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Faculty Median Salaries by Discipline and Rank (2008-09)
Below are results of the 2008-09 National Faculty Salary Survey conducted by The College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR). Figures are based on salary data of more than 218,564 faculty members at public and private institutions nationwide. Salaries were reported by 837 institutions, including 500 private institutions and 337 public institutions. View CUPA-HR press release or order complete survey results.
| Discipline | Professor | Associate Professor | Assistant Professor | New Assistant Professor | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences | $90,540 | $71,731 | $60,553 | $60,238 | $43,200 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | $90,509 | $69,582 | $57,647 | $57,823 | $45,278 |
| Architecture and Related Services | $95,192 | $73,753 | $60,596 | $59,469 | $46,874 |
| Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies | $96,842 | $71,772 | $57,705 | $56,079 | $44,497 |
| Communication, Journalism and Related Programs | $84,123 | $64,266 | $53,438 | $52,762 | $43,986 |
| Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services | $81,683 | $63,827 | $53,680 | $49,155 | $47,473 |
| Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services | $100,364 | $81,362 | $70,690 | $71,857 | $51,652 |
| Computer, Information Sciences & Support Services, General | $99,180 | $80,478 | $70,712 | $71,375 | $51,149 |
| Education | $82,226 | $64,669 | $54,571 | $53,304 | $45,449 |
| Education, General | $79,002 | $63,467 | $53,130 | $51,621 | $45,650 |
| Engineering | $112,347 | $85,647 | $75,227 | $74,224 | $55,599 |
| Engineering Technologies/Technicians | $87,276 | $71,120 | $62,172 | $60,776 | $48,286 |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $85,524 | $65,151 | $53,566 | $51,166 | $42,080 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences | $85,904 | $66,115 | $55,954 | $54,839 | $43,816 |
| Legal Professions and Studies | $135,893 | $100,275 | $82,863 | $86,463 | $65,023 |
| English Language and Literature/Letters | $79,854 | $61,679 | $51,151 | $50,272 | $40,555 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | $82,094 | $63,748 | $51,190 | $52,962 | $44,122 |
| Library Science | $86,416 | $65,967 | $53,596 | $53,598 | $46,925 |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences | $90,395 | $67,989 | $57,212 | $55,730 | $43,739 |
| Mathematics and Statistics | $84,366 | $65,900 | $55,598 | $55,265 | $42,437 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | $91,458 | $68,990 | $57,100 | $55,916 | $44,249 |
| Parks, Recreation, Leisure and Fitness Studies | $79,959 | $64,357 | $52,808 | $53,302 | $43,389 |
| Philosophy and Religious Studies | $84,366 | $63,589 | $52,669 | $52,080 | $41,345 |
| Theology and Religious Vocations | $71,423 | $58,887 | $51,105 | $48,519 | $43,871 |
| Physical Sciences | $88,229 | $66,823 | $56,462 | $55,530 | $42,646 |
| Chemistry | $86,185 | $65,030 | $55,022 | $53,325 | $42,859 |
| Science Technologies/Technicians | $102,443 | $68,997 | $57,470 | * | * |
| Psychology | $83,785 | $64,384 | $54,547 | $54,009 | $44,545 |
| Security and Protective Services | $85,469 | $65,516 | $53,995 | $53,914 | $45,143 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | $85,413 | $65,157 | $53,640 | $54,101 | $44,253 |
| Public Administration and Social Service Professions | $89,579 | $68,492 | $56,637 | $56,504 | $46,392 |
| Social Sciences | $88,906 | $68,152 | $57,301 | $57,454 | $45,083 |
| Visual and Performing Arts | $78,848 | $62,127 | $51,100 | $49,484 | $42,694 |
| Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft | $78,917 | $62,471 | $50,876 | $48,612 | $42,034 |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences | $92,875 | $73,510 | $61,851 | $61,377 | $51,980 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | $90,260 | $73,052 | $62,248 | $60,374 | $55,158 |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services | $108,230 | $90,912 | $84,025 | $92,315 | $55,708 |
| Marketing | $111,776 | $95,826 | $89,178 | $98,309 | $54,911 |
| History General | $81,916 | $62,109 | $51,773 | $50,649 | $41,348 |
2008-09 NATIONAL FACULTY SALARY SURVEY ©2009 by the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR). All rights reserved.
* 4 or fewer institutions reported