Tightening Picture for Faculty Pay

by E Wayne Ross on March 9, 2009

Inside Higher Ed: Tightening Picture for Faculty Pay
March 9, 2009

The rate of increase in faculty salaries is down this year – and that is evident even in data collected before many colleges started to announce furloughs and, in some cases, salary cuts. The median increase for faculty members at four-year colleges and universities for 2008-9 was 3.7 percent, according to a study being released today by the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources.

The survey showed larger increases for faculty members at private institutions and for the senior faculty ranks.