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Table 316.20. Average salary of full-time instructional faculty on 9-month contracts in degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by academic rank, sex, and control and level of institution: Selected years, 1999-2000 through 2014-15
Academic year, control and level of institution Constant 2014-15 dollars1 Current dollars
All faculty Academic rank
All faculty, total Total Males Females Professor Associate professor Assistant professor Instructor Lecturer No academic rank
Total Males Females Total Males Females
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
1999-2000                            
All institutions $78,134 $55,888 $60,084 $48,997 $74,410 $76,478 $67,079 $54,524 $55,939 $52,091 $44,978 $34,918 $38,194 $47,389
Public 76,908 55,011 58,984 48,714 72,475 74,501 65,568 54,641 55,992 52,305 45,285 35,007 37,403 47,990
4-year 81,016 57,950 62,030 50,168 75,204 76,530 69,619 55,681 56,776 53,599 45,822 33,528 37,261 40,579
Doctoral2 87,032 62,253 66,882 52,287 81,182 82,445 74,653 57,744 58,999 55,156 48,190 33,345 38,883 39,350
Master's3 73,779 52,773 55,565 48,235 66,588 67,128 64,863 53,048 53,686 51,977 43,396 33,214 34,448 43,052
Other 4-year 66,920 47,867 49,829 44,577 60,360 60,748 59,052 49,567 50,133 48,548 42,306 35,754 36,088 38,330
2-year 67,442 48,240 50,033 46,340 57,806 59,441 55,501 48,056 49,425 46,711 41,984 37,634 40,061 48,233
Nonprofit 81,326 58,172 62,788 49,881 78,512 80,557 70,609 54,300 55,836 51,687 44,423 34,670 40,761 41,415
4-year 81,680 58,425 63,028 50,117 78,604 80,622 70,774 54,388 55,898 51,809 44,502 34,813 40,783 41,761
Doctoral2 100,481 71,873 77,214 59,586 95,182 96,768 87,342 62,503 63,951 59,536 52,134 39,721 42,693 45,887
Master's3 69,722 49,871 52,642 45,718 62,539 63,603 59,353 50,176 51,470 48,165 41,447 33,991 37,923 44,153
Other 4-year 65,395 46,776 48,847 43,544 60,200 60,757 58,364 46,822 47,135 46,365 38,775 31,574 33,058 35,120
2-year 52,543 37,583 39,933 34,733 39,454 38,431 40,571 36,349 37,342 35,608 31,818 27,696 25,965 40,373
For-profit 41,303 29,543 30,023 28,942 45,505 44,248 49,693 48,469 53,548 43,389 33,043 29,894 27,958
                             
2009-10                            
All institutions 81,486 74,620 80,881 66,647 103,682 108,225 92,830 74,125 76,400 71,017 62,245 57,791 52,185 56,803
Public 78,820 72,178 77,948 65,139 99,208 103,746 88,815 73,379 75,687 70,256 62,160 59,310 50,228 55,864
4-year 83,153 76,147 82,423 67,276 103,948 107,191 95,048 75,251 77,282 72,298 63,442 46,028 50,104 54,005
Doctoral2 89,381 81,850 89,186 70,307 113,063 115,829 103,793 78,539 80,830 74,963 66,902 44,406 50,313 53,135
Master's3 74,522 68,243 71,574 64,239 87,917 88,929 85,883 70,332 71,340 69,036 59,396 44,422 49,746 55,765
Other 4-year 66,834 61,202 63,678 58,349 76,448 79,143 72,073 65,003 66,297 63,338 55,055 54,050 49,432 54,487
2-year 67,993 62,264 63,697 61,047 72,377 74,423 70,429 60,632 61,565 59,852 54,161 65,503 53,548 56,239
Nonprofit 88,002 80,587 87,600 70,676 112,146 116,401 101,119 75,565 77,764 72,502 62,395 47,842 57,508 62,242
4-year 88,167 80,738 87,720 70,834 112,252 116,472 101,290 75,664 77,827 72,642 62,465 47,885 57,520 62,542
Doctoral2 104,265 95,480 104,514 80,888 134,776 138,354 123,283 85,864 88,699 81,499 71,973 53,825 58,932 66,634
Master's3 71,828 65,776 68,776 62,128 82,516 84,062 79,452 66,524 67,508 65,309 55,469 45,305 53,637 60,591
Other 4-year 70,560 64,614 67,178 61,326 84,869 85,528 83,480 64,747 64,949 64,478 53,130 42,145 52,422 52,775
2-year 49,939 45,731 44,417 46,529 53,063 55,046 51,310 45,768 45,863 45,717 42,706 46,010 32,393 43,562
For-profit 59,888 54,842 56,689 52,925 79,574 81,765 75,817 71,376 72,429 70,199 66,027 41,742 53,705
                             
2013-14                            
All institutions 79,198 78,625 85,528 70,355 109,905 115,455 98,064 78,593 81,156 75,388 66,025 58,080 54,238 58,902
Public 75,789 75,241 81,560 67,944 103,587 109,118 92,281 77,106 79,760 73,783 65,659 59,742 51,923 57,233
4-year 80,292 79,711 86,562 70,713 109,541 113,579 99,646 79,151 81,495 76,009 67,387 48,816 52,055 56,528
Doctoral2 86,476 85,851 93,677 74,675 118,814 122,452 108,523 83,032 85,507 79,550 71,429 47,822 53,262 56,347
Master's3 69,238 68,737 72,067 64,971 87,794 88,863 85,847 71,355 72,678 69,750 61,117 46,288 48,785 55,818
Other 4-year 61,590 61,145 63,227 58,992 74,333 76,927 70,634 66,053 67,918 63,892 56,116 56,123 47,437 57,110
2-year 63,658 63,198 64,564 62,079 72,737 74,264 71,377 62,258 63,168 61,557 55,423 65,524 48,222 57,498
Nonprofit 87,409 86,777 94,498 76,659 121,995 127,064 110,208 81,478 83,869 78,493 66,690 48,088 60,506 70,174
4-year 87,490 86,858 94,572 76,733 122,042 127,097 110,278 81,494 83,882 78,510 66,719 48,005 60,506 70,411
Doctoral2 102,425 101,684 111,792 86,884 146,366 151,239 132,794 92,201 95,342 88,010 75,760 51,412 61,601 74,456
Master's3 70,145 69,638 72,555 66,299 86,082 87,087 84,255 70,658 71,961 69,164 59,093 48,322 56,837 69,934
Other 4-year 69,796 69,292 71,765 66,384 90,780 91,178 90,028 69,880 70,079 69,641 57,103 41,388 58,445 56,004
2-year 51,160 50,790 47,259 53,092 51,307 49,960 52,415 59,231 47,530 63,689 41,799 52,227 49,582
For-profit 51,093 50,723 52,553 49,176 65,002 65,902 63,875 66,921 68,784 65,184 63,354 42,292 62,743 37,673
                             
2014-15                            
All institutions 80,203 80,203 87,178 71,943 112,697 118,412 100,790 80,438 83,001 77,297 67,677 59,211 55,610 58,201
Public 76,963 76,963 83,363 69,645 106,474 112,178 95,084 79,068 81,723 75,814 67,510 60,958 53,171 56,882
4-year 81,527 81,527 88,459 72,583 112,384 116,600 102,397 81,188 83,555 78,094 69,399 49,781 53,235 55,955
Doctoral2 87,174 87,174 95,158 76,073 121,703 125,480 111,345 84,740 87,352 81,175 73,284 48,553 53,948 55,379
Master's3 71,467 71,467 74,791 67,721 91,025 92,314 88,774 73,921 74,984 72,638 63,226 47,174 51,130 51,478
Other 4-year 63,020 63,020 65,252 60,733 77,827 80,664 73,730 68,333 70,131 66,386 58,116 56,695 51,964 57,848
2-year 64,304 64,304 65,693 63,164 74,831 76,675 73,204 63,896 64,692 63,282 56,667 66,791 51,696 57,230
Nonprofit 88,246 88,246 96,100 78,110 124,537 129,826 112,576 83,161 85,544 80,233 68,026 48,602 62,544 67,947
4-year 88,661 88,661 96,513 78,505 124,598 129,878 112,647 83,171 85,549 80,247 68,059 50,423 63,928 68,209
Doctoral2 103,587 103,587 113,743 88,984 149,557 154,775 135,574 93,935 96,951 89,982 77,580 54,408 65,543 70,911
Master's3 70,912 70,912 73,847 67,544 87,310 88,150 85,774 71,700 72,897 70,323 59,946 49,300 57,570 69,797
Other 4-year 70,023 70,023 72,649 67,061 92,167 92,881 90,893 70,581 70,963 70,147 57,437 43,853 59,224 57,552
2-year 24,824 24,824 21,204 28,094 53,597 51,613 56,021 47,930 41,621 50,033 45,975 23,163 10,199 47,971
For-profit 49,948 49,948 50,770 49,195 67,647 65,843 70,788 66,768 66,233 67,262 60,978 43,524 70,788 45,996
—Not available.
‡Reporting standards not met (too few cases).
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.
2 Institutions that awarded 20 or more doctor's degrees during the previous academic year.
3 Institutions that awarded 20 or more master's degrees, but less than 20 doctor's degrees, during the previous academic year.
NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associate’s or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs.
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 Survey" (IPEDS-SA:99); and IPEDS, Winter 2009-10 and Spring 2013 through Spring 2015, Human Resources component, Salaries section. (This table was prepared November 2015.)

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