Sociology Faculty Salaries by Rank, Academic Years

Academic Year

Full Professor

Associate Professor

Assistant Professor

New Assistant Professor

Instructor

All Ranks

1982/83

$64,366

$49,714

$39,753

$36,726

$32,631

$50,028

1983/84

64,061

49,619

40,045

38,468

33,591

50,068

1984/85

65,559

50,731

41,254

38,881

33,098

52,044

1985/86

66,019

51,304

42,194

39,098

34,120

53,029

1986/87

68,279

53,460

43,331

39,090

34,454

54,868

1987/88

69,219

54,648

44,018

40,145

35,929

56,400

1988/89

70,238

54,608

44,503

41,997

35,089

56,862

1989/90

69,970

55,061

45,078

42,181

37,072

57,086

1990/91

70,354

55,223

44,612

42,098

36,145

57,313

1991/92

70,365

55,349

45,007

43,031

37,790

57,673

1992/93

69,530

55,299

44,632

42,957

37,456

57,366

1993/94

69,902

55,480

44,616

42,328

36,913

57,678

1994/95

71,259

55,543

45,109

42,830

36,417

58,077

1995/96

70,794

55,233

44,826

42,241

35,182

57,690

1996/97

71,535

55,580

44,911

42,446

36,723

58,300

1997/98

72,457

55,626

45,175

43,287

35,511

58,891

1998/99

74,910

56,555

46,058

43,876

37,395

60,552

1999/00

76,347

57,228

46,895

44,748

37,708

61,113

2000/01

76,866

57,412

47,259

45,623

36,024

61,266

2001/02

77,344

57,879

47,263

45,690

38,311

61,295

2002/03

77,730

58,062

47,845

46,810

37,535

61,696

2003/04

78,229

57,709

47,645

46,940

37,836

61,276

2004/05

77,598

57,721

47,970

46,964

37,817

60,614

Percent Change: 1982/83 & 2004/05

20.6%

16.1%

20.7%

27.9%

15.9%

21.2%

1982/83 to 2004/05 (in Constant 2004 dollars) This table shows the trends in faculty salaries in constant (inflation free) dollars over two decades -- years of flat salaries and years of increases above the rate of inflation. For the first time, all ranks of faculty received a raise higher than the rate of inflation in the 1998/99 academic year. This trend continues through the 2000/01 academic year, with the exception of instructors. After the 2000/01 academic year, above inflation raises do not occur across all ranks, while real salary growth for all ranks except new assistant professors is less than one percent per year.

Note: Constant dollars based on the final 2003 Consumer Price Index (All Urban Conumers), U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Source used: 23.