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Table 226.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 1993-94

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          |        |                     Academic rank                     |                          |
 Academic |  All   |_______________________________________________________|    Public institutions   | Private institutions
 year and |faculty |Profes- |Associate|Assistant|Instruc-|Lecturer|   No   |__________________________|_________________________
   sex    |        |  sor   |professor|professor|  tor   |        |  rank  | Total  | 4-year | 2-year | Total  | 4-year |2-year
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          |                                       Current dollars
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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
          |        |        |         |         |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
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
          |        |        |         |         |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
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\1\| 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
          |        |        |         |         |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
   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\1\| 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
          |        |        |         |         |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
  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
          |        |        |         |         |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
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
          |        |        |         |         |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
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\1\| 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
          |________|________|_________|_________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|_______
          |                                  Constant 1993-94 dollars\2\
          |_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
  Total   |        |        |         |         |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
1970-71 ..| 46,781 | 66,097 |  49,923 |  41,136 | 34,450 | 41,210 | 45,395 | 47,678 | 48,297 | 46,539 | 42,765 | 43,522 |31,890
1972-73 ..| 47,328 | 65,548 |  49,801 |  41,096 | 36,673 | 39,746 | 43,296 | 47,873 | 49,242 | 44,125 | 45,947 | 46,527 |31,726
1974-75 ..| 44,103 | 60,068 |  45,583 |  37,533 | 35,827 | 35,502 | 38,203 | 44,828 | 45,937 | 42,058 | 42,098 | 42,607 |28,914
1975-76 ..| 43,921 | 59,715 |  44,993 |  36,875 | 36,048 | 34,027 | 40,065 | 44,668 | 45,876 | 41,709 | 41,976 | 42,492 |28,740
1976-77 ..| 43,748 | 59,272 |  44,606 |  36,528 | 29,484 | 33,460 | 41,439 | 44,456 | 45,623 | 41,567 | 41,820 | 42,293 |28,991
          |        |        |         |         |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
1977-78 ..| 43,675 | 58,674 |  44,326 |  36,256 | 29,190 | 33,915 | 41,627 | 44,461 | 45,563 | 41,775 | 41,492 | 41,941 |28,459
1978-79 ..| 42,308 | 56,503 |  42,792 |  34,952 | 28,161 | 32,618 | 39,969 | 43,073 | 44,232 | 40,223 | 40,145 | 40,577 |26,673
1979-80 ..| 40,208 | 53,468 |  40,401 |  32,895 | 26,411 | 30,364 | 38,161 | 41,056 | 42,092 | 38,477 | 37,866 | 38,267 |24,956
1980-81 ..| 39,332 | 51,909 |  39,184 |  31,904 | 25,619 | 29,203 | 37,698 | 40,080 | 41,140 | 37,433 | 37,291 | 37,683 |25,429
1981-82 ..| 39,540 | 51,952 |  39,275 |  32,019 | 25,559 | 29,141 | 37,803 | 40,219 | 41,315 | 37,589 | 37,686 | 38,081 |24,744
          |        |        |         |         |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
1982-83 ..| 40,515 | 52,945 |  40,105 |  32,857 | 26,221 | 29,902 | 38,073 | 40,950 | 42,149 | 38,088 | 39,318 | 39,762 |24,722
1984-85 ..| 42,091 | 54,942 |  41,397 |  34,102 | 27,967 | 30,876 | 38,270 | 42,366 | 43,912 | 38,520 | 41,349 | 41,815 |25,589
1985-86 ..| 43,525 | 56,795 |  42,712 |  35,308 | 28,107 | 31,940 | 39,085 | 44,006 | 45,730 | 39,760 | 42,195 | 42,638 |26,116
1987-88 ..| 45,310 | 59,375 |  44,469 |  36,743 | 28,687 | 32,788 | 39,800 | 45,731 | 47,762 | 40,655 | 44,239 | 44,614 |27,601
1989-90 ..| 46,215 | 60,812 |  45,362 |  37,643 | 28,823 | 33,383 | 39,796 | 46,541 | 48,785 | 40,898 | 45,444 | 45,851 |28,329
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1990-91 ..| 46,038 | 60,641 |  45,217 |  37,597 | 28,750 | 32,862 | 39,738 | 46,204 | 48,598 | 40,458 | 45,626 | 46,103 |26,301
1991-92 ..| 46,393 | 60,761 |  45,416 |  37,817 | 32,707 | 32,220 | 39,973 | 46,170 | 48,282 | 41,217 | 46,947 | 47,388 |27,161
1992-93 ..| 45,872 | 60,310 |  45,083 |  37,574 | 29,238 | 31,334 | 38,749 | 45,342 | 47,720 | 39,943 | 47,176 | 47,630 |26,781
1993-94\1\| 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
          |        |        |         |         |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
   Men    |        |        |         |         |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
1972-73 ..| 49,261 | 66,312 |  50,289 |  41,647 | 38,075 | 41,348 | 44,564 | 49,682 | 51,043 | 45,319 | 48,215 | 48,683 |32,691
1974-75 ..| 46,025 | 60,788 |  45,966 |  37,995 | 37,688 | 37,355 | 39,546 | 46,644 | 47,762 | 43,335 | 44,350 | 44,751 |30,019
1975-76 ..| 45,912 | 60,382 |  45,371 |  37,371 | 38,045 | 35,801 | 41,554 | 46,564 | 47,776 | 43,079 | 44,252 | 44,678 |29,998
1976-77 ..| 45,784 | 59,862 |  44,981 |  36,999 | 30,108 | 35,243 | 42,983 | 46,387 | 47,561 | 42,937 | 44,184 | 44,571 |30,376
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1977-78 ..| 45,699 | 59,226 |  44,667 |  36,713 | 29,717 | 35,439 | 43,092 | 46,379 | 47,499 | 43,140 | 43,850 | 44,203 |29,785
1978-79 ..| 44,349 | 57,051 |  43,162 |  35,437 | 28,690 | 33,998 | 41,410 | 44,997 | 46,167 | 41,571 | 42,552 | 42,875 |27,851
1979-80 ..| 42,177 | 54,002 |  40,778 |  33,374 | 26,977 | 31,890 | 39,366 | 42,922 | 43,979 | 39,798 | 40,150 | 40,441 |26,252
1980-81 ..| 41,353 | 52,464 |  39,584 |  32,454 | 26,239 | 30,857 | 39,109 | 41,984 | 43,057 | 38,763 | 39,655 | 39,952 |27,133
1981-82 ..| 41,633 | 52,514 |  39,702 |  32,667 | 26,267 | 30,641 | 39,272 | 42,181 | 43,293 | 38,975 | 40,162 | 40,454 |26,155
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1982-83 ..| 42,702 | 53,565 |  40,613 |  33,647 | 27,053 | 31,620 | 39,539 | 42,980 | 44,187 | 39,514 | 41,949 | 42,279 |25,841
1984-85 ..| 44,490 | 55,670 |  42,015 |  35,017 | 29,251 | 32,566 | 39,635 | 44,570 | 46,096 | 39,940 | 44,277 | 44,623 |26,902
1985-86 ..| 46,081 | 57,555 |  43,365 |  36,406 | 29,149 | 33,912 | 40,670 | 46,395 | 48,086 | 41,329 | 45,223 | 45,551 |27,428
1987-88 ..| 48,105 | 60,251 |  45,216 |  37,975 | 29,845 | 34,903 | 41,333 | 48,360 | 50,360 | 42,255 | 47,463 | 47,733 |28,578
1989-90 ..| 49,244 | 61,780 |  46,212 |  38,900 | 29,862 | 35,884 | 41,432 | 49,469 | 51,628 | 42,701 | 48,725 | 49,049 |29,040
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1990-91 ..| 49,204 | 61,743 |  46,118 |  38,909 | 29,904 | 35,373 | 41,529 | 49,225 | 51,500 | 42,350 | 49,154 | 49,482 |28,319
1991-92 ..| 49,563 | 61,883 |  46,353 |  39,111 | 35,292 | 34,747 | 41,706 | 49,177 | 51,206 | 43,176 | 50,499 | 50,826 |28,379
1992-93 ..| 49,105 | 61,525 |  46,017 |  38,822 | 30,349 | 33,354 | 40,385 | 48,397 | 50,672 | 41,780 | 50,801 | 51,128 |28,111
1993-94\1\| 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
          |        |        |         |         |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
  Women   |        |        |         |         |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
1972-73 ..| 40,730 | 58,485 |  47,227 |  39,313 | 34,492 | 36,802 | 40,692 | 41,843 | 42,013 | 41,550 | 37,723 | 38,319 |30,357
1974-75 ..| 38,030 | 53,673 |  43,707 |  36,299 | 33,145 | 32,587 | 35,624 | 39,218 | 39,047 | 39,488 | 34,536 | 35,072 |27,483
1975-76 ..| 37,722 | 53,543 |  43,144 |  35,651 | 33,146 | 31,376 | 37,159 | 38,922 | 38,911 | 38,938 | 34,355 | 34,883 |26,894
1976-77 ..| 37,617 | 53,651 |  42,823 |  35,439 | 28,871 | 30,884 | 38,531 | 38,796 | 38,711 | 38,932 | 34,152 | 34,627 |27,029
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1977-78 ..| 37,723 | 53,560 |  42,780 |  35,272 | 28,686 | 31,955 | 38,840 | 38,948 | 38,798 | 39,185 | 34,077 | 34,549 |26,778
1978-79 ..| 36,458 | 51,534 |  41,198 |  33,968 | 27,676 | 30,876 | 37,317 | 37,666 | 37,626 | 37,730 | 32,847 | 33,323 |25,396
1979-80 ..| 34,648 | 48,801 |  38,878 |  31,969 | 25,898 | 28,520 | 35,916 | 35,864 | 35,757 | 36,039 | 31,150 | 31,617 |23,619
1980-81 ..| 33,752 | 47,193 |  37,632 |  30,893 | 25,073 | 27,290 | 35,182 | 34,895 | 34,785 | 35,072 | 30,506 | 30,933 |23,449
1981-82 ..| 33,874 | 47,292 |  37,710 |  30,866 | 24,943 | 27,463 | 35,226 | 34,995 | 34,887 | 35,164 | 30,675 | 31,111 |23,281
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1982-83 ..| 34,653 | 48,001 |  38,343 |  31,478 | 25,477 | 28,052 | 35,538 | 35,593 | 35,569 | 35,630 | 31,956 | 32,454 |23,605
1984-85 ..| 35,862 | 49,525 |  39,423 |  32,591 | 26,767 | 29,037 | 36,013 | 36,726 | 37,067 | 36,181 | 33,436 | 33,953 |24,296
1985-86 ..| 37,054 | 51,399 |  40,714 |  33,547 | 27,192 | 29,928 | 36,510 | 38,025 | 38,537 | 37,211 | 34,295 | 34,787 |24,864
1987-88 ..| 38,497 | 53,481 |  42,319 |  34,837 | 27,720 | 30,760 | 37,368 | 39,400 | 40,164 | 38,154 | 36,126 | 36,536 |26,778
1989-90 ..| 39,363 | 54,886 |  43,147 |  35,801 | 28,005 | 31,086 | 37,458 | 40,069 | 41,115 | 38,354 | 37,597 | 38,012 |27,639
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1990-91 ..| 39,176 | 54,296 |  42,942 |  35,730 | 27,879 | 30,693 | 37,318 | 39,808 | 41,024 | 37,909 | 37,515 | 38,103 |24,660
1991-92 ..| 39,709 | 54,612 |  43,128 |  36,037 | 30,546 | 30,204 | 37,687 | 39,991 | 40,873 | 38,633 | 38,962 | 39,471 |26,114
1992-93 ..| 39,379 | 54,122 |  42,945 |  35,940 | 28,418 | 29,672 | 36,719 | 39,349 | 40,492 | 37,661 | 39,456 | 39,997 |25,717
1993-94\1\| 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
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\1\Preliminary data.
\2\Data adjusted, using the Consumer Price Index prepared by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, averaged on an academic year time frame.

NOTE.--Data for 1987-88 to 1993-94 include imputations for nonrespondent institutions.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Faculty Salaries, Tenure, and Fringe Benefits; and Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Salaries, Tenure, and Fringe Benefits of Full-Time Instructional Faculty" surveys. (This table was prepared November 1994.)


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