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Table 243  Average salary of full-time instructional faculty on 9-month contracts in 4-year degree-granting institutions,\1\ by type and control of institution and rank of faculty and by state: 1997-98

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                      |      Public university         |     Public other 4-year        |     Private university      |    Private other 4-year
                      |________________________________|________________________________|_____________________________|_____________________________
 State or other area  |          |          |          |          |          |          |         |         |         |         |         |
                      |Professor |Associate |Assistant |Professor |Associate |Assistant |Professor|Associate|Assistant|Professor|Associate|Assistant
                      |          |professor |professor |          |professor |professor |         |professor|professor|         |professor|professor
______________________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________
          1           |    2     |    3     |    4     |    5     |    6     |    7     |    8    |    9    |   10    |   11    |   12    |   13
______________________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________
   United States .....|  $75,147 |  $53,584 |  $44,748 |  $64,558 |  $50,428 |  $41,392 | $91,334 | $59,843 | $50,502 | $61,253 | $46,892 | $38,371
                      |__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________
Alabama ..............|   64,711 |   47,729 |   40,522 |   54,448 |   43,903 |   38,101 |     --- |     --- |     --- |  51,371 |  39,567 |  33,378
Alaska ...............|   65,882 |   53,503 |   44,208 |   63,899 |   51,968 |   41,932 |     --- |     --- |     --- |  45,045 |  40,831 |  35,106
Arizona ..............|   75,058 |   54,142 |   46,387 |   62,376 |   50,372 |   40,837 |     --- |     --- |     --- |  58,324 |  50,577 |  37,603
Arkansas .............|   66,834 |   50,759 |   42,575 |   54,871 |   44,359 |   37,940 |     --- |     --- |     --- |  46,381 |  39,066 |  32,816
California ...........|   92,832 |   60,828 |   52,453 |   71,745 |   55,686 |   45,305 |  97,980 |  64,369 |  55,065 |  69,876 |  51,139 |  41,554
                      |          |          |          |          |          |          |         |         |         |         |         |
Colorado .............|   73,066 |   53,748 |   45,558 |   60,269 |   47,643 |   40,216 |  72,094 |  54,518 |  45,494 |  65,492 |  49,372 |  39,040
Connecticut ..........|   88,039 |   64,494 |   49,993 |   72,359 |   56,524 |   43,803 | 108,550 |  61,245 |  50,047 |  71,389 |  53,343 |  45,366
Delaware .............|   85,429 |   60,734 |   48,716 |   63,822 |   51,108 |   42,849 |     --- |     --- |     --- |  70,267 |  59,855 |  36,272
District of Columbia .|      --- |      --- |      --- |   61,906 |   48,403 |   39,452 |  83,147 |  56,212 |  46,392 |  65,777 |  47,200 |  39,094
Florida ..............|   71,222 |   51,080 |   45,749 |   65,169 |   49,928 |   42,620 |  81,941 |  55,466 |  48,466 |  58,266 |  43,813 |  37,118
                      |          |          |          |          |          |          |         |         |         |         |         |
Georgia ..............|   78,295 |   54,038 |   47,207 |   66,941 |   52,583 |   42,753 |  97,240 |  62,028 |  51,570 |  52,454 |  42,940 |  35,915
Hawaii ...............|   75,306 |   56,761 |   49,059 |   58,993 |   48,184 |   42,484 |     --- |     --- |     --- |  55,689 |  51,716 |  42,401
Idaho ................|   57,905 |   46,709 |   41,602 |   52,596 |   43,390 |   37,661 |     --- |     --- |     --- |  49,240 |  40,771 |  35,783
Illinois .............|   76,915 |   52,677 |   45,262 |   62,096 |   49,883 |   41,317 |  99,283 |  62,959 |  54,537 |  57,236 |  46,353 |  38,926
Indiana...............|   72,159 |   52,280 |   42,431 |   63,125 |   48,040 |   41,521 |  94,093 |  63,518 |  53,326 |  54,224 |  43,842 |  37,049
                      |          |          |          |          |          |          |         |         |         |         |         |
Iowa .................|   78,743 |   55,917 |   46,857 |   66,097 |   51,707 |   43,269 |  68,054 |  50,038 |  41,589 |  51,438 |  40,368 |  34,210
Kansas ...............|   64,378 |   47,947 |   41,849 |   54,824 |   44,204 |   36,681 |     --- |     --- |     --- |  38,154 |  33,913 |  30,152
Kentucky .............|   69,830 |   51,238 |   42,996 |   58,266 |   46,356 |   38,619 |     --- |     --- |     --- |  48,240 |  38,893 |  33,305
Louisiana ............|   70,089 |   51,342 |   43,466 |   56,931 |   45,374 |   38,397 |  76,741 |  53,918 |  45,561 |  48,803 |  42,524 |  36,975
Maine ................|   61,524 |   49,794 |   41,800 |   54,596 |   44,921 |   36,197 |     --- |     --- |     --- |  67,828 |  48,312 |  37,843
                      |          |          |          |          |          |          |         |         |         |         |         |
Maryland .............|   79,161 |   55,494 |   49,397 |   65,298 |   51,409 |   42,606 |  91,232 |  62,967 |  51,713 |  59,511 |  47,213 |  38,925
Massachusetts ........|   79,208 |   60,539 |   49,552 |   64,208 |   54,132 |   42,918 |  98,242 |  61,791 |  53,828 |  71,973 |  52,976 |  43,807
Michigan .............|   82,438 |   60,414 |   50,237 |   64,401 |   52,002 |   42,732 |  61,689 |  52,376 |  37,757 |  52,557 |  43,609 |  37,644
Minnesota ............|   82,247 |   57,505 |   48,799 |   56,783 |   47,005 |   39,525 |     --- |     --- |     --- |  60,554 |  46,178 |  37,495
Mississippi ..........|   60,626 |   48,932 |   41,596 |   55,712 |   46,017 |   37,908 |     --- |     --- |     --- |  49,337 |  37,802 |  33,849
                      |          |          |          |          |          |          |         |         |         |         |         |
Missouri..............|   75,401 |   56,579 |   47,467 |   62,379 |   49,578 |   39,952 |  83,284 |  55,634 |  47,159 |  48,809 |  41,094 |  34,986
Montana ..............|   56,618 |   47,034 |   39,207 |   51,102 |   41,758 |   35,636 |     --- |     --- |     --- |  42,615 |  36,640 |  31,494
Nebraska .............|   75,218 |   51,986 |   42,925 |   56,716 |   47,914 |   38,712 |  74,334 |  49,456 |  37,299 |  45,515 |  38,660 |  33,582
Nevada ...............|   78,495 |   57,925 |   45,714 |   72,598 |   56,330 |   45,545 |     --- |     --- |     --- |  49,923 |  42,161 |  32,547
New Hampshire ........|   71,513 |   53,776 |   42,549 |   58,228 |   45,343 |   37,788 |     --- |     --- |     --- |  72,812 |  48,784 |  40,693
                      |          |          |          |          |          |          |         |         |         |         |         |
New Jersey ...........|   91,022 |   64,724 |   47,858 |   79,953 |   62,466 |   47,604 | 105,041 |  60,684 |  48,570 |  65,554 |  54,054 |  42,178
New Mexico ...........|   63,295 |   48,088 |   40,041 |   51,838 |   41,043 |   34,672 |     --- |     --- |     --- |  44,454 |  38,218 |  32,373
New York .............|   79,083 |   56,094 |   44,982 |   70,338 |   54,144 |   43,814 |  90,240 |  62,176 |  52,531 |  70,310 |  52,974 |  42,204
North Carolina .......|   82,482 |   57,803 |   49,918 |   63,483 |   50,309 |   42,725 |  81,827 |  57,988 |  46,288 |  48,258 |  39,158 |  33,934
North Dakota .........|   52,248 |   43,290 |   38,479 |   47,362 |   40,323 |   34,949 |     --- |     --- |     --- |  42,668 |  36,994 |  33,072
                      |          |          |          |          |          |          |         |         |         |         |         |
Ohio .................|   73,885 |   53,918 |   43,845 |   66,027 |   50,467 |   40,995 |  83,466 |  61,747 |  51,380 |  58,382 |  45,118 |  37,517
Oklahoma .............|   67,835 |   48,714 |   40,953 |   51,780 |   44,297 |   39,180 |  72,809 |  49,773 |  41,108 |  49,453 |  40,750 |  34,164
Oregon ...............|   63,858 |   48,780 |   42,740 |   54,140 |   42,243 |   37,252 |     --- |     --- |     --- |  61,550 |  46,150 |  37,380
Pennsylvania .........|   83,740 |   58,872 |   46,591 |   72,882 |   57,132 |   45,383 |  96,163 |  63,456 |  54,385 |  64,934 |  50,209 |  40,536
Rhode Island .........|   70,761 |   53,446 |   44,429 |   55,444 |   48,130 |   40,019 |     --- |     --- |     --- |  74,907 |  53,280 |  45,040
                      |          |          |          |          |          |          |         |         |         |         |         |
South Carolina .......|   70,329 |   52,123 |   42,951 |   54,089 |   44,796 |   38,085 |     --- |     --- |     --- |  50,728 |  38,148 |  33,489
South Dakota .........|   49,382 |   40,397 |   35,305 |   48,511 |   39,576 |   33,989 |     --- |     --- |     --- |  43,837 |  37,669 |  31,317
Tennessee ............|   66,162 |   52,066 |   42,458 |   58,358 |   45,829 |   37,360 |  93,283 |  61,614 |  48,413 |  47,190 |  38,772 |  33,435
Texas ................|   75,799 |   51,267 |   44,187 |   58,116 |   47,236 |   39,624 |  81,378 |  56,151 |  47,383 |  57,010 |  44,972 |  35,868
Utah .................|   64,382 |   47,621 |   39,993 |   50,308 |   41,861 |   36,678 |  67,053 |  50,623 |  43,854 |  48,796 |  42,664 |  35,485
                      |          |          |          |          |          |          |         |         |         |         |         |
Vermont ..............|   66,354 |   50,509 |   40,694 |   44,499 |   36,504 |   30,925 |     --- |     --- |     --- |  62,804 |  44,970 |  39,915
Virginia .............|   76,570 |   55,353 |   46,280 |   65,735 |   51,267 |   41,597 |     --- |     --- |     --- |  60,503 |  46,205 |  37,589
Washington ...........|   70,811 |   51,329 |   45,616 |   54,017 |   45,299 |   38,716 |     --- |     --- |     --- |  61,055 |  47,304 |  39,803
West Virginia.........|   63,584 |   50,377 |   40,127 |   48,793 |   40,255 |   34,016 |     --- |     --- |     --- |  44,948 |  38,547 |  33,034
Wisconsin ............|   74,363 |   55,900 |   51,214 |   58,403 |   48,003 |   41,012 |  72,572 |  54,966 |  44,454 |  51,693 |  41,460 |  36,142
Wyoming ..............|   58,437 |   46,033 |   41,055 |      --- |      --- |      --- |     --- |     --- |     --- |    ---  |    ---  |    ---
                      |          |          |          |          |          |          |         |         |         |         |         |
U.S. Service Schools .|      --- |      --- |      --- |   74,071 |   57,602 |   47,459 |     --- |     --- |     --- |    ---  |    ---  |    ---
                      |==========|==========|==========|==========|==========|==========|=========|=========|=========|=========|=========|=========
   Outlying areas ....|   46,085 |   40,394 |   33,554 |   42,424 |   36,757 |   32,880 |     --- |     --- |     --- |  20,330 |  31,702 |  25,047
                      |__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________
American Samoa .......|      --- |      --- |      --- |      --- |      --- |      --- |     --- |     --- |     --- |    ---  |    ---  |    ---
Federated States of   |          |          |          |          |          |          |         |         |         |         |         |
  Micronesia .........|      --- |      --- |      --- |      --- |      --- |      --- |     --- |     --- |     --- |    ---  |    ---  |    ---
Guam .................|      --- |      --- |      --- |   72,959 |   57,127 |   45,252 |     --- |     --- |     --- |    ---  |    ---  |    ---
Northern Marianas ....|      --- |      --- |      --- |      --- |      --- |      --- |     --- |     --- |     --- |    ---  |    ---  |    ---
Palau ................|      --- |      --- |      --- |      --- |      --- |      --- |     --- |     --- |     --- |    ---  |    ---  |    ---
Puerto Rico ..........|   46,085 |   40,394 |   33,554 |   40,417 |   34,396 |   29,800 |     --- |     --- |     --- |  20,330 |  31,702 |  25,047
Virgin Islands .......|      --- |      --- |      --- |   54,394 |   44,710 |   38,735 |     --- |     --- |     --- |    ---  |    ---  |    ---
______________________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________

\1\Includes 4-year degree granting institutions that were eligible to participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs.
---Data not reported or not applicable.

NOTE.--Data include imputations for nonrespondent institutions.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Salaries, Tenure, and Fringe Benefits of Full-Time Instructional Faculty, 1997-98" survey. (This table was prepared September 1999.)


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