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Table 239. Average salary of full-time instructional faculty on 9-month contracts in degree-granting institutions, by control and type of institution and state or jurisdiction: 2002-03

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                        |        |            Public institutions        |             Private institutions
State or jurisdiction   |    All |_______________________________________|_______________________________________
                        | insti- |       |    4-year institutions|       |       |    4-year institutions|
                        |tuitions|       |_______________________|       |       |_______________________|
                        |        | Total | Total |Univer-| Other |2-year | Total | Total |Univer-| Other |2-year
                        |        |       |       |  sity |4-year |       |       |       |  sity |4-year |
________________________|________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______
1                       |      2 |     3 |     4 |     5 |     6 |     7 |     8 |     9 |    10 |    11 |    12
________________________|________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______
   United States .......| $61,330|$60,014|$63,486|$69,878|$59,313|$52,330|$64,533|$64,814|$85,139|$55,800|$34,826
                        |________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______
Alabama ................|  51,449| 52,557| 55,869| 62,875| 51,539| 44,471| 45,858| 46,099|     † | 46,099| 32,104
Alaska .................|  53,957| 54,532| 54,444| 55,834| 53,475| 66,545| 43,692| 43,692|     † | 43,692|     †
Arizona ................|  63,106| 63,579| 67,637| 71,847| 55,997| 56,854| 50,702| 50,702|     † | 50,702|     †
Arkansas ...............|  46,690| 46,835| 50,322| 62,290| 47,012| 37,438| 45,940| 46,175|     † | 46,175| 25,010
California .............|  73,010| 72,563| 77,005| 97,381| 73,174| 67,820| 75,010| 75,155| 93,630| 65,156| 50,218
                        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
Colorado ...............|  58,961| 58,404| 62,225| 73,803| 54,067| 42,144| 62,963| 62,963| 67,694| 57,944|     †
Connecticut ............|  73,889| 71,947| 75,339| 85,646| 65,874| 61,536| 75,868| 76,232|101,759| 65,467| 32,166
Delaware ...............|  69,519| 70,159| 74,507| 77,318| 55,756| 46,386| 62,895| 64,242|     † | 64,242| 33,919
District of Columbia ...|  73,300| 61,477| 61,477|     † | 61,477|     † | 73,808| 73,808| 75,644| 59,235|     †
Florida ................|  57,364| 57,345| 62,765| 71,228| 58,546| 48,588| 57,430| 57,430| 71,188| 52,972|     †
                        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
Georgia ................|  58,028| 58,382| 60,844| 72,102| 58,390| 43,626| 57,094| 57,657| 93,479| 48,730| 39,870
Hawaii .................|  60,383| 61,143| 66,301| 68,665| 53,706| 52,389| 57,181| 57,969|     † | 57,969| 31,464
Idaho ..................|  49,423| 49,802| 51,295| 56,924| 49,045| 41,721| 45,479| 45,479|     † | 45,479|     †
Illinois ...............|  62,824| 59,651| 61,502| 65,848| 57,538| 56,242| 68,158| 68,340| 89,671| 54,151| 33,692
Indiana ................|  58,843| 58,405| 61,567| 65,869| 53,222| 40,318| 59,783| 60,058| 89,410| 50,961| 37,131
                        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
Iowa ...................|  55,593| 59,893| 68,104| 71,369| 58,528| 41,648| 48,391| 48,423| 56,761| 47,468| 40,622
Kansas .................|  51,397| 53,413| 58,045| 61,557| 50,470| 42,711| 38,527| 38,962|     † | 38,962| 31,721
Kentucky ...............|  51,849| 53,787| 56,678| 65,914| 51,240| 43,523| 44,849| 45,382|     † | 45,382| 24,638
Louisiana ..............|  52,155| 50,267| 51,742| 59,681| 49,390| 39,043| 59,896| 59,896| 68,076| 47,541|     †
Maine ..................|  54,815| 51,528| 53,163| 58,304| 50,437| 45,272| 60,437| 60,516|     † | 60,516| 51,414
                        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
Maryland ...............|  62,595| 61,503| 65,195| 78,344| 58,859| 55,153| 65,974| 66,066| 83,781| 56,258| 34,600
Massachusetts ..........|  75,337| 63,702| 66,940| 74,902| 63,801| 55,973| 80,762| 80,913| 92,972| 67,666| 38,722
Michigan ...............|  64,458| 66,381| 67,380| 78,850| 58,747| 62,382| 53,363| 53,465| 56,534| 53,139| 27,500
Minnesota ..............|  58,628| 60,456| 67,287| 84,747| 58,505| 50,093| 54,341| 54,544|     † | 54,544| 22,303
Mississippi ............|  46,453| 46,819| 51,152| 55,750| 47,681| 41,452| 43,278| 43,553|     † | 43,553| 28,907
                        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
Missouri ...............|  54,978| 53,114| 55,090| 64,499| 53,175| 46,622| 58,684| 58,992| 79,559| 46,058| 43,515
Montana ................|  49,168| 50,645| 53,062| 55,394| 47,339| 36,502| 39,279| 40,001|     † | 40,001| 31,136
Nebraska ...............|  54,206| 56,440| 61,215| 71,331| 53,818| 38,751| 47,824| 48,169| 56,952| 43,868| 23,014
Nevada .................|  64,394| 64,409| 70,325| 73,218| 68,521| 52,248| 63,046| 63,046|     † | 63,046|     †
New Hampshire ..........|  61,496| 59,406| 64,858| 69,794| 56,696| 40,843| 64,098| 64,098|     † | 64,098|     †
                        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
New Jersey .............|  70,373| 68,451| 71,465| 67,989| 72,749| 60,933| 75,080| 75,080| 94,736| 61,180|     †
New Mexico .............|  49,858| 51,212| 56,219| 59,677| 47,179| 39,348| 27,414| 26,407|     † | 26,407| 30,520
New York ...............|  68,793| 65,432| 68,412| 76,626| 67,187| 59,186| 71,924| 72,144| 86,388| 62,114| 37,235
North Carolina .........|  53,542| 51,176| 62,355| 76,594| 56,473| 37,369| 61,166| 61,389| 89,807| 46,787| 33,971
North Dakota ...........|  44,594| 45,669| 48,209| 51,511| 41,166| 36,961| 37,635| 39,264|     † | 39,264| 30,639
                        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
Ohio ...................|  59,451| 61,171| 64,911| 66,791| 58,207| 49,934| 55,728| 55,916| 84,164| 53,008| 33,904
Oklahoma ...............|  49,733| 49,773| 52,510| 58,953| 46,373| 40,306| 49,554| 49,554| 65,390| 42,583|     †
Oregon .................|  53,686| 52,954| 55,583| 59,378| 51,555| 49,702| 56,423| 56,423|     † | 56,423|     †
Pennsylvania ...........|  66,268| 66,367| 68,518| 76,045| 64,017| 53,752| 66,153| 66,649| 91,286| 58,747| 32,924
Rhode Island ...........|  68,779| 64,438| 68,556| 74,956| 57,965| 52,398| 71,813| 71,813|     † | 71,813|     †
                        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
South Carolina .........|  51,365| 52,388| 58,479| 66,588| 50,082| 40,272| 46,879| 47,125|     † | 47,125| 35,316
South Dakota ...........|  46,180| 47,275| 49,626| 50,758| 48,221| 36,916| 41,305| 41,305|     † | 41,305|     †
Tennessee ..............|  53,408| 52,722| 56,537| 65,371| 53,630| 40,713| 54,920| 55,182| 84,798| 44,737| 25,503
Texas ..................|  56,545| 55,598| 60,878| 68,266| 54,750| 45,962| 60,583| 60,788| 72,498| 51,663| 30,257
Utah ...................|  58,199| 54,038| 56,488| 63,116| 48,144| 41,477| 70,644| 71,012| 72,623| 57,907| 46,894
                        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
Vermont ................|  53,220| 51,708| 51,708| 56,026| 43,171|     † | 54,690| 58,054|     † | 58,054| 31,305
Virginia ...............|  59,380| 61,050| 65,195| 72,116| 61,074| 46,444| 53,985| 53,985|     † | 53,985|     †
Washington .............|  55,831| 55,815| 62,279| 67,390| 54,194| 47,681| 55,899| 55,879|     † | 55,879| 71,148
West Virginia ..........|  49,414| 50,994| 51,660| 59,619| 48,147| 41,293| 41,989| 41,989|     † | 41,989|     †
Wisconsin ..............|  60,843| 63,225| 65,342| 84,572| 58,531| 60,015| 51,459| 51,540| 62,707| 48,034| 40,392
Wyoming ................|  52,694| 52,694| 61,331| 61,331|     † | 43,563|     † |     † |     † |     † |     †
                        |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
U.S. Service Schools ...|  77,951| 77,951| 77,951|     † | 77,951|     † |     † |     † |     † |     † |     †
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   Other jurisdictions .|  39,288| 39,765| 42,378|     † | 42,378| 27,544| 24,694| 24,694|     † | 24,694|     †
                        |________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______
American Samoa .........|  26,805| 26,805|     † |     † |     † | 26,805|     † |     † |     † |     † |     †
Federated States of     |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   Micronesia ..........|  18,529| 18,529|     † |     † |     † | 18,529|     † |     † |     † |     † |     †
Guam ...................|  50,250| 50,250| 53,540|     † | 53,540| 43,810|     † |     † |     † |     † |     †
Marshall Islands .......|      † |     † |     † |     † |     † |     † |     † |     † |     † |     † |     †
Northern Marianas ......|  41,152| 41,152| 41,152|     † | 41,152|     † |     † |     † |     † |     † |     †
Palau ..................|  15,135| 15,135|     † |     † |     † | 15,135|     † |     † |     † |     † |     †
Puerto Rico ............|  38,146| 38,897| 38,897|     † | 38,897|     † | 24,694| 24,694|     † | 24,694|     †
Virgin Islands .........|  51,975| 51,975| 51,975|     † | 51,975|     † |     † |     † |     † |     † |     †
________________________|________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______

†Not applicable.

NOTE: Data include imputations for nonrespondent institutions.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2002-03 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Winter 2002-03. (This table was prepared December 2004.)