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Table 298. Average salary of full-time instructional faculty on 9-month contracts in degree-granting institutions, by academic rank, control and level of institution, and sex: Selected years, 1970-71 through 2011-12
Sex and academic year All faculty Academic rank Public institutions Private institutions
Profes-
sor
Associate professor Assistant professor Instruc- tor 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
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 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 74,625 103,684 74,126 62,246 57,797 52,177 56,807 72,183 76,153 62,265 80,385 80,603 44,748
2010-11 75,472 104,957 75,103 63,140 57,943 52,549 56,549 72,704 76,861 62,301 81,892 82,094 45,146
2011-12 76,570 107,091 76,175 64,009 58,349 53,361 56,922 73,503 77,843 62,568 83,534 83,695 47,805
                           
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
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
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 80,885 108,227 76,401 64,450 59,799 54,946 58,649 77,951 82,428 63,698 87,386 87,549 44,500
2010-11 81,868 109,656 77,423 65,392 59,792 55,435 58,392 78,603 83,288 63,683 88,996 89,155 44,542
2011-12 83,154 112,068 78,559 66,300 60,064 56,363 58,833 79,550 84,443 63,932 90,838 90,974 45,250
                           
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
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 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 66,653 92,835 71,019 60,001 56,246 49,945 55,211 65,144 67,283 61,047 70,516 70,756 44,892
2010-11 67,461 94,032 72,001 60,893 56,506 50,227 54,985 65,615 67,937 61,138 72,088 72,302 45,518
2011-12 68,470 95,840 73,053 61,761 57,013 51,001 55,319 66,375 68,897 61,433 73,617 73,776 49,382
  Constant 2011-12 dollars1
Total                          
1970-71 72,807 102,870 77,698 64,022 53,617 64,137 70,651 74,204 75,166 72,431 66,557 67,735 49,632
1975-76 68,356 92,938 70,025 57,390 56,103 52,957 62,355 69,519 71,399 64,914 65,329 66,132 44,730
1980-81 61,215 80,789 60,983 49,653 39,873 45,450 58,672 62,378 64,028 58,259 58,039 58,648 39,576
1981-82 61,539 80,855 61,125 49,833 39,778 45,354 58,835 62,595 64,301 58,502 58,652 59,267 38,510
1982-83 63,055 82,401 62,417 51,138 40,809 46,538 59,255 63,732 65,599 59,278 61,193 61,884 38,476
                           
1984-85 65,509 85,510 64,429 53,075 43,526 48,053 59,562 65,937 68,342 59,951 64,353 65,079 39,826
1985-86 67,740 88,394 66,475 54,952 43,745 49,709 60,831 68,489 71,172 61,880 65,670 66,360 40,646
1987-88 70,518 92,408 69,209 57,185 44,647 51,030 61,943 71,174 74,335 63,273 68,852 69,435 42,956
1989-90 71,927 94,646 70,599 58,585 44,859 51,956 61,936 72,434 75,926 63,652 70,727 71,361 44,090
1990-91 71,652 94,379 70,374 58,514 44,746 51,144 61,846 71,910 75,636 62,967 71,010 71,752 40,933
                           
1991-92 72,203 94,565 70,684 58,856 50,904 50,146 62,212 71,857 75,144 64,148 73,066 73,753 42,272
1992-93 71,393 93,864 70,165 58,478 45,504 48,767 60,307 70,568 74,269 62,166 73,423 74,129 41,681
1993-94 72,159 94,391 70,468 58,566 44,866 50,937 63,163 71,468 74,735 63,872 73,873 74,518 44,255
1994-95 72,338 94,877 70,676 58,637 44,882 50,228 62,376 71,764 75,252 63,698 73,744 74,709 38,752
1995-96 72,628 95,062 70,650 58,469 44,695 50,279 63,329 71,933 75,372 63,770 74,332 74,852 47,008
                           
1996-97 72,791 95,460 70,611 58,266 44,670 50,067 63,297 72,036 75,495 63,847 74,627 75,102 46,726
1997-98 73,634 96,703 71,513 58,853 45,654 49,925 63,690 72,652 76,137 64,607 76,031 76,510 47,262
1998-99 74,817 98,640 72,713 59,952 46,772 50,921 63,965 73,741 77,377 65,396 77,423 77,842 48,158
1999-2000 75,126 100,023 73,292 60,461 46,937 51,341 63,701 73,947 77,897 64,846 77,982 78,399 48,290
2001-02 76,295 103,178 74,995 62,316 59,970 53,380 59,472 74,740 79,195 64,923 80,223 80,569 42,321
                           
2002-03 76,639 104,301 75,565 63,171 60,361 53,261 57,905 74,995 79,333 65,393 80,642 80,993 43,519
2003-04 76,526 104,351 75,506 63,342 59,999 53,375 58,362 74,441 78,679 64,905 81,523 81,848 44,416
2004-05 76,255 104,656 75,452 63,284 59,036 52,844 58,101 74,013 78,414 64,025 81,622 81,907 44,315
2005-06 75,674 104,304 75,150 63,018 58,189 52,486 57,665 73,371 77,708 63,361 81,213 81,496 44,084
2006-07 76,456 105,757 75,974 63,700 59,392 52,927 58,147 74,205 78,546 64,061 81,845 82,087 45,859
                           
2007-08 76,411 105,933 76,133 63,737 59,471 53,093 58,481 74,150 78,316 64,116 81,837 82,062 46,654
2008-09 77,994 108,500 77,855 65,251 60,340 54,266 59,760 75,521 79,769 65,127 83,905 84,184 46,160
2009-10 78,354 108,865 77,830 65,357 60,685 54,784 59,646 75,790 79,959 65,376 84,402 84,630 46,984
2010-11 77,684 108,033 77,304 64,990 59,641 54,089 58,206 74,834 79,113 64,126 84,292 84,499 46,469
2011-12 76,570 107,091 76,175 64,009 58,349 53,361 56,922 73,503 77,843 62,568 83,534 83,695 47,805
                           
Males                          
1975-76 71,455 93,975 70,613 58,163 59,211 55,719 64,672 72,471 74,356 67,047 68,872 69,535 46,687
1980-81 64,359 81,653 61,606 50,510 40,837 48,024 60,868 65,342 67,012 60,329 61,716 62,179 42,229
1981-82 64,796 81,730 61,790 50,841 40,881 47,688 61,121 65,649 67,378 60,659 62,506 62,960 40,707
1982-83 66,459 83,366 63,208 52,367 42,105 49,211 61,536 66,892 68,770 61,497 65,288 65,800 40,217
                           
1984-85 69,242 86,642 65,390 54,499 45,525 50,685 61,685 69,367 71,742 62,161 68,910 69,448 41,870
1985-86 71,718 89,575 67,491 56,661 45,366 52,779 63,296 72,207 74,838 64,323 70,384 70,894 42,687
1987-88 74,868 93,772 70,372 59,103 46,449 54,321 64,329 75,266 78,377 65,764 73,869 74,289 44,477
1989-90 76,641 96,151 71,923 60,542 46,477 55,848 64,483 76,991 80,352 66,458 75,833 76,338 45,197
1990-91 76,579 96,094 71,776 60,555 46,541 55,054 64,634 76,612 80,152 65,911 76,501 77,011 44,074
                           
1991-92 77,137 96,312 72,142 60,870 54,927 54,078 64,910 76,536 79,694 67,198 78,594 79,103 44,168
1992-93 76,425 95,755 71,619 60,421 47,234 51,911 62,853 75,322 78,863 65,024 79,064 79,573 43,751
1993-94 77,162 96,271 71,948 60,377 46,403 54,154 65,757 76,192 79,357 66,826 79,493 79,992 47,910
1994-95 77,508 96,901 72,177 60,402 46,189 53,079 65,215 76,601 79,997 66,602 79,663 80,243 44,844
1995-96 77,791 97,138 72,228 60,180 45,572 53,224 65,728 76,831 80,198 66,589 80,073 80,494 49,050
                           
1996-97 77,996 97,686 72,257 59,952 45,451 52,888 65,428 76,954 80,427 66,437 80,460 80,843 49,744
1997-98 78,952 99,146 73,220 60,523 46,529 52,735 65,877 77,652 81,244 67,098 82,016 82,415 50,872
1998-99 80,282 101,321 74,447 61,752 48,048 53,904 65,846 78,885 82,712 67,714 83,523 83,867 52,611
1999-2000 80,766 102,803 75,194 62,390 48,196 54,040 65,581 79,287 83,382 67,256 84,189 84,558 51,935
2001-02 82,142 106,452 77,007 64,515 62,377 56,855 61,363 80,245 85,024 66,868 86,677 86,968 42,648
                           
2002-03 82,632 107,706 77,758 65,531 62,820 56,818 59,247 80,680 85,376 67,432 87,130 87,443 42,850
2003-04 82,524 107,932 77,611 65,605 62,347 56,513 59,887 80,068 84,680 66,796 88,072 88,351 43,539
2004-05 82,313 108,374 77,631 65,548 60,995 55,711 59,478 79,693 84,459 65,765 88,226 88,490 41,514
2005-06 81,846 108,336 77,368 65,298 60,060 55,185 59,250 79,126 83,886 65,022 87,989 88,220 43,703
2006-07 82,678 109,874 78,220 65,938 61,380 55,338 59,824 80,037 84,802 65,739 88,613 88,805 45,924
                           
2007-08 82,700 110,240 78,405 65,967 61,396 55,686 60,406 79,963 84,569 65,749 88,877 89,058 46,217
2008-09 84,498 113,178 80,182 67,558 62,356 57,011 61,849 81,521 86,288 66,650 91,179 91,389 46,508
2009-10 84,927 113,635 80,219 67,671 62,787 57,692 61,579 81,846 86,547 66,881 91,752 91,924 46,724
2010-11 84,267 112,869 79,692 67,308 61,544 57,060 60,103 80,906 85,728 65,549 91,603 91,768 45,847
2011-12 83,154 112,068 78,559 66,300 60,064 56,363 58,833 79,550 84,443 63,932 90,838 90,974 45,250
                           
Females                          
1975-76 58,709 83,331 67,147 55,485 51,587 48,832 57,833 60,576 60,560 60,602 53,469 54,291 41,857
1980-81 52,530 73,449 58,569 48,080 39,022 42,474 54,755 54,308 54,137 54,584 47,478 48,143 36,494
1981-82 52,720 73,603 58,690 48,038 38,821 42,743 54,824 54,465 54,296 54,727 47,741 48,420 36,233
1982-83 53,932 74,706 59,675 48,991 39,652 43,658 55,309 55,395 55,358 55,453 49,735 50,509 36,737
                           
1984-85 55,814 77,078 61,356 50,723 41,659 45,192 56,048 57,159 57,690 56,311 52,038 52,843 37,814
1985-86 57,669 79,995 63,365 52,210 42,321 46,579 56,822 59,181 59,977 57,913 53,375 54,141 38,697
1987-88 59,914 83,235 65,864 54,219 43,143 47,873 58,157 61,320 62,509 59,381 56,224 56,863 41,676
1989-90 61,263 85,421 67,152 55,719 43,586 48,381 58,297 62,362 63,990 59,692 58,515 59,161 43,017
1990-91 60,972 84,503 66,832 55,608 43,390 47,770 58,080 61,955 63,848 59,000 58,386 59,302 38,379
                           
1991-92 61,801 84,996 67,123 56,086 47,541 47,008 58,654 62,239 63,613 60,127 60,638 61,431 40,642
1992-93 61,287 84,233 66,837 55,935 44,228 46,179 57,148 61,241 63,020 58,614 61,408 62,249 40,025
1993-94 62,345 85,204 67,200 56,291 43,790 48,322 59,879 62,437 63,858 60,241 62,102 62,842 40,686
1994-95 62,591 85,566 67,519 56,513 43,986 47,926 58,956 62,861 64,548 60,235 61,893 63,265 34,574
1995-96 63,145 85,897 67,464 56,479 44,099 47,993 60,514 63,145 64,787 60,517 63,146 63,683 45,176
                           
1996-97 63,475 86,152 67,451 56,352 44,135 47,853 60,825 63,448 65,018 60,907 63,545 64,050 43,909
1997-98 64,404 87,182 68,375 56,987 45,039 47,721 61,190 64,225 65,717 61,827 64,870 65,377 43,609
1998-99 65,584 88,839 69,632 57,940 45,850 48,565 61,852 65,344 66,875 62,868 66,211 66,667 43,598
1999-2000 65,862 90,169 70,021 58,295 46,009 49,208 61,652 65,482 67,437 62,291 66,857 67,281 44,293
2001-02 67,253 92,641 71,754 59,798 57,803 50,492 57,472 66,565 68,829 62,947 69,153 69,517 42,043
                           
2002-03 67,610 93,756 72,123 60,456 58,199 50,316 56,546 66,773 68,880 63,377 69,830 70,176 44,107
2003-04 67,719 93,735 72,265 60,763 57,969 50,793 56,887 66,534 68,624 63,089 70,830 71,161 45,119
2004-05 67,579 93,974 72,189 60,727 57,399 50,400 56,816 66,219 68,514 62,403 71,132 71,398 46,643
2005-06 67,088 93,218 71,885 60,497 56,646 50,243 56,233 65,713 67,971 61,848 70,708 71,008 44,356
2006-07 68,018 94,855 72,724 61,283 57,780 50,937 56,643 66,642 68,976 62,568 71,619 71,880 45,816
                           
2007-08 68,094 94,918 72,897 61,391 57,927 50,959 56,796 66,784 69,038 62,688 71,513 71,747 46,943
2008-09 69,585 97,025 74,607 62,851 58,756 52,029 57,935 68,093 70,385 63,815 73,467 73,777 45,950
2009-10 69,984 97,474 74,567 62,999 59,057 52,441 57,970 68,399 70,645 64,098 74,040 74,291 47,135
2010-11 69,437 96,788 74,111 62,678 58,162 51,698 56,596 67,538 69,928 62,929 74,200 74,421 46,852
2011-12 68,470 95,840 73,053 61,761 57,013 51,001 55,319 66,375 68,897 61,433 73,617 73,776 49,382
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, Human Resources component, Salaries section. (This table was prepared July 2012.)

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