ERIC ED435251: Salary-Trend Study of Faculty in Political Science and Government for the Years 1995-96 and 1998-99.

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Howe, Richard D.
Salary-Trend Study of Faculty in Political Science and
TITLE
Government for the Years 1995-96 and 1998-99.
Appalachian State Univ., Boone, NC.; College and Univ.
INSTITUTION
Personnel Association, Washington, DC.
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1999-00-00
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*College Faculty; Comparative Analysis; Higher Education;
DESCRIPTORS
Intellectual Disciplines; *Political Science; *Private
Colleges; Public Administration Education; Public Affairs
Education; *Public Colleges; Statistical Data; *Teacher
Salaries; Trend Analysis
*Classification of Instructional Programs
IDENTIFIERS
ABSTRACT
This report, covering 6,489 faculty in political science and
government, is part of an annual national survey of faculty salaries. The
survey is in two parts one covering public and one covering private four-year
colleges and universities. Data for the 1995-96 baseline year and 1998-99
trend year were collected for full-time teaching faculty in 53 selected
academic disciplines from 279 public and 386 private institutions. The first
section of the report defines the methodology and terms used; this is
followed by a data page listing average salaries for both public and private
participating institutions by faculty rank (including a new assistant
professor rank), faculty mix percent, and salary factors. A concluding
section compares salary trend information for both public and private
institutions for each of the 2 study years with trend information for all
fields and with the Consumer Price Index. It notes that in 1995-96, average
faculty salaries in public institutions were 0.03 percent higher than those
for all ranks in all major fields; private institutions were 8.2 percent
higher than average for the same period. In 1998-99 averages for public
institutions were 0.4 percent higher, while averages for private institutions
were 2.9 percent higher than average. Appended is a list of the 53 selected
academic disciplines, as well as lists of the participating public and
private colleges.
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SALARY-TREND STUDY OF FACULTY IN
POLITICAL SCIENCE AND GOVERNMENT
FOR THE YEARS
1995-96 AND 1998-99
Foreword
by
Richard D. Howe
Appalachian State University
Boone, NC 28608
Association (CUPA) in Washington,
Since 1982-83 the College and University Personnel
in Boone, NC, have conducted annual na-
DC, in cooperation with Appalachian State University
through 1998-99. Two separate sur-
tional faculty salary surveys by discipline and rank each year
other for
for public senior colleges and universities and the
veys are conducted each year, one
private senior colleges and universities.
collected and tabulated for full-
Salary data from the 1995-96 and 1998-99 surveys were
disciplines/major fields chosen from among those
time teaching faculty in 53 selected academic
defined by A Classification of Instructional Programs, 1990.
of the overall aver-
Each of the 53 academic disciplines/major fields presents a summary
of 1995-96 to
academic discipline/major field from the "baseline year"
age salary increase in that
public and private participating institutions.
and including the "trend year" of 1998-99 for both
CUPA's public survey of 1995-96, 279 also
Of the 329 public institutions which participated in
279 institutions were used in both the
participated in the 1998-99 survey. Data from those same
which participated in CUPA's
baseline year and the trend year studies. Of the 530 institutions
1998-99 survey. Data from those same
private survey of 1995-96, 386 also participated in the
and the trend year.
386 institutions were used in both the baseline year
Science and Government for both
In addition to listing the average salaries in Political
including "new assistant professor," and
public and private participating institutions by rank,
the salary factor, comparisons are made
listing the faculty mix percentage (FAC MIX PCT) and
for each of the two study years
between the two public surveys and the two private surveys
Price index) of changes in cost-of-living.
(1995-96 and 1998-99) and with the CPI (Consumer
fields surveyed, including Political
The list of all 53 selected academic disciplines/major
and the lists of all participating senior
Science and Government, is found in appendix A,
(public) and C (private) of this article.
colleges and universities are found in appendixes B
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SALARY-TREND STUDY OF FACULTY IN
POLITICAL SCIENCE AND GOVERNMENT
FOR THE YEARS
1995-96 AND 1998-99
by
Richard D. Howe
in Washington,
Since 1982-83 the College and University Personnel Association (CUPA)
North Carolina, has conducted
D.C., in cooperation with Appalachian State University in Boone,
rank through 1998-99: one for public
two annual national faculty salary studies by discipline and
and universities.
senior colleges and universities, and the other for private senior colleges
teaching faculty in 53
Salary data for each study were collected and tabulated for full-time
defined by A Classification
selected academic disciplines/major fields chosen from among those
and Government. The CIP,
of Instructional Programs *(CIP), 1990, including Political Science
defines the discipline/major field of Political Science and Government as,
A group of instructional programs that describes the systematic study
of political institutions and behavior. Includes instruction in political
philosophy, political theory, comparative government and politics,
political parties and interest groups, public opinion, political research
methods, studies of the government and politics of specific countries,
and studies of specific political institutions and processes.*
[*A Classification of Instructional Programs (Washington, D.C.:
National Center for Education Statistics, [1990]. P. 147 --
45.1000).]
discipline/major field of
This article summarizes the overall average salary increases in the
from the "baseline year"
Political Science and Government for both public and private institutions
institutions which participated
of 1995-96 to and including the "trend year" of 1998-99. Of the 329
1998-99. Data from those same 279
in CUPA's PUBLIC study of 1995-96, 279 also participated in
institutions which par-
institutions were used in both the baseline year and the trend year. Of the 530
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ticipated in CUPA's PRIVATE study of 1995-96, 386 also participated in 1998-99. Data from
those same 386 institutions were used in both the baseline year and the trend year.
This article lists the average salaries for the discipline/major field of Political Science and
Government for both public and private participating institutions by rank, including NEW ASST
PROF (new assistant professor), the FAC MIX PCT (faculty mix percentage), and the SALARY
FACTOR. Comparisons are also made using the CPI's (Consumer Price Index) changes in cost-of-
living between the two studies for each of the two study years (1995-96 and 1998-99).
The CPI uses a base period of 1982-84 and measures/tabulates prices of food, clothing,
shelter and fuels, transportation, medical care, entertainment and other goods and services people
buy for day-to-day living. When examining trends in faculty salary, it is important to consider any
changes in the purchasing power of salaries due to inflation. Comparing changes in the faculty
salaries with the CPI gives one a more precise view of what "real" salary increases are, that is,
buying power.
The salary is based on a nine- or 10-month academic year salary of full-time faculty, and
does not include any faculty teaching less than 51 percent. Salary for summer academic work, fringe
benefits, and perquisites are also not included in the salary data. The average salary is based on the
study informationwith the assumption that all employees are full-time. The average salary displayed
is an average of all faculty salaries reported for a given rank and 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.
The FAC MIX PCT represents the percentage of faculty in a given discipline/majorfield who
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hold a given academic rank. For example, a FAC MIX PCT factor of 29.3 for associate professors
of Political Science and Government in the 1995-96 public study means that 29.3 percent of the
faculty in that 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 0.96 for associate professors in the discipline/majorfield of Political Science
and Government 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/major field of Political
Science and Government 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
to be of particular importance. The smaller the number in the group, the greater the effect of extreme
scores on a descriptive statistic such as the average. It should also be noted that any large disparity
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
N/IN
SALARY NUM
SALARY NUM N/IN
SALARY NUM N/IN SALARY NUM N/IN
SALARY NUM N/IN
SALARY NUM N/IN
DISCIPLINE: SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HISTORY
MAJOR FIELD: Political Science and Government
PUBLIC. 1995-96:
AVERAGE
2117
233
48530
42
60
29633
34650
113
51
607
37029
190
200
45516
621
204
60578
829
SALARY:
FAC MIX
100.0%
2.8%
5.3%
28.7%
29.3%
39.2%
PCT:
SALARY
1.00
1.02
0.94
0.95
0.96
FACTOR:
1.00
ALL MAJOR FIELDS
AVERAGE
90660
279
48543
4205 272
5946
29192
251
36754
25458 279
39120
279
27143
47365
279
32113
60591
SALARY:
FAC MIX
100.0%
6.6%
4.6%
28.1%
29.9%
35.4%
PCT:
DISCIPLINE: SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HISTORY
MAJOR FIELD: Political Science and Government
PUBLIC. 1998-99:
AVERAGE
230
2008
53608
29
47
32786
72
38423
102
186
558
40331
616
50118
198
202
787
66998
SALARY:
FAC MIX
100.0%
2.3%
5.1%
27.8%
30.7%
39.2%
PCT:
SALARY
1.00
1.02
0.94
0.95
0.96
0.99
FACTOR:
ALL MAJOR FIELDS
AVERAGE
279
89174
53370
4386 260
239
6254
32241
40911
24888 279
42557
279
26937
52140
279
31095
67342
SALARY:
FAC MIX
100.0%
7.0%
4.9%
27.9%
30.2%
34.9%
PCT:
DISCIPLINE: SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HISTORY
MAJOR FIELD: Political Science and Government
PRIVATE. 1995-96:
AVERAGE
257
1176
50040
33957
19
35092
21
50
329
156
41
37354
350
45156
176
476
63109
187
SALARY:
FAC MIX
100.0%
1.8%
4.3%
28.0%
29.8%
40.5%
PCT:
SALARY
1.04
1.10
0.98
0.98
0.98
FACTOR:
1.02
ALL MAJOR FIELDS
AVERAGE
386
43114
48264
292
30749
1983
13141 386
350
35928
2041
38154
385
46184
13559
382
61833
14431
SALARY:
FAC MIX
100.0%
4.6%
4.7%
30.5%
31.4%
33.5%
PCT:
DISCIPLINE: SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HISTORY
MAJOR FIELD: Political Science and Government
PRIVATE. 1998-99:
AVERAGE
253
1188
55904
20
35805
32
43
17
39732
304
142
41649
383
176
50023
188
70433
481
SALARY:
FAC MIX
100.0%
1.7%
3.6%
25.6%
32.2%
40.5%
PCT:
SALARY
1.03
1.03
1.00
0.99
0.98
FACTOR:
1.00
ALL MAJOR FIELDS
AVERAGE
386
44803
54316
294
1974
34625
339
13139 386
2178
39867
41924
386
51127
14285
383
SALARY:
70365
15405
FAC MIX
100.0%
4.4%
4.9%
29.3%
3 I .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/major field of Political
Science and Government was reported in 233 of the 279 public institutions. The average salary of
the 2117 faculty was $48,530. This average salary was approximately 0.03 percent lower than the
in the same 1995-96
average salary of $48,543 for all 90,660 faculty in ALL MAJOR FIELDS
public study.
For the PUBLIC 1998-99 salary study in the above table, Political Science and Government
of the 2,008 faculty was
was reported in 230 of the same 279 public institutions. The average salary
$53,608. This average salary was approximately 0.4 percent higher than the average salary of
$53,370 for all 89,174 faculty in ALL MAJOR FIELDS in the 1998-99 public study.
The three-year increase in average salaries for all faculty in the discipline/major field of
Political Science and Government in the public institutions studied was 10.5 percent ($53,608 minus
$48,530 equals $5,078). The CPI of increase cost-of-livingbetween October 1995 and October 1998
increase in Political Science and
was 6.7 percent. In comparison, with the CPI, there was a relative
Government average faculty salaries over the three-year period by 3.8 percent or an average of 1.3
percent each year above the cost-of-living.
The increase in average salaries for all faculty in ALL MAJOR FIELDS over three years in
the public institutions studied was 9.9 percent ($53,370 minus $48,543 equals $4,827). In
comparison to the discipline/major field of Political Science and Government (10.5%), the faculty
in ALL MAJOR FIELDS received a relative increase in their salaries of .6 percent less than the
faculty in the discipline/major field of Political Science and Government.
In the 1995-96 study the faculty mix percentage in Political Science and Government is
higher at the professor rank than at the assistant professor rank: 39.2 percent vs. 28.7 percent; in the
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1998-99 study it is 39.2 percent vs. 27.8 percent. The differences in faculty mix percentage at the
ranks of professor and assistant professors in ALL MAJOR FIELDS for both public studies are 35.4
percent vs. 28.1 percent (1995-96) and 34.9 percent vs. 27.9 percent (1998-99).
Finally, the hiring rate of new assistant professors in Political Science and Government in
the public studies was higher than the hiring rate of ALL MAJOR FIELDS in 1995-96, 5.3 percent
(113/2,117) vs 4.6 percent (4,205/90,660) and higher in 1998-99, 5.1 percent (102/2,008) vs. 4.9
percent (4,386/89,174).
RESULTS OF THE TWO PRIVATE STUDIES: 1995-96 AND 1998-99
The PRIVATE 1995-96 salary study in the above table indicates that the discipline/major
field of Political Science and Government was reported in 257 of the 386 private institutions. The
average salary of the 1,176 faculty was $50,040 an average salary 8.2 percent higher than the average
salary of $48,264 for all 43,114 faculty in ALL MAJOR FIELDS in the 1995-96 private study.
In the PRIVATE 1998-99 salary study in the above table, 253 of the same 386 private
institutions reported Political Science and Government. The average salary of the 1,188 faculty was
$55,904, an average salary 2.9 percent higher than the average salary of $54,316 for all 44,803
faculty in ALL MAJOR FIELDS in the 1998-99 private study.
The three-year increase in average salaries for all faculty in Political Science and
Government in the private institutions studied was 11.7 percent ($55,904 minus $50,040 equals
$5,864). The CPI increased cost-of-livingbetween October 1995 and October 1998 was 6.7 percent.
A more realistic increase, therefore, in the average faculty salaries of Political Science and
Government over the three-year time period, is 5.0 percent or 1.7 percent each year above the cost-
of-living.
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The three-year increase in average salaries for all faculty in ALL MAJOR FIELDS in the
private institutions studied was 12.5 percent ($54,316 minus $48,264 equals $6,052). In comparison
to Political Science and Government (11.7%), the faculty in ALL MAJOR FIELDS increased their
salaries 0.8 percent (13.2% minus 12.5% equals 3.5%) more than faculty in Political Science and
Government.
For both studies in the discipline/majorfield of Political Science and Government, the faculty
mix percentage is higher at the professor rank in comparison to the assistant professor rank: 40.5
percent vs. 28.0 percent (1995-96); and 40.5 percent vs 25.6 percent, (1998-99). The differences in
the ranks of professor and assistant professor in ALL MAJOR FIELDS for both private studies are
33.5 percent vs. 30.5 percent (1995-96) and 34.4 percent vs. 29.3 percent (1998-99).
Finally, the hiring rate for new assistant professors in Political Science and Government was
lower than the hiring rate in ALL MAJOR FIELDS in the 1995-96 private study: 4.3 percent
(50/1176) vs. 4.7 percent (2,041/43,114) and lower in the 1998-99 private study: 3.6 percent
(43/1,188) vs. 4.9 percent (2,178/44,803).
CONCLUSION
This article presents salary-trend information on the academic discipline/major field of
Political Science and Government 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- -
of 6,489
were conducted for the baseline year and for the trend year--a total of four studies. A total
(2.4%) faculty in the discipline/major field of Political Science and Government participated and
overall total
were included in the 53 disciplines/major fields in each of the four studies and in the
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of 267,751 participating faculty. The same 279 public institutions and the same 386 private
institutions in the United States participated in the 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 Political Science and Government for the 1995-96 public study was virtually the same as that of
all ranks in ALL MAJOR FIELDS (1.00); and for the 1995-96 private study it was four 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 Political Science and
Government in 1998-99 were exactly the same and three percent higher 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 Political Science and Government in the public institutions received an
the private institutions the
average annual salary increase of 1.3 percent above the cost-of-living. In
annual average salary increase was 1.7 percent above the cost-of-living.
Third, in both the 1995-96 and 1998-99 public studies and the 1995-96 and 1998-99 private
studies in Political Science and Government, the professor rank FAC MIX PCTs are higher than
those for the assistant professor rank.
Finally, the hiring rate of new assistant professors in Political Science and Government in
the 1995-96 and 1998-99 public studies were higher than the hiring rate of ALL MAJOR FIELDS.
However, in the hiring rate for new assistant professors in the 1995-96 and 1998-99 private studies
were lower than the hiring rate for ALL MAJOR FIELDS.
Because a significant data base of average faculty salaries in the academic discipline/major
field of Political Science and Government has now been developed, it is anticipated that this infor-
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