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Table 239. Average salary of full-time instructional faculty on 9-month contracts in degree-granting institutions, by academic rank, sex, and by type and control of institution: 1980-81 to 1998-99
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                     |        |                   Academic rank                        |     Sex
   Academic year,    |  All   |________________________________________________________|_________________
  control, and type  |faculty |         |Associate|Assistant|        |        |   No   |        |
   of institution    |        |Professor|professor|professor|Instruc-|Lecturer|academic|  Men   | Women
                     |        |         |         |         |  tor   |        |  rank  |        |
_____________________|________|_________|_________|_________|________|________|________|________|________
          1          |   2    |    3    |    4    |    5    |   6    |   7    |   8    |   9    |   10
_____________________|________|_________|_________|_________|________|________|________|________|________
       1980-81       |        |         |         |         |        |        |        |        |
All institutions ....|$23,302 | $30,753 | $23,214 | $18,901 |$15,178 |$17,301 |$22,334 |$24,499 |$19,996
  4-year ............| 23,693 |  31,016 |  23,265 |  18,867 | 15,056 | 17,375 | 17,380 | 24,909 | 19,809
    University ......| 25,949 |  33,622 |  24,392 |  19,684 | 15,530 | 17,327 | 17,856 | 27,206 | 20,736
    Other 4-year ....| 22,230 |  28,798 |  22,558 |  18,398 | 14,887 | 17,425 | 17,334 | 23,271 | 19,372
  2-year ............| 21,898 |  26,528 |  22,750 |  19,166 | 15,621 | 16,222 | 22,615 | 22,736 | 20,434
                     |        |         |         |         |        |        |        |        |
Public institutions .| 23,745 |  31,077 |  23,772 |  19,431 | 15,613 | 17,620 | 22,820 | 24,873 | 20,673
  4-year ............| 24,373 |  31,442 |  23,898 |  19,442 | 15,486 | 17,712 | 19,240 | 25,509 | 20,608
    University ......| 25,571 |  32,945 |  24,268 |  19,637 | 15,305 | 17,426 | 17,358 | 26,788 | 20,564
    Other 4-year ....| 23,500 |  30,097 |  23,639 |  19,315 | 15,567 | 17,997 | 19,798 | 24,499 | 20,633
  2-year ............| 22,177 |  26,880 |  22,947 |  19,370 | 15,928 | 16,458 | 22,875 | 22,965 | 20,778
                     |        |         |         |         |        |        |        |        |
Private institutions | 22,093 |  29,994 |  21,833 |  17,767 | 14,192 | 15,899 | 15,946 | 23,493 | 18,073
  4-year ............| 22,325 |  30,089 |  21,887 |  17,816 | 14,316 | 15,971 | 16,706 | 23,669 | 18,326
    University ......| 26,897 |  35,227 |  24,730 |  19,792 | 16,197 | 16,956 | 18,933 | 28,251 | 21,176
    Other 4-year ....| 19,996 |  26,173 |  20,502 |  16,939 | 13,905 | 14,741 | 16,617 | 21,040 | 17,342
  2-year ............| 15,065 |  18,645 |  17,685 |  14,663 | 12,155 | 12,441 | 14,993 | 16,075 | 13,892
                     |        |         |         |         |        |        |        |        |
       1990-91       |        |         |         |         |        |        |        |        |
All institutions ....| 42,165 |  55,540 |  41,414 |  34,434 | 26,332 | 30,097 | 36,395 | 45,065 | 35,881
  4-year ............| 43,693 |  56,485 |  41,811 |  34,657 | 25,772 | 30,209 | 31,494 | 46,519 | 36,574
    University ......| 49,430 |  63,437 |  44,877 |  37,838 | 27,105 | 31,748 | 31,533 | 52,426 | 39,788
    Other 4-year ....| 40,313 |  51,467 |  39,994 |  33,020 | 25,370 | 29,009 | 31,488 | 42,660 | 35,135
  2-year ............| 36,642 |  44,916 |  37,650 |  32,253 | 27,933 | 28,048 | 36,752 | 38,465 | 34,224
                     |        |         |         |         |        |        |        |        |
Public institutions .| 42,317 |  55,371 |  42,101 |  35,137 | 26,907 | 29,881 | 36,990 | 45,084 | 36,459
  4-year ............| 44,510 |  56,668 |  42,742 |  35,520 | 26,134 | 29,956 | 32,349 | 47,168 | 37,573
    University ......| 47,499 |  60,536 |  43,851 |  36,889 | 25,647 | 30,429 | 30,412 | 50,405 | 38,363
    Other 4-year ....| 42,499 |  53,704 |  41,969 |  34,680 | 26,316 | 29,664 | 33,507 | 44,804 | 37,147
  2-year ............| 37,055 |  45,411 |  38,051 |  32,673 | 28,389 | 28,780 | 37,096 | 38,787 | 34,720
                     |        |         |         |         |        |        |        |        |
Private institutions | 41,788 |  55,911 |  39,983 |  33,116 | 24,928 | 30,864 | 28,523 | 45,019 | 34,359
  4-year ............| 42,224 |  56,127 |  40,122 |  33,235 | 25,159 | 31,053 | 31,122 | 45,319 | 34,898
    University ......| 53,875 |  69,732 |  47,405 |  40,013 | 31,239 | 34,444 | 36,211 | 56,989 | 43,273
    Other 4-year ....| 36,888 |  47,405 |  36,965 |  30,688 | 23,973 | 25,416 | 30,915 | 39,162 | 32,251
  2-year ............| 24,088 |  29,520 |  26,353 |  24,587 | 20,911 |    --- | 23,187 | 25,937 | 22,585
                     |        |         |         |         |        |        |        |        |
       1995-96       |        |         |         |         |        |        |        |        |
All institutions ....| 49,309 |  64,540 |  47,966 |  39,696 | 30,344 | 34,136 | 42,996 | 52,814 | 42,871
  4-year ............| 51,044 |  65,866 |  48,432 |  39,991 | 29,941 | 34,082 | 35,657 | 54,520 | 43,702
    University ......| 58,173 |  74,650 |  51,993 |  43,838 | 30,689 | 35,272 | 36,818 | 61,972 | 48,011
    Other 4-year ....| 46,946 |  59,599 |  46,356 |  38,179 | 29,718 | 33,140 | 35,470 | 49,726 | 41,773
  2-year ............| 43,009 |  51,454 |  43,107 |  36,927 | 31,421 | 35,165 | 43,537 | 44,944 | 40,791
                     |        |         |         |         |        |        |        |        |
Public institutions .| 48,837 |  63,189 |  48,122 |  40,092 | 30,581 | 33,634 | 43,590 | 52,163 | 42,871
  4-year ............| 51,172 |  64,946 |  48,815 |  40,562 | 29,907 | 33,525 | 36,829 | 54,448 | 43,986
    University ......| 55,068 |  69,924 |  50,186 |  42,335 | 29,186 | 34,139 | 35,532 | 58,648 | 45,676
    Other 4-year ....| 48,566 |  61,076 |  47,850 |  39,544 | 30,178 | 33,134 | 37,266 | 51,375 | 43,063
  2-year ............| 43,295 |  51,679 |  43,389 |  37,241 | 31,805 | 35,244 | 43,754 | 45,209 | 41,086
                     |        |         |         |         |        |        |        |        |
Private institutions | 50,466 |  67,457 |  47,654 |  38,964 | 29,701 | 35,792 | 34,599 | 54,364 | 42,871
  4-year ............| 50,819 |  67,598 |  47,760 |  39,071 | 30,002 | 35,810 | 35,098 | 54,649 | 43,236
    University ......| 65,405 |  84,970 |  56,517 |  47,387 | 35,782 | 37,516 | 38,649 | 69,579 | 53,717
    Other 4-year ....| 44,504 |  57,089 |  44,186 |  36,325 | 28,993 | 33,170 | 34,771 | 47,126 | 39,982
  2-year ............| 31,915 |  37,929 |  33,283 |  29,887 | 23,895 |    --- | 33,410 | 33,301 | 30,671
                     |        |         |         |         |        |        |        |        |
       1997-98       |        |         |         |         |        |        |        |        |
All institutions ....| 52,335 |  68,731 |  50,828 |  41,830 | 32,449 | 35,484 | 45,268 | 56,115 | 45,775
  4-year ............| 54,211 |  70,441 |  51,351 |  42,105 | 31,787 | 35,431 | 38,644 | 58,043 | 46,617
    University ......| 62,219 |  80,358 |  55,401 |  46,495 | 32,502 | 37,337 | 41,068 | 66,539 | 51,426
    Other 4-year ....| 49,607 |  63,319 |  48,980 |  40,111 | 31,568 | 33,808 | 38,251 | 52,560 | 44,445
  2-year ............| 45,652 |  54,323 |  45,811 |  39,306 | 34,238 | 36,608 | 45,801 | 47,451 | 43,649
                     |        |         |         |         |        |        |        |        |
Public institutions .| 51,638 |  66,937 |  50,948 |  42,147 | 32,627 | 34,608 | 45,812 | 55,191 | 45,648
  4-year ............| 54,114 |  69,195 |  51,732 |  42,582 | 31,519 | 34,516 | 38,614 | 57,744 | 46,709
    University ......| 58,773 |  75,147 |  53,584 |  44,748 | 30,751 | 35,924 | 37,429 | 62,832 | 48,884
    Other 4-year ....| 51,017 |  64,558 |  50,428 |  41,392 | 31,811 | 33,508 | 38,928 | 54,032 | 45,521
  2-year ............| 45,919 |  54,488 |  46,078 |  39,623 | 34,713 | 36,199 | 45,993 | 47,690 | 43,943
                     |        |         |         |         |        |        |        |        |
Private institutions | 54,039 |  72,606 |  50,587 |  41,245 | 31,939 | 38,302 | 38,000 | 58,293 | 46,106
  4-year ............| 54,379 |  72,727 |  50,690 |  41,349 | 32,312 | 38,252 | 38,658 | 58,576 | 46,466
    University ......| 70,021 |  91,334 |  59,843 |  50,502 | 38,615 | 40,411 | 44,151 | 74,742 | 57,532
    Other 4-year ....| 47,492 |  61,253 |  46,892 |  38,371 | 31,160 | 35,125 | 37,987 | 50,266 | 42,934
  2-year ............| 33,592 |  39,061 |  33,553 |  29,700 | 24,903 | 42,226 | 36,105 | 36,157 | 30,995
                     |        |         |         |         |        |        |        |        |
       1998-99       |        |         |         |         |        |        |        |        |
All institutions ....| 54,097 |  71,322 |  52,576 |  43,348 | 33,819 | 36,819 | 46,250 | 58,048 | 47,421
  4-year ............| 56,072 |  73,287 |  53,194 |  43,638 | 32,752 | 36,719 | 37,556 | 60,109 | 48,298
    University ......| 64,889 |  84,205 |  57,741 |  48,461 | 33,795 | 38,571 | 42,988 | 69,420 | 53,871
    Other 4-year ....| 51,035 |  65,433 |  50,558 |  41,448 | 32,431 | 35,162 | 36,882 | 54,122 | 45,795
  2-year ............| 47,050 |  56,163 |  46,538 |  40,606 | 36,472 | 39,221 | 47,040 | 48,762 | 45,186
                     |        |         |         |         |        |        |        |        |
Public institutions .| 53,319 |  69,369 |  52,694 |  43,593 | 34,083 | 36,113 | 47,009 | 57,038 | 47,247
  4-year ............| 55,948 |  71,969 |  53,641 |  44,054 | 32,517 | 35,941 | 38,982 | 59,805 | 48,355
    University ......| 61,148 |  78,637 |  55,839 |  46,476 | 31,987 | 37,010 | 39,382 | 65,403 | 51,130
    Other 4-year ....| 52,520 |  66,779 |  52,106 |  42,731 | 32,718 | 35,185 | 38,893 | 55,743 | 46,850
  2-year ............| 47,285 |  56,361 |  46,757 |  40,846 | 36,715 | 39,221 | 47,251 | 48,961 | 45,457
                     |        |         |         |         |        |        |        |        |
Private institutions | 55,981 |  75,510 |  52,342 |  42,897 | 33,023 | 39,074 | 36,844 | 60,392 | 47,874
  4-year ............| 56,284 |  75,649 |  52,431 |  42,977 | 33,209 | 39,074 | 36,867 | 60,641 | 48,204
    University ......| 73,212 |  95,596 |  62,324 |  52,971 | 39,853 | 41,912 | 47,167 | 78,092 | 60,444
    Other 4-year ....| 48,828 |  63,230 |  48,360 |  39,694 | 31,952 | 35,062 | 36,023 | 51,631 | 44,309
  2-year ............| 34,821 |  36,088 |  34,571 |  31,227 | 26,227 |    --- | 36,773 | 38,040 | 31,524
_____________________|________|_________|_________|_________|________|________|________|________|________

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NOTE: Data for 1980-81 to 1995-96 are for institutions of higher education. Institutions of higher education were accredited by an agency or association that was recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, or recognized directly by the Secretary of Education. The new degree-granting classification is very similar to the earlier higher education classification, except that it includes some additional institutions, primarily 2-year colleges, and excludes a few higher education institutions that did not award associate or higher degrees.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), Faculty Salaries, Tenure, and Fringe Benefits, 1980-81; and Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Salaries, Tenure, and Fringe Benefits of Full-Time Instructional Faculty" surveys. (This table was prepared August 2000.)


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