Saudi Arabia and Canada Lead in Pay for Faculty Members, Study Finds

by E Wayne Ross on November 5, 2008

The Chronicle: Saudi Arabia and Canada Lead in Pay for Faculty Members, Study Finds

Starting salaries for newly minted professors are highest in Canada, but for the best prospects for raising earnings over an academic career, look to Saudi Arabian universities.

Those are some of the findings of a new study that looks at faculty pay across international borders, examining salary data in 15 countries, among them the United States.