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Table 316.10. Average salary of full-time instructional faculty on 9-month contracts in degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by academic rank, control and level of institution, and sex: Selected years, 1970-71 through 2015-16
Sex and academic year All faculty Academic rank Public institutions Private institutions
Professor Associate professor Assistant professor Instructor 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
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 74,620 103,682 74,125 62,245 57,791 52,185 56,803 72,178 76,147 62,264 80,379 80,597 44,748
2010-11 75,481 104,961 75,107 63,136 58,003 52,584 56,549 72,715 76,857 62,359 81,897 82,098 45,146
2011-12 76,567 107,090 76,177 64,011 58,350 53,359 56,898 73,496 77,843 62,553 83,540 83,701 47,805
2012-13 77,278 108,074 77,029 64,673 57,674 53,072 58,752 73,877 78,012 62,907 84,932 85,096 44,978
                           
2013-14 78,733 109,998 78,693 66,093 58,240 54,566 59,161 75,491 79,897 63,714 86,178 86,390 44,598
2014-15 80,157 112,825 80,335 67,589 59,208 55,335 58,305 76,811 81,372 64,116 87,605 88,212 38,168
2015-16 82,101 115,392 82,101 69,315 60,844 57,270 60,738 78,856 83,398 65,965 89,549 89,992 31,296
                           
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
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 80,881 108,225 76,400 64,451 59,793 54,947 58,647 77,948 82,423 63,697 87,382 87,546 44,500
2010-11 81,873 109,656 77,429 65,391 59,851 55,457 58,392 78,609 83,279 63,745 89,000 89,160 44,542
2011-12 83,150 112,066 78,560 66,303 60,066 56,367 58,807 79,544 84,444 63,918 90,840 90,976 45,250
2012-13 83,979 113,311 79,423 67,085 59,350 55,759 61,086 80,016 84,700 64,282 92,385 92,530 42,906
                           
2013-14 85,545 115,466 81,178 68,492 59,777 57,218 61,511 81,703 86,646 65,076 93,898 94,065 44,277
2014-15 87,199 118,573 82,954 70,260 60,707 58,441 60,310 83,291 88,393 65,513 95,455 96,041 37,389
2015-16 89,190 121,363 84,713 72,159 62,303 60,364 63,004 85,349 90,459 67,300 97,590 98,041 30,050
                           
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
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 66,647 92,830 71,017 59,997 56,239 49,957 55,206 65,139 67,276 61,047 70,507 70,746 44,892
2010-11 67,473 94,041 72,003 60,888 56,566 50,270 54,985 65,632 67,935 61,193 72,091 72,306 45,518
2011-12 68,468 95,845 73,057 61,763 57,013 50,994 55,299 66,368 68,897 61,417 73,629 73,788 49,382
2012-13 69,124 96,563 73,966 62,321 56,361 50,963 56,777 66,703 69,083 61,774 74,987 75,149 46,407
                           
2013-14 70,589 98,374 75,592 63,782 57,043 52,497 57,196 68,335 71,059 62,597 76,127 76,358 44,789
2014-15 71,792 100,783 77,115 65,009 58,020 52,901 56,616 69,384 72,288 62,971 77,504 78,089 38,841
2015-16 73,782 103,272 78,954 66,589 59,672 54,816 58,813 71,475 74,386 64,870 79,389 79,800 32,495
  Constant 2015-16 dollars1 
Total                          
1970-71 76,234 107,712 81,355 67,035 56,141 67,155 73,976 77,696 78,704 75,840 69,689 70,923 51,968
1975-76 71,574 97,312 73,321 60,092 58,744 55,450 65,290 72,792 74,759 67,970 68,404 69,244 46,835
1980-81 64,096 84,591 63,854 51,990 41,750 47,589 61,433 65,314 67,042 61,001 60,770 61,409 41,439
1982-83 66,023 86,279 65,355 53,545 42,729 48,728 62,044 66,732 68,686 62,068 64,074 64,797 40,287
1984-85 68,592 89,535 67,461 55,573 45,575 50,315 62,365 69,040 71,559 62,773 67,382 68,142 41,700
                           
1985-86 70,929 92,554 69,604 57,539 45,804 52,049 63,694 71,712 74,522 64,793 68,761 69,483 42,559
1987-88 73,837 96,757 72,467 59,877 46,749 53,431 64,859 74,524 77,833 66,251 72,092 72,703 44,978
1989-90 75,312 99,100 73,922 61,343 46,970 54,402 64,851 75,843 79,500 66,648 74,056 74,720 46,165
1990-91 75,024 98,821 73,687 61,268 46,852 53,552 64,757 75,294 79,196 65,931 74,352 75,129 42,860
1991-92 75,601 99,016 74,011 61,627 53,300 52,507 65,140 75,239 78,681 67,167 76,505 77,224 44,261
                           
1992-93 74,754 98,282 73,467 61,230 47,646 51,062 63,146 73,889 77,765 65,092 76,878 77,618 43,643
1993-94 75,556 98,834 73,785 61,322 46,978 53,335 66,136 74,832 78,252 66,878 77,350 78,025 46,338
1994-95 75,743 99,343 74,003 61,397 46,995 52,592 65,312 75,141 78,794 66,696 77,215 78,226 40,576
1995-96 76,047 99,536 73,975 61,221 46,798 52,645 66,310 75,319 78,920 66,771 77,831 78,375 49,221
1996-97 76,217 99,953 73,934 61,008 46,773 52,424 66,277 75,427 79,048 66,852 78,140 78,637 48,925
                           
1997-98 77,099 101,254 74,879 61,623 47,803 52,275 66,688 76,072 79,721 67,648 79,610 80,111 49,487
1998-99 78,338 103,283 76,135 62,773 48,974 53,318 66,976 77,212 81,019 68,474 81,068 81,506 50,424
1999-2000 78,662 104,731 76,741 63,306 49,146 53,757 66,699 77,428 81,563 67,898 81,652 82,089 50,563
2001-02 79,886 108,034 78,525 65,249 62,793 55,892 62,271 78,257 82,923 67,978 83,999 84,361 44,313
2002-03 80,246 109,210 79,122 66,144 63,203 55,768 60,631 78,524 83,067 68,471 84,437 84,805 45,567
                           
2003-04 80,127 109,263 79,060 66,323 62,823 55,888 61,108 77,944 82,383 67,960 85,360 85,701 46,507
2004-05 79,844 109,582 79,004 66,262 61,815 55,332 60,835 77,496 82,105 67,038 85,463 85,762 46,401
2005-06 79,235 109,214 78,687 65,984 60,928 54,957 60,379 76,824 81,366 66,343 85,036 85,332 46,159
2006-07 80,054 110,735 79,550 66,698 62,187 55,418 60,884 77,697 82,243 67,076 85,697 85,950 48,018
2007-08 80,007 110,919 79,716 66,737 62,270 55,592 61,234 77,640 82,002 67,133 85,689 85,924 48,850
                           
2008-09 81,665 113,607 81,519 68,322 63,180 56,820 62,572 79,075 83,524 68,192 87,855 88,147 48,332
2009-10 82,037 113,986 81,492 68,431 63,534 57,372 62,449 79,352 83,715 68,453 88,368 88,607 49,196
2010-11 81,350 113,122 80,947 68,045 62,512 56,672 60,946 78,368 82,832 67,207 88,264 88,481 48,656
2011-12 80,171 112,131 79,763 67,024 61,096 55,871 59,576 76,955 81,507 65,497 87,472 87,641 50,055
2012-13 79,591 111,308 79,335 66,608 59,400 54,660 60,511 76,088 80,347 64,790 87,474 87,643 46,324
                           
2013-14 79,842 111,547 79,801 67,024 59,061 55,335 59,994 76,555 81,023 64,611 87,393 87,607 45,226
2014-15 80,698 113,588 80,878 68,046 59,608 55,709 58,699 77,329 81,921 64,549 88,197 88,808 38,426
2015-16 82,101 115,392 82,101 69,315 60,844 57,270 60,738 78,856 83,398 65,965 89,549 89,992 31,296
                           
Males                          
1975-76 74,818 98,398 73,937 60,900 61,998 58,342 67,716 75,882 77,855 70,203 72,114 72,807 48,884
1980-81 67,388 85,496 64,506 52,887 42,759 50,285 63,733 68,417 70,167 63,169 64,621 65,105 44,217
1982-83 69,587 87,289 66,183 54,831 44,087 51,527 64,433 70,041 72,007 64,392 68,361 68,897 42,110
1984-85 72,501 90,720 68,468 57,064 47,668 53,070 64,589 72,632 75,119 65,087 72,154 72,717 43,840
                           
1985-86 75,093 93,791 70,668 59,328 47,501 55,264 66,275 75,606 78,360 67,351 73,696 74,231 44,696
1987-88 78,392 98,185 73,684 61,885 48,635 56,878 67,357 78,808 82,066 68,859 77,346 77,786 46,570
1989-90 80,248 100,677 75,308 63,392 48,664 58,477 67,518 80,614 84,134 69,586 79,402 79,931 47,324
1990-91 80,184 100,617 75,154 63,406 48,732 57,645 67,676 80,218 83,925 69,013 80,102 80,636 46,149
1991-92 80,768 100,845 75,537 63,735 57,512 56,623 67,965 80,138 83,445 70,360 82,293 82,826 46,247
                           
1992-93 80,022 100,262 74,990 63,265 49,458 54,355 65,811 78,868 82,575 68,084 82,785 83,319 45,810
1993-94 80,794 100,802 75,335 63,218 48,587 56,703 68,852 79,779 83,092 69,972 83,234 83,757 50,165
1994-95 81,156 101,462 75,574 63,245 48,362 55,577 68,284 80,207 83,762 69,737 83,413 84,020 46,955
1995-96 81,452 101,710 75,628 63,013 47,717 55,729 68,822 80,448 83,972 69,723 83,842 84,282 51,358
1996-97 81,668 102,284 75,658 62,774 47,590 55,378 68,507 80,576 84,213 69,564 84,247 84,649 52,085
                           
1997-98 82,668 103,812 76,666 63,372 48,719 55,217 68,977 81,307 85,068 70,256 85,877 86,294 53,266
1998-99 84,060 106,090 77,952 64,658 50,309 56,441 68,946 82,598 86,605 70,902 87,454 87,815 55,087
1999-2000 84,567 107,641 78,733 65,326 50,464 56,583 68,668 83,019 87,306 70,421 88,152 88,537 54,380
2001-02 86,008 111,462 80,632 67,552 65,313 59,531 64,251 84,022 89,026 70,015 90,756 91,062 44,655
2002-03 86,522 112,775 81,418 68,615 65,777 59,493 62,035 84,477 89,395 70,606 91,231 91,559 44,867
                           
2003-04 86,409 113,012 81,264 68,693 65,282 59,173 62,706 83,836 88,666 69,940 92,217 92,510 45,589
2004-05 86,187 113,475 81,285 68,633 63,866 58,334 62,277 83,444 88,434 68,861 92,379 92,655 43,468
2005-06 85,698 113,435 81,010 68,371 62,887 57,783 62,039 82,850 87,834 68,082 92,131 92,372 45,760
2006-07 86,570 115,045 81,902 69,042 64,269 57,942 62,640 83,804 88,793 68,833 92,784 92,985 48,085
2007-08 86,593 115,428 82,095 69,072 64,286 58,307 63,250 83,727 88,549 68,844 93,060 93,250 48,392
                           
2008-09 88,475 118,506 83,956 70,738 65,291 59,694 64,760 85,358 90,349 69,787 95,471 95,690 48,698
2009-10 88,920 118,981 83,994 70,857 65,735 60,408 64,476 85,695 90,614 70,028 96,067 96,247 48,923
2010-11 88,239 118,182 83,449 70,474 64,504 59,769 62,932 84,720 89,754 68,701 95,920 96,092 48,005
2011-12 87,064 117,341 82,257 69,424 62,893 59,020 61,574 83,288 88,418 66,927 95,116 95,258 47,380
2012-13 86,492 116,702 81,800 69,093 61,126 57,428 62,914 82,411 87,235 66,206 95,149 95,299 44,190
                           
2013-14 86,751 117,093 82,322 69,457 60,619 58,024 62,377 82,854 87,866 65,993 95,221 95,390 44,900
2014-15 87,788 119,374 83,515 70,734 61,118 58,836 60,717 83,853 88,990 65,955 96,099 96,690 37,641
2015-16 89,190 121,363 84,713 72,159 62,303 60,364 63,004 85,349 90,459 67,300 97,590 98,041 30,050
                           
Females                          
1975-76 61,473 87,253 70,307 58,097 54,015 51,131 60,555 63,427 63,410 63,454 55,986 56,846 43,827
1980-81 55,002 76,906 61,326 50,343 40,858 44,473 57,332 56,864 56,686 57,153 49,713 50,409 38,212
1982-83 56,470 78,222 62,483 51,297 41,518 45,713 57,912 58,002 57,963 58,063 52,076 52,887 38,466
1984-85 58,441 80,706 64,244 53,111 43,619 47,319 58,686 59,849 60,405 58,961 54,487 55,330 39,594
                           
1985-86 60,383 83,760 66,348 54,668 44,313 48,771 59,496 61,966 62,800 60,639 55,888 56,689 40,518
1987-88 62,734 87,153 68,964 56,771 45,173 50,127 60,895 64,206 65,451 62,176 58,871 59,539 43,637
1989-90 64,146 89,442 70,312 58,342 45,637 50,658 61,041 65,297 67,001 62,502 61,269 61,945 45,041
1990-91 63,842 88,481 69,978 58,226 45,432 50,018 60,813 64,871 66,853 61,777 61,134 62,093 40,186
1991-92 64,710 88,997 70,282 58,726 49,778 49,221 61,414 65,169 66,607 62,957 63,493 64,322 42,555
                           
1992-93 64,172 88,198 69,983 58,568 46,310 48,353 59,837 64,124 65,986 61,373 64,298 65,179 41,909
1993-94 65,279 89,214 70,363 58,941 45,851 50,596 62,697 65,376 66,864 63,077 65,025 65,800 42,601
1994-95 65,537 89,594 70,697 59,173 46,056 50,182 61,731 65,820 67,586 63,070 64,806 66,243 36,201
1995-96 66,117 89,940 70,639 59,138 46,175 50,252 63,363 66,117 67,837 63,365 66,118 66,680 47,303
1996-97 66,463 90,207 70,626 59,004 46,212 50,105 63,688 66,434 68,078 63,773 66,536 67,065 45,975
                           
1997-98 67,435 91,286 71,593 59,669 47,158 49,968 64,070 67,248 68,811 64,737 67,923 68,454 45,662
1998-99 68,671 93,021 72,909 60,667 48,008 50,851 64,764 68,419 70,023 65,827 69,328 69,805 45,650
1999-2000 68,962 94,413 73,317 61,039 48,175 51,524 64,554 68,564 70,611 65,223 70,004 70,448 46,378
2001-02 70,419 97,002 75,131 62,613 60,523 52,869 60,177 69,698 72,068 65,910 72,407 72,789 44,021
2002-03 70,792 98,169 75,518 63,302 60,938 52,684 59,208 69,916 72,122 66,360 73,117 73,480 46,183
                           
2003-04 70,907 98,147 75,667 63,623 60,697 53,183 59,564 69,665 71,854 66,059 74,164 74,510 47,243
2004-05 70,760 98,397 75,586 63,585 60,101 52,772 59,490 69,335 71,739 65,341 74,480 74,758 48,839
2005-06 70,246 97,606 75,269 63,345 59,312 52,607 58,880 68,806 71,170 64,759 74,037 74,350 46,443
2006-07 71,219 99,320 76,147 64,168 60,500 53,334 59,309 69,779 72,222 65,513 74,990 75,264 47,973
2007-08 71,299 99,385 76,329 64,280 60,653 53,358 59,470 69,928 72,288 65,639 74,879 75,124 49,152
                           
2008-09 72,860 101,591 78,118 65,809 61,522 54,478 60,662 71,298 73,698 66,819 76,925 77,250 48,113
2009-10 73,271 102,057 78,075 65,960 61,829 54,922 60,692 71,613 73,963 67,114 77,514 77,777 49,354
2010-11 72,719 101,353 77,602 65,622 60,963 54,179 59,260 70,735 73,217 65,951 77,696 77,927 49,057
2011-12 71,691 100,356 76,495 64,670 59,697 53,394 57,902 69,492 72,140 64,308 77,095 77,261 51,706
2012-13 71,192 99,453 76,180 64,186 58,047 52,488 58,477 68,700 71,151 63,623 77,231 77,398 47,796
                           
2013-14 71,584 99,759 76,657 64,681 57,846 53,237 58,002 69,298 72,060 63,478 77,199 77,433 45,420
2014-15 72,277 101,464 77,636 65,448 58,412 53,258 56,998 69,853 72,776 63,397 78,028 78,616 39,104
2015-16 73,782 103,272 78,954 66,589 59,672 54,816 58,813 71,475 74,386 64,870 79,389 79,800 32,495
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. Some data have been revised from previously published figures.
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 and Spring 2013 through Spring 2016, Human Resources component, Salaries section. (This table was prepared December 2016.)

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