Sixty-four faculty members responded to this question. The average salary reported among the respondents was $60,990. The median salary was slightly lower at $60,000. The modal salary was $73,300, reported by five faculty members. Three faculty members declined to report their current salary level. Table 1 demonstrates the salary distribution by faculty area of appointment that includes both nine- and 12-months appointment.
TABLE 1: FACULTY SALARY DISTRIBUTION BY AREA OF APPOINTMENT
| Department/Area | N | Mean | Median | Std. Deviation | Range |
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| Business | 7 | $ 65,771.43 | $ 65,700.00 | $ 13,801.05 | $ 35,000.00 |
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| Math & Science | 6 | $ 51,316.67 | $ 48,950.00 | $ 10,308.52 | $ 28,600.00 |
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| Agriculture, Food Science, Sustainable Systems | 14 | $ 77,121.43 | $ 73,650.00 | $ 8,394.34 | $ 29,600.00 |
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| Government and Public Admin | 3 | $ 50,333.33 | $ 51,000.00 | $ 2,081.67 | $ 4,000.00 |
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| Behavioral/Social Sciences | 5 | $ 53,780.00 | $ 49,700.00 | $ 11,468.30 | $ 28,000.00 |
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| English/LLP | 5 | $ 46,660.00 | $ 45,000.00 | $ 6,154.51 | $ 15,300.00 |
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| Computer Science | 3 | $ 61,700.00 | $ 61,200.00 | $ 6,963.48 | $ 13,900.00 |
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| Library | 4 | $ 60,525.00 | $ 59,550.00 | $ 9,013.09 | $ 19,000.00 |
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| Education | 5 | $ 55,800.00 | $ 53,000.00 | $ 8,318.65 | $ 20,000.00 |
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| Mass Communication | 1 | $ 42,000.00 | $ 42,000.00 | | $ - |
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| Nursing/Professional Studies | 4 | $ 56,250.00 | $ 60,000.00 | $ 7,500.00 | $ 15,000.00 |
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| Whitney Young | 1 | $ 72,000.00 | $ 72,000.00 | | $ - |
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| Fine Arts | 2 | $ 54,500.00 | $ 54,500.00 | $ 6,363.96 | $ 9,000.00 |
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1The mean, or average, is calculated by summing all salaries in an area and dividing the sum by the number of salaries. For example, if 5 salaries are reported for a group, then the 5 salaries are first added, and then divided by 5. (1,000 + 2000 + 4,000 + 5,000 + 9,000 = 21,000/5 = 4,200).
2The median salary is the amount at which exactly 50% of the salaries fall above, and 50% of the salaries fall below. For example, if 5 salaries are reported for a group (1,000, 2000, 4,000, 5,000, 9,000), then the median salary for that group would be 4,000. If only 4 salaries are reported, (1,000, 2000, 5,000, 9,000), then the median is calculated by adding the two salaries at the center (2,000 + 5,000 = 7,000) and then dividing the sum by 2 (7,000/2 = 3,500). It is important to examine both the mean and the median values because extreme values—in this case, a salary of 9,000—may result in an average that does not accurately reflect the true distribution of the salaries, as indicated by the differences of several thousands of dollars in some of the areas in Table 1.
3The mode is defined as the most frequently occurring value in the distribution (in this case, the distribution of salaries among all 64 members who responded to this question).
4All faculty in Agriculture, Food Science and Sustainable systems and Library have 12-month appointment. Division chairs, deans and few additional faculty affiliated to other Divisions may have 12-months appointment and their reported salaries reflect salaries for 12 months.
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