The gap between average faculty salaries at public and private institutions has been growing wider over the past 40 years, yet little is known about the nature and causes of the gap. This study uses data on more than 1,000 institutions to examine institutional average faculty salaries and how they have changed for public and private institutions.…

Existing studies examine the determinants of private university presidents' compensation, but ignore recent earnings differentials between public and private university presidents. This paper estimates that public university presidents earn approximately 50 percent less than comparable private university presidents. This salary discount is robust…

Partly as a consequence of the substantial increase in the college wage premium since 1980, a much higher fraction of high school graduates enter college today than they did a quarter century ago. However, the rise in the fraction of high school graduates attending college has not been met by a proportional increase in the fraction who finish.…

A study compared faculty salaries at the University of Maryland at College Park (UMCP) with those at other institutions. The data were drawn from the fiscal year 1991 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System survey, "Salary, Tenure, and Fringe Benefits of Full-Time Instructional Faculty", and the data for UMCP were compared with…

A study was done comparing faculty salaries at the University of Maryland at College Park (UMCP) with those at other similar institutions for fall 1991. The data were drawn from the fiscal year 1992 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System survey, "Salary, Tenure, and Fringe Benefits of Full-Time Instructional Faculty," and the…

The results of the 22nd annual University of Arkansas questionnaire study of administrative salaries in 147 state supported universities representing 50 states and 34 university systems representing 28 states are discussed. The salaries are distributed in rank order to facilitate comparisons of a participant's relative standing with other…

An annual survey of college faculty pay shows faculty in "hard-to-hire" disciplines such as engineering, accounting, physics, and computer science continue to command higher-than-average salaries, while disciplines recently at the bottom of the pay scale remain there. At all ranks except full professor, private college faculty earned more. (MSE)

The use of labor market differentials to determine college faculty salary structures in different disciplines is examined in the context of Michigan and California faculty's efforts to rectify salary inequity. (MSE)

In the midst of the global recession, how have national governments viewed the role of higher education in their evolving strategies for economic recovery? Demand for higher education generally goes up during economic downturns. Which nations have proactively protected funding for their universities and colleges to help maintain access, to help…

The evolution of California's attempts to determine college faculty salary comparability within and outside the state are chronicled and discussed, focusing on the difficulties inherent in the comparison. (MSE)

Data about compensation received by employees in Illinois' 48 Illinois public community colleges are gathered into this report by the Illinois Community College Board (ICCB). Data in this Fiscal Year 2004 Salary Report reflect the census date of October 1, 2003. Data are presented by peer groups with statewide totals. Most of the 25 tables in this…

Salary and fringe benefit data for faculty at California State University and the University of California are examined, with projections of the salaries required for parity with their comparison institutions for 1988-89. Average faculty salaries for each rank, from instructor through professor, are presented, as well as averages across ranks.…

This report addresses Washington State's historical and current information regarding salary increments for college faculty, salary disparity among postsecondary institutions and within institutional departments, and performance-based compensation plans for college faculty. Included among the report's findings are the following items: (1)…

This report is the final report on faculty salaries at California's public universities for the current 2001-02 (current) and 2002-03 (budget) years. It contains a brief description of the methodology used to calculate the parity percentages and the faculty salary increase trends over the past 21 years. The faculty salary methodology includes two…

This report contains information on faculty salaries at California's public universities for 2003-2004. The report describes the methodology used to calculate salary parity percentages and documents faculty salary increase trends over the past 22 years. The faculty salary methodology includes two separate comparison institution groups, one each…