 | 44,181 | 48,978 | 49,360 | 29,759
1985-86 ....| 50,973 | 63,665 | 47,969 | 40,272 | 32,244 | 37,513 | 44,988 | 51,321 | 53,191 | 45,718 | 50,025 | 50,388 | 30,340
1987-88 ....| 53,213 | 66,648 | 50,017 | 42,007 | 33,013 | 38,609 | 45,722 | 53,495 | 55,707 | 46,741 | 52,502 | 52,801 | 31,612
1989-90 ....| 54,472 | 68,340 | 51,119 | 43,030 | 33,033 | 39,694 | 45,831 | 54,721 | 57,110 | 47,235 | 53,898 | 54,257 | 32,123
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1990-91 ....| 54,429 | 68,299 | 51,015 | 43,040 | 33,079 | 39,129 | 45,939 | 54,452 | 56,968 | 46,846 | 54,373 | 54,736 | 31,326
1991-92 ....| 54,825 | 68,454 | 51,275 | 43,263 | 39,039 | 38,436 | 46,134 | 54,398 | 56,643 | 47,761 | 55,860 | 56,222 | 31,392
1992-93 ....| 54,319 | 68,058 | 50,903 | 42,944 | 33,572 | 36,896 | 44,673 | 53,535 | 56,052 | 46,216 | 56,195 | 56,557 | 31,096
1993-94.....| 54,843 | 68,424 | 51,137 | 42,913 | 32,981 | 38,490 | 46,737 | 54,154 | 56,403 | 47,497 | 56,499 | 56,854 | 34,052
1994-95.....| 55,088 | 68,872 | 51,300 | 42,931 | 32,828 | 37,726 | 46,351 | 54,444 | 56,858 | 47,337 | 56,620 | 57,033 | 31,873
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1995-96 ....| 55,290 | 69,040 | 51,336 | 42,773 | 32,390 | 37,829 | 46,716 | 54,608 | 57,000 | 47,328 | 56,912 | 57,211 | 34,862
1996-97\2\ .| 55,436 | 69,430 | 51,356 | 42,611 | 32,304 | 37,590 | 46,503 | 54,695 | 57,163 | 47,220 | 57,187 | 57,459 | 35,355
1997-98\2\ .| 56,115 | 70,468 | 52,041 | 43,017 | 33,070 | 37,481 | 46,822 | 55,191 | 57,744 | 47,690 | 58,293 | 58,576 | 36,157
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   Women    |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
1972-73 ....| 45,055 | 64,694 | 52,241 | 43,488 | 38,154 | 40,710 | 45,012 | 46,286 | 46,474 | 45,961 | 41,728 | 42,388 | 33,580
1974-75 ....| 42,068 | 59,372 | 48,347 | 40,154 | 36,664 | 36,047 | 39,407 | 43,382 | 43,193 | 43,680 | 38,203 | 38,796 | 30,402
1975-76 ....| 41,728 | 59,228 | 47,725 | 39,436 | 36,665 | 34,707 | 41,105 | 43,054 | 43,043 | 43,073 | 38,003 | 38,587 | 29,750
1976-77 ....| 41,611 | 59,348 | 47,370 | 39,202 | 31,936 | 34,163 | 42,623 | 42,916 | 42,821 | 43,066 | 37,778 | 38,303 | 29,899
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1977-78 ....| 41,728 | 59,247 | 47,322 | 39,017 | 31,732 | 35,348 | 42,964 | 43,084 | 42,917 | 43,345 | 37,695 | 38,218 | 29,621
1978-79 ....| 40,329 | 57,006 | 45,572 | 37,575 | 30,615 | 34,154 | 41,279 | 41,665 | 41,621 | 41,735 | 36,334 | 36,861 | 28,093
1979-80 ....| 38,327 | 53,982 | 43,005 | 35,363 | 28,648 | 31,548 | 39,730 | 39,672 | 39,553 | 39,865 | 34,457 | 34,974 | 26,127
1980-81 ....| 37,335 | 52,204 | 41,628 | 34,173 | 27,735 | 30,188 | 38,917 | 38,600 | 38,478 | 38,796 | 33,745 | 34,217 | 25,938
1981-82 ....| 37,471 | 52,313 | 41,714 | 34,143 | 27,592 | 30,379 | 38,966 | 38,711 | 38,591 | 38,897 | 33,932 | 34,414 | 25,753
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1982-83 ....| 38,332 | 53,097 | 42,414 | 34,820 | 28,182 | 31,030 | 39,311 | 39,372 | 39,345 | 39,413 | 35,349 | 35,900 | 26,111
1984-85 ....| 39,670 | 54,783 | 43,609 | 36,052 | 29,609 | 32,120 | 39,836 | 40,625 | 41,003 | 40,023 | 36,986 | 37,558 | 26,876
1985-86 ....| 40,988 | 56,856 | 45,037 | 37,109 | 30,080 | 33,106 | 40,386 | 42,063 | 42,629 | 41,162 | 37,936 | 38,480 | 27,504
1987-88 ....| 42,584 | 59,159 | 46,813 | 38,536 | 30,664 | 34,026 | 41,335 | 43,583 | 44,428 | 42,205 | 39,961 | 40,415 | 29,621
1989-90 ....| 43,542 | 60,713 | 47,728 | 39,602 | 30,978 | 34,387 | 41,435 | 44,324 | 45,481 | 42,426 | 41,589 | 42,048 | 30,574
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1990-91 ....| 43,336 | 60,061 | 47,501 | 39,523 | 30,839 | 33,952 | 41,280 | 44,035 | 45,380 | 41,934 | 41,498 | 42,149 | 27,278
1991-92 ....| 43,925 | 60,411 | 47,707 | 39,863 | 33,790 | 33,411 | 41,688 | 44,237 | 45,213 | 42,735 | 43,099 | 43,662 | 28,886
1992-93 ....| 43,560 | 59,868 | 47,505 | 39,756 | 31,435 | 32,822 | 40,618 | 43,527 | 44,792 | 41,660 | 43,645 | 44,243 | 28,448
1993-94.....| 44,312 | 60,559 | 47,762 | 40,009 | 31,124 | 34,345 | 42,559 | 44,377 | 45,387 | 42,817 | 44,139 | 44,665 | 28,918
1994-95.....| 44,487 | 60,816 | 47,989 | 40,167 | 31,263 | 34,063 | 41,903 | 44,678 | 45,877 | 42,812 | 43,990 | 44,966 | 24,573
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1995-96 ....| 44,880 | 61,051 | 47,950 | 40,143 | 31,343 | 34,111 | 43,011 | 44,880 | 46,047 | 43,012 | 44,881 | 45,263 | 32,109
1996-97\2\ .| 45,115 | 61,233 | 47,941 | 40,052 | 31,369 | 34,011 | 43,232 | 45,096 | 46,212 | 43,289 | 45,165 | 45,524 | 31,208
1997-98\2\ .| 45,775 | 61,965 | 48,597 | 40,504 | 32,011 | 33,918 | 43,491 | 45,648 | 46,709 | 43,943 | 46,106 | 46,466 | 30,995
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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 September 1999.)


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