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            "text": "KSU pays its lowest relative salaries in certain STEM and arts fields. In relation to the six comparator institutions that publish departmental salary information, KSU has the lowest faculty salaries for 13 of 17 relevant academic fields, as well as the second-lowest salaries for a further three fields. The areas with the largest differences between KSU's average rates and the median of comparator averages are Math & Physics (54.2 percent), Psychology (41.1 percent), Biology (39.7 percent), Literature Language & Philosophy (35.5 percent), and Political Science + Public Administration (32.0 percent). Notably, comparator institutions also employ differential salaries, with faculty salaries differing by academic field."
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