QUESTION 5: Approximately what annual salary, rounded to the nearest $100, do you think a person with a terminal degree in your field should be paid at the assistant professor level?
Sixty-one of the 67 faculty members (91.0%) responded to this question. Of these, 31 (50.8%) were currently serving as Assistant Professors. Recommended salaries ranged from $50,000 to $105,000. The mean recommended salary for Assistant Professors was $69,445. The median recommended salary was $65,000.
Sixty-two of the 67 faculty members (92.5%) responded to this question. Years of service at the Assistant Professor level ranged from 0 to 20. The mean number of years of service was 5.6. The median was 5 years of service.
QUESTION 7: Approximately what annual salary, rounded to the nearest $100, do you think a person with a terminal degree in your field should be paid at the associate professor level?
Fifty-three of the 67 faculty members (79.1%) responded to this question. Of these, 21 (39.6%) were currently serving at the Associate Professor level. Recommended salaries ranged from $53,000 to $120,000. The mean recommended salary for Associate Professors was $79,049. The median recommended salary was $75,000.
QUESTION 8: For how many years have/did you served at this faculty rank?
Fifty-five of the 67 faculty members (82.1%) responded to this question. Of these, 22 (40.0%) were currently serving as Associate Professors. Years of service at the Associate Professor level ranged from 0 to 20. The mean number of years of service was 4.8. The median was 3.5 years of service.
QUESTION 9: Approximately what annual salary, rounded to the nearest $100, do you think a person with a terminal degree in your field should be paid at the full professor level?
Fifty-one of the 67 faculty members (76.1%) responded to this question. Of these, 7 faculty members (7.3%) were currently serving as Full Professors. Recommended salaries ranged from $60,000 to $150,000. The mean recommended salary for Full Professors was $93,636. The median recommended salary was $90,000.
Forty-nine of the 67 faculty members (73.1%) responded to this question. Of these, 7 faculty members (14.3%) were currently serving as Full Professors. Years of service at the Full Professor level ranged from 0 to 13. The mean number of years of service was 0.8. The median was 0 years of service. The number of years faculty spent at the rank of Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Full Professor was unrelated to their recommendations for annual salary levels for all faculty ranks.