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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 2020-21 |
Academic year, control and level of institution | Constant 2020-21 dollars1 | Current dollars | ||||||||||||
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All faculty, total | All faculty | Academic rank | ||||||||||||
Total | Males | Females | Professor | Associate professor | Assistant professor | Instructor | Lecturer | No 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 | $86,874 | $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 | 85,511 | 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 | 90,078 | 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 | 96,767 | 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 | 82,032 | 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 | 74,406 | 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 | 74,986 | 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 | 90,423 | 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 | 90,817 | 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 | 111,721 | 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 | 77,521 | 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 | 72,710 | 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 | 58,420 | 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 | 45,923 | 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 |
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All institutions | 90,601 | 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 | 87,636 | 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 | 92,454 | 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 | 99,379 | 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 | 82,858 | 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 | 74,310 | 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 | 75,599 | 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 | 97,846 | 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 | 98,029 | 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 | 115,928 | 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 | 79,862 | 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 | 78,452 | 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 | 55,525 | 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 | 66,587 | 54,842 | 56,689 | 52,925 | 79,574 | 81,765 | 75,817 | 71,376 | 72,429 | 70,199 | 66,027 | 41,742 | ‡ | 53,705 |
2019-20 |
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All institutions | 92,813 | 90,724 | 98,525 | 81,970 | 127,363 | 134,329 | 114,545 | 89,848 | 92,877 | 86,366 | 77,053 | 68,744 | 64,372 | 64,623 |
Public | 89,049 | 87,045 | 94,070 | 79,352 | 120,505 | 127,162 | 108,616 | 88,563 | 91,607 | 85,054 | 77,036 | 70,070 | 61,645 | 63,044 |
4-year | 93,697 | 91,589 | 99,293 | 82,391 | 126,517 | 131,907 | 115,618 | 91,164 | 93,899 | 87,826 | 79,136 | 61,859 | 61,594 | 62,840 |
Doctoral2 | 100,500 | 98,239 | 107,148 | 86,932 | 137,476 | 142,448 | 126,317 | 95,759 | 98,789 | 91,903 | 83,737 | 55,986 | 62,762 | 61,910 |
Master's3 | 79,253 | 77,470 | 80,788 | 73,896 | 98,430 | 99,786 | 96,209 | 80,043 | 80,651 | 79,368 | 69,516 | 51,227 | 57,792 | 58,340 |
Other 4-year | 73,332 | 71,682 | 73,387 | 70,080 | 80,425 | 83,219 | 77,172 | 72,465 | 74,392 | 70,508 | 62,608 | 78,574 | 54,110 | 63,981 |
2-year | 73,291 | 71,642 | 72,659 | 70,810 | 82,156 | 83,351 | 81,128 | 69,145 | 69,711 | 68,719 | 62,223 | 76,227 | 63,638 | 63,148 |
Nonprofit | 102,074 | 99,778 | 109,099 | 88,697 | 140,624 | 147,769 | 126,680 | 92,357 | 95,370 | 88,910 | 77,127 | 61,132 | 72,676 | 78,590 |
4-year | 102,185 | 99,886 | 109,210 | 88,791 | 140,663 | 147,798 | 126,728 | 92,370 | 95,392 | 88,912 | 77,164 | 61,396 | 72,702 | 78,941 |
Doctoral2 | 118,881 | 116,206 | 128,187 | 100,596 | 167,691 | 174,876 | 151,342 | 103,705 | 107,656 | 98,958 | 88,305 | 68,347 | 74,714 | 86,495 |
Master's3 | 78,952 | 77,175 | 80,501 | 73,667 | 95,229 | 96,678 | 92,978 | 77,033 | 78,314 | 75,634 | 65,970 | 54,834 | 65,407 | 76,760 |
Other 4-year | 79,208 | 77,426 | 79,648 | 75,109 | 100,945 | 100,943 | 100,947 | 78,271 | 78,620 | 77,906 | 64,081 | 49,879 | 66,105 | 63,448 |
2-year | 56,650 | 55,375 | 52,335 | 57,720 | 77,217 | 76,430 | 77,856 | 79,996 | 73,593 | 86,704 | 57,640 | 44,918 | 60,239 | 48,301 |
For-profit | 54,832 | 53,598 | 52,597 | 54,775 | 80,355 | 79,159 | 82,179 | 74,435 | 73,519 | 75,273 | 67,370 | 62,688 | 73,202 | 41,250 |
2020-21 |
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All institutions | 91,908 | 91,908 | 99,754 | 83,198 | 127,767 | 134,899 | 115,047 | 90,341 | 93,395 | 86,865 | 77,903 | 70,486 | 65,046 | 64,335 |
Public | 88,306 | 88,306 | 95,363 | 80,650 | 121,057 | 127,832 | 109,352 | 89,212 | 92,386 | 85,598 | 77,954 | 71,927 | 62,211 | 62,946 |
4-year | 92,497 | 92,497 | 100,175 | 83,454 | 126,501 | 132,116 | 115,626 | 91,631 | 94,509 | 88,162 | 80,031 | 62,490 | 62,128 | 64,621 |
Doctoral2 | 99,426 | 99,426 | 108,219 | 88,356 | 137,798 | 142,901 | 126,744 | 96,191 | 99,277 | 92,309 | 84,698 | 56,900 | 63,386 | 65,246 |
Master's3 | 78,108 | 78,108 | 81,448 | 74,596 | 98,471 | 99,709 | 96,537 | 80,706 | 81,724 | 79,590 | 70,046 | 51,988 | 57,572 | 55,110 |
Other 4-year | 71,564 | 71,564 | 73,156 | 70,103 | 79,030 | 81,347 | 76,529 | 72,273 | 74,209 | 70,367 | 61,931 | 78,320 | 54,832 | 65,191 |
2-year | 73,187 | 73,187 | 74,333 | 72,264 | 84,087 | 85,746 | 82,697 | 70,212 | 70,734 | 69,832 | 62,954 | 78,834 | 65,612 | 61,852 |
Nonprofit | 100,788 | 100,788 | 110,188 | 89,750 | 141,017 | 148,370 | 127,028 | 92,606 | 95,426 | 89,399 | 77,842 | 61,958 | 73,793 | 76,091 |
4-year | 100,871 | 100,871 | 110,266 | 89,826 | 141,051 | 148,394 | 127,073 | 92,621 | 95,453 | 89,401 | 77,867 | 62,102 | 73,815 | 76,130 |
Doctoral2 | 116,597 | 116,597 | 128,657 | 101,159 | 166,471 | 173,888 | 150,099 | 103,425 | 107,018 | 99,133 | 88,546 | 68,560 | 75,874 | 82,614 |
Master's3 | 77,274 | 77,274 | 80,326 | 74,094 | 94,871 | 96,068 | 93,065 | 76,791 | 77,906 | 75,583 | 65,883 | 55,349 | 66,102 | 75,944 |
Other 4-year | 78,432 | 78,432 | 80,607 | 76,189 | 101,804 | 102,017 | 101,488 | 78,681 | 79,102 | 78,249 | 64,924 | 50,755 | 67,676 | 65,344 |
2-year | 61,593 | 61,593 | 60,827 | 62,105 | 77,190 | 81,336 | 73,932 | 78,577 | 72,478 | 87,546 | 63,179 | 53,720 | 63,862 | 53,361 |
For-profit | 61,205 | 61,205 | 60,682 | 61,752 | 77,061 | 78,010 | 75,871 | 74,210 | 75,173 | 73,364 | 68,313 | 61,270 | 44,482 | 50,510 |
‡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. This definition differs from the definition of master's institutions that is used in some Digest tables that present postsecondary finance data. | ||||||||||||||
NOTE: Data in this table represent the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Data exclude instructional faculty at medical schools. Degree-granting institutions grant associate’s or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Some data have been revised from previously published figures. | ||||||||||||||
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, Spring 2020, and Spring 2021, Human Resources component, Salaries section. (This table was prepared November 2021.) |