ERIC ED386965: Salary-Trend Study of Faculty in All Discipline Averages in the National CUPA Salary-Trend Surveys of 1991-92 and 1994-95.

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AUTHOR
Howe, Richard D.
TITLE
Salary-Trend Study of Faculty in All Discipline
Averages in the National CUPA Salary-Trend Surveys of
1991-92 and 1994-95.
INSTITUTION
Appalachian Consortium, Inc., Boone, N.C.; College
and Univ. Personnel Association, Washington, D.C.
PUB DATE
95
NOTE
16p.; For the discipline specific data, see HE 028
502-503.
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DESCRIPTORS
*Academic Rank (Professional); *College Faculty;
Higher Education; *Teacher Salaries; *Trend
Analysis
IDENTIFIERS
*Consumer Price Index
ABSTRACT
Salary trends of university faculty in 41 disciplines
between 1991-92 and 1994-95 based on a survey of 223 public and 345
private institutions of higher education are summarized. The article
lists the average salaries of all discipline averages by rank,
including new assistant professor and the faculty mix percentage.
Comarisons are also made using the Consumer Price Index (CPI) changes
between the two study years. The figures given are based on a 9- or
10-month academic year salary of fulltime (teaching not less than 51
percent) faculty. The summary shows the overal average salary in
public institutions for all disciplines and all ranks increased from
$42,008 in 1991-92 to $45,850 in 1994-95, an increase of 9.1 percent
(slightly more than the CPI increase of 8.8 percent). In private
institutions the increase was from $41,830 to $46,308, an increae of
10.7 percent. The faculty mix percentage differences in the ranks of
professor and assistant professor in all discipline averages for
public institutions was 34.1 percent vs 30.0 percent in 1991-92 and
34.3 percent vs. 29.4 percent in 1994-95. For private institutions
the faculty mix percentage for professor and assistant professor went
from 32 percent vs. 32.3 percent (1991-92) and 32.5 percent
vs. 31.5
percent (1994-95). The hiring rate of new assist4mt professors in
public institutions was 4.2 percent (1991-92) and 4.5 percent
(1994-95); for private institutions the hiring rate
was 4.4 percent
for both years. Appendices list the disciplines surveyed and the
institutions participating in both studies.
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SALARY-TREND STUDY OF FACULTY IN
ALL DISCIPLINE AVERAGES
IN THE NATIONAL CUPA
SALARY-TREND SURVEYS OF
1991-92 AND 1994-95
By
Richard D. Howe
U.S. DEPARTMENT OP EDUCATION
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SALARY-TREND STUDY OF FACULTY IN
ALL DISCIPLINE AVERAGES
IN THE NATIONAL CUPA
SALARY-TREND SURVEYS OF
1991-92 AND 1994-95
By
Richard D. Howe
Since
College
1982-83
and University Personnel Association (CUPA) in
the
Washington,
cooperation
D.C.,
with Appalachian State University in Boone,
in
North
Carolina,
conducted
has
annual national faculty salary studies by
two
discipline
through
and rank
1994-95:
public senior
one for
colleges and
universities, and the other for private senior colleges and universities.
Salary
data
each
were
study
collected
for
and tabulated for full-time
teaching
faculty
selected academic disciplines chosen from among those
41
in
defined by A Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP), 1990.
This
article
summarizes
the
overall
average
salary increases of the 41
disciplines
both
for
public and private institutions from the "baseline year"
1991-92
of
including
to
and
the
"trend
year"
of
1994-95.
the
Of
290
which
institutions
participated
CUPA's
PUBLIC study of 1991-92, 223 also
in
participated
from
Data
1994-95.
those same 223 institutions were used in
in
baseline
the
year
and
the
trend
Of the 517 institutions which
year.
!ioth
participated
CUPA's
study
PRIVATE
in
345 also participated in
1991-92,
of
Data
1994-95.
from
those same 345 institutions were used in both the baseline
year and the trend year.
This
article also lists the average salaries of all discipline averages for
both
public
and private participating institutions by rank, including NEW ASST
assistant
PROF
(new
professor), and the FAC MIX PCT (faculty mix percentage).
Comparisons
made
are
also
using
the CPI's (Consumer Price Index) changes in
cost-of-living
between the two studies for each of the two study years (1991-92
and
1994-95). A total of almost 200,000 faculty members' salaries
were included
the
four studies: 129,644 from public institutions, and 69,792 from private
in
institutions.
of 1982-84 and measures/tabulates prices of
The uses
period
CPI
base
a
clothing, shelter and fuels, transportation, medical care, entertainment,
food,
other
and services people buy for day-to-day living. When examining
goods
and
faculty
salary, it is important to consider any changes in the pur-
trends
in
chasing salaries
power
due to inflation. Comparing changes in the faculty
of
salaries
with
one
more precise view of what "real" salary
gives
the
CPI
a
increases are, that is, buying power.
salary is based on a nine- or 10-month academic year salary of fulltime
The
faculty,
and does not include any faculty teaching less than 51 percent. Salary
summer
academic
for
work,
fringe
perquisites
benefits,
and
also not
are
included
the salary data. The average salary is based on the study informa-
in
with
tion
the
assumption that all employees are full-time. The average salary
displayed
average of all faculty salaries reported for a given rank and
an
is
discipline.
"NUM"
refers
to the number of faculty members whose salaries were included
to compute the average salary.
"N/IN"
refers to the number of institutions that reported salary data for a
given academic rank and discipline/major field.
MIX
The
FAC
represents
PCT
the
percentage of faculty in a given disci-
pline/major
who
field
hold
a given academic rank. For example, a FAC MIX PCT
factor
associate
professors
28.4
of
for
all discipline averages in the
in
1991-92
public
study
means that 28.4 percent of the faculty in all discipline
averages held the rank of associate professor.
ASST
NEW
PROF refers to the grouping of assistant professors hired for the
first
time
in the fall of the study year (1991-92 or 1994-95). All information
for this group was included in the ASST PROF group for reporting purposes.
ALL
MAJOR
FIELDS
refers to the entire data base for all 41 disciplines in
each of the four studies.
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NEW
_ASST
ASST
ASSO
PROF
PROF
PROF
PROF
INSTRUCTOR
ALL RANKS
SALARY NUM N/IN
SALARY NUM N/IN
SALARY NUM N/IN
SALARY NUM N/IN
SALARY NUM N/IN
SALARY NUM
N/IN
DIC'TPLINE: ALL DISCIPLINE AVERAGE
PUBLIC 1991-92:
MAJOR FIELD: All Discipline Average
AVERAGE
52287 22182
SALARY:
41655
223
34645 19555 223
18502
223
34091 2739 199
26184 4897 203
42008 65136 223
FAC MIX
34.1%
PCT:
28.4%
30.0%
4.2%
7.5%
100.0%
DISCIPLINE: ALL DISCIPLINE AVERAGE
PUBLIC, 1994-95:
MAJOR FIELD: All Discipline Average
AVERAGE
57085 221L9
45274
SALARY:
223
37623 18958 223
18740 223
35528 2910 213
28245 4661 197
45850 64508 223
FAC MIX
34.3%
PCT:
29.1%
4.5%
29.4%
7.2%
100.0%
DISCIPLINE: ALL DISCIPLINE AVERAGE
PRIVATE,
1991-92:
MAJOR FIELD: All Discipline Average
AVERAGE
SALARY:
53271 10972
40828
337
33952 11061 337
339
10319
32431 1526 277
27392 1943 289
41830 34295 345
FAC MIX
32.0%
PCT:
30.1%
4.4%
32.3%
5.7%
100.0%
DISCIPLINE: ALL DISCIPLINE AVERAGE
PRIVATE,
1994-95:
MAJOR FIELD: All Discipline Average
AVERAGE
59153 11524
SALARY:
44902
340
37038 11168 339
11058
342
34890 1577 289
29737 1747 265
46308 35497 345
FAC MIX
32.5%
PCT:
31.2%
4.4%
31.5%
4.9%
100.0%
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RESULTS OF THE TWO PUBLIC STUDIES:
1991-92 AND 1994-95
increase
The
average salaries for all faculty in ALL MAJOR FIELDS over
in
three years
the public institutions studied was 9.1 percent ($45,850 minus
in
$42,008
equals $3,842). In comparison to the CPI increase over this time period
discipline
percent,
8.8
all
of
averages increased their salaries .3 percent
(9.1% minus 8.8% equals .3%).
differences
MIX
The
FAC
PCT
the
professor and assistant
ranks
of
in
professor
discipline
averages
all
are
percent
in
percent
30.0
34.1
vs.
(1991-92) and 34.3 percent vs. 29.4 percent (1994-95).
hiring
Finally,
new
the
rate
of
assistant professors in all discipline
averages
public
1991-92
the
study
was 4.2 percent (2,739/65,136) and in
in
1994-95, it was 4.5 percent (2,910/64,508).
RESULTS OF THE TWO PRIVATE STUDIES:
1991-92 AND 1994-95
three-year
The
increase
average salaries for all faculty in ALL MAJOR
in
FIELDS
private
the
institutions
studied
in
was 10.7 percent ($46,308 minus
$41,830
equals
comparison
$4,478).
with
the CPI increase over this time
In
period
8.8
percent,
of
all
discipline averages increased their salaries 1.9
percent (10.7% minus 8.8% equals 1.9%).
MIX
The
differences
FAC
PCT
ranks
the
in
of
professor and assistant
professor
discipline
in
all
averages for both private studies are 32 percent
vs. 32.3 percent (1991-92) and 32.5 percent vs. 31.5 percent (1994-95).
Finally,
hiring
the
rate
new
of
assistant professors in all discipline
averages
in the 1991-92 private study was 4.4 percent (1,526/34,295) and in the
1994-95 private study it was also 4.4 percent (1,577/35,497).
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CONCLUSION
Compared
CPI, the public institutions had an average annual salary
the
to
percent
each
year above
private
increase
cost-of-living.
The
the
of
.1
increase of .6 percent each year
institutions had
average
annual
salary
an
above the cost-of-living.
three
four studies the percentages of faculty at the professor
the
of
In
were
higher assistant
professor rank. In both the public
than
rank
the
in
studies
percentages
of professor were ranked higher than at the assistant
the
professor
percent vs. 30.0 percent (1991-92), and 34.3 percent vs.
rank:
34.1
percent
29.4
(1994-95). In the private 1991-92 study the percentage of faculty
professor
the
than in the assistant professor rank: 32.0
rank lower
was
at
percent
32.3 percent. However, in the private 1994-95 study the percentage
vs.
faculty
at the professor rank was higher compared to those in the assistant
of
professor rank: 32.5 percent vs. 31.5 percent.
percentage faculty
The
with
the rank of professor increased over the
of
three-year
period
both the public and private institutions. For the public
in
institutions
was
increase
percent
the over the three-year period (34.3%
.2
34.1% equals
minus
For
private
the
institutions the increase was .5
.2%).
percent
over three-year
the
period
minus
32.0% equals .5%) for the
(32.5%
percentage of faculty with the rank of professor.
hiring
The
rate for new assistant professors was lower in the public study
private
than
study
the
the
for
year
1991-92: 4.2 percent vs. 4.4 percent.
However,
the
hiring rate for new assistant professors was higher in the public
study
than the private study for the year J994-95: 4.5 percent vs. 4.4 percent.
hiring
The
assistant
rate
new
professors
for
the public institutions
for
increased
three-year
over
period
the
.3 percent (4.5% minus 4.2% equals
by
However,
hiring
the
rate
for new assistant professors for the private
.3%).
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institutions
remained
the same over the three-year period: 4.4 percent vs. 4.4
percent.
institutions
Public had
higher percentage of faculty at the instructor
a
private
rank
the
than
institutions.
the
For
public
1991-92
study
the
institutions
had
percent
the instructor rank compared to the private
7.5
at
institutions
5.7 percent. For the 1994-95 study the public institutions had 7.2
percent
the
instructor
at
rank
compared
the
private
to
institutions 4.9
percent.
interesting
note that the public institutions are becoming more
to
It
is
"top-heavy"
regarding
the percentage of faculty at the professor rank compared
other
to
ranks. The private institutions are more evenly distributed regarding
the percentages of faculty at the professor rank compared to other ranks.
Richard
Howe is the originator and director of the
D.
annual
CUPA
faculty salary studies. He is a professor
leadership
and
educational studies at Appalachian
of
State University, Boone, North Carolina.
APPENDICES:
A - OVERALL LIST OF SELECTED DISCIPLINES, page 7
LIST OF PUBLIC PARTICIPATING INSTITUTIONS, page 8
B
C - LIST OF PRIVATE PARTICIPATING INSTITUTIONS, page 11
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APPENDIX A
OVERALL LIST OF SELECTED DISCIPLINES
ACCOUNTING
ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE/LETTERS
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT/
FOREIGN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES
SECRETARIAL SCIENCE, GENERAL
GEOGRAPHY
ANTHROPOLOGY
GEOLOGY
AREA, ETHNIC AND CULTURAL STUDIES
HISTORY, GENERAL
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES/LIFE SCIENCES
HOME ECONOMICS
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND
LIBRARY SCIENCE
MANAGEMENT, GENERAL
MATHEMATICS
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT AND
MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
MUSIC, GENERAL
BUSINESS/MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS
NURSING (R.N. TRAINING)
BUSINESS MARKETING AND MARKETING
PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGION
MANAGEMENT
PHYSICAL SCIENCES
CHEMISTRY, GENERAL
PHYSICS, GENERAL
COMMUNICATIONS
POLITICAL SCIENCE, GENERAL
COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCES
PROTECTIVE SERVICES
COUNSELOR EDUCATION COUNSELING
PSYCHOLOGY
AND GUIDANCE SERVICES
READING TEACHER EDUCATION
DRAMA/THEATER ARTS, GENERAL
SOCIOLOGY
ECONOMICS, GENERAL
SPECIAL EDUCATION, GENERAL
EDUCATION
SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY AND AUDIOLOGY
ENGINEERING
TEACHER EDUCATION
ENGINEERING-RELATED TECHNOLOGIES
VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS
TOTAL: 41
APrint4olux 13
Cl1PA Public Faculty Salary-Trend Studiest
1991-92 and 1994-95
Institutions Participating in Poth Studies:
Adams State College (CO)
Georgia Southern University (CA)
Alnhnmm State University (At)
Georgin State University ((IA)
Angelo Stnte University (TX)
Grand Valle- State University (HT)
Appel:If-hien State University (NC)
Harris-Stowe State college (o)
Arknnses State University (AR)
Henderson State University (AR)
Arl,nnens Terhniral University (AR)
"Idaho State University (TD)
-Auburn University nt Montgomery (At)
Illinois State University (It)
Auglistm College (CA)
Indisna State University (TN)
Austin reny State University (TN)
Indinnn University at South Pend (TN)
Pall State University (TN)
Tridiann University Ploomington (TN)
Pomi411 Stmte University (HN)
TndInna University Fnst (TN)
Mark llill
Stmte University (SD)
'Indiana UAIrercity At 'Kokomo (IN)
Bloomsburg University of
Indinna University Northwest (TN)
Pennsylvania (PA)
Indiana University Southeast (TN)
Pluefield State College (WV)
Indiana University-Purdue University
Powie Stmte University (MD)
Fort Wayne (TN)
pridgewater State College (HA)
Indiana University-Purdue University
California State University
Indianapolis (IN)
Pakersfield (CA)
Jacksonville State University (AL)
California State University Fresno (rA)
James Madison University (VA)
Californim Stnte University Fullerton
Jersey City State College (NJ)
(CA)
Kennesaw State College (CA)
California Stmte University tos
Rent State University (OH)
Angeles (rA)
Lnmar University (TX)
Cantleton State College (VT)
Lander College (SC)
Central Michigan University (MI)
Lincoln University (PA)
Central Missouri Stmte University (MO)
Longwood College (VA)
Chadron Stmte College (NF)
Louisiana State Univerlity and AitA
Christopher Newport University (VA)
College (IA)
Citadel, The Military College of South
Louisiana State University in
Carolina (sr)
Shreveport (LA)
Clarion University of Pennsylvnnia (PA)
Louisiana Tech University (IA)
Cleveland Stmte University (OH)
Lyndon State College (VT)
Coppin State College (MD)
Marshall University (Wv)
Dakota Stmte University (SD)
Mary Washington College (VA)
Delta State University (HS)
licNeese State University (LA)
East Central University (OK)
Mesa State College (CO)
Eastern Connecticut State University (CT)
Metropolitan State College of Denver (CO)
EnstOrn Tllinois University (21)
Metropolitan State University (MN)
Eastern New Mexico University (NM)
Middle Tennessee State University (TR)
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania (EA)
Midwestern State University (TX)
rmporia State University (RS)
Millersville University of
Fayetteville State University (NC)
Pennsylvania (PA)
Fort Hnys State University (RS)
Minot State University (ND)
Fort Lewis College (CO)
Mississippi University for Women (HS)
Francis Harlon University (SC)
Missouri Western State College (MO)
Yrnmthirg Stat% UnivotRity (ND)
Montelsir StRts Collog 03)
nontr, Mason Ihilversity (VA)
Moorhead State University (MN)
Ceorgia College (CA)
Morehead State University (XV)
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