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Table 299. Average salary of full-time instructional faculty on 9-month contracts in degree-granting institutions, by academic rank, sex, and control and level of institution: Selected years, 1999-2000 through 2011-12
Academic year, control and level of institution Constant 2011-12 dollars1 Current dollars
All faculty Academic rank
All faculty, total Total Males Females Professor Associate professor Assistant professor Instruc-tor Lecturer No aca-
demic rank
Total Males Females Total Males Females
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
1999-2000                            
All institutions $75,126 $55,888 $60,084 $48,997 $74,410 $76,478 $67,079 $54,524 $55,939 $52,091 $44,978 $34,918 $38,194 $47,389
Public 73,947 55,011 58,984 48,714 72,475 74,501 65,568 54,641 55,992 52,305 45,285 35,007 37,403 47,990
4-year 77,897 57,950 62,030 50,168 75,204 76,530 69,619 55,681 56,776 53,599 45,822 33,528 37,261 40,579
Doctoral2 83,681 62,253 66,882 52,287 81,182 82,445 74,653 57,744 58,999 55,156 48,190 33,345 38,883 39,350
Master's3 70,938 52,773 55,565 48,235 66,588 67,128 64,863 53,048 53,686 51,977 43,396 33,214 34,448 43,052
Other 4-year 64,344 47,867 49,829 44,577 60,360 60,748 59,052 49,567 50,133 48,548 42,306 35,754 36,088 38,330
2-year 64,846 48,240 50,033 46,340 57,806 59,441 55,501 48,056 49,425 46,711 41,984 37,634 40,061 48,233
Nonprofit 78,195 58,172 62,788 49,881 78,512 80,557 70,609 54,300 55,836 51,687 44,423 34,670 40,761 41,415
4-year 78,536 58,425 63,028 50,117 78,604 80,622 70,774 54,388 55,898 51,809 44,502 34,813 40,783 41,761
Doctoral2 96,613 71,873 77,214 59,586 95,182 96,768 87,342 62,503 63,951 59,536 52,134 39,721 42,693 45,887
Master's3 67,038 49,871 52,642 45,718 62,539 63,603 59,353 50,176 51,470 48,165 41,447 33,991 37,923 44,153
Other 4-year 62,877 46,776 48,847 43,544 60,200 60,757 58,364 46,822 47,135 46,365 38,775 31,574 33,058 35,120
2-year 50,520 37,583 39,933 34,733 39,454 38,431 40,571 36,349 37,342 35,608 31,818 27,696 25,965 40,373
For-profit 39,713 29,543 30,023 28,942 45,505 44,248 49,693 48,469 53,548 43,389 33,043 29,894 27,958
                             
2005-06                            
All institutions 75,674 66,172 71,569 58,665 91,208 94,733 81,514 65,714 67,654 62,860 55,106 50,883 45,896 50,425
Public 73,371 64,158 69,191 57,462 87,599 91,080 78,412 65,107 67,077 62,231 55,029 52,297 44,628 50,096
4-year 77,708 67,951 73,353 59,437 91,600 93,976 83,946 66,745 68,475 64,013 56,181 40,044 44,598 47,107
Doctoral2 84,048 73,495 79,688 62,509 99,872 101,856 91,960 70,008 71,991 66,659 59,471 39,863 45,222 46,201
Master's3 69,123 60,444 63,659 56,157 77,752 78,677 75,547 62,029 62,967 60,706 52,419 39,542 43,502 45,640
Other 4-year 63,704 55,705 58,157 52,490 71,469 73,188 68,141 58,817 59,957 57,061 49,749 42,185 43,951 51,863
2-year 63,361 55,405 56,858 54,082 65,740 67,782 63,544 54,870 55,825 54,004 48,425 57,224 45,427 50,513
Nonprofit 81,427 71,203 77,136 61,985 98,253 101,638 88,144 66,877 68,753 64,074 55,278 41,302 49,777 53,231
4-year 81,674 71,419 77,314 62,212 98,378 101,713 88,379 66,981 68,818 64,226 55,367 41,494 49,786 53,907
Doctoral2 98,740 86,342 93,646 72,638 119,187 121,728 109,444 76,945 79,224 73,038 65,038 45,862 51,110 55,289
Master's3 67,527 59,048 61,984 55,245 74,334 75,769 71,081 59,962 61,026 58,545 49,804 40,446 45,173 57,505
Other 4-year 65,656 57,413 59,743 54,149 74,655 75,548 72,485 57,536 57,613 57,430 47,629 38,145 45,957 44,713
2-year 44,716 39,101 38,817 39,307 47,174 48,786 45,945 42,433 43,628 41,753 35,437 36,264 38,908 39,399
For-profit 48,579 42,480 42,878 42,027 60,111 59,423 61,417 56,621 55,546 58,393 47,598 35,661 41,579
                             
2010-11                            
All institutions 77,684 75,472 81,868 67,461 104,957 109,656 94,032 75,103 77,423 72,001 63,140 57,943 52,549 56,549
Public 74,834 72,704 78,603 65,615 100,228 104,924 89,731 74,054 76,442 70,877 62,847 59,391 50,377 55,364
4-year 79,113 76,861 83,288 67,937 105,067 108,473 95,978 75,947 78,069 72,920 64,211 46,441 50,291 54,372
Doctoral2 84,039 81,647 88,992 70,580 112,647 115,688 103,191 78,804 81,142 75,298 67,236 44,612 50,403 53,321
Master's3 70,176 68,178 71,414 64,322 87,677 88,613 85,849 70,215 71,267 68,866 59,511 44,640 50,029 55,807
Other 4-year 62,828 61,039 63,288 58,574 74,604 77,286 70,511 65,254 66,728 63,415 54,965 55,810 49,671 55,607
2-year 64,126 62,301 63,683 61,138 72,905 74,865 71,060 61,235 62,206 60,424 54,542 65,688 52,539 55,570
Nonprofit 84,600 82,191 89,343 72,307 114,182 118,587 103,115 77,103 79,282 74,161 63,680 48,572 58,619 64,167
4-year 84,764 82,351 89,472 72,473 114,254 118,646 103,208 77,187 79,337 74,274 63,741 48,697 58,632 64,464
Doctoral2 97,813 95,028 104,049 81,199 133,973 137,938 122,085 86,108 88,927 82,039 72,242 53,916 59,923 67,857
Master's3 67,661 65,735 68,582 62,304 82,002 83,317 79,454 66,466 67,362 65,354 55,352 45,229 53,165 62,908
Other 4-year 67,622 65,697 68,117 62,685 86,543 87,256 85,114 65,751 65,815 65,669 53,803 42,233 54,894 53,293
2-year 47,705 46,347 45,419 46,923 50,623 51,107 50,013 49,984 49,009 50,483 45,786 44,653 28,967 45,095
For-profit 55,310 53,736 54,399 52,932 64,033 64,547 63,072 71,050 72,956 69,405 63,776 40,994 41,262
                             
2011-12                            
All institutions 76,570 76,570 83,154 68,470 107,091 112,068 95,840 76,175 78,559 73,053 64,009 58,349 53,361 56,922
Public 73,503 73,503 79,550 66,375 101,673 106,653 90,899 74,852 77,270 71,701 63,682 59,941 50,782 55,308
4-year 77,843 77,843 84,443 68,897 106,805 110,441 97,437 76,822 78,958 73,835 65,221 47,205 50,705 55,102
Doctoral2 82,543 82,543 90,090 71,557 114,415 117,661 104,801 79,642 82,026 76,162 68,417 45,599 51,183 53,243
Master's3 68,572 68,572 71,720 64,867 87,833 88,959 85,714 70,523 71,389 69,431 59,713 45,149 49,358 55,829
Other 4-year 61,201 61,201 63,305 58,958 74,647 77,380 70,502 65,422 66,915 63,590 55,499 56,249 48,021 57,391
2-year 62,568 62,568 63,932 61,433 72,994 74,887 71,246 61,589 62,541 60,812 54,745 66,294 52,902 55,355
Nonprofit 83,825 83,825 91,165 73,838 117,362 121,963 106,047 78,681 80,985 75,634 64,592 48,476 60,323 66,905
4-year 83,945 83,945 91,272 73,951 117,417 122,006 106,124 78,744 81,024 75,720 64,646 48,475 60,336 67,136
Doctoral2 96,129 96,129 105,300 82,332 137,016 141,386 124,388 87,425 90,420 83,197 72,542 51,950 61,714 70,720
Master's3 66,948 66,948 69,796 63,582 83,676 84,864 81,403 67,559 68,463 66,466 56,484 46,037 54,515 65,570
Other 4-year 67,333 67,333 69,957 64,149 88,866 89,494 87,625 67,555 67,618 67,476 54,920 43,427 55,749 53,987
2-year 48,969 48,969 45,996 50,919 47,496 46,448 48,603 51,787 49,515 52,765 46,598 48,517 28,967 51,805
For-profit 54,413 54,413 55,019 53,738 64,957 64,849 65,150 69,740 70,945 68,560 64,074 43,428 42,424
—Not available.
1 Constant dollars based on the Consumer Price Index, prepared by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, adjusted to an academic-year basis.
2 Institutions that awarded 20 or more doctor's degrees during the previous academic year.
3 Institutions that awarded 20 or more master's degrees, but less than 20 doctor's degrees, during the previous academic year.
NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associate’s or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs.
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 Survey" (IPEDS-SA:99), and Winter 2005-06 through Winter 2011-12, Human Resources component, Salaries section. (This table was prepared July 2012.)

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