Public institutions paid professors in the health professions — and especially full professors — more, on average, than private nonprofit institutions did in 2016-17. In contrast, private nonprofit institutions paid professors and instructors in the social sciences more than public institutions did.
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Business, management, marketing, and related support services
| Professor | $133,686 | $131,291 | $139,499 |
| Associate professor | $117,080 | $116,867 | $117,361 |
| Assistant professor | $114,062 | $115,000 | $111,633 |
| New assistant professor | $115,000 | $118,004 | $107,000 |
| Instructor | $70,874 | $71,687 | $67,469 |
Education
| Professor | $92,799 | $93,399 | $90,563 |
| Associate professor | $72,627 | $72,548 | $72,914 |
| Assistant professor | $61,828 | $61,944 | $61,564 |
| New assistant professor | $61,500 | $61,000 | $62,000 |
| Instructor | $56,182 | $55,088 | $58,490 |
Health professions and related clinical services
| Professor | $126,293 | $129,432 | $115,478 |
| Associate professor | $88,694 | $89,430 | $87,445 |
| Assistant professor | $74,575 | $74,701 | $74,378 |
| New assistant professor | $70,500 | $71,198 | $70,000 |
| Instructor | $58,988 | $56,656 | $59,122 |
Liberal arts and sciences, general studies, and humanities
| Professor | $88,990 | $88,394 | $89,747 |
| Associate professor | $72,303 | $71,825 | $72,932 |
| Assistant professor | $60,533 | $60,736 | $60,379 |
| New assistant professor | $73,500 | $72,000 | $85,000 |
| Instructor | $66,605 | $52,627 | $69,049 |
Social sciences
| Professor | $103,390 | $101,743 | $107,856 |
| Associate professor | $77,951 | $76,989 | $79,847 |
| Assistant professor | $65,808 | $65,044 | $68,003 |
| New assistant professor | $65,000 | $64,000 | $68,000 |
| Instructor | $54,080 | $53,982 | $55,000 |
Note: The table is derived from data on 237,231 full-time faculty positions that were collected in late 2016 and early 2017 from 687 baccalaureate, master’s, doctoral, and specialty colleges and universities — both public and private nonprofit. Because five systems were among the survey respondents, a total of 708 institutions are represented. Of the positions, 164,736 were tenured or tenure-track. The five disciplines shown are the ones in which students earned the most degrees in 2015-16.
Source: Bichsel, Jacqueline; McChesney, Jasper; and Calcagno, Maria. “Faculty in Higher Education Salary Report: Key Findings, Trends, and Comprehensive Tables for Tenure Track, Non-Tenure Track Teaching, and Non-Tenure Track Research Faculty; Academic Department Heads; and Adjunct Faculty at Four-Year Institutions for the 2016-17 Academic Year.” College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR), March 2017. Research report. Available from www.cupahr.org/surveys/fhe4.aspx.