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Comparing NC State to Research Peer Institutions

Average Professor's Salaries, Ranked by 2007
(Dollars in Thousands)

Institution
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
Harvard Univ
157.5
163.2
168.7
177.4
184.8
Stanford Univ
142.6
148.5
156.2
164.3
173.7
Princeton Univ
145.6
151.1
156.8
163.7
172.2
Univ of Chicago
141.3
148.4
155.1
162.5
170.8
Yale Univ
138.8
145.6
151.2
157.6
165.1
Univ of Pennsylvania
138.5
143.4
149.9
156.5
163.3
Columbia Univ
162.5
New York Univ
134.2
138.1
144
149.5
162.4
California Tech
131
145.7
147.8
155.8
162.2
Northwestern Univ
131.9
136.3
140.8
147.2
153.6
Duke Univ
128.6
131.2
136.4
142
152.6
Massachusetts  Tech
135.1
135
140.3
145.9
151.6
Washington Univ-St. Louis
122
128.4
135.2
145.1
150.8
Cornell Univ-Endowed Colleges
N/A
N/A
137
141.8
148.2
Emory Univ
126.5
131.9
137
142.2
147.2
Vanderbilt Univ
117.1
123.9
126.6
135.4
140.3
Univ of Southern California
118.7
123.8
129
134.5
140.1
Brown Univ
116.9
123.1
129.2
134.9
139.9
Univ of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
106.3
112.7
115.3
126.8
138.5
Rice Univ
119.1
123.7
127
130.4
137.1
Univ of Michigan-Ann Arbor
117.8
120.2
125.6
90.9
137.0
Georgia Tech
116.7
119
123.6
129.5
134.7
Univ of Virginia
112.9
118.1
123.1
128
132.7
Carnegie Mellon Univ
114.7
118.4
123.8
127
132.2
Rutgers State Univ-New Brunswick
110.9
112.9
116.8
123.8
130.1
Univ of Maryland-College Park
107
111
115.7
121.1
127.5
Univ of Texas-Austin
103.2
109.9
115.7
121.2
126.0
Univ of Illinois-Urbana
107
111.8
116.6
120.9
125.7
Penn State Univ-Main
108
112.6
116.5
120.2
125.4
Univ of Pittsburgh-Main
105.6
109.8
113.2
119.5
121.9
Ohio State Univ-Main
103.5
108.4
112.6
117.2
121.6
Univ of Minnesota-Twin Cities
102
105.4
110.3
116.6
121.3
Tulane Univ
100.2
102.8
109.8
116
119.8
Case Western Reserve Univ
106.9
112.3
117.4
116
118.9
Univ of Rochester
103.8
105.8
108.8
112.8
118.2
Univ of Iowa
100.8
102.8
105.3
109.8
118.1
Brandeis Univ
94.1
99.3
106.7
109.8
116.6
Univ of Colorado-Boulder
98.4
100.6
102.8
106.8
116.4
Univ of Washington-Seattle
93.2
98.1
102.1
108.9
116.4
Virginia Tech
93.3
96.8
106.5
110.8
116.2
SUNY-Stony Brook
102.5
107
110.6
116.4
116.2
Michigan State Univ
98.3
101.8
105.9
110.2
116.0
Univ of California-San Diego
116.0
Indiana Univ-Bloomington
99.1
101.8
104.9
109
114.0
Univ of Arizona
92.5
95.9
102.3
107.1
113.1
Texas A&M Univ
95.2
100.2
104.1
107.4
112.3
Purdue Univ-Main
97.2
100.7
104.3
107.6
111.3
NC State Univ
90.9
94.8
97.6
103.9
110.8
Univ of Kansas-Main
87.9
92.4
98
103.9
110.5
Univ of Florida
93.5
96
101.4
107.7
109.3
Syracuse Univ
90.9
94.5
97.9
104
107.0
Iowa St Univ
92.2
93.3
97.2
100.6
106.7
Univ of Nebraska-Lincoln
90.9
93.9
97.5
101.1
105.2
Univ of Wisconsin-Madison
96.2
97.8
100.5
103.5
104.7
Univ of Georgia
90.9
92.8
95.9
99.9
103.1
Univ of Missouri-Columbia
91.8
94.3
96.7
100.7
102.8
Univ of Oregon
83.1
83.6
88
88.3
94.8
SUNY Coll-Buffalo
104.4
107.7
111.6
78.8
80.6
Johns Hopkins Univ
111.8
115.5
120.7
123.8
Univ of California-Berkeley
123
121.8
126.2
131.3
Univ of California-Davis
105
103.3
107
114
Univ of California-Irvine
107.9
108.5
112.2
117.7
Univ of California-Los Angeles
122.4
123.3
128.4
133.2
Univ of California-San Diego
112.4
113.8
118.1
124.4
Univ of California-Santa Barbara
109.6
110.6
115.1
119.3

Source Note: This analysis was prepared by Univ. Planning & Analysis based on figures published in "The Annual Report on the Economic Status of the Profession," Academe, March/April 2008, American Association of Univ. Professors, Washington, DC. Responsibility for the accuracy of this analysis rests with the institutions and not the AAUP.

*This analysis excludes the McGill Univ., Columbia Univ. and Univ. of Toronto due to data availability.
**Blank fields - information not available.

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