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On average, full-time community college faculty earn 38.8% less than faculty at doctoral-granting universities, 16.3% less than faculty at comprehensive four-year institutions, and 1.65% less than faculty at baccalaureate institutions. However, these figures change dramatically when examined by state, faculty rank, or type of institution.
In the seven states where community college faculty earn above $40,000 per year, the difference between two-year and public four-year faculty salaries ranges between 5.4% and 19.7%.
| Average 2-Year | Average 4-Year | Average 4-Year | |
| Faculty Salary | Public Fac. Sal. | Private Fac. Sal. | |
| California | $47,122 | $55,380 | $48,804 |
| New York | $43,373 | $50,914 | $46,120 |
| Connecticut | $43,335 | $51,222 | $49,717 |
| New Jersey | $42,030 | $50,329 | $47,557 |
| Arizona | $40,478 | $45,918 | $32,438 |
| Maryland | $40,313 | $46,028 | $42,484 |
| Illinois | $40,239 | $42,447 | $44,388 |
The widest variance in faculty salaries is in the professor rank: community college full professors earn 41.1% less than full professors at doctoral-granting universities; 15.7% less than full professors at all comprehensive four-year institutions; and 2.3% less than faculty at baccalaureate institutions.
| All Doct | All Comp. | All Bacc. | All 2-Year | |
| Professor | $66,780 | $54,760 | $48,390 | $47,310 |
| Associate Professor | $47,220 | $43,680 | $38,900 | $39,300 |
| Assistant Professor | $40,110 | $36,160 | $32,420 | $33,800 |
| Instructor | $28,240 | $27,590 | $26,230 | $28,460 |
| Lecturer | $33,200 | $27,790 | $29,250 | $25,280 |
| No Rank | $34,490 | $33,970 | $35,870 | $33,950 |
This EDINFO was based on data gathered by the American Association of University Professors and provided in the Chronicle of Higher Education Almanac, Vol. XL, No. 1, August 25, 1993. A full text copy of this document may be obtained from the ERIC Document Reproduction Service, 7420 Fullerton Road, Suite 110, Springfield, VA 22153-2852; 800-443-ERIC
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