| Doctoral: highest research activity | Staff members | 554,302 | 12.6% | 15.7% | 6.8% | 12.0% | 16.6% | 11.2% |
| Doctoral: highest research activity | Average salary | $63,810 | $64,678 | $67,846 | $58,314 | $115,175 | $43,845 | $37,628 |
| Doctoral: higher research activity | Staff members | 165,027 | 11.5% | 12.1% | 8.0% | 13.7% | 19.7% | 13.1% |
| Doctoral: higher research activity | Average salary | $57,630 | $59,021 | $61,623 | $51,670 | $103,855 | $38,616 | $35,611 |
| Doctoral: moderate research activity | Staff members | 82,170 | 11.8% | 8.2% | 9.8% | 15.8% | 21.7% | 11.0% |
| Doctoral: moderate research activity | Average salary | $56,347 | $59,122 | $61,625 | $48,304 | $100,295 | $39,493 | $34,615 |
| Master’s: larger programs | Staff members | 194,484 | 10.6% | 7.8% | 11.4% | 15.7% | 22.3% | 12.7% |
| Master’s: larger programs | Average salary | $54,367 | $56,835 | $60,832 | $49,467 | $96,703 | $38,193 | $34,481 |
| Master’s: medium programs | Staff members | 54,470 | 8.4% | 6.8% | 12.0% | 16.8% | 21.7% | 13.4% |
| Master’s: medium programs | Average salary | $51,143 | $53,741 | $56,201 | $46,716 | $90,376 | $36,842 | $32,570 |
| Master’s: smaller programs | Staff members | 26,075 | 9.4% | 7.7% | 12.4% | 16.6% | 19.8% | 13.8% |
| Master’s: smaller programs | Average salary | $50,292 | $53,228 | $58,344 | $43,677 | $87,651 | $37,296 | $31,674 |
| Baccalaureate: arts and sciences focus | Staff members | 66,297 | 8.6% | 6.9% | 9.9% | 15.7% | 18.8% | 19.7% |
| Baccalaureate: arts and sciences focus | Average salary | $53,828 | $58,881 | $61,649 | $50,874 | $99,661 | $38,542 | $33,855 |
| Baccalaureate: diverse fields | Staff members | 36,877 | 7.2% | 5.8% | 12.1% | 18.4% | 19.2% | 14.6% |
| Baccalaureate: diverse fields | Average salary | $46,694 | $49,288 | $51,351 | $41,651 | $80,896 | $33,570 | $29,878 |
| Baccalaureate/associate: mixed | Staff members | 17,586 | 6.5% | 5.6% | 18.1% | 18.5% | 23.6% | 11.1% |
| Baccalaureate/associate: mixed | Average salary | $50,487 | $49,884 | $52,734 | $46,220 | $86,258 | $38,095 | $32,804 |
| Baccalaureate/associate: associate dominant | Staff members | 20,473 | 8.7% | 7.6% | 12.3% | 16.0% | 30.6% | 10.4% |
| Baccalaureate/associate: associate dominant | Average salary | $49,391 | $50,926 | $54,232 | $47,139 | $83,220 | $38,098 | $33,570 |
| Associate: high transfer; high traditional students | Staff members | 37,160 | 7.9% | 7.1% | 13.6% | 14.6% | 29.4% | 14.2% |
| Associate: high transfer; high traditional students | Average salary | $56,424 | $57,348 | $62,342 | $54,550 | $98,792 | $44,158 | $40,657 |
| Associate: high transfer; mixed traditional/nontraditional students | Staff members | 34,677 | 8.3% | 8.0% | 14.0% | 17.4% | 27.5% | 11.8% |
| Associate: high transfer; mixed traditional/nontraditional students | Average salary | $55,156 | $56,698 | $60,824 | $51,367 | $89,117 | $41,882 | $39,880 |
| Associate: high transfer; high nontraditional students | Staff members | 13,409 | 7.4% | 6.5% | 13.2% | 20.3% | 29.0% | 11.5% |
| Associate: high transfer; high nontraditional students | Average salary | $53,893 | $57,444 | $57,882 | $48,800 | $81,332 | $42,425 | $40,437 |
| Associate: mixed transfer/career and technical; high traditional students | Staff members | 20,316 | 7.0% | 6.2% | 12.1% | 17.5% | 29.9% | 14.6% |
| Associate: mixed transfer/career and technical; high traditional students | Average salary | $50,820 | $51,068 | $55,973 | $46,397 | $85,054 | $41,124 | $36,044 |
| Associate: mixed transfer/career and technical; mixed traditional/nontraditional students | Staff members | 20,936 | 7.7% | 7.2% | 12.5% | 17.3% | 27.9% | 13.4% |
| Associate: mixed transfer/career and technical; mixed traditional/nontraditional students | Average salary | $50,546 | $52,134 | $54,749 | $46,599 | $82,450 | $40,133 | $36,119 |
| Associate: mixed transfer/career and technical; high nontraditional students | Staff members | 25,475 | 7.9% | 8.1% | 13.6% | 16.5% | 26.1% | 12.2% |
| Associate: mixed transfer/career and technical; high nontraditional students | Average salary | $52,262 | $51,331 | $58,512 | $50,175 | $84,695 | $39,108 | $38,848 |
| Associate: high career and technical; high traditional students | Staff members | 8,247 | 9.0% | 5.8% | 13.3% | 17.1% | 27.4% | 13.4% |
| Associate: high career and technical; high traditional students | Average salary | $50,244 | $49,078 | $55,764 | $46,618 | $84,319 | $39,027 | $34,847 |
| Associate: high career and technical; mixed traditional/nontraditional students | Staff members | 10,460 | 7.5% | 6.4% | 15.1% | 17.5% | 27.9% | 12.2% |
| Associate: high career and technical; mixed traditional/nontraditional students | Average salary | $48,480 | $49,693 | $50,484 | $47,036 | $80,026 | $36,689 | $33,836 |
| Associate: high career and technical; high nontraditional students | Staff members | 15,641 | 9.0% | 6.1% | 16.5% | 18.5% | 23.8% | 10.8% |
| Associate: high career and technical; high nontraditional students | Average salary | $51,257 | $47,829 | $55,810 | $47,908 | $81,127 | $38,577 | $37,908 |
| Special-focus 2-year: health professions | Staff members | 6,853 | 19.5% | 1.7% | 16.8% | 24.0% | 19.7% | 2.1% |
| Special-focus 2-year: health professions | Average salary | $52,783 | $44,717 | $56,070 | $45,120 | $84,145 | $37,749 | $31,623 |
| Special-focus 2-year: technical professions | Staff members | 1,573 | 12.2% | 1.6% | 15.7% | 27.3% | 23.2% | 4.9% |
| Special-focus 2-year: technical professions | Average salary | $50,856 | $47,373 | $44,073 | $38,732 | $79,909 | $33,944 | $34,687 |
| Special-focus 2-year: arts and design | Staff members | 813 | 11.6% | 1.1% | 19.3% | 16.9% | 14.4% | 3.1% |
| Special-focus 2-year: arts and design | Average salary | $56,829 | $53,853 | $50,090 | $49,066 | $103,640 | $39,123 | $32,616 |
| Special-focus 2-year: other fields | Staff members | 1,075 | 6.0% | 2.8% | 14.6% | 29.8% | 23.4% | 4.6% |
| Special-focus 2-year: other fields | Average salary | $54,278 | $50,427 | $62,628 | $45,330 | $78,331 | $38,165 | $31,122 |
| Special-focus 4-year: faith-related institutions | Staff members | 7,500 | 9.6% | 4.6% | 15.1% | 26.5% | 23.9% | 11.3% |
| Special-focus 4-year: faith-related institutions | Average salary | $50,639 | $54,841 | $52,735 | $43,441 | $76,296 | $35,655 | $32,259 |
| Special-focus 4-year: medical schools and centers | Staff members | 44,782 | 9.6% | 11.0% | 2.2% | 14.5% | 21.6% | 11.2% |
| Special-focus 4-year: medical schools and centers | Average salary | $68,291 | $67,036 | $66,712 | $139,212 | $116,384 | $44,057 | $38,124 |
| Special-focus 4-year: other health-professions schools | Staff members | 27,435 | 8.4% | 10.5% | 7.6% | 15.0% | 17.1% | 15.6% |
| Special-focus 4-year: other health-professions schools | Average salary | $66,638 | $65,205 | $69,428 | $50,797 | $107,182 | $42,398 | $38,968 |
| Special-focus 4-year: engineering schools | Staff members | 731 | 7.5% | 15.7% | 7.3% | 24.9% | 17.4% | 14.9% |
| Special-focus 4-year: engineering schools | Average salary | $59,018 | $51,969 | $59,629 | $50,251 | $100,639 | $38,460 | $30,500 |
| Special-focus 4-year: other technology-related schools | Staff members | 2,017 | 11.4% | 4.1% | 13.8% | 24.5% | 41.8% | 0.9% |
| Special-focus 4-year: other technology-related schools | Average salary | $50,512 | $44,837 | $46,978 | $42,994 | $71,594 | $42,486 | $35,370 |
| Special-focus 4-year: business and management schools | Staff members | 4,282 | 11.2% | 5.6% | 25.6% | 24.1% | 15.3% | 4.1% |
| Special-focus 4-year: business and management schools | Average salary | $67,337 | $60,534 | $70,412 | $53,746 | $111,403 | $43,961 | $44,422 |
| Special-focus 4-year: arts, music, and design schools | Staff members | 12,957 | 7.4% | 5.8% | 14.2% | 22.6% | 28.6% | 8.3% |
| Special-focus 4-year: arts, music, and design schools | Average salary | $61,750 | $60,393 | $63,216 | $50,922 | $102,354 | $46,647 | $38,647 |
| Special-focus 4-year: law schools | Staff members | 2,266 | 8.2% | 6.4% | 20.1% | 23.7% | 25.2% | 4.6% |
| Special-focus 4-year: law schools | Average salary | $69,686 | $62,575 | $66,715 | $59,973 | $118,067 | $45,508 | $42,760 |
| Special-focus 4-year: other special-focus institutions | Staff members | 2,304 | 7.9% | 5.3% | 22.7% | 24.5% | 17.9% | 8.8% |
| Special-focus 4-year: other special-focus institutions | Average salary | $62,505 | $54,824 | $58,903 | $56,186 | $98,132 | $48,013 | $32,978 |
| Tribal colleges | Staff members | 2,386 | 8.2% | 5.3% | 26.8% | 16.3% | 18.2% | 8.0% |
| Tribal colleges | Average salary | $41,916 | $43,583 | $43,247 | $36,177 | $64,981 | $36,079 | $31,317 |
| No Carnegie classification | Staff members | 20,931 | 21.5% | 18.4% | 6.3% | 22.0% | 17.1% | 4.0% |
| No Carnegie classification | Average salary | $79,257 | $71,571 | $77,062 | $53,921 | $127,398 | $48,411 | $54,015 |
| All institutions | Staff members | 1,541,987 | 10.9% | 11.1% | 9.4% | 14.8% | 20.3% | 12.2% |
