March 16, 2007

Salaries Rise 3.8 Percent for Professors

By SCOTT SMALLWOOD

Faculty salaries rose 3.8 percent this year, helped by larger increases at public universities than in recent years, according to a survey by the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources.

While salaries at private universities have risen faster over recent decades, average pay for professors at public institutions climbed 3.9 percent for 2006-7, according to the survey. Increases at public baccalaureate institutions were even higher: 4.2 percent. Salaries at

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