Academic Year 2003-2004
MIS Salary Survey Results (final)

Editor: Dennis Galletta
VP of Member Services
University of Pittsburgh

Instructions

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Description

These data represent reports by candidates of their academic job offers in Information Systems for the academic year 2002-2003. A new survey will begin each academic year in September. Please feel free to browse the last few years' results at:

Some entries were submitted non-anonymously; please do not contact me to discover the identity of any of the entries.

Please use these data at your own risk; there is no guarantee that respondents were truthful, entered the data without error, or represent an unbiased sample of the population.

See the cautions below on importing the table into a spreadsheet.

Results so far:

# Identity
revealed?
Years
teaching
Educ. Top Tier*
Journal
Pubs
Other
refereed
Journal
Pubs
Textooks
Published
Research Books
Published
Other
Publications
Salary Summer
Support
per year
Years of
Summer
Support
Research
budget
Moving
Support
Course
Load
Tenure Req
Level (Note 12)
Number
of "A"
Pubs
Required
for tenure
Number
of Pubs
Required
for tenure
Position Campus
type
Public
or private
Union? Country Region School's
highest
degree
School's
highest
accredit.
Accepted?
1 yes 6 Phd/DBA 2 9 0 0 0 98000 12000 3 3000 7500 5 2 1 8 switched Asst suburban public USA US M.W. Masters National Have accepted
2 yes 6 Phd/DBA 2 9 0 0 0 85000 9300 2 3000 6500 5 2 0 6 switched Asst rural public USA US N.E. Masters National won't accept
3 yes 4 Phd/DBA 0 3 0 0 0 90000 9000 3 As Needed Full 5 2 0 7 Asst urban private USA US M.W. Masters National won't accept
4 yes 4 Phd/DBA 0 3 0 0 0 90000 15000 1 As Needed 2500 6 2 0 7 Asst suburban public USA US S. Masters National Have accepted
5 14 Phd/DBA 14 0 0 0 0 103000 0 6000 9 2 2 7 associate/tenure suburban public X USA US M.W. Masters National Have accepted
6 1 Phd/DBA 0 3 0 0 2 90000 0 0 0 3 2 3 6 Asst rural public unspecified USA US M.W. Masters National might accept
7 yes 3 Phd/DBA 1 3 102000 21000 3 10000 6000 4 2 3 8 Asst suburban public unspecified U.S. US S. Doctorate National Have accepted
8 yes 3 Phd/DBA 1 3 99500 19950 2 3000 4000 4 2 2 6 Asst suburban private unspecified U.S. US N.E. Masters National won't accept
9 yes 2 Phd/DBA 1 1 90,000 10,000 2 1,500 10,000 4 1 0 5 Asst rural public USA US M.W. Bachelor National Have accepted
10 0 MBA/MS 0 0 0 0 0 70000 0 0 0 0 180 0 0 0 instructor urban public USA US S. Associate Regional might accept
11 yes 2 Phd/DBA 1 1 85,000 5,000 2 5,000 5 2 2 5 Asst rural public unspecified USA US M.W. Masters National won't accept
12 2 Phd/DBA 0 2 12 97000.00 20000.00 3 0 0 4 3 5 5 Asst urban private United States US S. unspecified National Have accepted
13 yes 12 Phd/DBA 0 4 0 0 4 91500 11438 1 1500 3000 2+2 2 2 6 switched Asst urban public [union] USA US S. Doctorate National Have accepted
14 yes 1 Phd/DBA 0 2 0 0 8 $78,500 $12,000 2 $1,700 $4,000 6 1 0 3 Asst urban public USA US S. Masters National Have accepted
15 1 Phd/DBA 1 6 105,000 23,000 2 3,500 7,000 4 2 Asst urban unspecified unspecified USA US W. Doctorate unspecified Have accepted
16 yes 1 Phd/DBA 0 2 0 0 8 90000 1/9 1 5000 4 2 Asst rural private unspecified USA US N.E. Masters National won't accept
17 yes 2 Phd/DBA 2 0 0 0 0 110000 24444 3 3000 5000 4 2 2 8 Asst rural public United States US S. Doctorate National won't accept
18 yes 2 Phd/DBA 2 0 0 0 0 103000 22889 3 3000 5000 3 2 4 8 Asst rural public United States US S. Doctorate National Have accepted
19 yes 2 Phd/DBA 2 0 0 0 0 93000 20667 3 3000 5000 4 1 1 6 Asst rural public United States US S. Doctorate National won't accept
20 3 Phd/DBA 1 2 98000 11760 1 4 2 3 10 Asst suburban public unspecified US US S. Doctorate National Have accepted
21 yes 3 MBA/MS 1 1 $52,000. $3,000. 4 unspecified instructor urban unspecified unspecified Australia unspecified Doctorate unspecified Have accepted
22 yes 15 Phd/DBA 0 6 0 0 7 87,000 10,800 2 1000 3 1 0 5 switched Asst suburban public X US US S. unspecified National Have accepted
23 9 BS/BA 1 3 0 0 6 100000 14000 2 2000 8000 4 1 switched Asst suburban private US US M.W. Masters National might accept
24 9 BS/BA 1 3 0 0 6 100000 14000 2 2000 8000 4 1 switched Asst suburban private US US W. Masters National Have accepted
25 yes 3 Phd/DBA 0 1 0 0 0 80,000 0 0 2,000 2,000 6 1 0 5 Asst suburban public X USA US W. Masters none Have accepted
26 yes 5 Phd/DBA 3 $85,000 0 0 5 2 switched Asst suburban public unspecified US M.W. Doctorate unspecified unspecified
27 1 Phd/DBA 1 1 4 $115,000 25555 3 3000 8000 3 2 5-6 10 Asst urban public unspecified USA US W. Doctorate National Have accepted
28 2 Phd/DBA 98000 12250 2 5000 2000 4 2 3 6 Asst suburban public unspecified US US S. Doctorate National Have accepted
29 yes 0 Phd/DBA 1 14 0 0 0 110000 25000 3 3000 3500 4 3 5 10 Asst suburban public USA US S. Doctorate National might accept
30 yes 1 Phd/DBA 1 8 0 0 0 110000 22000 3 5000 Full 4 2 3 10 Asst urban public USA US S. Doctorate National might accept
31 yes 1 Phd/DBA 1 9 0 0 0 103000 23000 3 5000 Full 3 2 5 10 Asst suburban public USA US W. Doctorate National might accept
32 yes 2 Phd/DBA 1 1 112,500 15,000 3 5,000 6,000 2/1 unspecified 4 10 Asst urban mixed unspecified USA unspecified Masters National won't accept
33 yes 2 Phd/DBA 1 1 110,000 15,000 3 10,000 10,000 2/2 3 2 6 Asst urban private unspecified USA unspecified Masters National Have accepted
34 yes .5 Phd/DBA 1 5 84,000 0 0 3,000 3000 5 1 0 4 Asst rural public unspecified USA US S. Masters National Have accepted
35 yes 1 Phd/DBA 2 8 97000 2/9 3 2000 2+2 2 4 10 Asst urban mixed unspecified USA US M.W. Masters National might accept
36 yes 4 Phd/DBA 0 1 0 0 2 105000 23000 3 1200 8000 4 2 Asst suburban public U.S. US W. Doctorate National Have accepted
37 yes 4 Phd/DBA 0 1 0 0 2 103000 12000 3 3000 5000 4 2 Asst urban public USA US S. Doctorate National won't accept
38 0 Phd/DBA 1 2 6 100000 22500 3 4000 4 2 5 10 Asst urban public US US S. Masters National might accept
39 yes 27 Phd/DBA 3 26 0 0 24 155,000 20,000 5 5,000 10,000 3 2 1 8 full/chair rural mixed USA US N.E. Masters National Have accepted
40 yes 7 Phd/DBA 2 11 0 2 19 108000 5000 2 0 0 6 1 0 3 assoc/not tenured urban private United States US M.W. Masters National Have accepted
41 1 Phd/DBA 1 2 90,000 15,000 2 5,000 4 unspecified visitor urban private U.S. US N.E. Masters National Have accepted
42 1 Phd/DBA 2 2 3 87000 5000 1 0 1000 6 2 1 5 Asst urban public [union] US S. Masters National might accept
43 1 Phd/DBA 0 2 0 0 4 110000 24400 3 2500 3500 3 2 4 8 Asst rural public unspecified USA US S. Doctorate National Have accepted
44 1 Phd/DBA 0 1 0 0 2 120,000 13,300 3 4500 4 2 2 5 Asst suburban public USA US S. Doctorate National Have accepted
45 yes 4 Phd/DBA 1 12 115000 15000 3 6000 7000 3 2 2 6 switched Asst urban mixed USA US S. Masters National Have accepted
46 yes 7 Phd/DBA 0 0 0 0 3 87500 10000 1 2000 3000 6 2 1 4 Asst rural public US M.W. Masters National Have accepted
47 2 Phd/DBA 0 4 5 83000 10000 1 2000 3500 5 2 2 6 switched Asst urban public usa US M.W. Doctorate National Have accepted
48 1 Phd/DBA 7 85000 6000 1 3000 3000 4 2 2 8 Asst urban private unspecified U.S. US N.E. Masters National Have accepted
49 3 unspecified 0 0 3 85000 7650 2 0 6 1 0 6 Asst suburban private US US M.W. Masters National won't accept
50 yes 2 Phd/DBA 1 2 90000 10000 6 2 1 5 Asst rural public USA US M.W. unspecified National won't accept
51 1 unspecified 0 1 6 85000 9 1 Asst rural public US M.W. Masters National Have accepted
52 yes 14 Phd/DBA 144000 0 2000 5000 5 2 assoc/not tenured urban private US US W. Masters National Have accepted
53 5 Phd/DBA 2 7 0 0 1 75000 0 400 0 3 1 0 5 switched Asst rural public U.S. US S. Masters National won't accept
54 5 Phd/DBA 2 7 0 0 1 90000 0 400 0 3 1 0 5 switched Asst rural public U.S. US S. Masters National Have accepted
55 3 Phd/DBA 0 1 0 0 10 105000 23000 3 3000 6 2 2 5 Asst unspecified public unspecified USA unspecified unspecified National Have accepted
56 3 Phd/DBA 0 1 0 0 10 95000 20000 2 4 2 4 6 Asst unspecified private unspecified USA US N.E. Doctorate National won't accept
57 3 Phd/DBA 0 1 0 0 10 80000 6 1 1 3 Asst unspecified unspecified unspecified USA US N.E. Masters unspecified won't accept
58 0 Phd/DBA 0 0 0 0 2 76000 10000 3 0 6000 6 2 1 3 Asst suburban public unspecified USA US N.E. Masters National Have accepted
59 yes 1 Phd/DBA 2 48000 12000 4000 2 2 2 6 Asst urban public X Canada unspecified Doctorate unspecified won't accept
60 yes 1 Phd/DBA 0 0 0 0 2 48000 5000 10000 2 2 Asst urban public X New Zealand unspecified Doctorate unspecified Have accepted
61 10 Phd/DBA 4 25 1 1 30 130000 Full 3 2 full/chair suburban mixed X U.S. US M.W. Masters National Have accepted
62 9 BS/BA 1 6 0 0 0 100000 10000 2 2000 8000 4 1 0 6 assoc/not tenured urban private USA US W. Doctorate National Have accepted
63 yes .5 Phd/DBA 2 8 62500 2000 4 2 0 5 Asst urban public X Canada unspecified Doctorate National Have accepted
64 yes 6 Phd/DBA 0 1 0 0 5 80,000.00 5,000.00 1 2,100.00 6 2 switched Asst urban mixed US S. Masters National Have accepted
65 1 Phd/DBA 5 10 95000 7500 2 2500 6 1 Asst urban private US M.W. Masters National Have accepted
66 4 Phd/DBA 0 0 0 0 4 82000 7500 2 750 0 6 2 4 6 switched Asst urban public X USA US W. Masters National Have accepted
67 5 Phd/DBA 0 2 1 0 15 95000 0 0 3000 5000 7 1 0 5 switched Asst urban public X USA US M.W. Masters National won't accept
68 5 Phd/DBA 0 2 1 0 15 93000 0 0 2000 6000 4.4 2 2 10 switched Asst suburban mixed USA US N.E. Masters Regional Have accepted
69 5 Phd/DBA 0 2 1 0 15 90000 0 0 2000 4000 7 2 0 10 switched Asst suburban mixed USA US N.E. Masters National won't accept
70 yes 12 Phd/DBA 0 3 0 2 10 83,000 17,000 2 3,000 Actual Cost 6 2 2 6 switched Asst suburban public X USA US M.W. Doctorate National Have accepted
71 1 Phd/DBA 1 4 16 100000 25000 3 3600 3000 4 2 4 8 Asst rural public U.S.A. US M.W. Doctorate National Have accepted
72 yes 2 MBA/MS 0 0 0 0 0 60000 0 1 0 0 8 unspecified instructor suburban mixed USA US N.E. Masters unspecified Have accepted
73 3 Phd/DBA 6 100000 25000 3 4100 3000 3 2 5 5 Asst rural public unspecified us US M.W. Doctorate National Have accepted
74 4 Phd/DBA 0 1 0 0 0 72000 0 0 0 300 6 1 0 10 switched Asst rural public US US S. Bachelor National Have accepted
75 yes 6 Phd/DBA 1 3 0 0 9 73500 1500 1 2000 na 8 1 0 2 switched Asst urban private us US S. Masters National Have accepted
76 2 unspecified 0 7 0 0 2 64000 0 0 0 8 2 2 7 Asst rural public US US S. Bachelor Regional Have accepted
77 Phd/DBA 4 13 62000 1 500 4 3 10 20 Asst urban private US US W. Doctorate National unspecified
* Top tier: Respondents were asked to provide the number of journal publications accepted (both in print and forthcoming) in journals in this list: (MISQ, CACM, ISR, Management Science, JMIS, Decision Sciences, IEEE Transactions, HBR) (these are journals appearing in the top 10 of over half of the scales shown in the Saunders compilation here on ISWorld, listed above in the order in which they appear in the Saunders list.

Data Problems and Fixes

None

Recommendations

For analysis, the best approach is to use Ido Millet's (Penn State Erie) Excel Pivot Table analysis tool, available above. If you choose to copy to your own spreadsheet, beware that some of the entries need to be "cleaned" (such as 2/9 for summer support needs to be translated to a dollar amount). If you still want to capture these data yourself, just click and drag all of the cells, copy to the clipboard, then paste into a spreadsheet package. This works well with Excel 97 and above (with Internet Explorer 4.01 and above); but does not work well with Netscape 4* or when using Lotus1-2-3 version 97 (even when parsing columns). You can then analyze the data by sorting by fields of interest, removing rows, computing averages, etc. One very practical approach for department heads to argue for parity is to focus only on schools with teaching loads similar to yours.

*Note: Thanks are in order for Mary Brabston and Vance Cooney. Mary helped me learn about the incompatibility between Netscape and Excel for the procedure outlined above. Vance Cooney of Xavier offers a remedy: "Since I use Netscape exclusively, I saved it as a text file then opened the saved file in Word and did some global replaces to clean it up for import. Once in a database program like Access or FileMaker Pro its cake to select by rank and/or load etc. to slice and dice the data." Also thanks to Steven Morris for advice on capturing research requirements independent of teaching loads.

Limitations

The object of interest is offers, which most likely repeats a given individual. If this concerns you, sort by the "accepted" field before using the data, then concentrate on "Have accepted" in your analysis; these will be unique individuals.

Notes

  1. The "Identity revealed" field addresses questions of trust in the data; some deans will not use anonymous data as the basis for any salary decisions. Note that the identity is revealed only to me; please do not ask me to violate my pledge of confidentiality.
  2. Salary is Base Salary (exclusive of summer support) in US $
  3. Guaranteed Summer Support is stated in US $, for the period of time shown.
  4. The "research budget" indicates amounts of discretionary spending (including travel, technology, and optional secretarial services, but not including required items such as course software, basic telephone, and copying). If not specified separately, an amount was estimated for maximum travel and technology that would reasonably be supported without special requests (or appeals).
  5. Moving support in US $ also includes any signing bonuses.
  6. Course load is an annual teaching load, stated in semester-course equivalents, defined as number of 3-credit semester courses (roughly 3 hrs/week, 15 weeks) to be taught. Thus, a 3+3 (3 fall + 3 spring = 6-course) load would be entered as 6
  7. "Public or private" indicates whether a school is perceived to be substantially public, substantially private, or mixed.
  8. Unions often have large impacts on salary, and unionized business schools are often well below market (beyond their control).
  9. School attributes such as country and region can also affect salaries.
  10. The school's highest degree granted in business administration is listed.
  11. Accreditation is listed as national, such as AACSB, regional, such as Middle States, and local, such as state or county.
  12. Tenure requirements levels:
    (blank): No tenure system
    Level 0: No publications are required
    Level 1: Publications are required, but outlet quality does not matter
    Level 2: Some outlets are weighted more heavily than others
    Level 3: Outlets are weighted, but non-"A" outlets actually can count negatively