Table 316.70.

Average benefit expenditure for full-time instructional faculty on 9-month contracts in degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by type of benefit and control of institution: Selected years, 1977-78 through 2010-11

Control of institution and year	Average total benefit per full-time faculty member	Average benefit expenditure per full-time faculty member receiving benefit
		Retirement plans			Medical/ dental plans	Guaranteed disability income protection	Tuition plan for dependents	Housing plan	Social Security taxes	Unemployment compensation taxes	Group life insurance	Worker's compensation taxes	Other insurance	Other benefits
		Total	Vested within 5 years	Vested after 5 years
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
	Current dollars
Total
1977-78	$3,203	$1,725	$1,739	$1,691	$521	$96	$1,410	$886	$899	$109	$105	$80	—	$288
1982-83	5,799	2,731	2,741	2,703	1,111	151	1,993	1,639	1,712	146	138	114	—	915
1987-88	7,227	3,677	3,494	4,028	1,682	132	1,585	2,004	2,379	134	178	190	—	716
1989-90	8,241	4,048	3,974	4,192	2,339	147	2,070	2,643	2,764	121	182	49	—	637
1992-93	10,473	4,397	4,391	4,410	3,266	179	2,196	2,574	3,168	143	237	344	—	874
1997-98	12,263	5,289	5,195	5,498	3,535	218	2,765	4,100	3,562	158	195	340	$1,501	1,043
1998-99	12,580	5,256	5,268	5,228	3,726	213	3,012	3,698	3,668	152	190	347	1,267	845
1999-2000	13,227	5,292	5,365	5,125	3,989	237	3,362	4,187	3,793	146	190	343	1,512	1,303
2001-02	14,408	5,541	5,738	5,126	4,792	250	3,487	4,931	4,079	164	231	402	668	1,267
2002-03	15,552	5,781	6,039	5,208	5,396	264	3,308	4,329	4,158	170	211	411	797	1,263
2003-04	16,437	5,895	6,161	5,281	5,919	261	3,506	6,101	4,260	191	215	435	951	1,452
2004-05	17,269	6,211	6,429	5,682	6,314	272	4,072	4,176	4,354	225	199	481	853	1,637
2005-06	18,082	6,402	6,571	6,010	6,863	280	4,511	5,599	4,451	228	210	473	1,095	1,457
2006-07	18,783	6,710	6,851	6,361	7,217	280	5,029	6,914	4,627	176	217	484	1,226	1,564
2007-08	19,756	7,033	7,142	6,767	7,635	282	5,607	7,436	4,773	168	215	509	1,172	1,706
2008-09	20,332	7,222	7,396	6,797	7,900	291	5,596	9,001	4,918	169	213	498	1,156	1,540
2009-10	20,978	7,292	7,472	6,846	8,389	276	6,016	8,729	4,993	180	211	499	1,155	1,561
2010-11	21,744	7,436	7,672	6,883	8,843	281	6,396	9,071	5,042	219	210	502	1,191	1,546
Public
1977-78	3,252	1,791	1,833	1,724	560	99	430	846	911	99	105	88	—	94
1982-83	5,920	2,846	2,880	2,776	1,189	153	576	1,027	1,741	139	140	115	—	980
1987-88	7,146	3,815	3,602	4,086	1,757	140	404	1,172	2,399	109	180	192	—	611
1989-90	8,361	4,186	4,128	4,259	2,425	154	605	1,767	2,771	97	182	60	—	602
1992-93	10,280	4,467	4,469	4,464	3,352	188	693	1,135	3,122	117	250	318	—	827
1997-98	12,114	5,432	5,302	5,617	3,646	219	830	2,614	3,482	133	187	340	1,643	1,175
1998-99	12,192	5,249	5,230	5,276	3,830	202	828	1,826	3,553	127	183	348	1,252	709
1999-2000	12,756	5,258	5,297	5,200	4,131	237	962	2,283	3,660	121	176	347	1,603	1,272
2001-02	13,919	5,437	5,641	5,158	4,936	254	994	686	3,930	137	233	402	694	1,162
2002-03	15,097	5,703	5,968	5,323	5,565	274	978	2,415	4,005	142	198	402	872	1,274
2003-04	15,916	5,757	6,044	5,330	6,127	262	1,022	4,589	4,073	173	206	425	901	1,334
2004-05	16,769	6,104	6,321	5,760	6,498	274	1,280	3,655	4,161	202	189	479	866	1,725
2005-06	17,594	6,308	6,458	6,078	7,126	279	1,483	4,418	4,237	210	202	446	1,209	1,299
2006-07	18,299	6,620	6,743	6,419	7,446	281	1,609	393	4,409	149	202	494	1,303	1,523
2007-08	19,245	6,994	7,071	6,872	7,858	289	1,815	3,382	4,542	136	197	520	1,209	1,516
2008-09	19,778	7,156	7,292	6,941	8,079	291	1,876	4,635	4,657	138	194	511	1,245	1,475
2009-10	20,435	7,237	7,387	6,998	8,613	276	1,972	4,276	4,717	148	189	509	1,269	1,543
2010-11	21,234	7,360	7,616	6,977	9,053	269	2,317	4,802	4,750	196	192	514	1,253	1,322
Private
1977-78	3,071	1,509	1,542	905	404	89	2,025	890	873	131	103	60	—	838
1982-83	5,462	2,340	2,404	1,295	886	146	3,403	1,798	1,648	170	134	113	—	212
1987-88	7,438	3,280	3,306	2,906	1,488	120	3,666	2,303	2,337	197	175	184	—	977
1989-90	7,954	3,657	3,718	2,478	2,112	134	4,259	3,032	2,750	188	182	25	—	712
1992-93	10,958	4,206	4,259	2,877	3,039	163	4,523	2,956	3,267	212	207	402	—	957
1997-98	12,629	4,915	5,023	2,531	3,255	216	5,513	4,228	3,735	222	209	339	1,207	897
1998-99	13,519	5,274	5,327	3,879	3,468	231	6,722	3,936	3,915	219	205	345	1,313	1,020
1999-2000	14,366	5,380	5,471	3,354	3,638	237	6,951	4,349	4,074	213	215	335	1,331	1,342
2001-02	15,644	5,818	5,897	4,518	4,416	245	7,159	5,083	4,414	242	225	403	628	1,450
2002-03	16,660	5,981	6,153	2,983	4,964	249	6,943	4,348	4,490	247	236	429	629	1,248
2003-04	17,687	6,245	6,346	4,225	5,395	259	7,481	6,104	4,667	239	231	457	1,057	1,584
2004-05	18,465	6,483	6,603	4,092	5,849	269	7,600	4,455	4,775	284	217	484	821	1,527
2005-06	19,258	6,637	6,756	5,037	6,195	281	8,594	6,001	4,914	275	223	528	860	1,658
2006-07	19,942	6,935	7,027	5,382	6,632	278	9,610	7,750	5,097	248	246	465	1,049	1,619
2007-08	20,984	7,131	7,257	4,843	7,062	272	10,368	7,474	5,275	253	248	487	1,098	1,944
2008-09	21,656	7,385	7,564	4,195	7,442	292	9,941	9,017	5,489	251	251	472	985	1,628
2009-10	22,258	7,426	7,608	3,951	7,824	275	10,805	8,750	5,590	265	250	479	919	1,580
2010-11	22,927	7,626	7,761	4,797	8,323	299	11,330	9,091	5,664	281	244	479	1,059	1,819
	Constant 2017-18 dollars1
Total
1977-78	12,690	6,832	6,890	6,700	2,063	380	5,585	3,512	3,563	430	414	316	—	1,139
1982-83	14,659	6,904	6,929	6,833	2,810	381	5,038	4,143	4,328	370	350	289	—	2,312
1987-88	15,479	7,876	7,483	8,628	3,603	284	3,395	4,293	5,095	287	382	406	—	1,533
1989-90	16,104	7,910	7,766	8,192	4,570	286	4,046	5,166	5,401	237	356	96	—	1,245
1992-93	18,232	7,655	7,645	7,678	5,686	311	3,824	4,481	5,515	249	413	599	—	1,522
1997-98	18,813	8,113	7,969	8,434	5,424	335	4,242	6,289	5,465	242	298	522	2,303	1,599
1998-99	18,970	7,926	7,944	7,883	5,618	321	4,542	5,576	5,531	229	287	523	1,910	1,275
1999-2000	19,386	7,757	7,863	7,512	5,846	347	4,928	6,136	5,560	214	278	503	2,216	1,910
2001-02	20,063	7,715	7,991	7,138	6,672	348	4,856	6,867	5,680	229	321	560	930	1,764
2002-03	21,190	7,877	8,229	7,096	7,353	360	4,507	5,898	5,665	232	288	559	1,086	1,720
2003-04	21,916	7,860	8,214	7,041	7,893	348	4,675	8,135	5,681	254	287	581	1,268	1,936
2004-05	22,352	8,040	8,322	7,355	8,172	352	5,271	5,406	5,636	291	258	622	1,104	2,119
2005-06	22,547	7,983	8,194	7,494	8,558	349	5,625	6,982	5,550	285	261	590	1,365	1,817
2006-07	22,831	8,156	8,327	7,732	8,772	340	6,113	8,404	5,623	215	264	589	1,490	1,901
2007-08	23,155	8,243	8,371	7,931	8,949	331	6,571	8,715	5,594	197	252	597	1,374	2,000
2008-09	23,502	8,348	8,549	7,857	9,132	337	6,469	10,405	5,685	195	247	576	1,336	1,780
2009-10	24,016	8,348	8,554	7,838	9,604	316	6,888	9,993	5,716	206	241	572	1,322	1,787
2010-11	24,403	8,346	8,610	7,724	9,925	316	7,178	10,180	5,659	246	236	564	1,337	1,735
Public
1977-78	12,882	7,094	7,261	6,829	2,220	394	1,703	3,353	3,610	392	416	349	—	371
1982-83	14,967	7,195	7,281	7,018	3,005	387	1,456	2,596	4,402	350	354	291	—	2,479
1987-88	15,307	8,171	7,716	8,752	3,764	301	866	2,510	5,138	234	385	412	—	1,310
1989-90	16,339	8,179	8,066	8,323	4,739	302	1,183	3,452	5,414	189	356	116	—	1,176
1992-93	17,897	7,777	7,781	7,771	5,836	326	1,206	1,976	5,435	203	436	554	—	1,440
1997-98	18,584	8,333	8,134	8,618	5,593	336	1,273	4,010	5,342	205	287	522	2,520	1,803
1998-99	18,386	7,915	7,887	7,956	5,775	304	1,249	2,753	5,357	191	276	525	1,888	1,070
1999-2000	18,697	7,706	7,763	7,621	6,055	347	1,410	3,346	5,365	177	258	509	2,349	1,864
2001-02	19,381	7,570	7,854	7,182	6,873	354	1,384	956	5,472	191	325	560	966	1,618
2002-03	20,570	7,771	8,132	7,253	7,582	374	1,333	3,290	5,457	193	270	547	1,189	1,735
2003-04	21,221	7,676	8,059	7,106	8,169	350	1,362	6,118	5,431	230	275	567	1,202	1,779
2004-05	21,706	7,900	8,182	7,456	8,411	355	1,657	4,731	5,386	262	245	620	1,121	2,233
2005-06	21,938	7,865	8,052	7,579	8,886	348	1,849	5,508	5,283	262	252	557	1,507	1,620
2006-07	22,242	8,046	8,196	7,802	9,051	342	1,956	478	5,359	181	245	601	1,584	1,851
2007-08	22,556	8,197	8,287	8,054	9,210	339	2,127	3,964	5,323	160	231	609	1,417	1,777
2008-09	22,861	8,272	8,429	8,023	9,338	336	2,169	5,357	5,383	160	224	590	1,439	1,705
2009-10	23,395	8,285	8,456	8,011	9,861	316	2,257	4,896	5,400	170	217	583	1,453	1,767
2010-11	23,831	8,261	8,547	7,830	10,160	302	2,600	5,389	5,331	220	215	577	1,406	1,484
Private
1977-78	12,168	5,977	6,108	3,587	1,602	352	8,024	3,524	3,457	518	410	238	—	3,319
1982-83	13,808	5,916	6,077	3,275	2,241	369	8,602	4,545	4,166	430	340	285	—	537
1987-88	15,931	7,026	7,082	6,225	3,187	256	7,853	4,934	5,006	423	375	393	—	2,093
1989-90	15,544	7,147	7,265	4,842	4,127	262	8,322	5,925	5,375	368	356	48	—	1,392
1992-93	19,077	7,323	7,415	5,009	5,291	284	7,874	5,146	5,688	369	361	699	—	1,666
1997-98	19,373	7,541	7,706	3,882	4,993	332	8,457	6,487	5,731	341	321	520	1,851	1,376
1998-99	20,386	7,954	8,034	5,849	5,229	348	10,136	5,935	5,903	331	309	520	1,979	1,539
1999-2000	21,056	7,885	8,019	4,915	5,332	348	10,187	6,374	5,971	312	316	491	1,951	1,966
2001-02	21,783	8,101	8,212	6,291	6,149	341	9,969	7,078	6,147	337	314	561	874	2,020
2002-03	22,700	8,149	8,383	4,065	6,764	339	9,460	5,925	6,118	336	322	585	857	1,700
2003-04	23,583	8,327	8,461	5,633	7,193	345	9,975	8,139	6,223	318	308	609	1,409	2,112
2004-05	23,901	8,392	8,547	5,297	7,572	348	9,837	5,767	6,181	368	281	626	1,063	1,976
2005-06	24,013	8,276	8,424	6,280	7,724	351	10,716	7,483	6,128	343	278	658	1,073	2,068
2006-07	24,239	8,429	8,541	6,542	8,062	337	11,681	9,420	6,195	301	298	565	1,275	1,968
2007-08	24,594	8,358	8,506	5,676	8,277	319	12,152	8,760	6,183	296	290	571	1,286	2,279
2008-09	25,032	8,536	8,743	4,849	8,602	337	11,491	10,423	6,345	290	290	546	1,139	1,882
2009-10	25,481	8,502	8,710	4,523	8,958	314	12,370	10,018	6,400	303	286	548	1,052	1,808
2010-11	25,731	8,559	8,710	5,384	9,340	335	12,716	10,203	6,357	316	273	537	1,189	2,041

—Not available.

1Constant 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 1992-93 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.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Faculty Salaries, Tenure, and Fringe Benefits" surveys, 1977-78 and 1982-83; 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 2010-11, Human Resources component, Salaries section. (This table was prepared April 2019.)