ERIC ED435218: Salary-Trend Study of Faculty in Chemistry for the Years 1995-96 and 1998-99.

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Howe, Richard D.
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Salary-Trend Study of Faculty in Chemistry for the Years
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1995-96 and 1998-99.
Appalachian State Univ., Boone, NC.; College and Univ.
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Personnel Association, Washington, DC.
1999-00-00
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*Chemistry; *College Faculty; Comparative Analysis; Higher
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Education; Intellectual Disciplines; *Private Colleges;
Promotion (Occupational); *Public Colleges; Statistical
Data; *Teacher Salaries; Trend Analysis
*Classification of Instructional Programs
IDENTIFIERS
ABSTRACT
This study examined salary data for 8,270 college faculty in
the field of chemistry for both public and private institutions for the years
1995-1996 and 1998-1999. The study reflects data obtained from the 279 public
and 386 private institutions that participated in both study years. The study
found that the average faculty salary in chemistry for public institutions
was 6.2 percent higher than the average salary for faculty in all major
fields in 1995-1996 and 5.1 percent higher than the average salary for
faculty in all major fields in 1998-1999. It also found that the average
faculty salary in the field for private institutions was 2.5 percent higher
than the average salary for faculty in all major fields in 1995-1996 and 1.4
percent lower than the average salary for faculty in all major fields in
1998-1999. For the study period, chemistry faculty in public and private
institutions received average annual salary increases of 0.7 percent and 0.5
percent, respectively, above the cost of living (as reflected by the Consumer
Price Index). Three appendixes provide a list of disciplines and
participating institutions.
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SALARY-TREND STUDY OF FACULTY IN CHEMISTRY FOR THE YEARS
1995-96 AND 1998-99
Foreword
by
Richard D. Howe
Appalachian State University
Boone, NC 28608
Washington,
Since 1982-83 the College and University Personnel Association (CUPA) in
have conducted annual na-
DC, in cooperation with Appalachian State University in Boone, NC,
Two separate sur-
tional faculty salary surveys by discipline and rank each year through 1998-99.
public senior colleges and universities and the other for
veys are conducted each year, one for
private senior colleges and universities.
tabulated for full-
Salary data from the 1995-96 and 1998-99 surveys were collected and
fields chosen from among those
time teaching faculty in 53 selected academic disciplines/major
defined by A Classification of Instructional Programs, 1990.
of the overall aver-
Each of the 53 academic disciplines/major fields presents a summary
discipline/major field from the "baseline year" of 1995-96 to
age salary increase in that academic
private participating institutions.
and including the "trend year" of 1998-99 for both public and
of 1995-96, 279 also
Of the 329 public institutions which participated in CUPA's public survey
used in both the
participated in the 1998-99 survey. Data from those same 279 institutions were
participated in CUPA's
baseline year and the trend year studies. Of the 530 institutions which
from those same
private survey of 1995-96, 386 also participated in the 1998-99 survey. Data
386 institutions were used in both the baseline year and the trend year.
public and private partici-
In addition to listing the average salaries in Chemistry for both
the faculty mix per-
pating institutions by rank, including "new assistant professor," and listing
made between the two public
centage (FAC MIX PCT) and the salary factor, comparisons are
for each of the two study years (1995-96 and 1998-99) and
surveys and the two private surveys
with the CPI (Consumer Price index) of changes in cost-of-living.
including
The list of all 53 selected academic disciplines/major fields surveyed,
colleges and
Chemistry, is found in appendix A, and the lists of all participating senior
universities are found in appendixes B (public) and C (private) of this article.
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SALARY-TREND STUDY OF FACULTY IN
CHEMISTRY
FOR THE YEARS
1995-96 AND 1998-99
by
Richard D. Howe
Since 1982-83 the College and University Personnel Association (CUPA) in Washington,
D.C., in cooperation with Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina, has conducted
for public
two annual national faculty salary studies by discipline and rank through 1998-99: one
senior colleges and universities, and the other for private senior colleges and universities.
Salary data for each study were collected and tabulated for full-time teaching faculty in 53
selected academic disciplines/major fields chosen from among those defined by A Classification
of Instructional Programs *(CIP), 1990, including Chemistry. The CIP defines the discipline/major
field of Chemistry as,
A group of instructional programs that generally describes the
scientific study of the composition and behavior of matter, including
its micro- and macro-structure,the processes of chemical change, and
the theoretical description and laboratory simulation of these
phenomena. *
[*A Classification of Instructional Programs (Washington, D.C.:
National Center for Education Statistics, [1990]. P. 130 --
40.0500).]
of
This article summarizes the overall average salary increases in the discipline/major field
Chemistry for both public and private institutions from the "baseline year" of 1995-96 to and
including the "trend year" of 1998-99. Of the 329 institutions which participated in CUPA's
institutions
PUBLIC study of 1995-96, 279 also participated in 1998-99. Data from those same 279
Of the 530 institutions which participated in
were used in both the baseline year and the trend year.
those same 386
CUPA's PRIVATE study of 1995-96,386 also participated in 1998-99. Data from
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trend year.
institutions were used in both the baseline year and the
field of Chemistry for both
This article lists the average salaries for the discipline/major
NEW ASST PROF (new assistant
public and private participating institutions by rank, including
the SALARY FACTOR. Comparisons
professor), the FAC MIX PCT (faculty mix percentage), and
the two
(Consumer Price Index) changes in cost-of-living between
are also made using the CPI's
1998-99).
studies for each of the two study years (1995-96 and
measures/tabulates prices of food, clothing,
The CPI uses a base period of 1982-84 and
other goods and services people
shelter and fuels, transportation, medical care, entertainment and
salary, it is important to consider any
buy for day-to-day living. When examining trends in faculty
inflation. Comparing changes in the faculty
changes in the purchasing power of salaries due to
"real" salary increases are, that is,
salaries with the CPI gives one a more precise view of what
buying power.
salary of full-time faculty, and
The salary is based on a nine- or 10-month academic year
for summer academic work, fringe
does not include any faculty teaching less than 51 percent. Salary
data. The average salary is based on the
benefits, and perquisites are also not included in the salary
full-time. The average salary displayed
study information with the assumption that all employees are
and discipline.
is an average of all faculty salaries reported for a given rank
salaries were included to compute
"NUM" refers to the number of faculty members whose
the average salary.
salary data for a given academic rank
"N /IN" refers to the number of institutions that reported
and discipline/major field.
given discipline/majorfield who
The FAC MIX PCT represents the percentage of faculty in a
of 24.5 for associate professors
hold a given academic rank. For example, a FAC MIX PCT factor
2
4
that 24.5 percent of the faculty in that
of Chemistry in the 1995-96 public study means
discipline/major field held the rank of associate professor.
The SALARY FACTOR for a given rank in a given discipline/major field represents the
ratio of the average salary to the total average salary of all institutions in each of the four studies:
PUBLIC 1995-96, PUBLIC 1998-99, PRIVATE 1995-96 and PRIVATE 1998-99. For example, a
SALARY FACTOR of .96 for associate professors in the discipline/major field of Chemistry in the
1995-96 public study means that their average salary is four percent lower than the average salary
for all associate professors in all institutions in that study.
NEW ASST PROF refers to the grouping of assistant professors hired for the first time in
the fall of the study year (1995-96 or 1998-99). 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 53 disciplines/majorfields in each
of the four studies. Among other things, it is used to compare the discipline/majorfield of Chemistry
with the entire data base for each study.
The reader will find the size of the sample on which each percentage or dollar value is based
the effect of extreme
to be of particular importance. The smaller the number in the group, the greater
be noted that any large disparity
scores on a descriptive statistic such as the average. It should also
in the sample sizes between the "baseline year" of 1995-96 and the "trend year" of 1998-99 will
lessen the reliability and validity of any conclusions that one might make based on a simple
comparison of averages.
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NEW
ASST
ASST
ASSOC
ALL RANKS
INSTRUCTOR
PROF
PROF
PROF
PROF
SALARY NUM
N/1N
SALARY NUM N/IN
SALARY NUM N/IN
SALARY NUM N/IN
SALARY NUM NN /IN
SALARY NUM N/IN
DISCIPLINE: PHYSICAL SCIENCES
MAJOR FIELD: Chemistry
PUBLIC. 1995-96:
AVERAGE
2530
243
51548
48
28975
86
75
36424
612
132
202
37904
620
45648
222
199
1223
62751
SALARY:
FAC MIX
100.0%
3.0%
5.2%
24.2%
24.5%
48.3%
PCT:
SALARY
1.06
0.99
0.99
0.97
0.96
1.04
FACTOR:
ALL MAJOR FIELDS
AVERAGE
90660
48543
279
5946 251
4205 272
29192
36754
25458 279
27143 279
39120
47365
32113 279
60591
SALARY:
FAC MIX
100.0%
6.6%
4.6%
28.1%
29.9%
35.4%
PCT:
DISCIPLINE: PHYSICAL SCIENCES
MAJOR FIELD: Chemistry
PUBLIC. 1998-99:
AVERAGE
250
2713
56082
49
31139
92
116
39617
135
217
724
41644
682
214
50844
233
70287
1191
SALARY:
FAC MIX
100.0%
4.3%
5.0%
26.7%
25.1%
43.9%
PCT:
SALARY
1.05
0.97
0.97
0.98
0.98
1.04
FACTOR:
ALL MAJOR FIELDS
AVERAGE
279
6254 239
89174
53370
4386 260
32241
24888 279
40911
26937 279
42557
52140
31095 279
67342
SALARY:
FAC MIX
100.0%
7.0%
4.9%
27.9%
30.2%
34.9%
PCT:
DISCIPLINE: PHYSICAL SCIENCES
MAJOR FIELD: Chemistry
PRIVATE. 1995-96:
AVERAGE
49477
325
1503
27604
72
18
15
82
34169
212
417
36690
205
379
44240
689
257
60667
SALARY:
FAC MIX
100.0%
1.2%
5.5%
27.7%
25.2%
45.8%
PCT:
SALARY
0.90
1.03
0.95
0.96
0.96
0.98
FACTOR:
ALL MAJOR FIELDS
AVERAGE
1983 292
386
43114
48264
30749
350
2041
35928
386
38154
13141
385
46184
13559
382
61833
14431
SALARY:
FAC MIX
100.0%
4.6%
4.7%
30.5%
31.4%
33.5%
PCT:
DISCIPLINE: PHYSICAL SCIENCES
MAJOR FIELD: Chemistry
PRIVATE. 1998-99:
AVERAGE
326
53580
1524
30078
79
92
19
37577
15
452
222
39292
223
407
47850
252
646
67879
SALARY:
FAC MIX
100.0%
1.2%
6.0%
29.7%
26.7%
42.4%
PCT:
SALARY
0.99
0.87
0.94
0.94
0.94
FACTOR: 0.96
ALL MAJOR FIELDS
AVERAGE
386
44803
1974 294
54316
34625
339
2178
13139 386
39867
41924
386
51127
383
14285
15405
70365
SALARY:
FAC MIX
100.0%
4.4%
4.9%
29.3%
31.9%
34.4%
PCT:
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RESULTS OF THE TWO PUBLIC STUDIES: 1995-96 AND 1998-99
In the PUBLIC 1995-96 study in the above table, the discipline/majorfield of Chemistry was
reported in 243 of the 279 public institutions. The average salary of the 2,530 faculty was $51,548.
for all
This average salary was approximately 6.2 percent higher than the average salary of $48,543
90,660 faculty in ALL MAJOR FIELDS in the same 1995-96 public study.
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For the PUBLIC 1998-99 salary study in the above table, Chemistry was reported in 250
the same 279 public institutions. The average salary of the 2,713 faculty was $56,082. This average
faculty
salary was approximately 5.1 percent higher than the average salary of $53,370 for all 89,174
in ALL MAJOR FIELDS in the 1998-99 public study.
field of
The three-year increase in average salaries for all faculty in the discipline/major
$4,534).
Chemistry in the public institutions studied was 8.8 percent ($56,082 minus $51,548 equals
The CPI of increase cost-of-living between October 1995 and October 1998 was 6.7 percent. In
comparison, with the CPI, there was a relative increase in Chemistry average faculty salaries over
the three-year period by 2.1 percent or an average of .7 percent each year above the cost-of-living.
The increase in average salaries for all faculty in ALL MAJOR FIELDS over three years in
$4,827). In
the public institutions studied was 9.9 percent ($53,370 minus $48,543 equals
comparison to the discipline/major field of Chemistry (8.8%), the faculty in ALL MAJOR FIELDS
received a relative increase in their salaries of 1.1 percent more than the faculty in the
discipline/major field of Chemistry.
higher at the
In the 1995-96 and 1998-99 studies the faculty mix percentage in Chemistry are
professor rank than at the assistant professor rank: 48.3 percent vs. 24.2 percent; in the 1998-99
of
study it is 43.9 percent vs. 26.7 percent. The differences in faculty mix percentage at the ranks
professor and assistant professors in ALL MAJOR FIELDS for both public studies are 35.4 percent
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(1998-99).
vs. 28.1 percent (1995-96) and 34.9 percent vs. 27.9 percent
Finally, the hiring rate of new assistant professors in Chemistry in the public studies was
4.6
higher than the hiring rate of ALL MAJOR FIELDS in 1995-96, 5.2 percent (132/2,530) vs
1998-99, 5.0 percent (135/2,713) vs. 4.9 percent
percent (4,205/90,660) and higher in
(4,386/89,174).
1998-99
RESULTS OF THE TWO PRIVATE STUDIES: 1995-96 AND
discipline/major
The PRIVATE 1995-96 salary study in the above table indicates that the
salary of the
field of Chemistry was reported in 325 of the 386 private institutions. The average
salary of $48,264
1,503 faculty was $49,477, an average salary 2.5 percent higher than the average
for all 43,114 faculty in ALL MAJOR FIELDS in the 1995-96 private study.
the same 386 private
In the PRIVATE 1998-99 salary study in the above table, 326 of
$53,580, an average
institutions reported Chemistry. The average salary of the 1,524 faculty was
faculty in ALL MAJOR
salary 1.4 percent lower than the average salary of $54,316 for all 44,803
FIELDS in the 1998-99 private study.
Chemistry in the private
The three-year increase in average salaries for all faculty in
The CPI increased
institutions studied was 8.3 percent ($53,580 minus $49,477 equals $4,103).
realistic increase,
cost-of-livingbetween October 1995 and October 1998 was 6.7 percent. A more
period, is 1.6 percent
therefore, in the average faculty salaries of Chemistry over the three-year time
or .5 percent each year above the cost-of-living.
FIELDS in the
The three-year increase in average salaries for all faculty in ALL MAJOR
(8.3%), the faculty in ALL
private institutions studied was 12.5 percent. In comparison to Chemistry
Chemistry.
MAJOR FIELDS increased their salaries 1.6 percent more than faculty in
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For both studies in the discipline/major field of Chemistry, the faculty mix percentage is
higher at the professor rank in comparison to the assistant professor rank: 45.8 percent vs. 27.7
in the ranks of
percent (1995-96); and 42.4 percent vs 29.7 percent, (1998-99). The differences
professor and assistant professor in ALL MAJOR FIELDS for both private studies are 33.5 percent
(1998-99).
vs. 30.5 percent (1995-96) and 34.4 percent vs. 29.3 percent
Finally, the hiring rate for new assistant professors in Chemistry was higher than the hiring
4.7 percent
rate in ALL MAJOR FIELDS in the 1995-96 private study: 5.5 percent (82/1,503) vs.
(2,041/43,114) and higher in the 1998-99 private study: 6.0 percent (92/1,524) vs. 4.9 percent
(2,178/44,803).
CONCLUSION
This article presents salary-trend information on the academic discipline/major field of
Chemistry and compares that information with both ALL MAJOR FIELDS and the CPI over a
period of three years, from the "baseline year" of 1995-96 through the "trend year" of 1998-99. Two
studies--one for public institutions, and the other for private institutions- -were conducted for the
baseline year and for the trend year--a total of four studies. A total of 8,270 (3.1%) faculty in the
discipline/major field of Chemistry participated and were included in the 53 disciplines/major fields
in each of the four studies and in the overall total of 267,751 participating faculty. The same 279
the
public institutions and the same 386 private institutions in the United States participated in
baseline year and in the trend year.
Although the public and private studies data may be interpreted in a variety of ways, several
significant points are as follows. First, the average faculty salary factors in the discipline/majorfield
of Chemistry for the 1995-96 public study was six percent higher than the same as that of all ranks
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in ALL MAJOR FIELDS (1.00); and for the 1995-96 private study it was three percent higher than
the average faculty salary factors for all ranks in ALL MAJOR FIELDS (1.00). In both the public
and private studies the average faculty salary factors for all ranks in Chemistry in 1998-99 were five
percent higher and one percent lower than the average salary factors for all ranks in ALL MAJOR
FIELDS (1.00), respectively.
Second, the October 1998 CPI reflects an 6.7 percent increase over the October 1995 CPI and
indicates that the faculty in Chemistry in the public institutions received an average annual salary
increase of .7 percent above the cost-of-living. In the private institutions the annual average salary
increase was .5 percent above the cost-of-living.
Third, in both the 1995-96 and 1998-99 public studies in Chemistry, the professor rank FAC
MIX PCTs are higher than those for the assistant professor rank. In the 1995-96 and 1998-99 private
studies the FAC MIX PCTS were higher at the professor rank than at the assistant professor rank,
as well.
Finally, the hiring rate of new assistant professors in Chemistry in the 1995-96 and 1998-99
public studies and in the 1995-96 and 1998-99 private studies were higher than the hiring rate of
ALL MAJOR FIELDS.
Because a significant data base of average faculty salaries in the academic discipline/major
field of Chemistry has now been developed, it is anticipated that this information will serve as
professors.
a valuable reference and evaluation tool for interested administrators and
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