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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 2013-14
Academic year, control and level of institution Constant 2013-14 dollars1 Current dollars
All faculty Academic rank
All faculty, total Total Males Females Professor Associate professor Assistant professor Instruc-tor Lecturer No aca- demic 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 $77,569 $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 76,352 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 80,430 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 86,402 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 73,246 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 66,436 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 66,954 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 80,738 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 81,090 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 99,755 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 69,218 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 64,922 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 52,163 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 41,004 29,543 30,023 28,942 45,505 44,248 49,693 48,469 53,548 43,389 33,043 29,894 27,958
                             
2005-06                            
All institutions 78,135 66,172 71,569 58,665 91,208 94,733 81,514 65,714 67,654 62,860 55,106 50,883 45,896 50,425
Public 75,757 64,158 69,191 57,462 87,599 91,080 78,412 65,107 67,077 62,231 55,029 52,297 44,628 50,096
4-year 80,235 67,951 73,353 59,437 91,600 93,976 83,946 66,745 68,475 64,013 56,181 40,044 44,598 47,107
Doctoral2 86,782 73,495 79,688 62,509 99,872 101,856 91,960 70,008 71,991 66,659 59,471 39,863 45,222 46,201
Master's3 71,371 60,444 63,659 56,157 77,752 78,677 75,547 62,029 62,967 60,706 52,419 39,542 43,502 45,640
Other 4-year 65,775 55,705 58,157 52,490 71,469 73,188 68,141 58,817 59,957 57,061 49,749 42,185 43,951 51,863
2-year 65,421 55,405 56,858 54,082 65,740 67,782 63,544 54,870 55,825 54,004 48,425 57,224 45,427 50,513
Nonprofit 84,076 71,203 77,136 61,985 98,253 101,638 88,144 66,877 68,753 64,074 55,278 41,302 49,777 53,231
4-year 84,331 71,419 77,314 62,212 98,378 101,713 88,379 66,981 68,818 64,226 55,367 41,494 49,786 53,907
Doctoral2 101,951 86,342 93,646 72,638 119,187 121,728 109,444 76,945 79,224 73,038 65,038 45,862 51,110 55,289
Master's3 69,723 59,048 61,984 55,245 74,334 75,769 71,081 59,962 61,026 58,545 49,804 40,446 45,173 57,505
Other 4-year 67,792 57,413 59,743 54,149 74,655 75,548 72,485 57,536 57,613 57,430 47,629 38,145 45,957 44,713
2-year 46,170 39,101 38,817 39,307 47,174 48,786 45,945 42,433 43,628 41,753 35,437 36,264 38,908 39,399
For-profit 50,159 42,480 42,878 42,027 60,111 59,423 61,417 56,621 55,546 58,393 47,598 35,661 41,579
                             
2012-13                            
All institutions 78,485 77,278 83,979 69,124 108,074 113,311 96,563 77,029 79,423 73,966 64,673 57,674 53,072 58,752
Public 75,031 73,877 80,016 66,703 101,527 106,769 90,506 75,438 77,962 72,215 64,108 59,321 50,705 57,356
4-year 79,230 78,012 84,700 69,083 107,281 111,042 97,735 77,444 79,664 74,406 65,783 47,689 50,857 54,562
Doctoral2 85,441 84,126 91,861 72,850 116,777 120,054 106,985 81,252 83,715 77,697 69,811 46,160 52,183 53,799
Master's3 69,140 68,077 71,480 64,168 87,376 88,601 85,093 70,535 71,611 69,213 60,270 45,648 47,693 53,637
Other 4-year 61,508 60,562 62,620 58,332 74,871 77,450 70,905 64,945 66,317 63,267 54,785 55,403 46,542 56,307
2-year 63,890 62,907 64,282 61,774 71,707 73,125 70,439 61,119 62,011 60,417 54,045 65,098 44,505 58,380
Nonprofit 86,707 85,374 92,824 75,403 120,169 124,916 108,812 80,023 82,156 77,281 65,661 48,381 59,878 68,800
4-year 86,805 85,470 92,913 75,491 120,216 124,950 108,880 80,042 82,172 77,302 65,697 48,424 59,878 68,899
Doctoral2 101,437 99,877 109,525 85,436 143,432 147,794 130,909 90,449 93,378 86,432 74,672 51,572 61,019 74,703
Master's3 69,986 68,909 71,870 65,455 86,473 87,764 84,102 69,661 70,753 68,358 58,256 47,207 56,230 62,395
Other 4-year 69,024 67,963 70,420 65,010 89,246 89,746 88,255 68,177 67,971 68,429 56,060 43,603 57,625 53,220
2-year 48,958 48,205 44,085 51,000 48,111 45,368 50,512 43,650 42,635 44,480 43,117 46,565 60,621
For-profit 46,441 45,727 48,650 42,675 73,302 75,475 70,604 77,143 82,509 71,975 65,826 39,289 30,873 31,824
                             
2013-14                            
All institutions 78,625 78,625 85,528 70,355 109,905 115,455 98,064 78,593 81,156 75,388 66,025 58,080 54,238 58,902
Public 75,241 75,241 81,560 67,944 103,587 109,118 92,281 77,106 79,760 73,783 65,659 59,742 51,923 57,233
4-year 79,711 79,711 86,562 70,713 109,541 113,579 99,646 79,151 81,495 76,009 67,387 48,816 52,055 56,528
Doctoral2 85,851 85,851 93,677 74,675 118,814 122,452 108,523 83,032 85,507 79,550 71,429 47,822 53,262 56,347
Master's3 68,737 68,737 72,067 64,971 87,794 88,863 85,847 71,355 72,678 69,750 61,117 46,288 48,785 55,818
Other 4-year 61,145 61,145 63,227 58,992 74,333 76,927 70,634 66,053 67,918 63,892 56,116 56,123 47,437 57,110
2-year 63,198 63,198 64,564 62,079 72,737 74,264 71,377 62,258 63,168 61,557 55,423 65,524 48,222 57,498
Nonprofit 86,777 86,777 94,498 76,659 121,995 127,064 110,208 81,478 83,869 78,493 66,690 48,088 60,506 70,174
4-year 86,858 86,858 94,572 76,733 122,042 127,097 110,278 81,494 83,882 78,510 66,719 48,005 60,506 70,411
Doctoral2 101,684 101,684 111,792 86,884 146,366 151,239 132,794 92,201 95,342 88,010 75,760 51,412 61,601 74,456
Master's3 69,638 69,638 72,555 66,299 86,082 87,087 84,255 70,658 71,961 69,164 59,093 48,322 56,837 69,934
Other 4-year 69,292 69,292 71,765 66,384 90,780 91,178 90,028 69,880 70,079 69,641 57,103 41,388 58,445 56,004
2-year 50,790 50,790 47,259 53,092 51,307 49,960 52,415 59,231 47,530 63,689 41,799 52,227 49,582
For-profit 50,723 50,723 52,553 49,176 65,002 65,902 63,875 66,921 68,784 65,184 63,354 42,292 62,743 37,673
—Not available.
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.
NOTE: 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 2005-06, Spring 2013, and Spring 2014, Human Resources component, Salaries section. (This table was prepared February 2015.)

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