The economic position of college faculty members is examined. It is suggested that a declining relative and absolute economic status for faculty has been in evidence for several years and shows no signs of abating. Faculty members are being forced to find ways to supplement their salaries through outside activities and second jobs. It is also…

An American Association of University Professors survey of faculty salaries and fringe benefits is discussed. The report's three parts cover: (1) review of faculty salary changes over the last several years, (2) review of major fringe benefits and the relationship between salaries and compensation, and (3) salary comparisons. (MLW)

An annual salary report, from salary and compensation studies for individual colleges and universities, and from other studies is presented. The report is based on data collected by the National Center for Education Statistics. The economic position of the professoriate is shown to have further deteriorated. (MLW)

Findings of a study show that relative salary increases for faculty and administrators were quite similar since the early 1970s. The small salary advantage for administrators appears to be attributable to gains in those positions whose work most clearly parallels work done in the private sector. (MLW)

The role of merit pay is examined in the contexts of two different faculty salary systems, and the interaction of the salary system and assessment of individual merit to produce particular patterns of faculty mobility is discussed. (MSE)

The average salaries for full professors and new assistant professors in 21 disciplines for 1976-77 and 1984-85 are ranked and the percentage increases in the intervening period are listed and analyzed. (MSE)