Average Faculty Salaries in Public Doctorate Granting Institutions, 1995-96
(By all ranks average salary, dollars in thousands)

Rank

State

Institution

Prof

Assoc

Asst

Instr

All Ranks

1

NJ

Rutgers University, New Brunswick

90.8

65.6

49.8

30.8

71.9

2

CA

University of California, Berkeley

86.5

57.1

48.9

--

71.9

3

CA

University of California, Los Angeles

84.5

56.8

48.4

--

68.1

4

CT

University of Connecticut

82.4

61.2

47.7

42.8

67.4

5

CA

University of California, San Diego

82.3

55.0

46.3

--

67.3

6

MI

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

85.0

62.0

50.1

39.8

65.7

7

CA

University of California, Irvine

79.7

56.4

47.1

--

65.1

8

VA

University of Virginia

81.4

54.4

44.2

32.3

63.7

9

CA

University of California, Santa Barbara

81.0

52.7

45.1

--

63.7

10

GA

Georgia Institute of Technology

77.8

57.6

51.2

26.4

63.3

11

MO

University of Missouri, Rolla

74.2

57.3

48.0

33.8

62.8

12

IL

University of Illinois, Urbana

75.2

53.4

46.6

--

62.6

13

NY

SUNY at Stony Brook

80.5

56.2

43.0

27.2

62.1

14

CA

University of California, Davis

75.7

52.7

45.6

--

62.1

15

NY

SUNY at Albany

77.1

55.6

43.1

--

62.0

16

MN

University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

73.0

51.5

45.4

41.6

61.7

17

NY

SUNY at Buffalo

79.0

56.7

43.2

34.4

61.5

18

NC

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

75.9

54.1

45.7

39.8

61.5

19

IA

University of Iowa

74.3

54.3

45.5

39.9

61.4

20

WI

University of Wisconsin, Madison

70.4

52.5

46.4

35.0

61.3

21

DE

University of Delaware

79.7

57.3

45.3

32.9

61.2

22

MA

University of Massachusetts, Amherst

70.5

53.2

43.3

44.6

60.3

23

TX

University of Texas, Austin

76.1

49.3

44.9

34.8

60.3

24

VA

George Mason University

80.6

55.5

43.9

34.8

60.0

25

OH

Ohio State University

76.4

53.4

44.9

32.3

59.8

26

MD

University of Maryland, College Park

76.6

53.1

45.7

33.5

59.4

27

IN

Purdue University

75.7

51.2

44.5

31.1

59.3

28

NY

SUNY at Binghamton

74.3

54.4

43.4

--

59.2

29

MA

University of Massachusetts, Lowell

65.6

53.9

45.8

42.8

59.2

30

IA

Iowa State University

72.4

53.6

43.4

30.4

59.2

31

PA

Indiana University of Pennsylvania

73.3

58.3

45.2

36.3

59.1

32

MI

Michigan State University

68.8

52.3

43.7

30.7

58.8

33

AZ

University of Arizona

70.9

49.5

43.9

--

58.6

34

NY

Cornell University Statutory College

69.6

54.4

45.4

30.2

58.5

35

TX

University of Texas, Dallas

69.1

51.9

45.9

--

58.4

36

CA

University of California, Santa Cruz

73.7

52.3

43.2

--

58.1

37

WA

University of Washington

70.2

49.9

44.6

32.6

58.0

38

CO

University of Colorado, Boulder

71.9

53.3

45.0

33.7

57.9

39

CA

University of California, Riverside

76.5

51.6

45.4

--

57.8

40

IN

Indiana University, Bloomington

72.4

51.2

44.0

--

57.6

41

HI

University of Hawaii, Manoa

70.6

55.3

46.8

35.5

57.4

42

RI

University of Rhode Island

65.3

49.0

42.8

--

57.0

43

IL

University of Illinois, Chicago

72.6

53.1

44.8

37.0

56.9

44

PA

University of Pittsburgh

76.8

53.7

42.9

33.9

56.8

45

GA

Georgia State University

75.4

52.9

43.5

33.6

56.1

46

MI

Wayne State University

72.6

55.2

45.2

41.8

55.9

47

NE

University of Nebraska, Lincoln

70.3

49.8

42.2

28.2

55.7

48

NV

University of Nevada, Reno

70.8

52.1

41.7

--

55.6

49

VA

Virginia Poly Institute & State University

69.1

49.2

43.8

27.0

55.6

50

CO

Colorado State University

64.2

48.2

42.8

--

55.5

51

VA

College of William & Mary

72.1

52.4

39.5

29.5

55.3

52

MO

University of Missouri, Columbia

68.4

52.0

44.7

33.1

55.3

53

KY

University of Kentucky

67.6

50.1

43.2

46.0

55.3

54

PA

Pennsylvania State University, Main

77.6

53.5

43.6

29.5

55.2

55

OH

University of Cincinnati

68.0

49.4

40.0

33.1

55.2

56

NC

North Carolina State University

71.1

51.2

45.3

34.4

54.9

57

TX

University of Houston

69.5

47.4

42.8

--

54.7

58

TN

University of Tennessee, Knoxville

65.1

49.6

42.5

28.5

54.6

59

TX

Texas A & M University

68.7

49.0

42.6

--

54.6

60

MI

Michigan Technological University

70.9

51.1

45.7

33.4

54.5

61

FL

University of Florida

66.0

47.4

42.3

36.4

54.5

62

OH

Ohio University, Athens

68.8

52.4

42.5

33.8

54.4

63

GA

University of Georgia

68.5

49.2

42.1

26.9

54.4

64

UT

University of Utah

68.0

47.8

40.7

30.1

54.3

65

VA

Virginia Commonwealth University

67.0

53.9

43.7

34.3

54.1

66

SC

University of South Carolina

65.8

49.5

42.5

29.8

53.4

67

WI

University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

63.9

50.9

44.0

--

53.3

68

NH

University of New Hampshire

64.3

49.0

41.0

--

53.3

69

OH

Kent State University

68.3

49.6

40.6

--

53.1

70

FL

Florida State University

62.6

45.8

42.2

18.3

53.0

71

AK

University of Alaska, Fairbanks

68.7

53.4

43.5

37.1

52.7

72

AZ

Arizona State University

65.9

49.3

41.9

27.6

52.7

73

KS

University of Kansas

63.3

45.9

39.4

--

52.6

74

MI

Western Michigan University

63.7

50.7

41.3

27.0

52.5

75

MO

University of Missouri, St. Louis

63.8

49.1

43.5

45.1

51.4

76

MO

University of Missouri, Kansas City

64.9

48.5

41.2

30.8

51.4

77

SC

Clemson University

64.9

47.6

40.1

22.4

51.3

78

OH

University of Toledo

63.7

46.7

38.9

33.2

51.3

79

OH

University of Akron

61.8

47.8

40.5

34.5

51.1

80

OH

Miami University of Ohio

65.3

50.3

39.5

28.1

51.0

81

MD

University of Maryland, Baltimore County

68.0

49.0

42.9

31.1

50.8

82

FL

Florida Atlantic University

63.3

47.7

41.9

32.8

50.8

83

NM

University of New Mexico

63.7

47.6

39.9

--

50.7

84

OH

Bowling Green State University

65.0

51.0

40.7

28.9

50.5

85

WA

Washington State University

63.0

47.1

41.5

30.5

50.1

86

KY

University of Louisville

62.0

45.8

38.1

30.2

50.0

87

OK

Oklahoma State University

59.5

45.2

40.1

30.0

50.0

88

FL

University of South Florida

62.8

46.6

40.7

31.5

49.7

89

AL

University of Alabama

63.8

47.1

40.2

27.2

49.2

90

OR

Oregon State University

62.8

47.4

40.9

28.9

48.9

91

TX

Texas Tech University

65.1

45.8

37.3

25.7

48.9

92

OK

University of Oklahoma

62.7

45.3

37.0

25.5

48.8

93

VT

University of Vermont

63.1

47.6

38.3

--

48.6

94

AL

University of Alabama, Birmingham

65.4

46.2

37.3

29.8

48.6

95

MS

University of Mississippi

61.6

47.7

40.5

29.4

48.4

96

AL

Auburn University

61.1

45.7

38.9

25.9

48.2

97

ID

University of Idaho

56.1

44.8

40.4

31.4

48.2

98

MS

University of Southern Mississippi

61.1

47.9

39.9

31.7

48.1

99

AR

University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

60.4

46.8

40.5

25.8

48.1

100

FL

University of Central Florida

60.3

46.6

38.9

29.9

48.1

101

OH

Wright State University, Main

66.7

49.3

38.3

25.5

48.0

102

MS

Mississippi State University

59.0

46.6

41.2

27.5

48.0

103

WV

West Virginia University

58.1

46.5

38.1

34.7

48.0

104

KS

Kansas State University

59.3

45.6

40.0

29.3

47.7

105

TN

The University of Memphis

61.1

45.8

38.9

26.3

47.6

106

OR

Portland State University

55.6

44.1

39.0

29.3

47.4

107

ME

University of Maine, Orono

58.3

45.7

38.4

29.6

47.3

108

WY

University of Wyoming

58.1

44.8

40.9

--

47.3

109

IL

Northern Illinois University

62.9

47.0

40.2

22.4

47.2

110

FL

Florida International University

62.3

48.2

42.6

34.0

47.1

111

IL

Illinois State University

58.7

45.8

39.5

28.5

47.1

112

OR

University of Oregon

60.9

45.1

39.4

29.0

46.8

113

TX

University of North Texas

58.5

45.6

40.0

--

46.5

114

LA

Louisiana State University, A&M College

59.2

43.9

37.8

26.7

46.5

115

NM

New Mexico State University, Main

56.3

46.3

38.4

26.2

46.4

116

NC

University of North Carolina, Greensboro

65.6

46.6

39.4

31.2

46.3

117

TX

University of Texas, Arlington

62.0

44.8

37.3

25.5

46.3

118

TX

Texas Southern University

58.2

45.0

37.5

31.0

45.3

119

IL

Southern Illinois University, Carbondale

59.9

45.8

38.0

23.3

44.8

120

IN

Indiana State University

53.8

42.2

36.4

24.9

44.5

121

AZ

Northern Arizona University

57.0

45.8

37.1

26.2

44.3

122

UT

Utah State University

56.1

43.9

37.2

29.5

43.9

123

MT

Montana State University

53.0

43.2

37.3

29.9

43.9

124

IN

Ball State University

57.7

45.9

36.1

24.4

42.9

125

CO

University of Northern Colorado

53.8

41.8

34.9

25.5

42.8

126

MT

University of Montana

49.6

39.6

35.3

25.1

42.5

127

LA

University Southwestern Louisiana

54.8

42.6

37.0

28.3

41.8

128

LA

University of New Orleans

52.3

38.6

36.3

22.9

41.4

129

TX

Texas Woman's University

52.3

41.9

36.1

32.5

41.3

130

ND

University of North Dakota

47.9

39.8

35.3

31.4

38.4

131

SD

University of South Dakota

50.6

38.8

35.5

23.7

37.6

Weighted Averages

69.5

50.2

42.3

29.4

55.7

Source: American Association of University Professors, ACADEME, the Annual Report on the Economic Status of the Profession, 1995-96.