Data from an annual national survey indicate that college faculty salaries increased just 0.4 percent when adjusted for inflation, with variation by faculty rank and institution type. Recession and negative public opinion are blamed. Public college faculty salaries increased less than private college salaries, broadening an existing gap.…

In sciences, postdoctoral fellowships have become the terminal academic credential for a research career. Positions are supposed to be temporary, but amount to a holding pattern for many unable to find permanent jobs in research or needing to assemble the required publishing record. Some institutions are beginning to acknowledge this problem and…

According to an American Association of University Professors survey, at 19 universities this year the average salary of full professors exceeded $100,000; 10 institutions pay full professors an average of under $33,300. Faculty at doctoral institutions received the largest raises. Changes over the previous year are tabulated by institution type,…

Data from a national survey of faculty salaries at baccalaureate and comprehensive colleges are presented and analyzed. Average salaries are presented in tabular form for 46 disciplines for professor, associate professor, assistant professor, new assistant professor, instructor, and all ranks combined. (MSE)

An annual national survey of college faculty salaries shows that engineering faculty are still the best paid, but top earners in new hires are in certain business and management fields. Overall, salary increases were limited. Average salaries are presented by rank for 55 disciplines, by public and private sector. (MSE)

After three years of minimal raises, college administrators fared better in 1994-95, with median salaries rising 4.4%. Median salaries for executive, academic, administrative, external affairs, and student services administrators are presented for five institutional categories: (1) all institutions; (2) doctoral institutions; (3) comprehensive…

Data from the American Association of University Professors' national survey on college faculty salaries are analyzed for trends and changes and are tabulated by institution and state. Summary data are also displayed by institution type, academic rank, sector, and gender. (MSE)

A recent report indicates that at public colleges and universities, business and management professors receive the highest salaries. At private institutions, engineering faculty remain the highest paid. Lowest-paid faculty remain the same. Collective bargaining affected pay raises. Private and public institution average salaries are tabulated, by…

An annual national survey by the American Association of University Professors found an average faculty raise of only 3% in 1996-97, falling behind the inflation rate for the first time in four years. Data are displayed by academic rank, institution type (private, public, church-related), annual increases since 1986-87, in relation to cost of…

The College and University Personnel Association annual survey found most college administrators received a smaller pay raise in 1996-97 than in the previous two years though most outpaced inflation. Smallest raises were at doctoral institutions and among chief executives; largest were in specialized institutions such as freestanding professional…