A discussion of merit pay programs for college faculty looks at the advantages and disadvantages of such systems, the design of some operational programs, key issues in making merit pay awards, and components of effective systems. Alternative ways to recognize differences in performance are also considered. (MSE)

A survey was conducted to gather information on the salaries of nursing school deans and related information such as title, rank, degree level, tenure status, gender, and race/ethnicity. Findings, presented in several data tables, provide a benchmarking resource for comparing salary data on a calendar year basis by numerous characteristics of…

The applicability of legal principles governing equal pay and sex discrimination in university settings is discussed. The most objective mechanism that a university can utilize to achieve compliance with the Equal Pay Act would be implementation of a salary system that relies on experience, formal education, and time in grade. (MLW)

Discusses the challenges involved in conducting a salary-equity study for nonfaculty academic employees and shows how such an analysis was conducted at one institution. Describes how the institution reacted to the study. (EV)

From the humanities sample of the Survey of Doctoral Recipients 1977-95, a cross-sectional sample of tenured/tenure-track faculty and a longitudinal sample of doctoral recipients 1975-89 were studied. Gender salary differences were largely explained by rank. Substantial gender differences in tenure were found, with a slight decline in the gap for…

Comprehensive data from alternate years of annual salary surveys in public universities were analyzed from 1979/80 to 1989/90. Pay compression worsened in some disciplines (business) more than in other high-demand areas, but not all business disciplines were affected to the same degree. Computer/information science and engineering have made…

A study of job satisfaction at a southeastern university received responses from 110 faculty and staff. Although no significant differences were found between faculty and staff, there were significant differences between males, who had higher satisfaction with pay, and females, who had higher satisfaction with co-workers. (JOW)

This study uses hierarchical linear modeling (HLM) to analyze the effect of human capital, structural characteristics of the discipline, and disciplinary labor market conditions on faculty salaries. Faculty in disciplines characterized by relatively low demand, high teaching loads, and low amounts of research funding earn less than do faculty in…

This report provides data on four measures of gender equity for faculty at over 1,400 colleges and universities. The four indicators compared in the report for men and women faculty are employment status (full- and part-time); tenure status for full-time faculty; promotion to full professor rank; and average salary for full-time faculty. The…

An analysis of the total compensation of presidents and the five highest-paid employees at 190 private colleges and universities in 1993 looked at the additional variables of institutional expenditure level, institution type, reputation, and student Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) scores. Results indicated that institutional expenditures,…

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OF THE 479 PUBLIC JUNIOR COLLEGES INCLUDED IN THIS SURVEY, 318 REPORTED HAVING SALARY SCHEDULES, AND 251 PROVIDED COPIES FOR ANALYSIS. CONTENTS OF THESE SCHEDULES RANGED FROM VERY BASIC ELEMENTS TO COMPREHENSIVE AND DETAILED STATEMENTS WHICH INCLUDED MUCH RELATED INFORMATION. COMPILING THE DATA PRIMARILY IN TABULAR FORM, THE AUTHORS INCLUDED…

Officials at a number of higher education institutions have shown that considerable discrepancies exist in faculty salaries, corresponding to sex differences. To date, there has been no satisfactory way to examine the relationship between faculty accomplishments and rewards in the merit system. This study was undertaken to assess the nature of…