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Differences in Faculty Pay by Union Status, 2011-12

August 26, 2012

Unionized faculty typically earn more than do their counterparts without unions, except at doctoral institutions.

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Differences in Faculty Pay by Union Status, 2011-12

Unionized faculty typically earn more than do their counterparts without unions, except at doctoral institutions.

	Public				Private
	Unionized		Not unionized		Unionized		Not unionized
	Average salary	Percentage of faculty	Average salary	Percentage of faculty	Average salary	Percentage of faculty	Average salary	Percentage of faculty
Doctoral institutions	$85,003	24.7%	$87,256	75.3%	$104,153	3.0%	$110,325	97.0%
Master’s institutions	$75,539	49.7%	$63,791	50.3%	$85,332	6.4%	$73,751	93.6%
Baccalaureate institutions	$70,875	31.6%	$62,863	68.4%	$78,725	3.4%	$68,501	96.6%
Associate institutions (with ranks)	$66,710	40.2%	$56,377	59.8%	—	—	—	—
Associate institution (without ranks)	$60,393	51.7%	$54,617	48.3%	—	—	—	—

Note: Figures are for all ranks combined. A dash indicates insufficient data.

Sources: American Association of University Professors; National Center for the Study of Collective Bargaining in Higher Education and the Professions