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Table 232.Average salary of full-time instructional faculty on 9-month contracts in institutions of higher education, by type and control of institution and by state: 1993-94

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                      |            |              Public institutions                |             Private institutions
 State or other area  |    All     |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------
                      |institutions|         |    4-year institutions      |         |         |    4-year institutions      |
                      |            |         |-----------------------------|         |         |-----------------------------|
                      |            |         |         | Univer- |  Other  |         |         |         | Univer- |  Other  |
                      |            |  Total  |  Total  |  sity   | 4-year  | 2-year  |  Total  |  Total  |  sity   | 4-year  | 2-year
----------------------|------------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------
         1            |     2      |    3    |    4    |    5    |    6    |    7    |    8    |    9    |   10    |   11    |   12
----------------------|------------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------
   United States .....|    $46,364 | $45,920 | $48,019 | $51,493 | $45,677 | $41,040 | $47,465 | $47,880 | $60,962 | $42,028 | $28,435
                      |------------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------
Alabama ..............|     38,418 |  39,268 |  41,248 |  44,780 |  38,941 |  34,037 |  33,942 |  34,129 |     --- |  34,129 |  28,181
Alaska ...............|     47,917 |  48,585 |  48,556 |  48,470 |  48,613 |  51,052 |  37,705 |  37,705 |     --- |  37,705 |     ---
Arizona ..............|     46,825 |  47,076 |  49,225 |  51,258 |  40,646 |  43,395 |  39,994 |  41,724 |     --- |  41,724 |  24,121
Arkansas .............|     37,222 |  37,720 |  39,498 |  44,127 |  38,066 |  29,506 |  34,794 |  35,241 |     --- |  35,241 |  13,109
California ...........|     54,259 |  53,999 |  57,051 |  65,132 |  55,493 |  50,368 |  55,418 |  56,089 |  68,310 |  48,937 |  30,608
                      |            |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
Colorado .............|     44,008 |  43,590 |  46,709 |  52,388 |  42,183 |  31,598 |  47,060 |  47,060 |  50,592 |  43,466 |     ---
Connecticut ..........|     55,483 |  55,243 |  58,001 |  62,965 |  53,374 |  46,813 |  55,757 |  56,572 |  71,857 |  50,236 |  26,857
Delaware .............|     49,780 |  49,728 |  51,371 |  54,289 |  36,012 |  40,011 |  50,219 |  50,219 |     --- |  50,219 |     ---
District of Columbia .|     52,586 |  49,114 |  49,114 |     --- |  49,114 |     --- |  53,046 |  53,046 |  54,640 |  40,297 |     ---
Florida ..............|     41,543 |  41,129 |  45,865 |  49,280 |  43,619 |  35,795 |  43,131 |  43,204 |  52,248 |  40,176 |  29,530
                      |            |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
Georgia ..............|     40,707 |  40,525 |  42,401 |  47,035 |  41,272 |  32,096 |  41,229 |  41,687 |  61,822 |  35,941 |  27,568
Hawaii ...............|     49,958 |  50,531 |  55,155 |  56,327 |  46,341 |  42,967 |  43,631 |  43,631 |     --- |  43,631 |     ---
Idaho ................|     38,813 |  39,015 |  39,680 |  43,464 |  37,993 |  33,977 |  38,066 |  34,194 |     --- |  34,194 |  39,034
Illinois .............|     47,435 |  45,766 |  46,076 |  49,697 |  42,769 |  45,283 |  50,458 |  50,700 |  66,146 |  40,698 |  29,700
Indiana...............|     44,921 |  45,024 |  45,902 |  48,205 |  41,216 |  34,211 |  44,710 |  44,870 |  63,709 |  39,546 |  29,172
                      |            |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
Iowa .................|     43,491 |  46,686 |  51,711 |  54,011 |  44,717 |  34,329 |  38,124 |  38,326 |  47,950 |  36,907 |  30,160
Kansas ...............|     38,481 |  40,160 |  42,973 |  44,837 |  38,309 |  33,478 |  28,236 |  28,687 |     --- |  28,687 |  22,054
Kentucky .............|     39,393 |  40,934 |  43,646 |  49,500 |  40,181 |  31,339 |  33,591 |  33,756 |     --- |  33,756 |  25,846
Louisiana ............|     39,304 |  37,787 |  38,643 |  46,409 |  36,596 |  30,464 |  46,497 |  46,497 |  53,436 |  34,892 |     ---
Maine ................|     41,232 |  40,509 |  42,521 |  45,096 |  40,753 |  32,514 |  43,257 |  43,663 |     --- |  43,663 |  24,047
                      |            |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
Maryland .............|     46,212 |  45,642 |  47,376 |  52,906 |  44,639 |  42,617 |  48,177 |  48,225 |  65,478 |  40,466 |  25,839
Massachusetts ........|     54,233 |  49,015 |  52,946 |  60,961 |  49,899 |  39,721 |  57,133 |  57,561 |  64,905 |  49,318 |  31,709
Michigan .............|     49,152 |  51,188 |  51,919 |  56,910 |  47,692 |  48,882 |  38,783 |  39,293 |  42,240 |  38,941 |  26,828
Minnesota ............|     44,617 |  46,077 |  48,805 |  57,010 |  44,766 |  41,376 |  40,980 |  41,221 |     --- |  41,221 |  32,702
Mississippi ..........|     35,214 |  35,575 |  39,433 |  43,214 |  37,213 |  30,636 |  32,569 |  33,570 |     --- |  33,570 |  21,406
                      |            |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
Missouri..............|     41,786 |  41,874 |  43,187 |  49,124 |  42,027 |  37,318 |  41,608 |  42,306 |  55,217 |  34,796 |  28,468
Montana ..............|     36,549 |  37,365 |  38,357 |  39,587 |  35,662 |  27,701 |  30,054 |  30,417 |     --- |  30,417 |  23,373
Nebraska .............|     41,663 |  43,172 |  45,931 |  52,303 |  41,371 |  30,879 |  37,079 |  37,079 |  43,672 |  33,629 |     ---
Nevada ...............|     45,505 |  45,620 |  47,239 |  50,984 |  44,966 |  40,736 |  33,359 |  37,401 |     --- |  37,401 |  21,233
New Hampshire ........|     45,173 |  43,148 |  45,409 |  48,114 |  41,276 |  33,682 |  47,730 |  48,338 |     --- |  48,338 |  22,760
                      |            |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
New Jersey ...........|     55,629 |  55,678 |  59,045 |  67,727 |  55,879 |  48,185 |  55,507 |  55,713 |  68,492 |  45,964 |  17,098
New Mexico ...........|     40,008 |  40,089 |  43,306 |  45,297 |  37,461 |  30,270 |  38,308 |  38,308 |     --- |  38,308 |     ---
New York .............|     52,498 |  52,636 |  55,176 |  59,195 |  54,560 |  48,027 |  52,348 |  52,819 |  61,520 |  47,194 |  22,617
North Carolina .......|     42,202 |  42,818 |  45,208 |  52,389 |  42,183 |  27,454 |  40,817 |  41,403 |  59,302 |  33,633 |  28,460
North Dakota .........|     34,379 |  35,205 |  36,618 |  37,926 |  33,880 |  29,874 |  28,559 |  30,261 |     --- |  30,261 |  20,426
                      |            |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
Ohio .................|     45,830 |  47,276 |  49,841 |  51,080 |  45,484 |  38,902 |  42,449 |  42,590 |  59,605 |  40,681 |  19,744
Oklahoma .............|     39,255 |  38,859 |  40,796 |  44,922 |  37,472 |  32,769 |  41,001 |  41,668 |  51,340 |  36,420 |  22,867
Oregon ...............|     42,161 |  41,800 |  44,890 |  46,806 |  42,473 |  38,321 |  43,796 |  43,796 |     --- |  43,796 |     ---
Pennsylvania .........|     50,390 |  51,461 |  52,646 |  56,677 |  50,378 |  45,218 |  49,116 |  49,629 |  64,430 |  44,656 |  27,109
Rhode Island .........|     49,560 |  48,469 |  51,037 |  54,472 |  45,257 |  40,398 |  50,429 |  50,429 |     --- |  50,429 |     ---
                      |            |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
South Carolina .......|     37,101 |  37,697 |  42,078 |  47,035 |  37,019 |  28,085 |  34,530 |  34,640 |     --- |  34,640 |  29,494
South Dakota .........|     34,877 |  35,818 |  35,929 |  36,310 |  35,347 |  24,780 |  31,222 |  31,243 |     --- |  31,243 |  28,500
Tennessee ............|     41,382 |  41,716 |  44,485 |  49,563 |  42,688 |  32,652 |  40,622 |  41,014 |  62,247 |  33,234 |  24,810
Texas ................|     43,158 |  42,461 |  45,110 |  50,632 |  40,248 |  37,760 |  46,119 |  46,294 |  54,490 |  40,155 |  22,681
Utah .................|     42,111 |  40,120 |  42,330 |  46,380 |  36,177 |  31,244 |  46,533 |  46,664 |  47,568 |  35,403 |  33,209
                      |            |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
Vermont ..............|     40,842 |  42,792 |  43,599 |  45,743 |  35,972 |  33,087 |  39,036 |  39,953 |     --- |  39,953 |  19,700
Virginia .............|     44,226 |  45,154 |  48,313 |  52,696 |  45,345 |  35,503 |  41,028 |  41,257 |     --- |  41,257 |  26,573
Washington ...........|     43,782 |  44,231 |  49,187 |  52,251 |  43,953 |  37,607 |  41,930 |  41,930 |     --- |  41,930 |     ---
West Virginia.........|     36,486 |  37,247 |  37,806 |  43,704 |  34,959 |  29,378 |  32,173 |  32,173 |     --- |  32,173 |     ---
Wisconsin ............|     45,306 |  46,306 |  48,040 |  58,260 |  44,231 |  43,548 |  40,524 |  40,524 |  51,882 |  36,766 |     ---
Wyoming ..............|     37,422 |  37,422 |  44,923 |  44,923 |     --- |  30,162 |     --- |     --- |     --- |     --- |     ---
                      |            |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
U.S. Service Schools .|     56,789 |  56,789 |  56,789 |     --- |  56,789 |     --- |     --- |     --- |     --- |     --- |     ---
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   Outlying areas ....|     24,793 |  32,683 |  32,075 |  29,952 |  35,466 |  35,715 |   8,238 |   9,062 |     --- |   9,062 |   6,413
                      |------------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------
American Samoa .......|     37,530 |  37,530 |     --- |     --- |     --- |  37,530 |     --- |     --- |     --- |     --- |     ---
Federated States of   |            |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
  Micronesia .........|     20,001 |  20,001 |     --- |     --- |     --- |  20,001 |     --- |     --- |     --- |     --- |     ---
Guam .................|     46,374 |  46,374 |  50,001 |     --- |  50,001 |  41,877 |     --- |     --- |     --- |     --- |     ---
Northern Marianas ....|     30,005 |  30,005 |     --- |     --- |     --- |  30,005 |     --- |     --- |     --- |     --- |     ---
Palau ................|     36,360 |  36,360 |     --- |     --- |     --- |  36,360 |     --- |     --- |     --- |     --- |     ---
Puerto Rico ..........|     21,222 |  29,523 |  29,279 |  29,952 |  27,489 |  33,783 |   8,238 |   9,062 |     --- |   9,062 |   6,413
Virgin Islands .......|     43,801 |  43,801 |  43,801 |     --- |  43,801 |     --- |     --- |     --- |     --- |     --- |     ---
----------------------|------------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------

---Data not reported or not applicable.

NOTE.--Data include imputations for nonrespondent institutions.

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, 1993-94" survey. (This table was prepared November 1995.)


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