Table 244.	Average salary of full-time instructional faculty on 9-month contracts in 4-year degree-granting institutions, by type and control of institution, rank of faculty, and state or jurisdiction: 2005–06
[In current dollars]

State or jurisdiction	Public university			Public other 4-year			Private university			Private other 4-year
	Professor	Associate professor	Assistant professor	Professor	Associate professor	Assistant professor	Professor	Associate professor	Assistant professor	Professor	Associate professor	Assistant professor
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
United States	$102,580	$71,282	$60,764	$82,724	$63,661	$53,653	$128,400	$82,076	$69,704	$79,903	$61,161	$50,627
Alabama	96,362	69,188	49,705	75,161	60,226	49,926	†	†	†	66,210	52,478	43,218
Alaska	81,356	61,602	54,567	75,950	61,834	52,435	†	†	†	63,829	51,013	42,251
Arizona	104,306	71,484	63,409	78,954	60,898	52,434	†	†	†	59,023	65,949	52,563
Arkansas	90,632	68,072	53,964	67,757	56,693	48,271	†	†	†	59,745	49,561	43,066
California	127,045	82,614	72,352	95,293	69,548	60,113	136,983	89,814	77,324	93,466	70,706	58,723
Colorado	98,042	72,388	62,074	74,810	58,475	48,089	96,280	71,945	60,199	87,925	60,980	52,123
Connecticut	116,731	82,299	65,753	84,582	66,245	54,949	152,131	87,311	73,583	94,654	70,651	56,747
Delaware	112,945	78,661	64,003	77,265	65,066	59,403	†	†	†	100,234	73,422	54,159
District of Columbia	†	†	†	81,378	60,502	54,775	117,905	78,646	63,894	94,433	71,112	53,759
Florida	98,907	68,773	61,078	86,844	66,358	56,754	113,656	75,814	65,833	77,793	58,669	49,517
Georgia	99,412	67,152	61,874	86,416	62,344	52,687	138,429	84,876	78,168	62,474	54,094	45,462
Hawaii	92,243	68,434	60,475	69,237	58,252	51,146	†	†	†	81,848	69,792	57,534
Idaho	74,349	58,592	50,856	64,353	53,539	47,103	†	†	†	52,260	44,760	40,427
Illinois	105,508	70,602	61,490	84,363	64,799	54,436	136,783	84,269	70,264	73,971	60,032	49,844
Indiana	97,780	68,795	58,162	73,850	60,224	51,072	121,152	80,644	70,578	68,767	54,616	47,209
Iowa	98,494	70,898	61,041	79,014	62,688	52,979	87,608	64,724	51,679	63,829	52,605	44,896
Kansas	91,131	66,506	56,843	73,388	56,831	47,276	†	†	†	50,434	43,534	39,166
Kentucky	93,838	67,541	56,867	75,575	58,862	51,398	†	†	†	59,942	49,213	42,477
Louisiana	94,369	66,500	59,860	70,267	55,732	47,799	97,166	67,891	59,055	59,482	52,171	45,818
Maine	74,979	63,521	51,084	68,560	54,835	43,054	†	†	†	91,201	65,744	53,671
Maryland	112,817	78,275	74,239	86,735	66,644	55,716	119,306	84,960	68,919	79,106	62,534	51,818
Massachusetts	103,946	85,408	62,300	81,067	65,669	55,121	137,030	85,038	75,103	96,412	70,420	58,124
Michigan	114,536	79,180	66,634	81,270	63,830	53,017	83,500	62,098	52,863	69,620	57,110	47,831
Minnesota	112,643	74,890	64,839	77,307	61,602	52,607	†	†	†	76,682	58,957	49,866
Mississippi	82,303	62,359	54,744	67,030	53,844	47,779	†	†	†	60,917	47,478	42,573
Missouri	95,305	67,063	55,580	74,915	57,722	49,436	118,661	75,346	63,592	60,648	52,234	43,999
Montana	71,914	56,814	50,200	58,501	48,996	44,115	†	†	†	52,809	44,023	38,193
Nebraska	99,458	70,332	61,072	71,152	60,334	49,871	87,630	64,425	50,355	58,736	48,216	42,093
Nevada	105,962	77,917	58,482	79,461	76,398	60,274	†	†	†	70,535	54,415	44,588
New Hampshire	99,402	73,464	61,705	76,350	62,730	51,856	†	†	†	95,775	66,395	52,139
New Jersey	116,266	80,242	64,962	102,135	78,744	60,549	146,619	79,430	68,735	88,339	70,498	55,719
New Mexico	83,734	62,820	54,350	57,675	52,344	47,914	†	†	†	68,552	57,344	49,028
New York	107,763	74,390	62,358	88,519	67,118	55,864	128,921	85,454	72,271	93,666	69,561	55,853
North Carolina	108,127	73,600	66,114	81,169	63,718	56,078	129,431	85,633	66,622	63,504	52,572	43,965
North Dakota	72,859	60,476	53,725	57,102	48,365	42,890	†	†	†	51,394	44,612	39,748
Ohio	96,667	68,056	55,820	82,649	63,197	50,482	117,188	84,015	65,959	73,199	57,361	48,037
Oklahoma	88,822	64,555	55,144	63,820	54,858	47,426	96,942	68,247	54,014	59,321	47,557	39,814
Oregon	85,455	63,151	58,268	67,883	54,251	45,376	†	†	†	79,515	59,555	48,166
Pennsylvania	113,465	78,449	66,482	88,190	69,416	56,156	133,111	87,505	75,529	85,495	65,173	53,846
Rhode Island	93,008	67,604	59,702	68,717	59,707	49,388	†	†	†	108,081	72,870	61,766
South Carolina	96,766	69,430	61,763	69,976	59,085	49,373	†	†	†	65,461	51,301	43,591
South Dakota	72,242	58,409	50,757	71,102	56,951	48,200	†	†	†	55,728	48,495	42,554
Tennessee	94,789	71,040	58,143	71,908	57,414	48,519	128,255	80,701	65,589	60,061	51,398	43,399
Texas	104,378	69,713	62,999	79,806	63,992	56,384	107,787	75,252	67,674	72,691	56,435	46,755
Utah	87,373	64,348	57,755	65,014	52,158	45,806	105,000	76,626	67,769	67,639	59,287	52,358
Vermont	89,943	66,966	57,152	56,711	45,562	36,366	†	†	†	87,532	64,335	54,021
Virginia	109,000	78,029	63,816	88,867	67,780	54,861	†	†	†	75,079	58,146	47,973
Washington	118,054	83,920	76,203	72,656	61,377	55,478	†	†	†	75,700	61,709	51,760
West Virginia	80,062	61,759	51,126	61,315	51,345	43,001	†	†	†	52,531	45,843	37,829
Wisconsin	100,234	74,534	63,350	71,176	58,347	50,807	99,216	72,710	60,336	63,802	53,059	45,269
Wyoming	84,189	65,326	57,458	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
U.S. Service Schools	†	†	†	125,185	102,815	78,585	†	†	†	†	†	†
Other jurisdictions	†	†	†	65,099	55,000	45,870	†	†	†	†	†	34,771
American Samoa	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Federated States of Micronesia	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Guam	†	†	†	70,593	57,448	45,495	†	†	†	†	†	†
Marshall Islands	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Northern Marianas	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Palau	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Puerto Rico	†	†	†	64,730	54,766	46,016	†	†	†	†	†	34,771
Virgin Islands	†	†	†	67,123	53,781	45,165	†	†	†	†	†	†

†Not applicable. NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associate's or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Data include imputations for nonrespondent institutions. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2005–06 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Winter 2005–06. (This table was prepared August 2006.)