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Faculty Median Salaries by Discipline and Rank (2010-11)
Below are results of the 2010-11 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 214,155 faculty members and 5,148 researchers at public and private institutions nationwide. Salaries were reported by 812 institutions, including 497 private institutions and 315 public institutions. View the CUPA-HR press release or order complete survey results.
| Job Title | All Institutions | Doctoral | Master's | Baccalaureate | Two-Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences | ||||||
| Reference Specialist | $72,805 | * | * | * | * | |
| Cataloging Specialist | $63,343 | * | * | * | * | |
| Reference & Instruction Librarian - Lev I | $92,716 | * | * | * | * | |
| Catalog/Metadata Librarian - Lev II | $62,122 | * | * | * | * | |
| Buyer | $45,057 | * | * | * | * | |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | ||||||
| Reference Specialist | $70,470 | * | * | * | * | |
| Cataloging Specialist | $56,070 | * | * | * | * | |
| Reference & Instruction Librarian - Lev I | $93,375 | * | * | * | * | |
| Catalog/Metadata Librarian - Lev II | $60,102 | * | * | * | * | |
| Buyer | $47,423 | * | * | * | * | |
| Architecture and Related Services | ||||||
| Reference Specialist | $74,466 | * | * | * | * | |
| Cataloging Specialist | $57,510 | * | * | * | * | |
| Reference & Instruction Librarian - Lev I | $97,505 | * | * | * | * | |
| Catalog/Metadata Librarian - Lev II | $60,522 | * | * | * | * | |
| Buyer | $50,111 | * | * | * | * | |
| Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies | ||||||
| Reference Specialist | $73,457 | * | * | * | * | |
| Cataloging Specialist | $58,827 | * | * | * | * | |
| Reference & Instruction Librarian - Lev I | $97,637 | * | * | * | * | |
| Catalog/Metadata Librarian - Lev II | $58,282 | * | * | * | * | |
| Buyer | $41,776 | * | * | * | * | |
| Communication, Journalism and Related Programs | ||||||
| Reference Specialist | $65,444 | * | * | * | * | |
| Cataloging Specialist | $53,524 | * | * | * | * | |
| Reference & Instruction Librarian - Lev I | $85,057 | * | * | * | * | |
| Catalog/Metadata Librarian - Lev II | $54,303 | * | * | * | * | |
| Buyer | $45,070 | * | * | * | * | |
| Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services | ||||||
| Reference Specialist | $65,162 | * | * | * | * | |
| Cataloging Specialist | $61,840 | * | * | * | * | |
| Reference & Instruction Librarian - Lev I | $87,611 | * | * | * | * | |
| Catalog/Metadata Librarian - Lev II | $55,474 | * | * | * | * | |
| Buyer | $51,400 | * | * | * | * | |
| Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services | ||||||
| Reference Specialist | $83,362 | * | * | * | * | |
| Cataloging Specialist | $72,199 | * | * | * | * | |
| Reference & Instruction Librarian - Lev I | $101,985 | * | * | * | * | |
| Catalog/Metadata Librarian - Lev II | $71,760 | * | * | * | * | |
| Buyer | $53,356 | * | * | * | * | |
| Education | ||||||
| Reference Specialist | $65,671 | * | * | * | * | |
| Cataloging Specialist | $55,379 | * | * | * | * | |
| Reference & Instruction Librarian - Lev I | $83,748 | * | * | * | * | |
| Catalog/Metadata Librarian - Lev II | $55,848 | * | * | * | * | |
| Buyer | $46,183 | * | * | * | * | |
| Engineering | ||||||
| Reference Specialist | $87,663 | * | * | * | * | |
| Cataloging Specialist | $76,518 | * | * | * | * | |
| Reference & Instruction Librarian - Lev I | $114,365 | * | * | * | * | |
| Catalog/Metadata Librarian - Lev II | $75,822 | * | * | * | * | |
| Buyer | $57,678 | * | * | * | * | |
| Engineering Technologies/Technicians | ||||||
| Reference Specialist | $72,351 | * | * | * | * | |
| Cataloging Specialist | $62,516 | * | * | * | * | |
| Reference & Instruction Librarian - Lev I | $87,583 | * | * | * | * | |
| Catalog/Metadata Librarian - Lev II | $62,081 | * | * | * | * | |
| Buyer | $49,994 | * | * | * | * | |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | ||||||
| Reference Specialist | $65,759 | * | * | * | * | |
| Cataloging Specialist | $52,968 | * | * | * | * | |
| Reference & Instruction Librarian - Lev I | $85,139 | * | * | * | * | |
| Catalog/Metadata Librarian - Lev II | $54,005 | * | * | * | * | |
| Buyer | $43,126 | * | * | * | * | |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences | ||||||
| Reference Specialist | $67,934 | * | * | * | * | |
| Cataloging Specialist | $56,259 | * | * | * | * | |
| Reference & Instruction Librarian - Lev I | $88,068 | * | * | * | * | |
| Catalog/Metadata Librarian - Lev II | $57,484 | * | * | * | * | |
| Buyer | $45,247 | * | * | * | * | |
| Legal Professions and Studies | ||||||
| Reference Specialist | $99,746 | * | * | * | * | |
| Cataloging Specialist | $91,828 | * | * | * | * | |
| Reference & Instruction Librarian - Lev I | $134,162 | * | * | * | * | |
| Catalog/Metadata Librarian - Lev II | $84,374 | * | * | * | * | |
| Buyer | $64,785 | * | * | * | * | |
| English Language and Literature/Letters | ||||||
| Reference Specialist | $62,077 | * | * | * | * | |
| Cataloging Specialist | $51,786 | * | * | * | * | |
| Reference & Instruction Librarian - Lev I | $80,545 | * | * | * | * | |
| Catalog/Metadata Librarian - Lev II | $52,081 | * | * | * | * | |
| Buyer | $41,733 | * | * | * | * | |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | ||||||
| Reference Specialist | $64,908 | * | * | * | * | |
| Cataloging Specialist | $54,020 | * | * | * | * | |
| Reference & Instruction Librarian - Lev I | $80,870 | * | * | * | * | |
| Catalog/Metadata Librarian - Lev II | $53,425 | * | * | * | * | |
| Buyer | $42,019 | * | * | * | * | |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | ||||||
| Reference Specialist | $63,098 | * | * | * | * | |
| Cataloging Specialist | $51,568 | * | * | * | * | |
| Reference & Instruction Librarian - Lev I | $83,573 | * | * | * | * | |
| Catalog/Metadata Librarian - Lev II | $52,394 | * | * | * | * | |
| Buyer | $42,912 | * | * | * | * | |
| Library Science | ||||||
| Reference Specialist | $68,213 | * | * | * | * | |
| Cataloging Specialist | $56,427 | * | * | * | * | |
| Reference & Instruction Librarian - Lev I | $92,099 | * | * | * | * | |
| Catalog/Metadata Librarian - Lev II | $55,015 | * | * | * | * | |
| Buyer | $47,253 | * | * | * | * | |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences | ||||||
| Reference Specialist | $68,806 | * | * | * | * | |
| Cataloging Specialist | $57,272 | * | * | * | * | |
| Reference & Instruction Librarian - Lev I | $92,505 | * | * | * | * | |
| Catalog/Metadata Librarian - Lev II | $58,709 | * | * | * | * | |
| Buyer | $45,049 | * | * | * | * | |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | ||||||
| Reference Specialist | $79,675 | * | * | * | * | |
| Cataloging Specialist | * | * | * | * | * | |
| Reference & Instruction Librarian - Lev I | $110,892 | * | * | * | * | |
| Catalog/Metadata Librarian - Lev II | $69,285 | * | * | * | * | |
| Buyer | * | * | * | * | * | |
| Mathematics and Statistics | ||||||
| Reference Specialist | $66,263 | * | * | * | * | |
| Cataloging Specialist | $56,647 | * | * | * | * | |
| Reference & Instruction Librarian - Lev I | $84,942 | * | * | * | * | |
| Catalog/Metadata Librarian - Lev II | $56,337 | * | * | * | * | |
| Buyer | $42,538 | * | * | * | * | |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | ||||||
| Reference Specialist | $71,058 | * | * | * | * | |
| Cataloging Specialist | $56,902 | * | * | * | * | |
| Reference & Instruction Librarian - Lev I | $92,148 | * | * | * | * | |
| Catalog/Metadata Librarian - Lev II | $57,645 | * | * | * | * | |
| Buyer | $47,435 | * | * | * | * | |
| Parks, Recreation, Leisure and Fitness Studies | ||||||
| Reference Specialist | $65,072 | * | * | * | * | |
| Cataloging Specialist | $54,444 | * | * | * | * | |
| Reference & Instruction Librarian - Lev I | $80,366 | * | * | * | * | |
| Catalog/Metadata Librarian - Lev II | $54,039 | * | * | * | * | |
| Buyer | $43,503 | * | * | * | * | |
| Philosophy and Religious Studies | ||||||
| Reference Specialist | $63,998 | * | * | * | * | |
| Cataloging Specialist | $52,270 | * | * | * | * | |
| Reference & Instruction Librarian - Lev I | $85,073 | * | * | * | * | |
| Catalog/Metadata Librarian - Lev II | $53,598 | * | * | * | * | |
| Buyer | $43,579 | * | * | * | * | |
| Philosophy and Religious Studies, General | ||||||
| Reference Specialist | $62,472 | * | * | * | * | |
| Cataloging Specialist | $50,378 | * | * | * | * | |
| Reference & Instruction Librarian - Lev I | $79,936 | * | * | * | * | |
| Catalog/Metadata Librarian - Lev II | $51,986 | * | * | * | * | |
| Buyer | $43,081 | * | * | * | * | |
| Theology and Religious Vocations | ||||||
| Reference Specialist | $59,593 | * | * | * | * | |
| Cataloging Specialist | $50,620 | * | * | * | * | |
| Reference & Instruction Librarian - Lev I | $74,267 | * | * | * | * | |
| Catalog/Metadata Librarian - Lev II | $52,241 | * | * | * | * | |
| Buyer | $46,042 | * | * | * | * | |
| Physical Sciences | ||||||
| Reference Specialist | $67,590 | * | * | * | * | |
| Cataloging Specialist | $57,607 | * | * | * | * | |
| Reference & Instruction Librarian - Lev I | $89,280 | * | * | * | * | |
| Catalog/Metadata Librarian - Lev II | $57,447 | * | * | * | * | |
| Buyer | $43,980 | * | * | * | * | |
| Psychology | ||||||
| Reference Specialist | $64,892 | * | * | * | * | |
| Cataloging Specialist | $54,859 | * | * | * | * | |
| Reference & Instruction Librarian - Lev I | $84,509 | * | * | * | * | |
| Catalog/Metadata Librarian - Lev II | $55,133 | * | * | * | * | |
| Buyer | $45,421 | * | * | * | * | |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | ||||||
| Reference Specialist | $66,948 | * | * | * | * | |
| Cataloging Specialist | $54,641 | * | * | * | * | |
| Reference & Instruction Librarian - Lev I | $85,298 | * | * | * | * | |
| Catalog/Metadata Librarian - Lev II | $56,097 | * | * | * | * | |
| Buyer | $49,444 | * | * | * | * | |
| Security and Protective Services | ||||||
| Reference Specialist | $66,094 | * | * | * | * | |
| Cataloging Specialist | $53,769 | * | * | * | * | |
| Reference & Instruction Librarian - Lev I | $85,311 | * | * | * | * | |
| Catalog/Metadata Librarian - Lev II | $54,639 | * | * | * | * | |
| Buyer | $44,052 | * | * | * | * | |
| Public Administration and Social Service Professions | ||||||
| Reference Specialist | $69,791 | * | * | * | * | |
| Cataloging Specialist | $58,230 | * | * | * | * | |
| Reference & Instruction Librarian - Lev I | $90,251 | * | * | * | * | |
| Catalog/Metadata Librarian - Lev II | $56,952 | * | * | * | * | |
| Buyer | $46,946 | * | * | * | * | |
| Social Sciences | ||||||
| Reference Specialist | $69,064 | * | * | * | * | |
| Cataloging Specialist | $58,946 | * | * | * | * | |
| Reference & Instruction Librarian - Lev I | $89,858 | * | * | * | * | |
| Catalog/Metadata Librarian - Lev II | $58,436 | * | * | * | * | |
| Buyer | $46,158 | * | * | * | * | |
| Visual and Performing Arts | ||||||
| Reference Specialist | $62,686 | * | * | * | * | |
| Cataloging Specialist | $50,618 | * | * | * | * | |
| Reference & Instruction Librarian - Lev I | $79,768 | * | * | * | * | |
| Catalog/Metadata Librarian - Lev II | $52,127 | * | * | * | * | |
| Buyer | $43,464 | * | * | * | * | |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences | ||||||
| Reference Specialist | $75,207 | * | * | * | * | |
| Cataloging Specialist | $64,943 | * | * | * | * | |
| Reference & Instruction Librarian - Lev I | $95,437 | * | * | * | * | |
| Catalog/Metadata Librarian - Lev II | $63,518 | * | * | * | * | |
| Buyer | $52,720 | * | * | * | * | |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Admin, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | ||||||
| Reference Specialist | $70,657 | * | * | * | * | |
| Cataloging Specialist | $59,415 | * | * | * | * | |
| Reference & Instruction Librarian - Lev I | $86,688 | * | * | * | * | |
| Catalog/Metadata Librarian - Lev II | $60,153 | * | * | * | * | |
| Buyer | $52,569 | * | * | * | * | |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services | ||||||
| Reference Specialist | $93,767 | * | * | * | * | |
| Cataloging Specialist | $93,926 | * | * | * | * | |
| Reference & Instruction Librarian - Lev I | $111,621 | * | * | * | * | |
| Catalog/Metadata Librarian - Lev II | $87,248 | * | * | * | * | |
| Buyer | $57,873 | * | * | * | * | |
| History General | ||||||
| Reference Specialist | $63,228 | * | * | * | * | |
| Cataloging Specialist | $52,470 | * | * | * | * | |
| Reference & Instruction Librarian - Lev I | $82,202 | * | * | * | * | |
| Catalog/Metadata Librarian - Lev II | $52,626 | * | * | * | * | |
| Buyer | $42,318 | * | * | * | * | |
2010-11 NATIONAL FACULTY SALARY SURVEY ©2011 by the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR). All rights reserved.
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