50 State Comparison - Fiscal, Economics, and Population Table
Average Faculty Salary
Description
Average salary of full-time instructional faculty on 9-month contracts in all degree-granting institutions, 2003-04 to 2009-10.| State | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | 2009-10 |
| Alabama | $ 51,513 | $ 54,269 | $ 56,542 | $ 59,770 | $ 62,636 | $ 63,086 | $ 63,395 |
| Alaska | $ 54,697 | $ 57,492 | $ 59,309 | $ 61,861 | $ 63,620 | $ 68,104 | $ 70,760 |
| Arizona | $ 64,448 | $ 67,271 | $ 69,344 | $ 71,965 | $ 74,603 | $ 75,466 | $ 76,399 |
| Arkansas | $ 47,079 | $ 48,668 | $ 50,398 | $ 52,062 | $ 53,673 | $ 54,600 | $ 54,663 |
| California | $ 75,179 | $ 76,119 | $ 78,292 | $ 80,843 | $ 85,349 | $ 87,736 | $ 89,690 |
| Colorado | $ 58,529 | $ 60,256 | $ 61,734 | $ 63,281 | $ 66,599 | $ 68,753 | $ 69,185 |
| Connecticut | $ 75,133 | $ 77,311 | $ 80,368 | $ 83,336 | $ 86,843 | $ 90,314 | $ 90,321 |
| Delaware | $ 71,490 | $ 75,312 | $ 76,668 | $ 79,208 | $ 82,444 | $ 85,476 | $ 88,007 |
| District of Columbia | $ 74,472 | $ 78,303 | $ 79,713 | $ 81,791 | $ 85,051 | $ 88,635 | $ 88,096 |
| Florida | $ 58,537 | $ 59,786 | $ 62,485 | $ 65,065 | $ 66,848 | $ 68,068 | $ 69,160 |
| Georgia | $ 59,211 | $ 59,453 | $ 61,093 | $ 62,839 | $ 64,778 | $ 67,190 | $ 68,420 |
| Hawaii | $ 60,457 | $ 63,045 | $ 64,403 | $ 66,635 | $ 72,101 | $ 78,957 | $ 78,970 |
| Idaho | $ 49,272 | $ 49,954 | $ 51,057 | $ 54,070 | $ 56,247 | $ 57,786 | $ 58,357 |
| Illinois | $ 64,468 | $ 66,464 | $ 68,314 | $ 70,404 | $ 72,822 | $ 75,346 | $ 76,844 |
| Indiana | $ 60,502 | $ 62,033 | $ 63,341 | $ 65,052 | $ 67,160 | $ 69,408 | $ 70,229 |
| Iowa | $ 56,664 | $ 58,186 | $ 58,504 | $ 61,109 | $ 63,812 | $ 67,526 | $ 67,913 |
| Kansas | $ 53,028 | $ 54,735 | $ 56,527 | $ 58,274 | $ 60,800 | $ 62,666 | $ 62,813 |
| Kentucky | $ 52,665 | $ 53,382 | $ 55,386 | $ 56,845 | $ 59,025 | $ 60,003 | $ 60,082 |
| Louisiana | $ 52,666 | $ 53,652 | $ 55,146 | $ 56,546 | $ 60,120 | $ 63,098 | $ 63,584 |
| Maine | $ 56,619 | $ 58,899 | $ 60,601 | $ 63,082 | $ 67,765 | $ 70,138 | $ 71,261 |
| Maryland | $ 63,328 | $ 65,231 | $ 66,871 | $ 69,179 | $ 71,907 | $ 73,023 | $ 75,087 |
| Massachusetts | $ 76,676 | $ 79,186 | $ 81,355 | $ 85,179 | $ 87,982 | $ 91,612 | $ 92,335 |
| Michigan | $ 66,625 | $ 68,342 | $ 70,308 | $ 72,106 | $ 74,655 | $ 77,147 | $ 78,811 |
| Minnesota | $ 60,409 | $ 62,114 | $ 64,140 | $ 65,826 | $ 67,286 | $ 70,044 | $ 70,307 |
| Mississippi | $ 47,623 | $ 48,500 | $ 49,182 | $ 52,277 | $ 54,724 | $ 55,302 | $ 54,953 |
| Missouri | $ 56,277 | $ 57,825 | $ 58,962 | $ 61,001 | $ 63,446 | $ 66,082 | $ 66,607 |
| Montana | $ 49,332 | $ 49,359 | $ 51,192 | $ 52,901 | $ 54,438 | $ 56,689 | $ 56,825 |
| Nebraska | $ 54,715 | $ 56,427 | $ 58,204 | $ 59,691 | $ 61,984 | $ 64,340 | $ 65,774 |
| Nevada | $ 64,144 | $ 67,796 | $ 69,790 | $ 72,581 | $ 75,378 | $ 79,794 | $ 79,986 |
| New Hampshire | $ 63,882 | $ 65,435 | $ 68,522 | $ 70,125 | $ 73,291 | $ 80,335 | $ 79,431 |
| New Jersey | $ 74,707 | $ 76,266 | $ 78,502 | $ 82,559 | $ 85,516 | $ 89,013 | $ 91,058 |
| New Mexico | $ 52,860 | $ 54,906 | $ 56,415 | $ 57,946 | $ 60,255 | $ 61,853 | $ 62,567 |
| New York | $ 70,431 | $ 71,944 | $ 73,760 | $ 76,918 | $ 78,964 | $ 82,642 | $ 84,784 |
| North Carolina | $ 54,163 | $ 56,214 | $ 57,638 | $ 60,919 | $ 64,590 | $ 67,498 | $ 68,053 |
| North Dakota | $ 45,396 | $ 46,340 | $ 47,422 | $ 50,399 | $ 53,857 | $ 54,551 | $ 58,355 |
| Ohio | $ 61,088 | $ 62,549 | $ 63,592 | $ 65,507 | $ 67,324 | $ 69,235 | $ 70,423 |
| Oklahoma | $ 50,109 | $ 52,848 | $ 54,515 | $ 58,120 | $ 59,630 | $ 61,106 | $ 61,291 |
| Oregon | $ 55,343 | $ 56,289 | $ 57,589 | $ 59,944 | $ 62,561 | $ 64,928 | $ 67,065 |
| Pennsylvania | $ 67,676 | $ 69,148 | $ 70,936 | $ 73,112 | $ 75,366 | $ 77,822 | $ 79,084 |
| Rhode Island | $ 70,647 | $ 72,047 | $ 75,146 | $ 77,582 | $ 78,906 | $ 82,332 | $ 83,902 |
| South Carolina | $ 51,950 | $ 54,342 | $ 56,472 | $ 57,941 | $ 59,918 | $ 59,920 | $ 59,911 |
| South Dakota | $ 47,645 | $ 48,941 | $ 50,822 | $ 52,532 | $ 53,736 | $ 55,667 | $ 56,359 |
| Tennessee | $ 54,819 | $ 56,613 | $ 57,891 | $ 59,855 | $ 62,148 | $ 63,167 | $ 63,539 |
| Texas | $ 57,134 | $ 60,105 | $ 62,273 | $ 63,709 | $ 66,323 | $ 69,131 | $ 70,018 |
| United States of America | $ 62,615 | $ 64,234 | $ 66,172 | $ 68,585 | $ 71,085 | $ 73,570 | $ 74,625 |
| Utah | $ 60,325 | $ 61,184 | $ 64,644 | $ 65,763 | $ 69,237 | $ 71,309 | $ 72,095 |
| Vermont | $ 56,765 | $ 59,565 | $ 61,644 | $ 64,256 | $ 66,941 | $ 69,851 | $ 71,869 |
| Virginia | $ 59,897 | $ 61,854 | $ 64,272 | $ 66,950 | $ 70,158 | $ 71,924 | $ 72,597 |
| Washington | $ 56,596 | $ 57,646 | $ 64,563 | $ 67,453 | $ 64,176 | $ 67,287 | $ 68,322 |
| West Virginia | $ 48,719 | $ 50,034 | $ 51,456 | $ 53,951 | $ 55,336 | $ 57,440 | $ 57,809 |
| Wisconsin | $ 61,629 | $ 61,632 | $ 62,866 | $ 64,208 | $ 66,053 | $ 68,531 | $ 69,370 |
| Wyoming | $ 53,363 | $ 55,290 | $ 56,149 | $ 58,362 | $ 64,981 | $ 68,020 | $ 70,106 |
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