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Table 239. Average salary of full-time instructional faculty on 9-month contracts in degree-granting institutions, by type and control of institution and by state: 1998-99

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                      |        |              Public institutions            |             Private institutions
 State or other area  |  All   |_____________________________________________|____________________________________________
                      | insti- |        |    4-year institutions    |        |        |    4-year institutions   |
                      |tuitions|        |___________________________|        |        |__________________________|
                      |        |        |        |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 .....|$54,097 |$53,319 |$55,948 |$61,148 | $52,520 |$47,285 |$55,981 |$56,284 |$73,212 |$48,828 |$34,821
                      |________|________|________|________|_________|________|________|________|________|________|________
Alabama ..............| 46,218 | 47,344 | 49,326 | 53,630 |  46,411 | 42,277 | 40,350 | 40,657 |    --- | 40,657 | 27,057
Alaska ...............| 51,550 | 52,457 | 52,387 | 53,525 |  51,689 | 60,021 | 39,696 | 39,696 |    --- | 39,696 |    ---
Arizona ..............| 56,067 | 56,551 | 59,163 | 62,358 |  50,071 | 51,576 | 45,043 | 45,043 |    --- | 45,043 |    ---
Arkansas .............| 42,162 | 42,590 | 45,677 | 52,733 |  43,618 | 33,823 | 39,889 | 40,076 |    --- | 40,076 | 24,607
California ...........| 63,778 | 63,587 | 67,699 | 85,636 |  64,219 | 58,849 | 64,571 | 64,910 | 81,278 | 56,213 | 29,299
                      |        |        |        |        |         |        |        |        |        |        |
Colorado .............| 52,188 | 51,717 | 54,947 | 62,577 |  48,783 | 38,583 | 55,702 | 55,702 | 58,577 | 52,209 |    ---
Connecticut ..........| 64,224 | 62,669 | 65,792 | 72,951 |  59,113 | 53,217 | 65,909 | 66,313 | 86,741 | 58,154 | 33,696
Delaware .............| 61,136 | 61,598 | 64,831 | 67,485 |  50,570 | 45,627 | 56,410 | 56,613 |    --- | 56,613 |    ---
District of Columbia .| 63,779 | 52,805 | 52,805 |    --- |  52,805 |    --- | 64,265 | 64,265 | 65,609 | 51,478 |    ---
Florida ..............| 50,200 | 50,258 | 55,144 | 60,808 |  52,084 | 43,396 | 49,999 | 50,453 | 63,525 | 46,389 | 23,719
                      |        |        |        |        |         |        |        |        |        |        |
Georgia ..............| 52,220 | 53,091 | 55,215 | 63,076 |  53,344 | 41,610 | 49,830 | 50,498 | 75,900 | 43,605 | 31,644
Hawaii ...............| 56,044 | 55,796 | 61,130 | 63,250 |  49,444 | 47,317 | 58,741 | 58,741 |    --- | 58,741 |    ---
Idaho ................| 46,465 | 46,267 | 47,551 | 51,998 |  45,625 | 38,898 | 47,101 | 40,666 |    --- | 40,666 | 49,693
Illinois .............| 56,469 | 54,514 | 55,145 | 60,625 |  50,700 | 53,455 | 59,738 | 59,993 | 79,645 | 47,485 | 33,104
Indiana...............| 51,806 | 51,216 | 53,859 | 56,862 |  47,792 | 36,309 | 53,082 | 53,306 | 77,764 | 45,941 | 33,106
                      |        |        |        |        |         |        |        |        |        |        |
Iowa .................| 50,484 | 54,050 | 61,341 | 65,001 |  51,530 | 38,334 | 44,383 | 44,448 | 54,559 | 43,137 | 34,531
Kansas ...............| 44,649 | 46,488 | 50,404 | 53,397 |  43,653 | 38,010 | 33,255 | 33,711 |    --- | 33,711 | 26,555
Kentucky .............| 46,413 | 48,115 | 50,558 | 57,391 |  46,558 | 39,277 | 40,259 | 40,263 |    --- | 40,263 |    ---
Louisiana ............| 45,705 | 43,820 | 44,885 | 51,840 |  42,931 | 35,248 | 54,570 | 54,587 | 62,655 | 42,468 |    ---
Maine ................| 49,498 | 47,035 | 48,854 | 53,165 |  46,692 | 39,923 | 53,994 | 54,507 |    --- | 54,507 | 27,158
                      |        |        |        |        |         |        |        |        |        |        |
Maryland .............| 53,934 | 52,998 | 55,601 | 63,448 |  51,727 | 48,510 | 56,961 | 56,993 | 72,617 | 47,949 |    ---
Massachusetts ........| 63,234 | 53,669 | 58,587 | 67,123 |  55,214 | 42,328 | 68,540 | 68,826 | 78,640 | 57,967 | 37,463
Michigan .............| 57,615 | 59,965 | 60,380 | 68,357 |  53,846 | 58,510 | 45,281 | 45,418 | 47,720 | 45,164 | 19,927
Minnesota ............| 52,028 | 53,877 | 58,742 | 73,577 |  51,360 | 46,683 | 47,603 | 47,750 |    --- | 47,750 | 36,428
Mississippi ..........| 42,825 | 43,385 | 46,751 | 49,513 |  44,830 | 39,111 | 38,274 | 39,200 |    --- | 39,200 | 26,342
                      |        |        |        |        |         |        |        |        |        |        |
Missouri..............| 50,085 | 50,103 | 52,349 | 62,290 |  50,395 | 42,663 | 50,048 | 50,310 | 67,678 | 40,549 | 36,037
Montana ..............| 43,944 | 45,356 | 47,495 | 49,599 |  42,666 | 33,076 | 34,696 | 35,018 |    --- | 35,018 | 30,229
Nebraska .............| 46,759 | 47,970 | 51,091 | 57,362 |  46,505 | 35,422 | 43,056 | 43,056 | 50,745 | 38,903 |    ---
Nevada ...............| 55,113 | 55,225 | 60,922 | 64,471 |  58,549 | 45,947 | 41,846 | 41,846 |    --- | 41,846 |    ---
New Hampshire ........| 53,286 | 50,444 | 53,947 | 56,659 |  49,188 | 36,564 | 56,906 | 57,098 |    --- | 57,098 | 22,090
                      |        |        |        |        |         |        |        |        |        |        |
New Jersey ...........| 64,922 | 64,535 | 67,421 | 75,264 |  64,702 | 57,458 | 65,906 | 66,045 | 80,498 | 55,135 | 28,075
New Mexico ...........| 44,875 | 45,471 | 49,698 | 52,504 |  42,256 | 34,600 | 36,096 | 36,096 |    --- | 36,096 |    ---
New York .............| 59,685 | 57,451 | 59,098 | 65,973 |  58,060 | 54,233 | 61,872 | 62,075 | 73,688 | 53,748 | 31,081
North Carolina .......| 51,400 | 51,219 | 55,004 | 66,700 |  50,322 | 32,583 | 51,799 | 51,997 | 77,202 | 40,308 | 34,897
North Dakota .........| 38,976 | 39,510 | 41,138 | 42,630 |  37,965 | 34,371 | 35,039 | 36,790 |    --- | 36,790 | 26,407
                      |        |        |        |        |         |        |        |        |        |        |
Ohio .................| 53,428 | 55,065 | 57,813 | 59,392 |  52,392 | 45,647 | 49,698 | 49,904 | 72,237 | 47,517 | 26,555
Oklahoma .............| 44,874 | 45,604 | 48,335 | 54,229 |  43,078 | 37,556 | 41,963 | 42,226 | 51,960 | 38,088 | 27,245
Oregon ...............| 47,893 | 47,643 | 49,749 | 53,007 |  46,201 | 45,347 | 48,753 | 48,753 |    --- | 48,753 |    ---
Pennsylvania .........| 58,161 | 58,891 | 60,193 | 66,162 |  56,836 | 51,526 | 57,301 | 57,801 | 79,156 | 51,373 | 31,663
Rhode Island .........| 58,374 | 55,762 | 59,241 | 63,882 |  51,431 | 44,984 | 60,306 | 60,306 |    --- | 60,306 |    ---
                      |        |        |        |        |         |        |        |        |        |        |
South Carolina .......| 44,912 | 45,946 | 51,342 | 58,003 |  44,366 | 35,014 | 40,412 | 40,539 |    --- | 40,539 | 33,262
South Dakota .........| 39,571 | 40,351 | 41,875 | 42,719 |  40,704 | 32,918 | 36,115 | 36,115 |    --- | 36,115 |    ---
Tennessee ............| 46,762 | 46,269 | 49,539 | 58,882 |  46,556 | 36,502 | 47,850 | 48,019 | 72,519 | 39,152 | 24,849
Texas ................| 49,071 | 47,955 | 51,630 | 58,338 |  46,133 | 41,321 | 53,879 | 54,231 | 64,320 | 46,301 | 26,217
Utah .................| 50,154 | 47,660 | 50,137 | 54,425 |  43,215 | 38,144 | 56,417 | 56,598 | 57,711 | 43,290 | 41,565
                      |        |        |        |        |         |        |        |        |        |        |
Vermont ..............| 47,936 | 49,775 | 49,775 | 53,548 |  40,246 |     .  | 46,223 | 47,587 |    --- | 47,587 | 24,371
Virginia .............| 52,758 | 54,015 | 57,557 | 62,616 |  54,489 | 42,389 | 48,634 | 48,725 |    --- | 48,725 | 30,800
Washington ...........| 48,513 | 48,321 | 53,990 | 58,082 |  47,205 | 41,117 | 49,294 | 49,294 |    --- | 49,294 |    ---
West Virginia.........| 43,783 | 45,016 | 45,577 | 52,958 |  42,183 | 37,307 | 37,386 | 37,386 |    --- | 37,386 |    ---
Wisconsin ............| 52,648 | 54,209 | 55,801 | 69,211 |  51,071 | 51,871 | 45,953 | 45,953 | 57,323 | 42,648 |    ---
Wyoming ..............| 41,039 | 41,039 | 48,243 | 48,243 |     --- | 33,820 |    --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |    ---
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U.S. Service Schools .| 65,759 | 65,759 | 65,759 |    --- |  65,759 |    --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |    ---
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   Outlying areas ....| 39,861 | 41,175 | 42,079 | 40,338 |  43,022 | 31,434 | 24,929 | 25,203 |    --- | 25,203 | 15,456
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American Samoa .......| 25,265 | 25,265 |    --- |    --- |     --- | 25,265 |    --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |    ---
Federated States of   |        |        |        |        |         |        |        |        |        |        |
  Micronesia .........| 17,106 | 17,106 |    --- |    --- |     --- | 17,106 |    --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |    ---
Guam .................| 50,166 | 50,166 | 52,506 |    --- |  52,506 | 45,790 |    --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |    ---
Marshall Islands .....| 14,924 | 14,924 |    --- |    --- |     --- | 14,924 |    --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |    ---
Northern Marianas ....| 35,175 | 35,175 |    --- |    --- |     --- | 35,175 |    --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |    ---
Palau ................| 16,781 | 16,781 |    --- |    --- |     --- | 16,781 |    --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |    ---
Puerto Rico ..........| 39,670 | 41,188 | 41,263 | 40,338 |  41,836 | 36,759 | 24,929 | 25,203 |    --- | 25,203 | 15,456
Virgin Islands .......| 49,421 | 49,421 | 49,421 |    --- |  49,421 |    --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |    ---
______________________|________|________|________|________|_________|________|________|________|________|________|________

---Not available 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, 1998-99" survey. (This table was prepared August 2000).


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