Table 245.	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: 2004–05
[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	$98,398	$68,315	$58,522	$80,463	$61,817	$51,983	$122,461	$78,841	$67,156	$77,305	$59,205	$48,953
Alabama	91,411	65,146	54,498	70,680	57,289	48,367	†	†	†	63,745	50,161	41,895
Alaska	79,171	60,321	52,252	74,091	58,202	50,918	†	†	†	64,254	52,806	41,892
Arizona	99,179	68,468	60,970	76,459	60,588	49,917	†	†	†	52,900	67,054	49,102
Arkansas	86,126	64,892	55,208	64,501	55,443	46,597	†	†	†	57,620	48,946	41,492
California	122,458	78,596	69,678	92,316	68,148	57,709	130,792	85,512	74,829	90,818	68,236	56,740
Colorado	94,809	69,526	59,796	72,941	56,547	48,506	93,233	69,570	57,998	79,676	53,711	49,144
Connecticut	110,922	78,961	63,824	81,645	63,298	52,598	146,414	83,138	69,874	91,967	68,506	55,329
Delaware	111,112	76,580	62,807	68,339	62,640	55,189	†	†	†	96,271	69,420	52,795
District of Columbia	†	†	†	81,706	64,579	52,056	108,466	75,968	60,895	89,802	67,449	52,169
Florida	94,567	65,638	58,970	81,629	62,212	53,735	108,960	72,918	63,485	74,843	56,438	48,353
Georgia	95,755	64,635	57,970	83,294	60,447	50,802	132,809	83,007	76,589	61,811	52,739	44,219
Hawaii	89,394	67,574	58,756	68,807	57,924	50,371	†	†	†	80,331	67,700	55,725
Idaho	70,922	58,182	48,921	63,567	53,279	45,451	†	†	†	52,127	45,045	38,910
Illinois	100,705	68,026	58,590	81,128	62,700	52,428	131,671	81,685	67,853	71,397	58,446	47,713
Indiana	94,510	66,852	56,398	77,213	59,729	49,981	118,670	78,750	67,677	66,893	53,053	46,169
Iowa	97,061	68,969	60,262	77,770	61,522	52,920	84,564	59,511	48,836	61,919	50,689	43,351
Kansas	86,441	63,468	53,910	70,842	55,104	47,071	†	†	†	46,811	42,830	37,718
Kentucky	89,538	63,747	54,445	72,109	56,371	49,462	†	†	†	58,781	47,535	41,209
Louisiana	93,662	67,574	59,359	69,257	54,727	46,866	87,874	64,634	53,323	62,323	53,364	45,272
Maine	74,166	63,102	49,034	67,419	55,335	45,069	†	†	†	89,933	62,659	50,302
Maryland	108,149	73,990	73,781	84,820	64,715	54,219	115,074	76,178	66,840	76,049	60,286	50,557
Massachusetts	103,371	82,128	62,544	81,258	66,184	54,187	131,702	81,463	71,817	92,741	68,337	56,262
Michigan	110,538	77,056	64,668	78,703	61,859	51,493	80,632	61,357	50,404	67,425	56,215	46,869
Minnesota	107,484	71,900	62,475	74,475	59,820	50,036	†	†	†	73,266	57,958	48,425
Mississippi	81,811	63,368	54,035	65,850	54,210	47,391	†	†	†	58,723	47,834	41,735
Missouri	93,644	66,159	53,335	73,697	56,654	48,495	114,105	72,874	62,663	57,496	49,857	43,076
Montana	69,251	54,303	47,621	57,801	47,760	43,296	†	†	†	52,063	43,126	36,955
Nebraska	96,673	69,110	58,579	68,563	57,753	49,127	87,563	59,241	46,740	56,815	47,862	40,890
Nevada	101,691	75,685	57,230	76,727	73,317	60,361	†	†	†	75,231	52,305	53,020
New Hampshire	95,319	70,396	59,611	73,710	60,474	49,863	†	†	†	91,121	64,258	49,061
New Jersey	113,068	77,074	62,426	99,863	76,273	59,610	141,826	77,413	67,243	85,046	67,727	50,535
New Mexico	82,819	61,061	53,424	57,252	51,565	44,291	†	†	†	62,298	49,570	44,392
New York	103,736	72,964	60,392	87,633	66,517	54,962	122,313	81,803	69,486	90,442	67,112	54,354
North Carolina	105,772	72,618	64,817	79,631	62,090	54,730	125,022	83,107	65,525	61,667	51,016	43,279
North Dakota	72,270	58,452	51,751	53,254	46,346	41,684	†	†	†	50,352	43,381	39,241
Ohio	94,658	66,400	54,780	81,672	62,495	50,461	109,619	85,440	78,053	70,916	55,866	47,000
Oklahoma	84,691	61,480	52,809	61,590	53,059	45,537	92,758	64,763	55,150	58,582	46,323	40,362
Oregon	81,514	60,573	55,001	67,290	53,228	44,989	†	†	†	76,529	56,988	47,571
Pennsylvania	110,206	75,276	64,600	86,006	68,050	55,264	127,650	83,829	71,830	82,905	63,008	51,900
Rhode Island	85,757	62,451	56,070	65,061	54,925	48,143	†	†	†	104,125	70,601	60,285
South Carolina	92,215	66,392	59,783	66,006	56,636	46,735	†	†	†	64,795	49,556	42,909
South Dakota	69,087	56,660	48,362	69,208	50,021	46,097	†	†	†	54,517	48,409	39,912
Tennessee	91,365	68,309	57,192	71,926	57,134	48,353	124,263	79,040	64,990	58,201	48,939	41,540
Texas	99,797	66,899	59,352	78,519	61,740	53,449	104,504	72,236	65,410	70,966	53,776	45,105
Utah	84,366	60,775	55,044	60,779	51,519	46,550	100,373	74,673	65,390	66,842	58,699	50,544
Vermont	86,359	64,657	54,908	52,587	42,945	34,586	†	†	†	87,653	61,543	51,336
Virginia	102,757	72,166	59,696	85,322	64,357	52,577	†	†	†	73,707	55,937	46,120
Washington	90,744	65,438	60,997	68,125	56,209	49,086	†	†	†	73,145	58,933	49,481
West Virginia	76,966	59,619	48,818	59,989	49,994	42,042	†	†	†	52,014	45,415	36,938
Wisconsin	99,017	73,990	62,753	70,212	57,638	49,657	92,973	68,752	56,862	62,261	51,688	44,282
Wyoming	83,955	63,230	59,081	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
U.S. Service Schools	†	†	†	103,698	82,767	67,789	†	†	†	†	†	†
Other jurisdictions	†	†	†	62,807	53,013	43,832	†	†	†	†	27,600	31,110
American Samoa	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Federated States of Micronesia	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Guam	†	†	†	56,439	74,550	55,998	†	†	†	†	†	†
Marshall Islands	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Northern Marianas	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Palau	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Puerto Rico	†	†	†	62,078	52,469	43,776	†	†	†	†	27,600	31,110
Virgin Islands	†	†	†	65,318	53,379	44,008	†	†	†	†	†	†

†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, 2004–05 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Winter 2004–05. (This table was prepared September 2005.)