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Table 234.Average salary of full-time instructional faculty on 9-month contracts in institutions of higher education, by academic rank, sex, and control and type of institution: 1970-71 to 1995-96

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 Academic |  All   |_______________________________________________________|    Public institutions   | Private institutions
 year and |faculty |Profes- |Associate|Assistant|Instruc-|Lecturer|   No   |__________________________|_________________________
   sex    |        |  sor   |professor|professor|  tor   |        |  rank  | Total  | 4-year | 2-year | Total  | 4-year |2-year
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  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
1972-73 ..| 13,856 | 19,191 |  14,580 |  12,032 | 10,737 | 11,637 | 12,676 | 14,016 | 14,417 | 12,919 | 13,452 | 13,622 | 9,288
1974-75 ..| 15,622 | 21,277 |  16,146 |  13,295 | 12,691 | 12,575 | 13,532 | 15,879 | 16,271 | 14,897 | 14,912 | 15,092 |10,242
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
1976-77 ..| 17,560 | 23,792 |  17,905 |  14,662 | 11,835 | 13,431 | 16,634 | 17,845 | 18,313 | 16,685 | 16,787 | 16,977 |11,637
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1977-78 ..| 18,709 | 25,133 |  18,987 |  15,530 | 12,504 | 14,528 | 17,831 | 19,045 | 19,517 | 17,895 | 17,773 | 17,966 |12,191
1978-79 ..| 19,820 | 26,470 |  20,047 |  16,374 | 13,193 | 15,281 | 18,725 | 20,179 | 20,722 | 18,844 | 18,807 | 19,010 |12,496
1979-80 ..| 21,348 | 28,388 |  21,451 |  17,465 | 14,023 | 16,122 | 20,262 | 21,798 | 22,349 | 20,429 | 20,105 | 20,318 |13,250
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
1981-82 ..| 25,449 | 33,437 |  25,278 |  20,608 | 16,450 | 18,756 | 24,331 | 25,886 | 26,591 | 24,193 | 24,255 | 24,509 |15,926
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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
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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
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   Men    |        |        |         |         |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
1972-73 ..| 14,422 | 19,414 |  14,723 |  12,193 | 11,147 | 12,106 | 13,047 | 14,545 | 14,944 | 13,268 | 14,116 | 14,253 | 9,571
1974-75 ..| 16,303 | 21,532 |  16,282 |  13,458 | 13,350 | 13,232 | 14,008 | 16,522 | 16,918 | 15,350 | 15,709 | 15,852 |10,633
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
1976-77 ..| 18,378 | 24,029 |  18,055 |  14,851 | 12,085 | 14,147 | 17,253 | 18,620 | 19,091 | 17,235 | 17,736 | 17,891 |12,193
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1977-78 ..| 19,575 | 25,370 |  19,133 |  15,726 | 12,729 | 15,181 | 18,459 | 19,867 | 20,347 | 18,479 | 18,783 | 18,935 |12,759
1978-79 ..| 20,777 | 26,727 |  20,221 |  16,602 | 13,441 | 15,927 | 19,400 | 21,080 | 21,628 | 19,475 | 19,935 | 20,086 |13,048
1979-80 ..| 22,394 | 28,672 |  21,651 |  17,720 | 14,323 | 16,932 | 20,901 | 22,789 | 23,350 | 21,131 | 21,317 | 21,472 |13,938
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
1981-82 ..| 26,796 | 33,799 |  25,553 |  21,025 | 16,906 | 19,721 | 25,276 | 27,149 | 27,864 | 25,085 | 25,849 | 26,037 |16,834
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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
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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
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  Women   |        |        |         |         |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
1972-73 ..| 11,925 | 17,123 |  13,827 |  11,510 | 10,098 | 10,775 | 11,913 | 12,250 | 12,300 | 12,165 | 11,044 | 11,219 | 8,888
1974-75 ..| 13,471 | 19,012 |  15,481 |  12,858 | 11,740 | 11,543 | 12,619 | 13,892 | 13,831 | 13,987 | 12,233 | 12,423 | 9,735
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
1976-77 ..| 15,100 | 21,536 |  17,189 |  14,225 | 11,589 | 12,397 | 15,467 | 15,573 | 15,539 | 15,628 | 13,709 | 13,899 |10,850
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1977-78 ..| 16,159 | 22,943 |  18,325 |  15,109 | 12,288 | 13,688 | 16,637 | 16,684 | 16,619 | 16,785 | 14,597 | 14,799 |11,470
1978-79 ..| 17,080 | 24,143 |  19,300 |  15,914 | 12,966 | 14,465 | 17,482 | 17,646 | 17,627 | 17,676 | 15,388 | 15,611 |11,898
1979-80 ..| 18,396 | 25,910 |  20,642 |  16,974 | 13,750 | 15,142 | 19,069 | 19,042 | 18,985 | 19,134 | 16,539 | 16,787 |12,541
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
1981-82 ..| 21,802 | 30,438 |  24,271 |  19,866 | 16,054 | 17,676 | 22,672 | 22,524 | 22,454 | 22,632 | 19,743 | 20,024 |14,984
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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
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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
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          |                                  Constant 1995-96 dollars\1\
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  Total   |        |        |         |         |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
1970-71 ..| 49,431 | 69,841 |  52,751 |  43,466 | 36,402 | 43,544 | 47,967 | 50,379 | 51,033 | 49,176 | 45,187 | 45,987 |33,696
1972-73 ..| 50,009 | 69,261 |  52,622 |  43,424 | 38,750 | 41,998 | 45,749 | 50,585 | 52,032 | 46,625 | 48,550 | 49,163 |33,523
1974-75 ..| 46,601 | 63,471 |  48,166 |  39,659 | 37,857 | 37,514 | 40,368 | 47,368 | 48,539 | 44,440 | 44,482 | 45,021 |30,552
1975-76 ..| 46,409 | 63,098 |  47,542 |  38,964 | 38,090 | 35,954 | 42,334 | 47,199 | 48,475 | 44,072 | 44,353 | 44,899 |30,368
1976-77 ..| 46,226 | 62,630 |  47,133 |  38,597 | 31,154 | 35,356 | 43,786 | 46,974 | 48,208 | 43,921 | 44,189 | 44,689 |30,633
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1977-78 ..| 46,149 | 61,998 |  46,836 |  38,309 | 30,843 | 35,836 | 43,985 | 46,979 | 48,144 | 44,142 | 43,843 | 44,317 |30,071
1978-79 ..| 44,704 | 59,703 |  45,217 |  36,932 | 29,756 | 34,465 | 42,233 | 45,513 | 46,738 | 42,502 | 42,419 | 42,876 |28,184
1979-80 ..| 42,486 | 56,497 |  42,690 |  34,758 | 27,907 | 32,084 | 40,323 | 43,382 | 44,477 | 40,657 | 40,011 | 40,435 |26,369
1980-81 ..| 41,560 | 54,850 |  41,403 |  33,711 | 27,071 | 30,857 | 39,834 | 42,350 | 43,470 | 39,554 | 39,404 | 39,818 |26,869
1981-82 ..| 41,780 | 54,895 |  41,500 |  33,833 | 27,006 | 30,792 | 39,945 | 42,498 | 43,655 | 39,718 | 39,821 | 40,238 |26,146
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1982-83 ..| 42,810 | 55,944 |  42,377 |  34,719 | 27,706 | 31,596 | 40,230 | 43,269 | 44,537 | 40,246 | 41,546 | 42,015 |26,123
1984-85 ..| 44,476 | 58,055 |  43,742 |  36,034 | 29,551 | 32,625 | 40,438 | 44,766 | 46,400 | 40,703 | 43,691 | 44,184 |27,039
1985-86 ..| 45,991 | 60,013 |  45,132 |  37,308 | 29,700 | 33,749 | 41,300 | 46,499 | 48,321 | 42,012 | 44,585 | 45,054 |27,596
1987-88 ..| 47,876 | 62,738 |  46,988 |  38,824 | 30,312 | 34,645 | 42,055 | 48,322 | 50,468 | 42,958 | 46,745 | 47,141 |29,164
1989-90 ..| 48,833 | 64,257 |  47,931 |  39,775 | 30,456 | 35,275 | 42,050 | 49,177 | 51,548 | 43,215 | 48,018 | 48,449 |29,934
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1990-91 ..| 48,646 | 64,077 |  47,779 |  39,727 | 30,379 | 34,723 | 41,989 | 48,822 | 51,351 | 42,750 | 48,211 | 48,714 |27,791
1991-92 ..| 49,021 | 64,203 |  47,989 |  39,959 | 34,560 | 34,046 | 42,237 | 48,786 | 51,017 | 43,552 | 49,607 | 50,073 |28,699
1992-93 ..| 48,471 | 63,727 |  47,637 |  39,702 | 30,894 | 33,109 | 40,944 | 47,910 | 50,423 | 42,206 | 49,849 | 50,328 |28,298
1993-94...| 48,991 | 64,085 |  47,842 |  39,762 | 30,461 | 34,583 | 42,883 | 48,522 | 50,739 | 43,364 | 50,154 | 50,592 |30,046
1994-95...| 49,112 | 64,415 |  47,984 |  39,810 | 30,472 | 34,101 | 42,349 | 48,722 | 51,091 | 43,246 | 50,067 | 50,722 |26,310
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
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   Men    |        |        |         |         |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
1972-73 ..| 52,051 | 70,068 |  53,138 |  44,007 | 40,232 | 43,690 | 47,089 | 52,496 | 53,934 | 47,886 | 50,946 | 51,441 |34,543
1974-75 ..| 48,632 | 64,231 |  48,570 |  40,147 | 39,823 | 39,472 | 41,786 | 49,286 | 50,468 | 45,790 | 46,862 | 47,286 |31,719
1975-76 ..| 48,513 | 63,802 |  47,941 |  39,488 | 40,200 | 37,829 | 43,908 | 49,202 | 50,482 | 45,520 | 46,759 | 47,209 |31,697
1976-77 ..| 48,378 | 63,253 |  47,529 |  39,095 | 31,813 | 37,239 | 45,417 | 49,014 | 50,255 | 45,369 | 46,687 | 47,096 |32,097
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1977-78 ..| 48,287 | 62,581 |  47,197 |  38,793 | 31,400 | 37,447 | 45,533 | 49,006 | 50,190 | 45,583 | 46,334 | 46,707 |31,472
1978-79 ..| 46,861 | 60,283 |  45,607 |  37,445 | 30,315 | 35,924 | 43,755 | 47,546 | 48,782 | 43,926 | 44,962 | 45,303 |29,429
1979-80 ..| 44,567 | 57,061 |  43,088 |  35,265 | 28,505 | 33,696 | 41,596 | 45,353 | 46,470 | 42,053 | 42,425 | 42,732 |27,739
1980-81 ..| 43,695 | 55,436 |  41,826 |  34,292 | 27,725 | 32,605 | 41,325 | 44,362 | 45,497 | 40,959 | 41,901 | 42,215 |28,671
1981-82 ..| 43,992 | 55,489 |  41,951 |  34,517 | 27,755 | 32,377 | 41,496 | 44,571 | 45,745 | 41,183 | 42,437 | 42,745 |27,637
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1982-83 ..| 45,121 | 56,599 |  42,914 |  35,553 | 28,586 | 33,411 | 41,779 | 45,415 | 46,690 | 41,752 | 44,326 | 44,674 |27,305
1984-85 ..| 47,010 | 58,823 |  44,395 |  37,001 | 30,908 | 34,411 | 41,880 | 47,095 | 48,708 | 42,203 | 46,785 | 47,150 |28,426
1985-86 ..| 48,691 | 60,815 |  45,822 |  38,468 | 30,800 | 35,833 | 42,974 | 49,023 | 50,809 | 43,671 | 47,785 | 48,132 |28,981
1987-88 ..| 50,830 | 63,664 |  47,778 |  40,127 | 31,535 | 36,880 | 43,675 | 51,100 | 53,212 | 44,649 | 50,152 | 50,437 |30,197
1989-90 ..| 52,033 | 65,280 |  48,830 |  41,104 | 31,554 | 37,917 | 43,779 | 52,271 | 54,553 | 45,120 | 51,485 | 51,828 |30,685
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1990-91 ..| 51,992 | 65,241 |  48,731 |  41,113 | 31,598 | 37,377 | 43,882 | 52,014 | 54,417 | 44,749 | 51,939 | 52,285 |29,923
1991-92 ..| 52,370 | 65,389 |  48,979 |  41,326 | 37,291 | 36,715 | 44,069 | 51,962 | 54,107 | 45,622 | 53,359 | 53,705 |29,987
1992-93 ..| 51,887 | 65,011 |  48,624 |  41,021 | 32,069 | 35,244 | 42,673 | 51,138 | 53,542 | 44,146 | 53,679 | 54,025 |29,704
1993-94...| 52,387 | 65,361 |  48,848 |  40,991 | 31,504 | 36,767 | 44,644 | 51,729 | 53,877 | 45,370 | 53,970 | 54,309 |32,527
1994-95...| 52,622 | 65,789 |  49,003 |  41,009 | 31,359 | 36,036 | 44,276 | 52,007 | 54,312 | 45,218 | 54,085 | 54,479 |30,446
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
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  Women   |        |        |         |         |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
1972-73 ..| 43,038 | 61,798 |  49,902 |  41,540 | 36,446 | 38,887 | 42,997 | 44,213 | 44,393 | 43,903 | 39,860 | 40,490 |32,076
1974-75 ..| 40,184 | 56,714 |  46,183 |  38,356 | 35,022 | 34,433 | 37,642 | 41,440 | 41,259 | 41,724 | 36,493 | 37,059 |29,040
1975-76 ..| 39,859 | 56,576 |  45,588 |  37,671 | 35,024 | 33,154 | 39,264 | 41,127 | 41,115 | 41,144 | 36,301 | 36,859 |28,418
1976-77 ..| 39,748 | 56,690 |  45,249 |  37,446 | 30,506 | 32,633 | 40,714 | 40,994 | 40,903 | 41,138 | 36,087 | 36,588 |28,560
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1977-78 ..| 39,860 | 56,595 |  45,203 |  37,270 | 30,311 | 33,766 | 41,041 | 41,155 | 40,996 | 41,405 | 36,007 | 36,507 |28,295
1978-79 ..| 38,524 | 54,454 |  43,531 |  35,893 | 29,244 | 32,625 | 39,431 | 39,800 | 39,758 | 39,867 | 34,708 | 35,211 |26,835
1979-80 ..| 36,611 | 51,565 |  41,080 |  33,780 | 27,365 | 30,135 | 37,951 | 37,896 | 37,782 | 38,080 | 32,914 | 33,408 |24,957
1980-81 ..| 35,664 | 49,866 |  39,764 |  32,643 | 26,493 | 28,836 | 37,175 | 36,871 | 36,755 | 37,059 | 32,234 | 32,685 |24,777
1981-82 ..| 35,793 | 49,971 |  39,846 |  32,615 | 26,356 | 29,019 | 37,221 | 36,978 | 36,863 | 37,156 | 32,412 | 32,873 |24,600
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1982-83 ..| 36,616 | 50,720 |  40,515 |  33,261 | 26,921 | 29,641 | 37,551 | 37,609 | 37,584 | 37,648 | 33,766 | 34,292 |24,942
1984-85 ..| 37,894 | 52,330 |  41,656 |  34,437 | 28,283 | 30,682 | 38,053 | 38,806 | 39,167 | 38,231 | 35,330 | 35,876 |25,673
1985-86 ..| 39,153 | 54,311 |  43,020 |  35,447 | 28,733 | 31,624 | 38,578 | 40,179 | 40,720 | 39,319 | 36,238 | 36,758 |26,272
1987-88 ..| 40,677 | 56,511 |  44,717 |  36,811 | 29,291 | 32,502 | 39,485 | 41,632 | 42,439 | 40,315 | 38,172 | 38,606 |28,295
1989-90 ..| 41,593 | 57,995 |  45,591 |  37,829 | 29,591 | 32,847 | 39,580 | 42,339 | 43,444 | 40,527 | 39,727 | 40,166 |29,205
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1990-91 ..| 41,395 | 57,372 |  45,374 |  37,754 | 29,459 | 32,432 | 39,432 | 42,063 | 43,348 | 40,057 | 39,640 | 40,262 |26,057
1991-92 ..| 41,958 | 57,706 |  45,571 |  38,078 | 32,277 | 31,915 | 39,822 | 42,256 | 43,188 | 40,822 | 41,169 | 41,707 |27,593
1992-93 ..| 41,610 | 57,188 |  45,378 |  37,976 | 30,028 | 31,352 | 38,799 | 41,578 | 42,786 | 39,795 | 41,691 | 42,262 |27,174
1993-94...| 42,328 | 57,847 |  45,624 |  38,218 | 29,730 | 32,807 | 40,653 | 42,390 | 43,355 | 40,900 | 42,163 | 42,665 |27,623
1994-95...| 42,495 | 58,093 |  45,840 |  38,368 | 29,863 | 32,538 | 40,027 | 42,678 | 43,823 | 40,895 | 42,021 | 42,952 |23,473
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
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\1\Data adjusted by the Consumer Price Index prepared by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, averaged on an academic year time frame.

NOTE.--Data for 1987-88 to 1994-95 include imputations for nonrespondent institutions.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), Faculty Salaries, Tenure, and Fringe Benefits surveys; and Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Salaries, Tenure, and Fringe Benefits of Full-Time Instructional Faculty" surveys. (This table was prepared January 1997.)



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