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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 2020-21
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 68,479 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 86,870 122,069 86,130 73,474 65,176 60,816 62,748 83,433 87,900 68,723 94,819 94,941 57,030

2018-19
88,698 124,670 87,838 75,106 67,756 62,545 63,171 85,143 89,640 70,398 96,956 97,109 54,452
2019-20 90,724 127,363 89,848 77,053 68,744 64,372 64,623 87,045 91,589 71,642 99,390 99,540 53,548
2020-21 91,908 127,767 90,341 77,903 70,486 65,046 64,335 88,306 92,497 73,187 100,527 100,660 57,176

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 94,444 128,467 88,936 76,816 67,177 63,623 65,005 90,319 95,363 69,908 103,606 103,694 61,840

2018-19
96,360 131,397 90,717 78,575 69,851 65,503 65,011 92,090 97,206 71,595 105,900 106,057 52,171
2019-20 98,525 134,329 92,877 80,650 70,638 67,392 66,541 94,070 99,293 72,659 108,628 108,799 50,272
2020-21 99,754 134,899 93,395 81,644 72,340 67,964 66,147 95,363 100,175 74,333 109,880 110,022 55,223

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 78,153 109,605 82,814 70,316 63,595 58,575 60,902 75,716 78,689 67,755 84,065 84,201 54,319

2018-19
79,995 111,952 84,486 71,863 66,084 60,196 61,633 77,448 80,437 69,423 86,184 86,316 56,267
2019-20 81,970 114,545 86,366 73,728 67,237 61,968 63,027 79,352 82,391 70,810 88,411 88,528 56,646
2020-21 83,198 115,047 86,865 74,500 69,010 62,760 62,892 80,650 83,454 72,264 89,555 89,665 58,842
  Constant 2020-21 dollars1
Total                          
1970-71 $84,192 $118,956 $89,848 $74,034 $62,001 $74,166 $81,699 $85,807 $86,921 $83,758 $76,965 $78,328 $57,393
1975-76 79,046 107,471 80,975 66,365 64,876 61,239 72,106 80,391 82,564 75,065 75,545 76,473 51,724
1980-81 70,787 93,422 70,520 57,418 46,108 52,557 67,847 72,133 74,041 67,370 67,115 67,819 45,765
1982-83 72,915 95,287 72,178 59,135 47,190 53,815 68,521 73,698 75,857 68,548 70,763 71,562 44,493
1984-85 75,753 98,882 74,504 61,375 50,333 55,568 68,876 76,248 79,030 69,326 74,417 75,255 46,053

1985-86
78,333 102,216 76,870 63,545 50,586 57,483 70,343 79,199 82,302 71,557 75,939 76,737 47,002
1987-88 81,545 106,858 80,032 66,127 51,629 59,009 71,630 82,304 85,959 73,167 79,619 80,293 49,674
1989-90 83,174 109,446 81,639 67,747 51,874 60,081 71,621 83,760 87,799 73,606 81,787 82,520 50,985
1990-91 82,856 109,138 81,379 67,664 51,743 59,142 71,518 83,155 87,463 72,814 82,115 82,972 47,334
1991-92 83,494 109,353 81,737 68,060 58,864 57,988 71,940 83,094 86,895 74,179 84,492 85,286 48,882

1992-93
82,558 108,543 81,137 67,622 52,620 56,393 69,738 81,603 85,883 71,887 84,904 85,721 48,199
1993-94 83,443 109,152 81,487 67,724 51,883 58,903 73,040 82,644 86,421 73,860 85,424 86,171 51,175
1994-95 83,650 109,714 81,729 67,807 51,901 58,083 72,130 82,986 87,020 73,659 85,276 86,392 44,811
1995-96 83,986 109,928 81,698 67,613 51,684 58,141 73,232 83,182 87,159 73,742 85,956 86,557 54,359
1996-97 84,173 110,387 81,653 67,377 51,656 57,897 73,196 83,301 87,300 73,831 86,297 86,846 54,033

1997-98
85,148 111,825 82,696 68,056 52,794 57,732 73,650 84,014 88,043 74,710 87,921 88,474 54,653
1998-99 86,516 114,065 84,084 69,327 54,086 58,884 73,968 85,273 89,477 75,622 89,531 90,015 55,688
1999-2000 86,874 115,665 84,753 69,915 54,277 59,370 73,662 85,511 90,078 74,986 90,176 90,658 55,842
2001-02 88,225 119,312 86,723 72,061 69,348 61,727 68,772 86,427 91,580 75,075 92,768 93,168 48,939
2002-03 88,623 120,611 87,382 73,050 69,801 61,590 66,960 86,722 91,739 75,619 93,252 93,658 50,324

2003-04
88,492 120,669 87,314 73,247 69,382 61,722 67,488 86,082 90,983 75,054 94,271 94,648 51,362
2004-05 88,179 121,022 87,251 73,180 68,268 61,108 67,186 85,587 90,676 74,037 94,385 94,715 51,245
2005-06 87,507 120,615 86,902 72,873 67,288 60,694 66,683 84,844 89,860 73,269 93,913 94,240 50,977
2006-07 88,276 122,011 87,730 73,580 68,672 60,981 67,264 85,651 90,605 74,069 94,564 94,844 53,031
2007-08 88,380 122,556 88,044 73,702 68,809 61,391 67,591 85,754 90,557 74,174 94,680 94,939 53,950

2008-09
90,211 125,454 90,037 75,447 69,776 62,909 69,151 87,329 92,242 75,311 97,081 97,403 53,378
2009-10 90,601 125,886 89,999 75,575 70,167 63,361 68,968 87,636 92,454 75,599 97,593 97,857 54,331
2010-11 89,842 124,931 89,397 75,149 69,038 62,588 67,308 86,550 91,479 74,224 97,479 97,718 53,735
2011-12 88,541 123,837 88,089 74,021 67,475 61,704 65,796 84,989 90,016 72,335 96,604 96,790 55,281
2012-13 87,900 122,928 87,617 73,562 65,601 60,367 66,828 84,031 88,734 71,553 96,606 96,793 51,160

2013-14
88,178 123,192 88,132 74,021 65,226 61,111 66,257 84,547 89,481 71,357 96,516 96,753 49,948
2014-15 89,123 125,446 89,321 75,149 65,831 61,525 64,827 85,402 90,474 71,288 97,404 98,080 42,438
2015-16 90,809 127,603 90,724 76,622 67,271 63,289 66,641 87,104 92,095 72,911 99,250 99,738 34,563
2016-17 91,894 129,224 91,359 77,808 68,986 63,734 67,004 88,267 93,050 73,379 100,267 100,466 57,495
2017-18 92,130 129,461 91,346 77,923 69,122 64,499 66,548 88,486 93,223 72,884 100,561 100,690 60,484

2018-19
92,159 129,535 91,266 78,036 70,400 64,986 65,636 88,466 93,138 73,145 100,740 100,899 56,577
2019-20 92,813 130,295 91,916 78,827 70,327 65,854 66,110 89,049 93,697 73,291 101,678 101,832 54,780
2020-21 91,908 127,767 90,341 77,903 70,486 65,046 64,335 88,306 92,497 73,187 100,527 100,660 57,176

Males
                         
1975-76 82,629 108,671 81,656 67,258 68,470 64,433 74,786 83,803 85,983 77,531 79,642 80,408 53,988
1980-81 74,424 94,421 71,240 58,408 47,223 55,534 70,386 75,560 77,492 69,763 71,367 71,902 48,833
1982-83 76,851 96,402 73,092 60,556 48,689 56,907 71,159 77,353 79,524 71,114 75,497 76,090 46,507
1984-85 80,070 100,190 75,616 63,022 52,644 58,610 71,332 80,214 82,961 71,882 79,686 80,308 48,417

1985-86
82,933 103,583 78,045 65,521 52,460 61,033 73,194 83,499 86,541 74,382 81,390 81,980 49,362
1987-88 86,576 108,436 81,377 68,345 53,712 62,816 74,389 87,036 90,634 76,048 85,420 85,907 51,432
1989-90 88,626 111,187 83,170 70,010 53,744 64,581 74,567 89,030 92,917 76,850 87,691 88,276 52,264
1990-91 88,555 111,121 83,000 70,025 53,819 63,663 74,742 88,592 92,686 76,218 88,464 89,054 50,966
1991-92 89,200 111,373 83,423 70,389 63,516 62,534 75,060 88,504 92,157 77,706 90,884 91,473 51,075

1992-93
88,376 110,729 82,819 69,869 54,621 60,029 72,682 87,101 91,196 75,192 91,428 92,017 50,593
1993-94 89,228 111,325 83,200 69,818 53,659 62,623 76,040 88,107 91,766 77,276 91,923 92,501 55,402
1994-95 89,628 112,054 83,464 69,848 53,411 61,379 75,413 88,580 92,507 77,017 92,121 92,791 51,857
1995-96 89,955 112,328 83,523 69,591 52,699 61,547 76,006 88,846 92,739 77,002 92,595 93,081 56,720
1996-97 90,193 112,962 83,556 69,327 52,558 61,159 75,659 88,988 93,004 76,826 93,042 93,485 57,522

1997-98
91,299 114,650 84,670 69,987 53,805 60,981 76,178 89,795 93,949 77,591 94,842 95,303 58,827
1998-99 92,836 117,165 86,089 71,408 55,561 62,333 76,143 91,221 95,646 78,303 96,584 96,982 60,838
1999-2000 93,395 118,879 86,952 72,146 55,733 62,490 75,837 91,685 96,421 77,773 97,355 97,780 60,057
2001-02 94,987 123,098 89,050 74,604 72,131 65,745 70,958 92,793 98,320 77,325 100,231 100,568 49,317
2002-03 95,554 124,548 89,918 75,778 72,644 65,703 68,512 93,296 98,727 77,976 100,755 101,117 49,551

2003-04
95,429 124,810 89,747 75,864 72,097 65,350 69,253 92,588 97,922 77,242 101,845 102,167 50,348
2004-05 95,185 125,321 89,771 75,798 70,533 64,423 68,779 92,155 97,667 76,050 102,023 102,328 48,006
2005-06 94,644 125,277 89,467 75,509 69,452 63,815 68,516 91,500 97,004 75,190 101,749 102,015 50,537
2006-07 95,456 126,779 90,336 76,171 70,965 63,792 69,225 92,374 97,829 76,005 102,389 102,610 53,105
2007-08 95,659 127,541 90,670 76,290 71,019 64,382 69,820 92,474 97,790 76,060 102,841 103,050 53,444

2008-09
97,727 130,857 92,719 78,102 72,098 66,120 71,598 94,268 99,781 77,071 105,469 105,711 53,781
2009-10 98,203 131,403 92,762 78,254 72,598 66,714 71,207 94,641 100,074 77,338 106,096 106,295 54,030
2010-11 97,450 130,520 92,161 77,832 71,238 66,009 69,502 93,565 99,124 75,874 105,933 106,124 53,017
2011-12 96,153 129,590 90,845 76,672 69,459 65,181 68,003 91,983 97,649 73,914 105,045 105,202 52,327
2012-13 95,522 128,885 90,339 76,306 67,507 63,423 69,482 91,014 96,341 73,118 105,083 105,248 48,804

2013-14
95,807 129,317 90,916 76,708 66,948 64,082 68,889 91,503 97,039 72,882 105,162 105,348 49,588
2014-15 96,952 131,836 92,233 78,119 67,498 64,979 67,056 92,607 98,281 72,841 106,132 106,784 41,571
2015-16 98,691 134,225 93,633 79,818 68,904 66,737 68,990 94,281 99,909 74,384 108,250 108,746 33,187
2016-17 99,844 135,886 94,287 81,257 70,796 66,657 69,900 95,523 100,922 74,766 109,377 109,567 56,246
2017-18 100,163 136,246 94,322 81,467 71,245 67,475 68,942 95,789 101,137 74,142 109,880 109,973 65,584

2018-19
100,120 136,524 94,257 81,641 72,577 68,059 67,548 95,684 100,999 74,388 110,033 110,195 54,207
2019-20 100,793 137,421 95,015 82,506 72,264 68,944 68,072 96,235 101,579 74,331 111,128 111,303 51,429
2020-21 99,754 134,899 93,395 81,644 72,340 67,964 66,147 95,363 100,175 74,333 109,880 110,022 55,223

Females
                         
1975-76 67,890 96,362 77,647 64,162 59,654 56,469 66,876 70,049 70,030 70,079 61,830 62,780 48,402
1980-81 60,744 84,934 67,728 55,598 45,124 49,115 63,317 62,801 62,603 63,120 54,902 55,671 42,201
1982-83 62,365 86,388 69,006 56,652 45,852 50,485 63,958 64,057 64,014 64,124 57,513 58,408 42,482
1984-85 64,542 89,131 70,951 58,655 48,173 52,258 64,813 66,097 66,711 65,117 60,175 61,106 43,727

1985-86
66,687 92,504 73,274 60,375 48,939 53,863 65,707 68,435 69,357 66,970 61,722 62,607 44,748
1987-88 69,284 96,252 76,164 62,698 49,889 55,360 67,252 70,909 72,283 68,667 65,017 65,755 48,193
1989-90 70,843 98,779 77,653 64,432 50,401 55,947 67,414 72,114 73,996 69,027 67,665 68,412 49,743
1990-91 70,506 97,718 77,284 64,304 50,175 55,240 67,162 71,643 73,833 68,226 67,516 68,575 44,381
1991-92 71,465 98,287 77,619 64,857 54,975 54,359 67,826 71,972 73,560 69,529 70,121 71,037 46,997

1992-93
70,871 97,405 77,289 64,682 51,145 53,401 66,084 70,818 72,875 67,780 71,010 71,983 46,284
1993-94 72,094 98,528 77,708 65,094 50,637 55,878 69,242 72,201 73,844 69,662 71,813 72,669 47,048
1994-95 72,379 98,947 78,077 65,350 50,864 55,421 68,176 72,691 74,642 69,654 71,572 73,159 39,980
1995-96 73,020 99,329 78,014 65,311 50,995 55,499 69,978 73,020 74,918 69,980 73,020 73,642 52,241
1996-97 73,401 99,624 77,999 65,164 51,037 55,336 70,337 73,370 75,185 70,431 73,482 74,066 50,775

1997-98
74,475 100,816 79,067 65,899 52,082 55,184 70,759 74,268 75,994 71,495 75,014 75,600 50,429
1998-99 75,840 102,732 80,520 67,001 53,020 56,159 71,525 75,562 77,333 72,699 76,565 77,093 50,416
1999-2000 76,162 104,269 80,971 67,411 53,204 56,903 71,293 75,722 77,982 72,032 77,312 77,802 51,219
2001-02 77,770 107,128 82,975 69,149 66,842 58,388 66,459 76,974 79,592 72,790 79,967 80,388 48,617
2002-03 78,182 108,417 83,402 69,910 67,300 58,184 65,389 77,215 79,651 73,288 80,750 81,150 51,004

2003-04
78,309 108,393 83,566 70,265 67,033 58,736 65,782 76,938 79,355 72,955 81,906 82,288 52,175
2004-05 78,147 108,669 83,477 70,223 66,375 58,281 65,701 76,574 79,228 72,162 82,256 82,563 53,937
2005-06 77,579 107,795 83,127 69,958 65,504 58,099 65,026 75,989 78,600 71,520 81,766 82,112 51,292
2006-07 78,538 109,388 83,960 70,782 66,811 58,660 65,504 76,929 79,553 72,345 82,751 83,053 52,981
2007-08 78,754 109,809 84,305 70,980 67,036 58,932 65,643 77,239 79,831 72,526 82,709 82,979 54,283

2008-09
80,495 112,205 86,295 72,685 67,953 60,295 67,011 78,740 81,389 73,794 85,047 85,406 53,135
2009-10 80,920 112,711 86,225 72,846 68,284 60,656 67,028 79,089 81,684 74,121 85,607 85,897 54,506
2010-11 80,311 111,934 85,703 72,472 67,328 59,835 65,446 78,119 80,861 72,836 85,807 86,063 54,178
2011-12 79,175 110,833 84,481 71,422 65,929 58,968 63,947 76,746 79,671 71,022 85,143 85,327 57,104
2012-13 78,624 109,835 84,132 70,887 64,107 57,968 64,581 75,872 78,578 70,265 85,293 85,478 52,785

2013-14
79,057 110,174 84,659 71,433 63,885 58,795 64,057 76,532 79,583 70,105 85,258 85,517 50,162
2014-15 79,823 112,057 85,741 72,281 64,510 58,818 62,949 77,145 80,374 70,015 86,173 86,824 43,186
2015-16 81,560 114,157 87,223 73,558 65,962 60,549 64,676 78,957 82,144 71,703 87,854 88,307 35,888
2016-17 82,635 115,908 87,882 74,504 67,537 61,382 64,599 80,062 83,174 72,242 88,900 89,085 58,415
2017-18 82,885 116,242 87,829 74,574 67,446 62,122 64,590 80,301 83,454 71,857 89,155 89,300 57,609

2018-19
83,117 116,321 87,782 74,667 68,663 62,545 64,039 80,471 83,575 72,132 89,547 89,684 58,463
2019-20 83,856 117,181 88,354 75,425 68,785 63,394 64,478 81,178 84,288 72,440 90,446 90,566 57,950
2020-21 83,198 115,047 86,865 74,500 69,010 62,760 62,892 80,650 83,454 72,264 89,555 89,665 58,842
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 in this table represent the 50 states and the District of Columbia. 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 2021, Human Resources component, Salaries section. (This table was prepared November 2021.)

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