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Table 240. Average salary of full-time instructional faculty on 9-month contracts in 4-year degree-granting institutions, by type and control of institution, rank of faculty, and state or jurisdiction: 2003-04
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                        |      Public university    |     Public other 4-year   |      Private university    |    Private other 4-year
                        |___________________________|___________________________|____________________________|___________________________
                        |Profes-|Associate|Assistant|Profes-|Associate|Assistant| Profes-|Associate|Assistant|Profes-|Associate|Assistant
State or jurisdiction   |    sor|professor|professor|    sor|professor|professor|     sor|professor|professor|    sor|professor|professor
________________________|_______|_________|_________|_______|_________|_________|________|_________|_________|_______|_________|_________
1                       |      2|        3|        4|      5|        6|        7|       8|        9|       10|     11|       12|       13
________________________|_______|_________|_________|_______|_________|_________|________|_________|_________|_______|_________|_________
   United States .......|$94,813|  $65,883|  $56,386|$78,584|  $60,230|  $50,581|$118,142|  $76,044|  $65,069|$74,909|  $57,570|  $47,674
                        |_______|_________|_________|_______|_________|_________|________|_________|_________|_______|_________|_________
Alabama ................| 82,936|   61,692|   50,835| 66,673|   53,888|   46,058|      † |       † |       † | 61,962|   47,490|   40,928
Alaska .................| 72,738|   56,149|   49,848| 68,976|   55,088|   49,288|      † |       † |       † | 62,421|   47,500|   42,684
Arizona ................| 92,643|   64,604|   57,910| 71,971|   56,746|   46,448|      † |       † |       † | 64,624|   64,007|   48,967
Arkansas ...............| 83,464|   63,086|   54,150| 62,859|   52,989|   45,106|      † |       † |       † | 57,531|   48,289|   40,938
California .............|122,272|   77,713|   68,128| 91,510|   68,427|   56,967| 125,365|   82,474|   71,107| 88,223|   66,017|   53,571
                        |       |         |         |       |         |         |        |         |         |       |         |
Colorado ...............| 92,941|   68,244|   58,045| 71,661|   55,244|   46,909|  88,724|   67,064|   56,094| 79,158|   57,433|   47,221
Connecticut ............|106,660|   76,330|   61,731| 78,842|   60,911|   50,948| 139,490|   79,973|   66,789| 89,318|   66,534|   54,446
Delaware ...............|107,473|   73,888|   60,580| 69,782|   58,895|   52,788|      † |       † |       † | 79,015|   64,462|   47,735
District of Columbia ...|     † |       † |       † | 73,014|   56,091|   43,340| 104,008|   72,683|   58,442| 86,202|   63,889|   50,531
Florida ................| 92,351|   63,227|   56,205| 78,623|   60,802|   52,684| 107,299|   70,322|   62,524| 72,489|   54,781|   46,804
                        |       |         |         |       |         |         |        |         |         |       |         |
Georgia ................| 94,345|   63,414|   56,816| 83,250|   60,891|   50,445| 127,385|   79,751|   74,145| 61,098|   51,699|   42,916
Hawaii .................| 85,402|   64,272|   56,209| 66,065|   56,283|   46,695|      † |       † |       † | 78,606|   64,969|   55,095
Idaho ..................| 70,664|   58,277|   49,422| 61,626|   51,864|   43,902|      † |       † |       † | 51,781|   43,430|   38,080
Illinois ...............| 96,793|   65,339|   57,430| 80,229|   61,254|   51,220| 126,163|   77,901|   65,932| 69,180|   57,242|   46,983
Indiana ................| 91,782|   64,914|   54,576| 75,224|   58,365|   48,869| 116,508|   77,304|   65,990| 64,564|   51,401|   44,970
                        |       |         |         |       |         |         |        |         |         |       |         |
Iowa ...................| 95,149|   67,492|   58,427| 75,571|   59,770|   51,516|  78,733|   55,937|   47,638| 60,673|   49,371|   42,004
Kansas .................| 82,119|   60,594|   51,438| 69,708|   54,319|   45,888|      † |       † |       † | 45,949|   41,155|   37,012
Kentucky ...............| 89,535|   62,379|   53,066| 70,395|   55,470|   48,202|      † |       † |       † | 55,905|   45,877|   40,480
Louisiana ..............| 91,844|   65,098|   58,127| 68,077|   53,476|   46,008|  84,324|   58,403|   48,416| 63,322|   53,175|   45,609
Maine ..................| 72,777|   61,646|   50,514| 65,589|   53,970|   42,539|      † |       † |       † | 85,371|   60,615|   48,567
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Maryland ...............|103,710|   73,024|   68,654| 83,073|   62,386|   51,712| 113,012|   76,913|   65,150| 73,275|   57,969|   48,392
Massachusetts ..........| 90,715|   70,801|   56,745| 75,395|   62,357|   51,824| 127,429|   78,828|   70,587| 90,460|   66,525|   54,853
Michigan ...............|106,950|   75,862|   63,384| 76,972|   60,988|   50,733|  76,443|   59,454|   46,920| 65,907|   54,601|   45,839
Minnesota ..............|103,516|   69,319|   60,951| 73,181|   58,925|   48,783|      † |       † |       † | 71,987|   56,162|   46,209
Mississippi ............| 77,574|   60,708|   51,091| 63,778|   52,377|   45,331|      † |       † |       † | 56,901|   45,115|   39,597
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Missouri ...............| 90,702|   64,648|   52,636| 71,082|   55,403|   46,669| 109,530|   70,519|   61,961| 55,005|   48,609|   42,141
Montana ................| 69,513|   54,453|   47,308| 57,911|   47,283|   42,799|      † |       † |       † | 47,679|   41,026|   35,194
Nebraska ...............| 92,740|   66,179|   57,257| 68,333|   56,667|   47,941|  89,024|   62,176|   47,965| 54,222|   45,148|   39,187
Nevada .................| 95,971|   69,550|   53,626| 89,119|   72,371|   54,786|      † |       † |       † | 85,765|   53,346|   52,421
New Hampshire ..........| 90,656|   67,590|   55,935| 69,176|   56,020|   46,815|      † |       † |       † | 90,382|   62,006|   49,771
                        |       |         |         |       |         |         |        |         |         |       |         |
New Jersey .............|111,145|   76,482|   61,086| 97,225|   74,263|   57,964| 136,717|   75,792|   65,105| 83,160|   66,123|   51,860
New Mexico .............| 78,516|   59,157|   50,982| 56,864|   49,261|   43,312|      † |       † |       † | 59,544|   48,159|   43,752
New York ...............|100,260|   70,457|   59,168| 85,715|   65,595|   53,323| 117,460|   79,124|   67,202| 87,172|   66,980|   54,148
North Carolina .........|100,540|   69,353|   61,394| 75,011|   58,914|   51,549| 123,705|   81,709|   64,763| 59,723|   49,402|   41,772
North Dakota ...........| 67,372|   56,133|   50,210| 53,478|   46,115|   40,497|      † |       † |       † | 48,355|   42,233|   37,678
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Ohio ...................| 91,762|   64,663|   53,196| 78,821|   60,124|   48,527| 111,416|   76,646|   69,637| 68,680|   54,463|   46,330
Oklahoma ...............| 80,822|   57,596|   50,076| 57,652|   49,496|   42,711|  88,688|   62,325|   53,866| 54,308|   44,964|   39,874
Oregon .................| 81,247|   60,835|   53,537| 65,788|   52,834|   45,264|      † |       † |       † | 75,807|   53,655|   46,397
Pennsylvania ...........|105,414|   72,905|   63,011| 85,495|   67,140|   54,937| 123,901|   81,518|   69,507| 79,984|   60,706|   49,889
Rhode Island ...........| 86,619|   62,858|   57,110| 65,419|   55,202|   47,867|      † |       † |       † |101,746|   67,178|   58,443
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South Carolina .........| 87,291|   62,984|   56,122| 62,351|   53,247|   44,445|      † |       † |       † | 62,387|   47,619|   43,134
South Dakota ...........| 65,769|   54,416|   47,025| 67,119|   50,982|   45,600|      † |       † |       † | 54,124|   46,461|   38,805
Tennessee ..............| 88,253|   67,204|   54,964| 69,972|   54,673|   47,328| 117,483|   76,206|   64,429| 56,149|   47,407|   40,333
Texas ..................| 94,396|   62,622|   55,573| 72,670|   58,231|   50,790| 101,681|   70,397|   62,871| 68,462|   52,778|   43,960
Utah ...................| 83,294|   58,755|   52,097| 59,591|   50,123|   45,211|  98,103|   73,396|   63,916| 63,574|   57,593|   48,564
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Vermont ................| 82,269|   62,119|   51,895| 53,726|   43,550|   34,876|      † |       † |       † | 82,238|   57,059|   48,950
Virginia ...............| 98,569|   69,917|   57,601| 81,680|   61,785|   49,922|      † |       † |       † | 70,591|   54,859|   44,682
Washington .............| 87,042|   62,925|   58,972| 66,325|   54,599|   48,274|      † |       † |       † | 71,077|   56,529|   48,128
West Virginia ..........| 76,926|   58,599|   47,326| 58,726|   49,083|   40,995|      † |       † |       † | 49,126|   43,147|   34,524
Wisconsin ..............| 96,982|   74,944|   64,053| 70,090|   57,124|   49,897|  86,454|   64,914|   55,979| 61,073|   50,576|   43,050
Wyoming ................| 78,776|   59,107|   55,532|     † |       † |       † |      † |       † |       † |     † |       † |       †
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U.S. Service Schools ...|     † |       † |       † |101,514|   81,152|   67,621|      † |       † |       † |     † |       † |       †
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   Other jurisdictions .|     † |       † |       † | 57,952|   50,302|   41,785|      † |       † |       † |     † |   27,600|   25,800
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American Samoa .........|     † |       † |       † |     † |       † |       † |      † |       † |       † |     † |       † |       †
Federated States of     |       |         |         |       |         |         |        |         |         |       |         |
   Micronesia ..........|     † |       † |       † |     † |       † |       † |      † |       † |       † |     † |       † |       †
Guam ...................|     † |       † |       † | 71,829|   55,470|   42,779|      † |       † |       † |     † |       † |       †
Marshall Islands .......|     † |       † |       † |     † |       † |       † |      † |       † |       † |     † |       † |       †
Northern Marianas ......|     † |       † |       † |     † |       † |       † |      † |       † |       † |     † |       † |       †
Palau ..................|     † |       † |       † |     † |       † |       † |      † |       † |       † |     † |       † |       †
Puerto Rico ............|     † |       † |       † | 55,119|   47,916|   41,091|      † |       † |       † |     † |   27,600|   25,800
Virgin Islands .........|     † |       † |       † | 69,173|   55,663|   44,128|      † |       † |       † |     † |       † |       †
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†Not applicable.
NOTE: Data include imputations for nonrespondent institutions.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2003-04 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Winter 2003-04. (This table was prepared March 2005.)


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