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Table 316.10. Average salary of full-time instructional faculty on 9-month contracts in degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by academic rank, control and level of institution, and sex: Selected years, 1970-71 through 2014-15
Sex and academic year All faculty Academic rank Public institutions Private institutions
Professor Associate professor Assistant professor Instructor Lecturer No rank Total 4-year 2-year Total 4-year 2-year
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
  Current dollars
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
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
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
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
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
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 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 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
1998-99 54,097 71,322 52,576 43,348 33,819 36,819 46,250 53,319 55,948 47,285 55,981 56,284 34,821
1999-2000 55,888 74,410 54,524 44,978 34,918 38,194 47,389 55,011 57,950 48,240 58,013 58,323 35,925
2001-02 59,742 80,792 58,724 48,796 46,959 41,798 46,569 58,524 62,013 50,837 62,818 63,088 33,139
2002-03 61,330 83,466 60,471 50,552 48,304 42,622 46,338 60,014 63,486 52,330 64,533 64,814 34,826
                           
2003-04 62,579 85,333 61,746 51,798 49,065 43,648 47,725 60,874 64,340 53,076 66,666 66,932 36,322
2004-05 64,234 88,158 63,558 53,308 49,730 44,514 48,942 62,346 66,053 53,932 68,755 68,995 37,329
2005-06 66,172 91,208 65,714 55,106 50,883 45,896 50,425 64,158 67,951 55,405 71,016 71,263 38,549
2006-07 68,585 94,870 68,153 57,143 53,278 47,478 52,161 66,566 70,460 57,466 73,419 73,636 41,138
2007-08 71,085 98,548 70,826 59,294 55,325 49,392 54,405 68,981 72,857 59,646 76,133 76,341 43,402
                           
2008-09 73,570 102,346 73,439 61,550 56,918 51,188 56,370 71,237 75,245 61,433 79,147 79,410 43,542
2009-10 74,620 103,682 74,125 62,245 57,791 52,185 56,803 72,178 76,147 62,264 80,379 80,597 44,748
2010-11 75,481 104,961 75,107 63,136 58,003 52,584 56,549 72,715 76,857 62,359 81,897 82,098 45,146
2011-12 76,567 107,090 76,177 64,011 58,350 53,359 56,898 73,496 77,843 62,553 83,540 83,701 47,805
2012-13 77,278 108,074 77,029 64,673 57,674 53,072 58,752 73,877 78,012 62,907 84,932 85,096 44,978
                           
2013-14 78,625 109,905 78,593 66,025 58,080 54,238 58,902 75,241 79,711 63,198 86,265 86,467 44,566
2014-15 80,203 112,697 80,438 67,677 59,211 55,610 58,201 76,963 81,527 64,304 87,617 88,228 38,168
                           
Males                          
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
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
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
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
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 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 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
1998-99 58,048 73,260 53,830 44,650 34,741 38,976 47,610 57,038 59,805 48,961 60,392 60,641 38,040
1999-2000 60,084 76,478 55,939 46,414 35,854 40,202 48,788 58,984 62,030 50,033 62,631 62,905 38,636
2001-02 64,320 83,356 60,300 50,518 48,844 44,519 48,049 62,835 66,577 52,360 67,871 68,100 33,395
2002-03 66,126 86,191 62,226 52,441 50,272 45,469 47,412 64,564 68,322 53,962 69,726 69,976 34,291
                           
2003-04 67,485 88,262 63,466 53,649 50,985 46,214 48,973 65,476 69,248 54,623 72,021 72,250 35,604
2004-05 69,337 91,290 65,394 55,215 51,380 46,929 50,102 67,130 71,145 55,398 74,318 74,540 34,970
2005-06 71,569 94,733 67,654 57,099 52,519 48,256 51,811 69,191 73,353 56,858 76,941 77,143 38,215
2006-07 74,167 98,563 70,168 59,150 55,061 49,641 53,665 71,797 76,072 58,971 79,491 79,663 41,196
2007-08 76,935 102,555 72,940 61,368 57,116 51,804 56,196 74,389 78,673 61,166 82,681 82,850 42,995
                           
2008-09 79,706 106,759 75,634 63,726 58,819 53,777 58,341 76,897 81,394 62,870 86,008 86,205 43,871
2009-10 80,881 108,225 76,400 64,451 59,793 54,947 58,647 77,948 82,423 63,697 87,382 87,546 44,500
2010-11 81,873 109,656 77,429 65,391 59,851 55,457 58,392 78,609 83,279 63,745 89,000 89,160 44,542
2011-12 83,150 112,066 78,560 66,303 60,066 56,367 58,807 79,544 84,444 63,918 90,840 90,976 45,250
2012-13 83,979 113,311 79,423 67,085 59,350 55,759 61,086 80,016 84,700 64,282 92,385 92,530 42,906
                           
2013-14 85,528 115,455 81,156 68,534 59,614 56,920 61,279 81,560 86,562 64,564 94,016 94,177 44,234
2014-15 87,178 118,412 83,001 70,227 60,730 58,633 60,211 83,363 88,459 65,693 95,467 96,058 37,389
                           
Females                          
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
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
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
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
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 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 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
1998-99 47,421 64,236 50,347 41,894 33,152 35,115 44,723 47,247 48,355 45,457 47,874 48,204 31,524
1999-2000 48,997 67,079 52,091 43,367 34,228 36,607 45,865 48,714 50,168 46,340 49,737 50,052 32,951
2001-02 52,662 72,542 56,186 46,824 45,262 39,538 45,003 52,123 53,895 49,290 54,149 54,434 32,921
2002-03 54,105 75,028 57,716 48,380 46,573 40,265 45,251 53,435 55,121 50,717 55,881 56,158 35,296
                           
2003-04 55,378 76,652 59,095 49,689 47,404 41,536 46,519 54,408 56,117 51,591 57,921 58,192 36,896
2004-05 56,926 79,160 60,809 51,154 48,351 42,455 47,860 55,780 57,714 52,566 59,919 60,143 39,291
2005-06 58,665 81,514 62,860 52,901 49,533 43,934 49,172 57,462 59,437 54,082 61,830 62,092 38,786
2006-07 61,016 85,090 65,237 54,974 51,832 45,693 50,812 59,781 61,875 56,127 64,246 64,481 41,099
2007-08 63,347 88,301 67,816 57,111 53,889 47,407 52,837 62,129 64,226 58,318 66,528 66,745 43,670
                           
2008-09 65,638 91,522 70,375 59,286 55,424 49,078 54,649 64,231 66,393 60,195 69,300 69,593 43,344
2009-10 66,647 92,830 71,017 59,997 56,239 49,957 55,206 65,139 67,276 61,047 70,507 70,746 44,892
2010-11 67,473 94,041 72,003 60,888 56,566 50,270 54,985 65,632 67,935 61,193 72,091 72,306 45,518
2011-12 68,468 95,845 73,057 61,763 57,013 50,994 55,299 66,368 68,897 61,417 73,629 73,788 49,382
2012-13 69,124 96,563 73,966 62,321 56,361 50,963 56,777 66,703 69,083 61,774 74,987 75,149 46,407
                           
2013-14 70,355 98,064 75,388 63,599 56,884 52,156 56,916 67,944 70,713 62,079 76,173 76,390 44,769
2014-15 71,943 100,790 77,297 65,225 58,013 53,233 56,508 69,645 72,583 63,164 77,544 78,132 38,841
  Constant 2014-15 dollars1 
Total                          
1970-71 75,722 106,989 80,809 66,585 55,764 66,705 73,480 77,175 78,176 75,332 69,222 70,448 51,619
1975-76 71,093 96,659 72,829 59,688 58,349 55,078 64,852 72,303 74,258 67,513 67,945 68,780 46,521
1980-81 63,666 84,023 63,425 51,641 41,469 47,270 61,021 64,876 66,592 60,592 60,363 60,996 41,161
1982-83 65,580 85,700 64,917 53,185 42,443 48,401 61,628 66,284 68,225 61,652 63,644 64,362 40,017
1984-85 68,132 88,934 67,009 55,200 45,269 49,977 61,947 68,577 71,079 62,352 66,930 67,684 41,420
                           
1985-86 70,453 91,933 69,137 57,152 45,497 51,700 63,266 71,231 74,022 64,358 68,299 69,017 42,273
1987-88 73,341 96,108 71,981 59,475 46,435 53,073 64,424 74,024 77,311 65,806 71,609 72,215 44,677
1989-90 74,807 98,435 73,426 60,931 46,655 54,037 64,416 75,334 78,966 66,201 73,559 74,218 45,855
1990-91 74,521 98,158 73,192 60,857 46,537 53,192 64,323 74,789 78,664 65,489 73,853 74,625 42,572
1991-92 75,094 98,352 73,514 61,213 52,942 52,154 64,703 74,734 78,153 66,717 75,992 76,706 43,964
                           
1992-93 74,252 97,623 72,974 60,819 47,326 50,719 62,722 73,393 77,243 64,655 76,362 77,097 43,350
1993-94 75,049 98,171 73,289 60,911 46,663 52,977 65,692 74,330 77,727 66,430 76,830 77,502 46,027
1994-95 75,234 98,676 73,506 60,985 46,679 52,239 64,873 74,637 78,266 66,249 76,696 77,701 40,303
1995-96 75,537 98,869 73,479 60,811 46,484 52,292 65,865 74,813 78,390 66,323 77,308 77,849 48,890
1996-97 75,705 99,282 73,438 60,599 46,459 52,072 65,832 74,921 78,517 66,403 77,616 78,109 48,597
                           
1997-98 76,582 100,575 74,377 61,210 47,482 51,924 66,240 75,562 79,186 67,194 79,076 79,573 49,155
1998-99 77,813 102,590 75,625 62,352 48,645 52,960 66,527 76,694 80,475 68,014 80,524 80,959 50,086
1999-2000 78,134 104,029 76,226 62,882 48,817 53,397 66,252 76,908 81,016 67,442 81,104 81,538 50,224
2001-02 79,350 107,309 77,998 64,811 62,372 55,517 61,853 77,732 82,366 67,522 83,435 83,795 44,015
2002-03 79,707 108,477 78,591 65,701 62,778 55,394 60,224 77,997 82,510 68,011 83,871 84,236 45,261
                           
2003-04 79,590 108,529 78,530 65,878 62,402 55,513 60,698 77,421 81,830 67,504 84,787 85,126 46,195
2004-05 79,308 108,847 78,473 65,818 61,400 54,960 60,427 76,976 81,554 66,588 84,890 85,187 46,089
2005-06 78,704 108,481 78,159 65,541 60,519 54,588 59,974 76,309 80,819 65,898 84,465 84,759 45,849
2006-07 79,517 109,992 79,016 66,251 61,770 55,046 60,476 77,176 81,691 66,626 85,122 85,373 47,696
2007-08 79,471 110,174 79,181 66,289 61,852 55,219 60,823 77,119 81,452 66,683 85,114 85,347 48,523
                           
2008-09 81,117 112,844 80,972 67,864 62,756 56,439 62,152 78,545 82,963 67,735 87,265 87,555 48,008
2009-10 81,486 113,222 80,945 67,972 63,108 56,987 62,030 78,820 83,153 67,993 87,775 88,012 48,865
2010-11 80,804 112,363 80,403 67,588 62,093 56,292 60,537 77,843 82,276 66,756 87,672 87,887 48,329
2011-12 79,633 111,378 79,227 66,574 60,686 55,496 59,177 76,439 80,960 65,058 86,885 87,052 49,719
2012-13 79,057 110,561 78,802 66,161 59,001 54,294 60,104 75,577 79,807 64,355 86,887 87,055 46,013
                           
2013-14 79,198 110,705 79,166 66,506 58,502 54,633 59,331 75,789 80,292 63,658 86,894 87,096 44,891
2014-15 80,203 112,697 80,438 67,677 59,211 55,610 58,201 76,963 81,527 64,304 87,617 88,228 38,168
                           
Males                          
1975-76 74,316 97,738 73,441 60,491 61,582 57,950 67,262 75,372 77,333 69,731 71,630 72,319 48,556
1980-81 66,936 84,922 64,073 52,532 42,472 49,947 63,305 67,958 69,696 62,745 64,188 64,668 43,920
1982-83 69,120 86,704 65,739 54,463 43,791 51,182 64,000 69,571 71,524 63,959 67,902 68,435 41,828
1984-85 72,014 90,111 68,009 56,681 47,348 52,714 64,155 72,144 74,615 64,650 71,670 72,229 43,546
                           
1985-86 74,589 93,162 70,194 58,929 47,182 54,893 65,831 75,098 77,835 66,899 73,202 73,733 44,396
1987-88 77,866 97,527 73,190 61,470 48,309 56,496 66,905 78,279 81,516 68,397 76,827 77,264 46,258
1989-90 79,710 100,001 74,802 62,966 48,338 58,084 67,065 80,073 83,569 69,119 78,869 79,395 47,006
1990-91 79,646 99,942 74,650 62,980 48,405 57,258 67,222 79,679 83,361 68,550 79,564 80,095 45,839
1991-92 80,226 100,169 75,030 63,307 57,126 56,243 67,509 79,601 82,885 69,888 81,741 82,270 45,936
                           
1992-93 79,485 99,589 74,487 62,840 49,126 53,990 65,370 78,338 82,021 67,627 82,230 82,760 45,503
1993-94 80,252 100,126 74,829 62,794 48,261 56,323 68,390 79,243 82,534 69,502 82,676 83,195 49,828
1994-95 80,611 100,781 75,067 62,821 48,038 55,204 67,826 79,668 83,200 69,269 82,853 83,456 46,640
1995-96 80,906 101,027 75,120 62,590 47,397 55,355 68,360 79,908 83,409 69,255 83,279 83,717 51,014
1996-97 81,120 101,598 75,150 62,352 47,271 55,006 68,048 80,036 83,647 69,097 83,682 84,080 51,735
                           
1997-98 82,114 103,116 76,152 62,946 48,392 54,846 68,514 80,761 84,497 69,785 85,301 85,715 52,909
1998-99 83,496 105,378 77,428 64,224 49,972 56,062 68,483 82,044 86,024 70,426 86,868 87,226 54,717
1999-2000 83,999 106,919 78,205 64,888 50,126 56,204 68,207 82,462 86,720 69,949 87,561 87,943 54,015
2001-02 85,431 110,714 80,091 67,098 64,875 59,131 63,820 83,458 88,429 69,546 90,147 90,451 44,355
2002-03 85,941 112,018 80,872 68,155 65,336 59,093 61,619 83,910 88,795 70,132 90,619 90,944 44,566
                           
2003-04 85,829 112,254 80,718 68,232 64,844 58,776 62,285 83,274 88,071 69,471 91,599 91,889 45,283
2004-05 85,609 112,713 80,740 68,173 63,437 57,942 61,859 82,884 87,841 68,399 91,759 92,033 43,176
2005-06 85,123 112,674 80,466 67,912 62,465 57,395 61,623 82,294 87,245 67,626 91,512 91,752 45,453
2006-07 85,989 114,273 81,352 68,579 63,838 57,553 62,219 83,241 88,197 68,371 92,162 92,361 47,763
2007-08 86,012 114,654 81,545 68,608 63,854 57,915 62,825 83,165 87,955 68,382 92,436 92,624 48,068
                           
2008-09 87,882 117,710 83,393 70,263 64,852 59,293 64,325 84,785 89,743 69,319 94,830 95,048 48,371
2009-10 88,323 118,183 83,430 70,381 65,294 60,003 64,043 85,120 90,006 69,558 95,422 95,601 48,595
2010-11 87,646 117,389 82,889 70,002 64,072 59,368 62,509 84,152 89,152 68,240 95,276 95,447 47,683
2011-12 86,480 116,553 81,705 68,958 62,471 58,624 61,161 82,729 87,825 66,478 94,477 94,618 47,062
2012-13 85,912 115,919 81,251 68,629 60,716 57,043 62,492 81,858 86,649 65,762 94,511 94,659 43,894
                           
2013-14 86,151 116,296 81,747 69,033 60,048 57,334 61,726 82,154 87,192 65,035 94,701 94,863 44,556
2014-15 87,178 118,412 83,001 70,227 60,730 58,633 60,211 83,363 88,459 65,693 95,467 96,058 37,389
                           
Females                          
1975-76 61,060 86,668 69,836 57,707 53,652 50,788 60,148 63,001 62,984 63,028 55,610 56,464 43,533
1980-81 54,633 76,390 60,914 50,005 40,584 44,174 56,947 56,483 56,305 56,770 49,379 50,070 37,956
1982-83 56,091 77,697 62,064 50,952 41,239 45,406 57,523 57,613 57,574 57,673 51,727 52,532 38,208
1984-85 58,049 80,164 63,813 52,754 43,327 47,001 58,293 59,447 60,000 58,566 54,122 54,958 39,328
                           
1985-86 59,978 83,198 65,903 54,301 44,015 48,444 59,097 61,550 62,379 60,232 55,513 56,309 40,246
1987-88 62,313 86,568 68,501 56,390 44,870 49,790 60,486 63,775 65,011 61,759 58,476 59,140 43,344
1989-90 63,716 88,842 69,840 57,950 45,331 50,318 60,632 64,859 66,552 62,083 60,858 61,530 44,739
1990-91 63,413 87,887 69,509 57,835 45,127 49,682 60,405 64,436 66,405 61,362 60,724 61,676 39,916
1991-92 64,275 88,399 69,810 58,332 49,444 48,890 61,002 64,731 66,160 62,535 63,066 63,890 42,269
                           
1992-93 63,741 87,606 69,514 58,175 45,999 48,028 59,436 63,693 65,544 60,961 63,866 64,741 41,628
1993-94 64,841 88,616 69,890 58,545 45,543 50,257 62,276 64,937 66,415 62,654 64,589 65,358 42,315
1994-95 65,097 88,993 70,222 58,776 45,747 49,845 61,317 65,378 67,133 62,646 64,371 65,798 35,958
1995-96 65,674 89,336 70,165 58,741 45,865 49,915 62,938 65,673 67,381 62,940 65,674 66,233 46,985
1996-97 66,017 89,602 70,152 58,608 45,902 49,769 63,261 65,989 67,622 63,345 66,090 66,615 45,667
                           
1997-98 66,982 90,673 71,113 59,269 46,842 49,632 63,640 66,797 68,349 64,302 67,467 67,994 45,355
1998-99 68,210 92,397 72,420 60,260 47,686 50,510 64,329 67,960 69,553 65,385 68,863 69,337 45,344
1999-2000 68,500 93,779 72,825 60,629 47,852 51,178 64,121 68,104 70,137 64,785 69,534 69,975 46,067
2001-02 69,946 96,351 74,627 62,192 60,117 52,514 59,773 69,230 71,585 65,467 71,922 72,300 43,726
2002-03 70,317 97,510 75,011 62,877 60,529 52,330 58,811 69,447 71,638 65,915 72,626 72,986 45,873
                           
2003-04 70,431 97,488 75,159 63,196 60,290 52,827 59,164 69,198 71,372 65,615 73,666 74,010 46,926
2004-05 70,285 97,737 75,079 63,159 59,697 52,418 59,091 68,870 71,258 64,902 73,980 74,257 48,511
2005-06 69,775 96,951 74,764 62,920 58,914 52,254 58,485 68,344 70,693 64,325 73,540 73,851 46,132
2006-07 70,741 98,653 75,636 63,737 60,094 52,977 58,911 69,310 71,738 65,073 74,487 74,759 47,651
2007-08 70,820 98,719 75,816 63,849 60,246 53,000 59,071 69,458 71,803 65,198 74,376 74,619 48,822
                           
2008-09 72,371 100,910 77,594 65,368 61,109 54,112 60,255 70,819 73,203 66,370 76,409 76,732 47,790
2009-10 72,779 101,372 77,551 65,517 61,414 54,554 60,285 71,133 73,466 66,664 76,994 77,255 49,022
2010-11 72,231 100,673 77,081 65,181 60,554 53,815 58,862 70,260 72,726 65,508 77,174 77,404 48,728
2011-12 71,210 99,683 75,982 64,236 59,296 53,036 57,513 69,025 71,656 63,877 76,577 76,743 51,359
2012-13 70,715 98,785 75,668 63,756 57,658 52,136 58,084 68,239 70,673 63,196 76,713 76,879 47,475
                           
2013-14 70,868 98,778 75,937 64,062 57,298 52,535 57,330 68,439 71,228 62,531 76,727 76,946 45,095
2014-15 71,943 100,790 77,297 65,225 58,013 53,233 56,508 69,645 72,583 63,164 77,544 78,132 38,841
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.
NOTE: Data through 1995-96 are for institutions of higher education, while later data are for degree-granting institutions. Degree-granting institutions grant associate’s or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. 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, 1970-71 through 1985-86; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Salaries, Tenure, and Fringe Benefits of Full-Time Instructional Faculty Survey" (IPEDS-SA:87-99); and IPEDS, Winter 2001-02 through Winter 2011-12 and Spring 2013 through Spring 2015, Human Resources component, Salaries section. (This table was prepared November 2015.)

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