Digest of Education Statistics
2018 Tables and Figures All Years of Tables and Figures Most Recent Full Issue of the Digest


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 2017-18
Sex and academic year All faculty Academic rank Public institutions Private institutions
Profes-sor Associate professor Assistant professor Instruc-tor 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 68,479 94,649 68,056 57,079 53,272 47,306 52,180 66,443 70,287 57,459 73,358 73,575 41,138
2007-08 71,101 98,595 70,830 59,293 55,356 49,389 54,377 68,988 72,852 59,672 76,169 76,378 43,402
                           
2008-09 73,587 102,336 73,445 61,544 56,918 51,316 56,408 71,236 75,244 61,432 79,191 79,454 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 82,224 115,539 82,147 69,378 60,911 57,306 60,341 78,869 83,389 66,018 89,867 90,309 31,296
2016-17 84,737 119,159 84,244 71,748 63,613 58,770 61,785 81,392 85,803 67,664 92,458 92,642 53,017
2017-18 86,701 121,764 86,035 73,394 65,351 60,685 62,756 83,211 87,745 68,733 94,818 94,940 57,030
                           
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 74,050 98,348 70,077 59,090 55,051 49,487 53,701 71,659 75,890 58,960 79,428 79,599 41,196
2007-08 76,957 102,605 72,943 61,374 57,134 51,795 56,170 74,394 78,671 61,189 82,734 82,903 42,995
                           
2008-09 79,718 106,743 75,633 63,710 58,812 53,935 58,404 76,897 81,394 62,868 86,033 86,231 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 89,361 121,535 84,781 72,272 62,390 60,428 62,468 85,367 90,464 67,352 98,016 98,466 30,050
2016-17 92,068 125,303 86,943 74,929 65,282 61,466 64,456 88,083 93,062 68,943 100,859 101,034 51,866
2017-18 94,229 128,165 88,841 76,714 67,310 63,487 65,017 90,013 95,157 69,907 103,633 103,721 61,840
                           
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 60,926 84,857 65,131 54,909 51,828 45,505 50,814 59,677 61,713 56,121 64,194 64,428 41,099
2007-08 63,357 88,340 67,823 57,102 53,929 47,410 52,809 62,138 64,223 58,346 66,538 66,755 43,670
                           
2008-09 65,662 91,528 70,393 59,291 55,431 49,184 54,663 64,230 66,391 60,195 69,375 69,668 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 73,850 103,364 78,977 66,603 59,726 54,825 58,562 71,493 74,378 64,924 79,549 79,959 32,495
2016-17 76,199 106,881 81,037 68,701 62,277 56,601 59,568 73,826 76,696 66,616 81,976 82,146 53,866
2017-18 78,051 109,325 82,722 70,264 63,795 58,442 60,908 75,604 78,613 67,768 84,026 84,163 54,319
  Constant 2017-18 dollars1
Total                          
1970-71 $79,385 $112,164 $84,718 $69,806 $58,461 $69,931 $77,034 $80,908 $81,958 $78,976 $72,570 $73,855 $54,116
1975-76 74,532 101,335 76,352 62,576 61,172 57,742 67,989 75,801 77,850 70,779 71,231 72,107 48,771
1980-81 66,746 88,088 66,493 54,139 43,475 49,556 63,973 68,014 69,813 63,523 63,283 63,947 43,152
1982-83 68,752 89,846 68,057 55,758 44,496 50,743 64,609 69,490 71,526 64,634 66,722 67,476 41,953
1984-85 71,428 93,236 70,250 57,870 47,459 52,395 64,943 71,895 74,517 65,368 70,168 70,958 43,424
                           
1985-86 73,861 96,380 72,481 59,917 47,698 54,201 66,327 74,677 77,603 67,472 71,603 72,356 44,318
1987-88 76,889 100,757 75,463 62,352 48,681 55,640 67,540 77,604 81,051 68,990 75,073 75,709 46,838
1989-90 78,425 103,197 76,978 63,879 48,912 56,651 67,532 78,978 82,786 69,403 77,117 77,808 48,074
1990-91 78,126 102,906 76,733 63,801 48,789 55,766 67,434 78,407 82,470 68,657 77,426 78,235 44,631
1991-92 78,727 103,110 77,070 64,174 55,503 54,677 67,833 78,349 81,934 69,944 79,668 80,417 46,091
                           
1992-93 77,844 102,345 76,504 63,761 49,615 53,173 65,756 76,944 80,979 67,783 80,056 80,827 45,447
1993-94 78,679 102,920 76,835 63,857 48,920 55,539 68,870 77,925 81,487 69,643 80,547 81,251 48,253
1994-95 78,874 103,449 77,062 63,935 48,937 54,766 68,011 78,248 82,052 69,453 80,407 81,460 42,253
1995-96 79,191 103,651 77,033 63,752 48,733 54,822 69,051 78,432 82,182 69,532 81,048 81,615 51,255
1996-97 79,367 104,085 76,991 63,530 48,706 54,591 69,016 78,545 82,316 69,615 81,370 81,887 50,948
                           
1997-98 80,287 105,440 77,974 64,171 49,779 54,436 69,445 79,217 83,016 70,444 82,901 83,422 51,533
1998-99 81,577 107,553 79,283 65,368 50,998 55,522 69,745 80,404 84,368 71,304 84,419 84,875 52,509
1999-2000 81,913 109,061 79,914 65,923 51,178 55,980 69,457 80,628 84,935 70,704 85,028 85,482 52,653
2001-02 83,188 112,500 81,771 67,946 65,389 58,203 64,845 81,492 86,351 70,789 87,471 87,848 46,145
2002-03 83,563 113,725 82,392 68,879 65,815 58,074 63,137 81,771 86,501 71,301 87,928 88,311 47,451
                           
2003-04 83,440 113,779 82,329 69,065 65,420 58,198 63,635 81,167 85,788 70,769 88,889 89,244 48,429
2004-05 83,145 114,112 82,269 69,002 64,370 57,619 63,350 80,700 85,499 69,809 88,996 89,308 48,319
2005-06 82,511 113,728 81,940 68,712 63,446 57,228 62,875 80,000 84,729 69,085 88,551 88,859 48,067
2006-07 83,235 115,044 82,721 69,379 64,751 57,499 63,423 80,761 85,432 69,840 89,165 89,429 50,003
2007-08 83,334 115,559 83,017 69,494 64,880 57,886 63,732 80,857 85,387 69,939 89,274 89,519 50,870
                           
2008-09 85,060 118,291 84,896 71,139 65,792 59,317 65,203 82,343 86,975 71,011 91,538 91,841 50,330
2009-10 85,428 118,698 84,861 71,260 66,161 59,743 65,030 82,633 87,176 71,283 92,021 92,270 51,229
2010-11 84,713 117,798 84,293 70,858 65,097 59,015 63,465 81,608 86,256 69,986 91,913 92,139 50,667
2011-12 83,485 116,766 83,060 69,795 63,622 58,180 62,039 80,136 84,877 68,205 91,088 91,263 52,125
2012-13 82,881 115,909 82,614 69,362 61,855 56,920 63,012 79,233 83,668 67,468 91,090 91,266 48,239
                           
2013-14 83,143 116,158 83,100 69,794 61,502 57,622 62,474 79,720 84,372 67,282 91,005 91,229 47,096
2014-15 84,034 118,283 84,221 70,859 62,072 58,012 61,126 80,526 85,308 67,218 91,843 92,480 40,015
2015-16 85,624 120,317 85,544 72,247 63,430 59,675 62,836 82,130 86,837 68,748 93,583 94,043 32,590
2016-17 86,648 121,845 86,143 73,365 65,047 60,095 63,178 83,227 87,737 69,190 94,542 94,730 54,212
2017-18 86,701 121,764 86,035 73,394 65,351 60,685 62,756 83,211 87,745 68,733 94,818 94,940 57,030
                           
Males                          
1975-76 77,911 102,466 76,993 63,418 64,561 60,754 70,516 79,019 81,074 73,105 75,095 75,817 50,905
1980-81 70,174 89,030 67,172 55,073 44,527 52,364 66,367 71,245 73,067 65,780 67,293 67,797 46,045
1982-83 72,463 90,898 68,919 57,098 45,909 53,657 67,096 72,936 74,984 67,053 71,187 71,745 43,851
1984-85 75,498 94,470 71,299 59,423 49,638 55,264 67,259 75,634 78,224 67,777 75,137 75,723 45,653
                           
1985-86 78,198 97,668 73,589 61,780 49,465 57,548 69,015 78,731 81,600 70,135 76,743 77,299 46,544
1987-88 81,633 102,244 76,730 64,443 50,646 59,229 70,142 82,066 85,459 71,706 80,543 81,002 48,496
1989-90 83,565 104,839 78,421 66,012 50,676 60,894 70,309 83,947 87,612 72,462 82,684 83,235 49,280
1990-91 83,499 104,776 78,261 66,027 50,746 60,028 70,474 83,534 87,394 71,866 83,413 83,969 48,056
1991-92 84,107 105,014 78,660 66,370 59,890 58,964 70,774 83,451 86,895 73,269 85,695 86,250 48,159
                           
1992-93 83,330 104,407 78,090 65,880 51,502 56,601 68,532 82,128 85,989 70,899 86,208 86,763 47,704
1993-94 84,134 104,969 78,449 65,832 50,595 59,047 71,698 83,076 86,527 72,864 86,675 87,219 52,239
1994-95 84,511 105,656 78,699 65,860 50,362 57,874 71,107 83,522 87,225 72,619 86,861 87,493 48,896
1995-96 84,819 105,914 78,754 65,617 49,690 58,033 71,667 83,773 87,444 72,605 87,308 87,766 53,481
1996-97 85,044 106,512 78,785 65,369 49,557 57,667 71,339 83,907 87,694 72,439 87,730 88,148 54,238
                           
1997-98 86,086 108,104 79,835 65,991 50,733 57,499 71,829 84,668 88,585 73,160 89,427 89,861 55,468
1998-99 87,535 110,475 81,174 67,331 52,389 58,774 71,796 86,012 90,185 73,832 91,070 91,445 57,364
1999-2000 88,063 112,091 81,988 68,027 52,550 58,922 71,507 86,451 90,916 73,332 91,796 92,197 56,627
2001-02 89,564 116,070 83,965 70,344 68,013 61,992 66,907 87,495 92,706 72,910 94,508 94,826 46,501
2002-03 90,098 117,437 84,784 71,452 68,496 61,952 64,600 87,970 93,090 73,524 95,003 95,344 46,722
                           
2003-04 89,981 117,684 84,623 71,532 67,980 61,619 65,298 87,302 92,331 72,832 96,030 96,334 47,473
2004-05 89,750 118,166 84,645 71,471 66,506 60,745 64,852 86,893 92,090 71,707 96,197 96,485 45,265
2005-06 89,241 118,124 84,358 71,197 65,487 60,171 64,604 86,275 91,465 70,897 95,939 96,190 47,651
2006-07 90,006 119,540 85,178 71,822 66,913 60,150 65,272 87,100 92,243 71,665 96,543 96,751 50,073
2007-08 90,197 120,258 85,493 71,934 66,964 60,706 65,834 87,194 92,206 71,717 96,969 97,166 50,393
                           
2008-09 92,147 123,386 87,425 73,643 67,982 62,345 67,510 88,886 94,084 72,670 99,447 99,675 50,711
2009-10 92,596 123,900 87,466 73,786 68,453 62,905 67,141 89,237 94,360 72,922 100,038 100,226 50,945
2010-11 91,886 123,068 86,899 73,388 67,171 62,240 65,533 88,222 93,464 71,541 99,885 100,064 49,990
2011-12 90,663 122,191 85,658 72,294 65,493 61,459 64,120 86,731 92,074 69,694 99,048 99,195 49,339
2012-13 90,068 121,526 85,181 71,949 63,653 59,802 65,515 85,817 90,841 68,943 99,083 99,238 46,017
                           
2013-14 90,337 121,933 85,725 72,328 63,125 60,423 64,956 86,279 91,498 68,721 99,157 99,333 46,757
2014-15 91,417 124,308 86,967 73,658 63,644 61,268 63,227 87,320 92,669 68,682 100,072 100,687 39,198
2015-16 93,056 126,561 88,287 75,261 64,970 62,926 65,051 88,898 94,204 70,137 102,069 102,537 31,292
2016-17 94,143 128,127 88,903 76,618 66,753 62,851 65,909 90,069 95,160 70,498 103,132 103,311 53,035
2017-18 94,229 128,165 88,841 76,714 67,310 63,487 65,017 90,013 95,157 69,907 103,633 103,721 61,840
                           
Females                          
1975-76 64,014 90,860 73,214 60,499 56,248 53,244 63,058 66,049 66,031 66,077 58,300 59,196 45,638
1980-81 57,276 80,085 63,861 52,424 42,547 46,311 59,702 59,215 59,029 59,516 51,768 52,492 39,792
1982-83 58,804 81,456 65,066 53,417 43,234 47,603 60,306 60,400 60,359 60,463 54,229 55,073 40,057
1984-85 60,857 84,042 66,900 55,306 45,423 49,275 61,112 62,323 62,902 61,399 56,740 57,617 41,230
                           
1985-86 62,879 87,223 69,090 56,928 46,145 50,787 61,956 64,528 65,397 63,146 58,198 59,032 42,193
1987-88 65,328 90,756 71,815 59,118 47,041 52,199 63,412 66,860 68,156 64,746 61,304 62,000 45,441
1989-90 66,798 93,139 73,219 60,753 47,524 52,753 63,564 67,996 69,771 65,086 63,802 64,506 46,903
1990-91 66,481 92,139 72,871 60,632 47,310 52,086 63,327 67,553 69,617 64,331 63,661 64,660 41,847
1991-92 67,385 92,676 73,187 61,153 51,836 51,255 63,953 67,863 69,360 65,560 66,117 66,981 44,314
                           
1992-93 66,825 91,844 72,876 60,989 48,225 50,352 62,311 66,774 68,714 63,910 66,956 67,873 43,641
1993-94 67,978 92,902 73,271 61,377 47,746 52,688 65,289 68,079 69,628 65,684 67,713 68,520 44,362
1994-95 68,246 93,298 73,619 61,619 47,960 52,256 64,283 68,541 70,380 65,677 67,485 68,981 37,697
1995-96 68,851 93,658 73,559 61,582 48,084 52,330 65,982 68,850 70,641 65,984 68,851 69,437 49,258
1996-97 69,210 93,936 73,546 61,443 48,123 52,176 66,321 69,181 70,893 66,410 69,287 69,837 47,876
                           
1997-98 70,223 95,059 74,553 62,136 49,108 52,033 66,719 70,028 71,655 67,413 70,731 71,283 47,550
1998-99 71,509 96,866 75,923 63,175 49,993 52,953 67,441 71,248 72,918 68,548 72,194 72,691 47,537
1999-2000 71,813 98,316 76,348 63,562 50,166 53,654 67,223 71,399 73,530 67,919 72,898 73,360 48,295
2001-02 73,330 101,011 78,237 65,201 63,025 55,055 62,664 72,579 75,047 68,634 75,401 75,798 45,841
2002-03 73,719 102,227 78,640 65,918 63,457 54,862 61,656 72,807 75,103 69,103 76,139 76,517 48,092
                           
2003-04 73,838 102,204 78,795 66,253 63,206 55,382 62,026 72,545 74,824 68,789 77,229 77,590 49,196
2004-05 73,685 102,464 78,711 66,214 62,585 54,954 61,950 72,202 74,705 68,042 77,559 77,849 50,858
2005-06 73,150 101,641 78,380 65,963 61,764 54,782 61,314 71,650 74,113 67,436 77,097 77,424 48,363
2006-07 74,054 103,143 79,166 66,741 62,996 55,311 61,764 72,537 75,011 68,215 78,026 78,311 49,956
2007-08 74,257 103,539 79,492 66,927 63,208 55,567 61,895 72,829 75,273 68,385 77,986 78,241 51,184
                           
2008-09 75,899 105,799 81,368 68,535 64,073 56,853 63,185 74,244 76,742 69,581 80,191 80,530 50,101
2009-10 76,300 106,275 81,302 68,687 64,385 57,193 63,201 74,574 77,020 69,889 80,719 80,993 51,394
2010-11 75,725 105,543 80,810 68,334 63,484 56,418 61,709 73,659 76,244 68,677 80,908 81,149 51,085
2011-12 74,655 104,505 79,658 67,344 62,165 55,601 60,295 72,364 75,122 66,966 80,282 80,455 53,844
2012-13 74,135 103,564 79,329 66,840 60,447 54,658 60,894 71,540 74,092 66,253 80,424 80,598 49,772
                           
2013-14 74,543 103,883 79,826 67,355 60,238 55,438 60,399 72,163 75,039 66,102 80,390 80,634 47,298
2014-15 75,265 105,659 80,846 68,154 60,827 55,460 59,354 72,740 75,784 66,017 81,253 81,866 40,720
2015-16 76,903 107,639 82,243 69,358 62,196 57,092 60,983 74,449 77,454 67,609 82,838 83,265 33,839
2016-17 77,917 109,290 82,864 70,250 63,681 57,877 60,911 75,490 78,425 68,117 83,824 83,998 55,080
2017-18 78,051 109,325 82,722 70,264 63,795 58,442 60,908 75,604 78,613 67,768 84,026 84,163 54,319
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 exclude instructional faculty at medical schools. 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 2018, Human Resources component, Salaries section. (This table was prepared November 2018.)

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