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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 by type and control of institution: 1980-81, 1990-91, 1995-96, and 1996-97 
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                         |            |                   Academic rank                              |          Sex
                         |            |______________________________________________________________|_______________________
     Academic year,      |    All     |         |         |         |          |          |          |           |
    control, and type    |  faculty   |         |Associate|Assistant|          |          |    No    |           |
     of institution      |            |Professor|professor|professor|Instructor| Lecturer | academic |    Men    |   Women
                         |            |         |         |         |          |          |   rank   |           |
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            1            |     2      |    3    |    4    |    5    |    6     |    7     |    8     |     9     |    10
_________________________|____________|_________|_________|_________|__________|__________|__________|___________|___________
         1980-81         |            |         |         |         |          |          |          |           |
All institutions ........|    $23,302 | $30,753 | $23,214 | $18,901 |  $15,178 |  $17,301 |  $22,334 |   $24,499 |   $19,996
  4-year ................|     23,693 |  31,016 |  23,265 |  18,867 |   15,056 |   17,375 |   17,380 |    24,909 |    19,809
    University ..........|     25,949 |  33,622 |  24,392 |  19,684 |   15,530 |   17,327 |   17,856 |    27,206 |    20,736
    Other 4-year ........|     22,230 |  28,798 |  22,558 |  18,398 |   14,887 |   17,425 |   17,334 |    23,271 |    19,372
  2-year ................|     21,898 |  26,528 |  22,750 |  19,166 |   15,621 |   16,222 |   22,615 |    22,736 |    20,434
                         |            |         |         |         |          |          |          |           |
Public institutions .....|     23,745 |  31,077 |  23,772 |  19,431 |   15,613 |   17,620 |   22,820 |    24,873 |    20,673
  4-year ................|     24,373 |  31,442 |  23,898 |  19,442 |   15,486 |   17,712 |   19,240 |    25,509 |    20,608
    University ..........|     25,571 |  32,945 |  24,268 |  19,637 |   15,305 |   17,426 |   17,358 |    26,788 |    20,564
    Other 4-year ........|     23,500 |  30,097 |  23,639 |  19,315 |   15,567 |   17,997 |   19,798 |    24,499 |    20,633
  2-year ................|     22,177 |  26,880 |  22,947 |  19,370 |   15,928 |   16,458 |   22,875 |    22,965 |    20,778
                         |            |         |         |         |          |          |          |           |
Private institutions ....|     22,093 |  29,994 |  21,833 |  17,767 |   14,192 |   15,899 |   15,946 |    23,493 |    18,073
  4-year ................|     22,325 |  30,089 |  21,887 |  17,816 |   14,316 |   15,971 |   16,706 |    23,669 |    18,326
    University ..........|     26,897 |  35,227 |  24,730 |  19,792 |   16,197 |   16,956 |   18,933 |    28,251 |    21,176
    Other 4-year ........|     19,996 |  26,173 |  20,502 |  16,939 |   13,905 |   14,741 |   16,617 |    21,040 |    17,342
  2-year ................|     15,065 |  18,645 |  17,685 |  14,663 |   12,155 |   12,441 |   14,993 |    16,075 |    13,892
                         |            |         |         |         |          |          |          |           |
         1990-91         |            |         |         |         |          |          |          |           |
All institutions ........|     42,165 |  55,540 |  41,414 |  34,434 |   26,332 |   30,097 |   36,395 |    45,065 |    35,881
  4-year ................|     43,693 |  56,485 |  41,811 |  34,657 |   25,772 |   30,209 |   31,494 |    46,519 |    36,574
    University ..........|     49,430 |  63,437 |  44,877 |  37,838 |   27,105 |   31,748 |   31,533 |    52,426 |    39,788
    Other 4-year ........|     40,313 |  51,467 |  39,994 |  33,020 |   25,370 |   29,009 |   31,488 |    42,660 |    35,135
  2-year ................|     36,642 |  44,916 |  37,650 |  32,253 |   27,933 |   28,048 |   36,752 |    38,465 |    34,224
                         |            |         |         |         |          |          |          |           |
Public institutions .....|     42,317 |  55,371 |  42,101 |  35,137 |   26,907 |   29,881 |   36,990 |    45,084 |    36,459
  4-year ................|     44,510 |  56,668 |  42,742 |  35,520 |   26,134 |   29,956 |   32,349 |    47,168 |    37,573
    University ..........|     47,499 |  60,536 |  43,851 |  36,889 |   25,647 |   30,429 |   30,412 |    50,405 |    38,363
    Other 4-year ........|     42,499 |  53,704 |  41,969 |  34,680 |   26,316 |   29,664 |   33,507 |    44,804 |    37,147
  2-year ................|     37,055 |  45,411 |  38,051 |  32,673 |   28,389 |   28,780 |   37,096 |    38,787 |    34,720
                         |            |         |         |         |          |          |          |           |
Private institutions ....|     41,788 |  55,911 |  39,983 |  33,116 |   24,928 |   30,864 |   28,523 |    45,019 |    34,359
  4-year ................|     42,224 |  56,127 |  40,122 |  33,235 |   25,159 |   31,053 |   31,122 |    45,319 |    34,898
    University ..........|     53,875 |  69,732 |  47,405 |  40,013 |   31,239 |   34,444 |   36,211 |    56,989 |    43,273
    Other 4-year ........|     36,888 |  47,405 |  36,965 |  30,688 |   23,973 |   25,416 |   30,915 |    39,162 |    32,251
  2-year ................|     24,088 |  29,520 |  26,353 |  24,587 |   20,911 |     ---  |   23,187 |    25,937 |    22,585
                         |            |         |         |         |          |          |          |           |
         1995-96         |            |         |         |         |          |          |          |           |
All institutions ........|     49,309 |  64,540 |  47,966 |  39,696 |   30,344 |   34,136 |   42,996 |    52,814 |    42,871
  4-year ................|     51,044 |  65,866 |  48,432 |  39,991 |   29,941 |   34,082 |   35,657 |    54,520 |    43,702
    University ..........|     58,173 |  74,650 |  51,993 |  43,838 |   30,689 |   35,272 |   36,818 |    61,972 |    48,011
    Other 4-year ........|     46,946 |  59,599 |  46,356 |  38,179 |   29,718 |   33,140 |   35,470 |    49,726 |    41,773
  2-year ................|     43,009 |  51,454 |  43,107 |  36,927 |   31,421 |   35,165 |   43,537 |    44,944 |    40,791
                         |            |         |         |         |          |          |          |           |
Public institutions .....|     48,837 |  63,189 |  48,122 |  40,092 |   30,581 |   33,634 |   43,590 |    52,163 |    42,871
  4-year ................|     51,172 |  64,946 |  48,815 |  40,562 |   29,907 |   33,525 |   36,829 |    54,448 |    43,986
    University ..........|     55,068 |  69,924 |  50,186 |  42,335 |   29,186 |   34,139 |   35,532 |    58,648 |    45,676
    Other 4-year ........|     48,566 |  61,076 |  47,850 |  39,544 |   30,178 |   33,134 |   37,266 |    51,375 |    43,063
  2-year ................|     43,295 |  51,679 |  43,389 |  37,241 |   31,805 |   35,244 |   43,754 |    45,209 |    41,086
                         |            |         |         |         |          |          |          |           |
Private institutions ....|     50,466 |  67,457 |  47,654 |  38,964 |   29,701 |   35,792 |   34,599 |    54,364 |    42,871
  4-year ................|     50,819 |  67,598 |  47,760 |  39,071 |   30,002 |   35,810 |   35,098 |    54,649 |    43,236
    University ..........|     65,405 |  84,970 |  56,517 |  47,387 |   35,782 |   37,516 |   38,649 |    69,579 |    53,717
    Other 4-year ........|     44,504 |  57,089 |  44,186 |  36,325 |   28,993 |   33,170 |   34,771 |    47,126 |    39,982
  2-year ................|     31,915 |  37,929 |  33,283 |  29,887 |   23,895 |      --- |   33,410 |    33,301 |    30,671
                         |            |         |         |         |          |          |          |           |
       1996-97\1\        |            |         |         |         |          |          |          |           |
All institutions ........|     50,829 |  66,659 |  49,307 |  40,687 |   31,193 |   34,962 |   44,200 |    54,465 |    44,325
  4-year ................|     52,618 |  68,152 |  49,809 |  40,987 |   30,748 |   34,948 |   36,701 |    56,266 |    45,145
    University ..........|     60,199 |  77,464 |  53,552 |  45,038 |   31,304 |   36,389 |   38,265 |    64,242 |    49,703
    Other 4-year ........|     48,276 |  61,478 |  47,622 |  39,126 |   30,582 |   33,791 |   36,508 |    51,140 |    43,110
  2-year ................|     44,314 |  52,719 |  44,092 |  37,898 |   32,462 |   35,215 |   44,796 |    46,153 |    42,236
                         |            |         |         |         |          |          |          |           |
Public institutions .....|     50,303 |  65,141 |  49,470 |  41,108 |   31,452 |   34,294 |   44,803 |    53,737 |    44,306
  4-year ................|     52,718 |  67,121 |  50,220 |  41,590 |   30,740 |   34,229 |   37,060 |    56,162 |    45,402
    University ..........|     57,047 |  72,599 |  51,835 |  43,536 |   30,000 |   35,243 |   35,099 |    60,845 |    47,389
    Other 4-year ........|     49,836 |  62,846 |  49,082 |  40,500 |   31,025 |   33,607 |   37,506 |    52,744 |    44,321
  2-year ................|     44,584 |  52,927 |  44,371 |  38,232 |   32,822 |   35,215 |   44,998 |    46,393 |    42,531
                         |            |         |         |         |          |          |          |           |
Private institutions ....|     52,112 |  69,931 |  48,984 |  39,907 |   30,502 |   37,091 |   35,915 |    56,185 |    44,374
  4-year ................|     52,443 |  70,071 |  49,090 |  40,021 |   30,763 |   37,091 |   36,538 |    56,453 |    44,726
    University ..........|     67,457 |  87,949 |  57,812 |  48,591 |   35,960 |   38,423 |   41,779 |    71,917 |    55,306
    Other 4-year ........|     45,938 |  59,174 |  45,515 |  37,259 |   29,899 |   34,735 |   36,109 |    48,626 |    41,432
  2-year ................|     32,628 |  38,687 |  33,998 |  30,281 |   24,189 |      --- |   34,079 |    34,736 |    30,661
_________________________|____________|_________|_________|_________|__________|__________|__________|___________|___________

\1\Data are for degree-granting institutions. Survey coverage is slightly wider than data for higher education institutions tabulated for earlier years.
---Data not available.

NOTE.--Data for 1990-91 through 1996-97 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, 1980-81; and Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Salaries, Tenure, and Fringe Benefits of Full-Time Instructional Faculty" surveys. (This table was prepared February 1998.)


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