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Table 229.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 1994-95

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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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    1     |   2    |   3    |    4    |    5    |   6    |   7    |   8    |   9    |   10   |   11   |   12   |   13   |  14
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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
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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
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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
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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\1\| 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
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   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...| 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\1\| 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
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  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
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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
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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
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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\1\| 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
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          |                                  Constant 1994-95 dollars\2\
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  Total   |        |        |         |         |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
1970-71 ..| 48,121 | 67,991 |  51,354 |  42,315 | 35,438 | 42,391 | 46,696 | 49,044 | 49,681 | 47,873 | 43,990 | 44,769 |32,804
1972-73 ..| 48,684 | 67,427 |  51,228 |  42,274 | 37,724 | 40,886 | 44,537 | 49,245 | 50,654 | 45,390 | 47,264 | 47,861 |32,635
1974-75 ..| 45,367 | 61,790 |  46,890 |  38,609 | 36,854 | 36,520 | 39,298 | 46,113 | 47,253 | 43,263 | 43,304 | 43,828 |29,743
1975-76 ..| 45,180 | 61,427 |  46,283 |  37,932 | 37,081 | 35,002 | 41,213 | 45,949 | 47,191 | 42,905 | 43,179 | 43,709 |29,564
1976-77 ..| 45,002 | 60,971 |  45,884 |  37,575 | 30,329 | 34,420 | 42,627 | 45,730 | 46,931 | 42,758 | 43,019 | 43,505 |29,822
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1977-78 ..| 44,927 | 60,356 |  45,596 |  37,295 | 30,027 | 34,887 | 42,820 | 45,735 | 46,869 | 42,973 | 42,681 | 43,143 |29,275
1978-79 ..| 43,520 | 58,122 |  44,019 |  35,954 | 28,968 | 33,552 | 41,115 | 44,308 | 45,500 | 41,376 | 41,296 | 41,740 |27,438
1979-80 ..| 41,360 | 55,000 |  41,559 |  33,837 | 27,168 | 31,234 | 39,255 | 42,233 | 43,299 | 39,580 | 38,951 | 39,364 |25,671
1980-81 ..| 40,460 | 53,397 |  40,307 |  32,818 | 26,354 | 30,040 | 38,779 | 41,229 | 42,319 | 38,506 | 38,360 | 38,763 |26,158
1981-82 ..| 40,674 | 53,441 |  40,401 |  32,937 | 26,291 | 29,977 | 38,887 | 41,372 | 42,499 | 38,666 | 38,766 | 39,172 |25,453
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1982-83 ..| 41,676 | 54,463 |  41,255 |  33,799 | 26,972 | 30,759 | 39,164 | 42,123 | 43,357 | 39,180 | 40,445 | 40,902 |25,431
1984-85 ..| 43,298 | 56,517 |  42,584 |  35,080 | 28,768 | 31,760 | 39,367 | 43,581 | 45,171 | 39,625 | 42,534 | 43,013 |26,323
1985-86 ..| 44,773 | 58,423 |  43,936 |  36,320 | 28,913 | 32,855 | 40,206 | 45,267 | 47,041 | 40,900 | 43,404 | 43,860 |26,865
1987-88 ..| 46,608 | 61,076 |  45,744 |  37,796 | 29,509 | 33,728 | 40,941 | 47,042 | 49,131 | 41,820 | 45,507 | 45,893 |28,392
1989-90 ..| 47,540 | 62,555 |  46,662 |  38,722 | 29,649 | 34,340 | 40,936 | 47,875 | 50,183 | 42,071 | 46,747 | 47,166 |29,141
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1990-91 ..| 47,358 | 62,379 |  46,513 |  38,675 | 29,574 | 33,804 | 40,877 | 47,528 | 49,991 | 41,618 | 46,934 | 47,424 |27,054
1991-92 ..| 47,722 | 62,503 |  46,718 |  38,901 | 33,645 | 33,144 | 41,119 | 47,493 | 49,666 | 42,398 | 48,293 | 48,747 |27,939
1992-93 ..| 47,187 | 62,039 |  46,375 |  38,650 | 30,076 | 32,232 | 39,860 | 46,641 | 49,088 | 41,088 | 48,528 | 48,995 |27,549
1993-94...| 47,693 | 62,387 |  46,575 |  38,709 | 29,654 | 33,667 | 41,747 | 47,236 | 49,396 | 42,216 | 48,826 | 49,252 |29,250
1994-95\1\| 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
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   Men    |        |        |         |         |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
1972-73 ..| 50,673 | 68,213 |  51,731 |  42,841 | 39,166 | 42,533 | 45,842 | 51,106 | 52,506 | 46,618 | 49,597 | 50,079 |33,628
1974-75 ..| 47,344 | 62,530 |  47,283 |  39,084 | 38,769 | 38,426 | 40,680 | 47,981 | 49,131 | 44,578 | 45,621 | 46,034 |30,879
1975-76 ..| 47,228 | 62,112 |  46,672 |  38,442 | 39,135 | 36,827 | 42,745 | 47,899 | 49,145 | 44,314 | 45,521 | 45,959 |30,857
1976-77 ..| 47,096 | 61,578 |  46,270 |  38,059 | 30,971 | 36,253 | 44,215 | 47,716 | 48,924 | 44,167 | 45,450 | 45,849 |31,247
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1977-78 ..| 47,008 | 60,924 |  45,947 |  37,765 | 30,568 | 36,455 | 44,327 | 47,708 | 48,861 | 44,376 | 45,106 | 45,470 |30,639
1978-79 ..| 45,620 | 58,686 |  44,399 |  36,453 | 29,512 | 34,972 | 42,596 | 46,287 | 47,490 | 42,762 | 43,771 | 44,103 |28,650
1979-80 ..| 43,386 | 55,550 |  41,947 |  34,331 | 27,750 | 32,804 | 40,494 | 44,152 | 45,239 | 40,939 | 41,301 | 41,600 |27,004
1980-81 ..| 42,538 | 53,968 |  40,718 |  33,384 | 26,991 | 31,742 | 40,230 | 43,187 | 44,292 | 39,874 | 40,791 | 41,097 |27,911
1981-82 ..| 42,827 | 54,019 |  40,840 |  33,603 | 27,020 | 31,519 | 40,397 | 43,390 | 44,533 | 40,092 | 41,313 | 41,613 |26,905
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1982-83 ..| 43,926 | 55,100 |  41,777 |  34,611 | 27,829 | 32,526 | 40,672 | 44,212 | 45,453 | 40,646 | 43,152 | 43,490 |26,582
1984-85 ..| 45,765 | 57,265 |  43,220 |  36,021 | 30,090 | 33,500 | 40,771 | 45,848 | 47,417 | 41,085 | 45,546 | 45,902 |27,673
1985-86 ..| 47,402 | 59,204 |  44,608 |  37,450 | 29,984 | 34,884 | 41,835 | 47,725 | 49,464 | 42,514 | 46,520 | 46,857 |28,214
1987-88 ..| 49,484 | 61,978 |  46,512 |  39,064 | 30,700 | 35,903 | 42,518 | 49,746 | 51,803 | 43,466 | 48,823 | 49,101 |29,397
1989-90 ..| 50,655 | 63,551 |  47,537 |  40,015 | 30,718 | 36,913 | 42,620 | 50,887 | 53,108 | 43,925 | 50,121 | 50,455 |29,872
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1990-91 ..| 50,615 | 63,513 |  47,440 |  40,024 | 30,761 | 36,387 | 42,720 | 50,636 | 52,976 | 43,563 | 50,563 | 50,900 |29,131
1991-92 ..| 50,983 | 63,657 |  47,682 |  40,232 | 36,304 | 35,743 | 42,902 | 50,586 | 52,674 | 44,414 | 51,946 | 52,283 |29,193
1992-93 ..| 50,513 | 63,289 |  47,336 |  39,935 | 31,219 | 34,310 | 41,542 | 49,784 | 52,124 | 42,977 | 52,257 | 52,594 |28,917
1993-94...| 51,000 | 63,630 |  47,554 |  39,906 | 30,670 | 35,793 | 43,462 | 50,359 | 52,450 | 44,168 | 52,540 | 52,870 |31,666
1994-95\1\| 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
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  Women   |        |        |         |         |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
1972-73 ..| 41,898 | 60,161 |  48,581 |  40,440 | 35,481 | 37,857 | 41,858 | 43,042 | 43,217 | 42,741 | 38,804 | 39,418 |31,227
1974-75 ..| 39,120 | 55,212 |  44,959 |  37,340 | 34,095 | 33,521 | 36,645 | 40,342 | 40,166 | 40,619 | 35,526 | 36,077 |28,271
1975-76 ..| 38,804 | 55,077 |  44,380 |  36,673 | 34,096 | 32,275 | 38,224 | 40,037 | 40,027 | 40,055 | 35,340 | 35,883 |27,665
1976-77 ..| 38,695 | 55,189 |  44,050 |  36,455 | 29,698 | 31,769 | 39,636 | 39,908 | 39,820 | 40,048 | 35,131 | 35,619 |27,804
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1977-78 ..| 38,804 | 55,096 |  44,006 |  36,283 | 29,508 | 32,871 | 39,954 | 40,065 | 39,910 | 40,308 | 35,053 | 35,540 |27,545
1978-79 ..| 37,503 | 53,011 |  42,378 |  34,942 | 28,470 | 31,761 | 38,387 | 38,746 | 38,705 | 38,811 | 33,788 | 34,278 |26,124
1979-80 ..| 35,641 | 50,200 |  39,992 |  32,885 | 26,640 | 29,337 | 36,946 | 36,892 | 36,782 | 37,072 | 32,043 | 32,524 |24,296
1980-81 ..| 34,719 | 48,546 |  38,711 |  31,778 | 25,791 | 28,073 | 36,190 | 35,895 | 35,782 | 36,077 | 31,380 | 31,820 |24,121
1981-82 ..| 34,845 | 48,647 |  38,791 |  31,751 | 25,658 | 28,251 | 36,235 | 35,998 | 35,887 | 36,172 | 31,554 | 32,003 |23,948
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1982-83 ..| 35,646 | 49,376 |  39,442 |  32,380 | 26,208 | 28,856 | 36,556 | 36,613 | 36,588 | 36,651 | 32,872 | 33,384 |24,281
1984-85 ..| 36,890 | 50,944 |  40,553 |  33,525 | 27,534 | 29,869 | 37,045 | 37,779 | 38,130 | 37,218 | 34,394 | 34,926 |24,993
1985-86 ..| 38,116 | 52,872 |  41,881 |  34,508 | 27,972 | 30,786 | 37,556 | 39,115 | 39,642 | 38,278 | 35,278 | 35,784 |25,576
1987-88 ..| 39,600 | 55,014 |  43,532 |  35,836 | 28,515 | 31,642 | 38,439 | 40,529 | 41,315 | 39,248 | 37,161 | 37,583 |27,545
1989-90 ..| 40,491 | 56,459 |  44,384 |  36,827 | 28,808 | 31,977 | 38,531 | 41,218 | 42,294 | 39,453 | 38,675 | 39,102 |28,432
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1990-91 ..| 40,299 | 55,852 |  44,173 |  36,754 | 28,678 | 31,573 | 38,387 | 40,949 | 42,200 | 38,996 | 38,590 | 39,195 |25,367
1991-92 ..| 40,847 | 56,178 |  44,364 |  37,070 | 31,422 | 31,070 | 38,767 | 41,137 | 42,044 | 39,741 | 40,079 | 40,602 |26,862
1992-93 ..| 40,508 | 55,673 |  44,176 |  36,970 | 29,233 | 30,522 | 37,771 | 40,477 | 41,653 | 38,741 | 40,587 | 41,143 |26,454
1993-94...| 41,207 | 56,315 |  44,415 |  37,206 | 28,943 | 31,938 | 39,577 | 41,268 | 42,207 | 39,816 | 41,046 | 41,535 |26,891
1994-95\1\| 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
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\1\Preliminary data.

\2\Data adjusted by the Consumer Price Index prepared by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, averaged on an academic year time frame.

NOTE.--Data for 1987-88 to 1994-95 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 1995.)


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