Average Faculty Salaries in Public Doctorate Granting Institutions 1995-96 (By all ranks average salary, dollars in thousands) All Rank State Institution Prof Assoc Asst Instr Ranks 1 NJ Rutgers University, New Brunswick 90.8 65.6 49.8 30.8 71.9 2 CA University of California, Berkeley 86.5 57.1 48.9 -- 71.9 3 CA University of California, Los Angeles 84.5 56.8 48.4 -- 68.1 4 CT University of Connecticut 82.4 61.2 47.7 42.8 67.4 5 CA University of California, San Diego 82.3 55.0 46.3 -- 67.3 6 MI University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 85.0 62.0 50.1 39.8 65.7 7 CA University of California, Irvine 79.7 56.4 47.1 -- 65.1 8 VA University of Virginia 81.4 54.4 44.2 32.3 63.7 9 CA University of California, Santa Barbara 81.0 52.7 45.1 -- 63.7 10 GA Georgia Institute of Technology 77.8 57.6 51.2 26.4 63.3 11 MO University of Missouri, Rolla 74.2 57.3 48.0 33.8 62.8 12 IL University of Illinois, Urbana 75.2 53.4 46.6 -- 62.6 13 NY SUNY at Stony Brook 80.5 56.2 43.0 27.2 62.1 14 CA University of California, Davis 75.7 52.7 45.6 -- 62.1 15 NY SUNY at Albany 77.1 55.6 43.1 -- 62.0 16 MN University of Minnesota, Twin Cities 73.0 51.5 45.4 41.6 61.7 17 NY SUNY at Buffalo 79.0 56.7 43.2 34.4 61.5 18 NC University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 75.9 54.1 45.7 39.8 61.5 19 IA University of Iowa 74.3 54.3 45.5 39.9 61.4 20 WI University of Wisconsin, Madison 70.4 52.5 46.4 35.0 61.3 21 DE University of Delaware 79.7 57.3 45.3 32.9 61.2 22 MA University of Massachusetts, Amherst 70.5 53.2 43.3 44.6 60.3 23 TX University of Texas, Austin 76.1 49.3 44.9 34.8 60.3 24 VA George Mason University 80.6 55.5 43.9 34.8 60.0 25 OH Ohio State University 76.4 53.4 44.9 32.3 59.8 26 MD University of Maryland, College Park 76.6 53.1 45.7 33.5 59.4 27 IN Purdue University 75.7 51.2 44.5 31.1 59.3 28 NY SUNY at Binghamton 74.3 54.4 43.4 -- 59.2 29 MA University of Massachusetts, Lowell 65.6 53.9 45.8 42.8 59.2 30 IA Iowa State University 72.4 53.6 43.4 30.4 59.2 31 PA Indiana University of Pennsylvania 73.3 58.3 45.2 36.3 59.1 32 MI Michigan State University 68.8 52.3 43.7 30.7 58.8 33 AZ University of Arizona 70.9 49.5 43.9 -- 58.6 34 NY Cornell University Statutory College 69.6 54.4 45.4 30.2 58.5 35 TX University of Texas, Dallas 69.1 51.9 45.9 -- 58.4 36 CA University of California, Santa Cruz 73.7 52.3 43.2 -- 58.1 37 WA University of Washington 70.2 49.9 44.6 32.6 58.0 38 CO University of Colorado, Boulder 71.9 53.3 45.0 33.7 57.9 39 CA University of California, Riverside 76.5 51.6 45.4 -- 57.8 40 IN Indiana University, Bloomington 72.4 51.2 44.0 -- 57.6 41 HI University of Hawaii, Manoa 70.6 55.3 46.8 35.5 57.4 42 RI University of Rhode Island 65.3 49.0 42.8 -- 57.0 43 IL University of Illinois, Chicago 72.6 53.1 44.8 37.0 56.9 44 PA University of Pittsburgh 76.8 53.7 42.9 33.9 56.8 45 GA Georgia State University 75.4 52.9 43.5 33.6 56.1 continued... Average Faculty Salaries in Public Doctorate Granting Institutions 1995-96 (By all ranks average salary, dollars in thousands) ...continued All Rank State Institution Prof Assoc Asst Instr Ranks 46 MI Wayne State University 72.6 55.2 45.2 41.8 55.9 47 NE University of Nebraska, Lincoln 70.3 49.8 42.2 28.2 55.7 48 NV University of Nevada, Reno 70.8 52.1 41.7 -- 55.6 49 VA Virginia Poly Institute & State University 69.1 49.2 43.8 27.0 55.6 50 CO Colorado State University 64.2 48.2 42.8 -- 55.5 51 VA College of William & Mary 72.1 52.4 39.5 29.5 55.3 52 MO University of Missouri, Columbia 68.4 52.0 44.7 33.1 55.3 53 KY University of Kentucky 67.6 50.1 43.2 46.0 55.3 54 PA Pennsylvania State University, Main 77.6 53.5 43.6 29.5 55.2 55 OH University of Cincinnati 68.0 49.4 40.0 33.1 55.2 56 NC North Carolina State University 71.1 51.2 45.3 34.4 54.9 57 TX University of Houston 69.5 47.4 42.8 -- 54.7 58 TN University of Tennessee, Knoxville 65.1 49.6 42.5 28.5 54.6 59 TX Texas A & M University 68.7 49.0 42.6 -- 54.6 60 MI Michigan Technological University 70.9 51.1 45.7 33.4 54.5 61 FL University of Florida 66.0 47.4 42.3 36.4 54.5 62 OH Ohio University, Athens 68.8 52.4 42.5 33.8 54.4 63 GA University of Georgia 68.5 49.2 42.1 26.9 54.4 64 UT University of Utah 68.0 47.8 40.7 30.1 54.3 65 VA Virginia Commonwealth University 67.0 53.9 43.7 34.3 54.1 66 SC University of South Carolina 65.8 49.5 42.5 29.8 53.4 67 WI University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee 63.9 50.9 44.0 -- 53.3 68 NH University of New Hampshire 64.3 49.0 41.0 -- 53.3 69 OH Kent State University 68.3 49.6 40.6 -- 53.1 70 FL Florida State University 62.6 45.8 42.2 18.3 53.0 71 AK University of Alaska, Fairbanks 68.7 53.4 43.5 37.1 52.7 72 AZ Arizona State University 65.9 49.3 41.9 27.6 52.7 73 KS University of Kansas 63.3 45.9 39.4 -- 52.6 74 MI Western Michigan University 63.7 50.7 41.3 27.0 52.5 75 MO University of Missouri, St. Louis 63.8 49.1 43.5 45.1 51.4 76 MO University of Missouri, Kansas City 64.9 48.5 41.2 30.8 51.4 77 SC Clemson University 64.9 47.6 40.1 22.4 51.3 78 OH University of Toledo 63.7 46.7 38.9 33.2 51.3 79 OH University of Akron 61.8 47.8 40.5 34.5 51.1 80 OH Miami University of Ohio 65.3 50.3 39.5 28.1 51.0 81 MD University of Maryland, Baltimore County 68.0 49.0 42.9 31.1 50.8 82 FL Florida Atlantic University 63.3 47.7 41.9 32.8 50.8 83 NM University of New Mexico 63.7 47.6 39.9 -- 50.7 84 OH Bowling Green State University 65.0 51.0 40.7 28.9 50.5 85 WA Washington State University 63.0 47.1 41.5 30.5 50.1 86 KY University of Louisville 62.0 45.8 38.1 30.2 50.0 87 OK Oklahoma State University 59.5 45.2 40.1 30.0 50.0 88 FL University of South Florida 62.8 46.6 40.7 31.5 49.7 89 AL University of Alabama 63.8 47.1 40.2 27.2 49.2 90 OR Oregon State University 62.8 47.4 40.9 28.9 48.9 continued... Average Faculty Salaries in Public Doctorate Granting Institutions 1995-96 (By all ranks average salary, dollars in thousands) ...continued All Rank State Institution Prof Assoc Asst Instr Ranks 91 TX Texas Tech University 65.1 45.8 37.3 25.7 48.9 92 OK University of Oklahoma 62.7 45.3 37.0 25.5 48.8 93 VT University of Vermont 63.1 47.6 38.3 -- 48.6 94 AL University of Alabama, Birmingham 65.4 46.2 37.3 29.8 48.6 95 MS University of Mississippi 61.6 47.7 40.5 29.4 48.4 96 AL Auburn University 61.1 45.7 38.9 25.9 48.2 97 ID University of Idaho 56.1 44.8 40.4 31.4 48.2 98 MS University of Southern Mississippi 61.1 47.9 39.9 31.7 48.1 99 AR University of Arkansas, Fayetteville 60.4 46.8 40.5 25.8 48.1 100 FL University of Central Florida 60.3 46.6 38.9 29.9 48.1 101 OH Wright State University, Main 66.7 49.3 38.3 25.5 48.0 102 MS Mississippi State University 59.0 46.6 41.2 27.5 48.0 103 WV West Virginia University 58.1 46.5 38.1 34.7 48.0 104 KS Kansas State University 59.3 45.6 40.0 29.3 47.7 105 TN The University of Memphis 61.1 45.8 38.9 26.3 47.6 106 OR Portland State University 55.6 44.1 39.0 29.3 47.4 107 ME University of Maine, Orono 58.3 45.7 38.4 29.6 47.3 108 WY University of Wyoming 58.1 44.8 40.9 -- 47.3 109 IL Northern Illinois University 62.9 47.0 40.2 22.4 47.2 110 FL Florida International University 62.3 48.2 42.6 34.0 47.1 111 IL Illinois State University 58.7 45.8 39.5 28.5 47.1 112 OR University of Oregon 60.9 45.1 39.4 29.0 46.8 113 TX University of North Texas 58.5 45.6 40.0 -- 46.5 114 LA Louisiana State University, A&M College 59.2 43.9 37.8 26.7 46.5 115 NM New Mexico State University, Main 56.3 46.3 38.4 26.2 46.4 116 NC University of North Carolina, Greensboro 65.6 46.6 39.4 31.2 46.3 117 TX University of Texas, Arlington 62.0 44.8 37.3 25.5 46.3 118 TX Texas Southern University 58.2 45.0 37.5 31.0 45.3 119 IL Southern Illinois University, Carbondale 59.9 45.8 38.0 23.3 44.8 120 IN Indiana State University 53.8 42.2 36.4 24.9 44.5 121 AZ Northern Arizona University 57.0 45.8 37.1 26.2 44.3 122 UT Utah State University 56.1 43.9 37.2 29.5 43.9 123 MT Montana State University 53.0 43.2 37.3 29.9 43.9 124 IN Ball State University 57.7 45.9 36.1 24.4 42.9 125 CO University of Northern Colorado 53.8 41.8 34.9 25.5 42.8 126 MT University of Montana 49.6 39.6 35.3 25.1 42.5 127 LA University Southwestern Louisiana 54.8 42.6 37.0 28.3 41.8 128 LA University of New Orleans 52.3 38.6 36.3 22.9 41.4 129 TX Texas Woman's University 52.3 41.9 36.1 32.5 41.3 130 ND University of North Dakota 47.9 39.8 35.3 31.4 38.4 131 SD University of South Dakota 50.6 38.8 35.5 23.7 37.6 Weighted Averages 69.5 50.2 42.3 29.4 55.7 Source: American Association of University Professors, ACADEME, the Annual Report on the Economic Status of the Profession, 1995-96. .