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Table 236. -  Average salary of full-time instructional faculty on 9-month contracts in degree-granting institutions,\1\ by type and control of institution and by state: 1996-97 
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                      |        |              Public institutions            |             Private institutions
 State or other area  |  All   |_____________________________________________|____________________________________________
                      | insti- |        |    4-year institutions    |        |        |    4-year institutions   |
                      |tuitions|        |___________________________|        |        |__________________________|
                      |        |        |        |Univer- |  Other  |        |        |        |Univer- | Other  |
                      |        | Total  | Total  |  sity  | 4-year  | 2-year | Total  | Total  |  sity  | 4-year | 2-year
______________________|________|________|________|________|_________|________|________|________|________|________|________
         1            |   2    |   3    |   4    |   5    |    6    |   7    |   8    |   9    |   10   |   11   |   12
______________________|________|________|________|________|_________|________|________|________|________|________|________
   United States .....|$50,829 |$50,303 |$52,718 |$57,047 | $49,836 |$44,584 |$52,112 |$52,443 |$67,457 |$45,938 |$32,628
                      |________|________|________|________|_________|________|________|________|________|________|________
Alabama ..............| 42,006 | 42,843 | 44,785 | 48,913 |  42,219 | 37,708 | 37,530 | 37,701 |    --- | 37,701 | 25,023
Alaska ...............| 50,091 | 50,725 | 50,657 | 50,914 |  50,494 | 59,281 | 38,307 | 38,307 |    --- | 38,307 |    ---
Arizona ..............| 52,605 | 52,681 | 54,206 | 57,275 |  45,889 | 49,601 | 50,636 | 50,636 |    --- | 50,636 |    ---
Arkansas .............| 39,488 | 39,915 | 42,800 | 48,836 |  40,820 | 31,780 | 37,269 | 38,059 |    --- | 38,059 | 16,681
California ...........| 59,870 | 59,543 | 63,276 | 75,604 |  60,987 | 54,529 | 61,172 | 61,394 | 75,175 | 54,043 | 36,992
                      |        |        |        |        |         |        |        |        |        |        |
Colorado .............| 50,095 | 49,784 | 52,336 | 58,381 |  47,221 | 37,225 | 52,270 | 52,270 | 55,228 | 48,623 |    ---
Connecticut ..........| 61,592 | 61,598 | 64,695 | 70,883 |  58,855 | 52,640 | 61,584 | 62,293 | 79,548 | 55,058 | 35,069
Delaware .............| 56,948 | 57,203 | 59,872 | 62,295 |  46,688 | 43,846 | 54,483 | 54,483 |    --- | 54,483 |    ---
District of Columbia .| 59,385 |    --- |    --- |    --- |     --- |    --- | 59,385 | 59,385 | 60,978 | 45,531 |    ---
Florida ..............| 47,598 | 47,576 | 52,100 | 57,386 |  49,010 | 41,436 | 47,685 | 47,718 | 59,180 | 43,449 | 26,720
                      |        |        |        |        |         |        |        |        |        |        |
Georgia ..............| 47,193 | 47,721 | 49,929 | 55,990 |  48,444 | 37,663 | 45,767 | 46,227 | 69,677 | 39,794 | 30,492
Hawaii ...............| 52,175 | 52,488 | 57,364 | 58,846 |  48,142 | 44,264 | 48,572 | 48,572 |    --- | 48,572 |    ---
Idaho ................| 44,016 | 44,179 | 45,201 | 49,095 |  43,360 | 37,295 | 43,460 | 40,100 |    --- | 40,100 | 44,970
Illinois .............| 52,548 | 50,970 | 51,532 | 55,988 |  47,655 | 50,034 | 55,292 | 55,746 | 72,650 | 44,627 | 28,830
Indiana...............| 48,588 | 48,299 | 50,719 | 53,481 |  45,021 | 34,590 | 49,193 | 49,429 | 71,279 | 43,084 | 30,265
                      |        |        |        |        |         |        |        |        |        |        |
Iowa .................| 47,191 | 51,033 | 57,503 | 60,581 |  49,273 | 36,710 | 40,880 | 40,897 | 51,200 | 39,593 | 29,025
Kansas ...............| 41,655 | 43,272 | 47,067 | 49,907 |  40,890 | 35,437 | 31,478 | 31,768 |    --- | 31,768 | 25,910
Kentucky .............| 43,410 | 45,097 | 47,773 | 54,298 |  43,871 | 35,627 | 37,369 | 37,369 |    --- | 37,369 |    ---
Louisiana ............| 44,884 | 43,530 | 44,635 | 52,901 |  42,521 | 34,416 | 51,281 | 51,340 | 58,881 | 38,830 | 48,630
Maine ................| 45,199 | 43,882 | 45,874 | 49,583 |  43,866 | 35,831 | 48,616 | 49,255 |    --- | 49,255 | 28,944
                      |        |        |        |        |         |        |        |        |        |        |
Maryland .............| 50,802 | 49,781 | 52,144 | 59,221 |  48,566 | 45,594 | 54,379 | 54,441 | 71,669 | 45,791 | 25,000
Massachusetts ........| 58,697 | 51,427 | 55,611 | 64,374 |  52,029 | 41,536 | 62,790 | 63,061 | 71,789 | 53,799 | 35,212
Michigan .............| 54,248 | 56,393 | 56,869 | 63,355 |  51,451 | 54,698 | 43,242 | 43,459 | 47,513 | 42,919 | 20,074
Minnesota ............| 48,877 | 50,390 | 53,763 | 64,476 |  48,163 | 45,176 | 45,347 | 45,591 |    --- | 45,591 | 36,638
Mississippi ..........| 39,644 | 40,232 | 43,302 | 45,240 |  42,010 | 36,257 | 34,896 | 35,749 |    --- | 35,749 | 23,554
                      |        |        |        |        |         |        |        |        |        |        |
Missouri..............| 47,063 | 47,579 | 49,568 | 58,603 |  47,753 | 40,596 | 46,023 | 46,424 | 62,112 | 37,842 | 29,963
Montana ..............| 40,589 | 41,731 | 43,338 | 45,089 |  39,402 | 31,758 | 33,714 | 34,360 |    --- | 34,360 | 26,100
Nebraska .............| 44,701 | 46,030 | 49,374 | 56,249 |  44,649 | 34,332 | 40,574 | 40,574 | 47,592 | 36,828 |    ---
Nevada ...............| 51,959 | 52,050 | 55,194 | 58,997 |  52,647 | 44,829 | 37,946 | 37,946 |    --- | 37,946 |    ---
New Hampshire ........| 49,425 | 47,339 | 50,127 | 51,630 |  47,545 | 36,029 | 52,143 | 52,991 |    --- | 52,991 | 27,236
                      |        |        |        |        |         |        |        |        |        |        |
New Jersey ...........| 61,538 | 61,419 | 64,359 | 71,997 |  61,765 | 54,694 | 61,850 | 61,989 | 75,071 | 51,694 | 25,845
New Mexico ...........| 43,322 | 43,552 | 47,244 | 49,782 |  40,250 | 32,627 | 38,532 | 38,532 |    --- | 38,532 |    ---
New York .............| 56,996 | 55,913 | 58,051 | 62,459 |  57,349 | 52,120 | 58,092 | 58,546 | 69,356 | 51,389 | 29,503
North Carolina .......| 47,462 | 49,096 | 51,803 | 62,388 |  47,500 | 32,153 | 43,687 | 43,978 | 61,504 | 37,234 | 31,300
North Dakota .........| 36,366 | 37,103 | 38,347 | 39,434 |  36,099 | 32,190 | 31,158 | 32,623 |    --- | 32,623 | 23,785
                      |        |        |        |        |         |        |        |        |        |        |
Ohio .................| 50,240 | 51,914 | 54,747 | 56,462 |  48,586 | 42,722 | 46,526 | 46,769 | 67,470 | 44,502 | 29,678
Oklahoma .............| 41,961 | 42,514 | 44,841 | 50,253 |  40,482 | 35,991 | 39,830 | 40,329 | 50,222 | 35,806 | 25,654
Oregon ...............| 44,506 | 44,212 | 45,121 | 47,702 |  42,250 | 43,161 | 45,546 | 45,546 |    --- | 45,546 |    ---
Pennsylvania .........| 55,132 | 56,029 | 57,330 | 62,407 |  54,469 | 48,938 | 54,040 | 54,457 | 73,122 | 48,846 | 31,440
Rhode Island .........| 54,797 | 52,382 | 55,721 | 60,085 |  48,226 | 42,341 | 56,582 | 56,582 |    --- | 56,582 |    ---
                      |        |        |        |        |         |        |        |        |        |        |
South Carolina .......| 42,246 | 43,199 | 48,228 | 53,983 |  42,235 | 32,486 | 38,030 | 38,169 |    --- | 38,169 | 31,540
South Dakota .........| 36,482 | 37,279 | 37,382 | 38,107 |  36,391 | 26,212 | 33,685 | 33,738 |    --- | 33,738 | 28,800
Tennessee ............| 45,532 | 45,994 | 49,315 | 56,243 |  46,955 | 35,625 | 44,488 | 44,636 | 67,787 | 35,955 | 23,582
Texas ................| 46,434 | 45,576 | 48,678 | 55,528 |  43,062 | 39,963 | 50,117 | 50,292 | 59,321 | 43,378 | 26,395
Utah .................| 46,735 | 45,037 | 47,232 | 51,683 |  39,984 | 36,352 | 50,704 | 50,859 | 51,750 | 39,229 | 37,370
                      |        |        |        |        |         |        |        |        |        |        |
Vermont ..............| 44,722 | 46,461 | 46,461 | 49,695 |  38,167 |    --- | 43,140 | 44,403 |    --- | 44,403 | 20,261
Virginia .............| 48,468 | 49,391 | 52,734 | 57,209 |  49,924 | 38,940 | 45,405 | 45,503 |    --- | 45,503 | 28,018
Washington ...........| 46,038 | 46,051 | 51,042 | 54,807 |  44,925 | 39,662 | 45,989 | 45,989 |    --- | 45,989 |    ---
West Virginia.........| 40,929 | 41,942 | 42,570 | 49,056 |  39,510 | 33,520 | 35,534 | 35,534 |    --- | 35,534 |    ---
Wisconsin ............| 49,325 | 50,747 | 52,106 | 63,364 |  48,066 | 48,694 | 43,320 | 43,320 | 54,490 | 40,117 |    ---
Wyoming ..............| 39,855 | 39,855 | 46,743 | 46,743 |     --- | 33,007 |    --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |    ---
                      |        |        |        |        |         |        |        |        |        |        |
U.S. Service Schools .| 61,536 | 61,536 | 61,536 |    --- |  61,536 |    --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |    ---
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   Outlying areas ....| 33,163 | 34,652 | 34,840 | 36,820 |  33,761 | 33,380 | 21,412 | 21,412 |    --- | 21,412 |    ---
                      |________|________|________|________|_________|________|________|________|________|________|________
American Samoa .......| 29,072 | 29,072 |    --- |    --- |     --- | 29,072 |    --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |    ---
Federated States of   |        |        |        |        |         |        |        |        |        |        |
  Micronesia .........| 17,695 | 17,695 |    --- |    --- |     --- | 17,695 |    --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |    ---
Guam .................| 47,679 | 47,679 | 51,109 |    --- |  51,109 | 43,155 |    --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |    ---
Marshall Islands .....|    --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |     --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |    ---
Northern Marianas ....| 35,628 | 35,628 |    --- |    --- |     --- | 35,628 |    --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |    ---
Palau ................| 17,743 | 17,743 |    --- |    --- |     --- | 17,743 |    --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |    ---
Puerto Rico ..........| 32,030 | 33,641 | 33,495 | 36,820 |  31,389 | 36,361 | 21,412 | 21,412 |    --- | 21,412 |    ---
Virgin Islands .......| 44,976 | 44,976 | 44,976 |    --- |  44,976 |    --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |    ---
______________________|________|________|________|________|_________|________|________|________|________|________|________

\1\Includes 2-year and 4-year degree-granting institutions that were eligible to participate in title IV federal financial aid programs.
---Data not reported or not applicable.

NOTE.--Data include imputations for nonrespondent institutions.

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, 1996-97" survey. (This table was prepared February 1998).


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