Sent to IS World
Analysis of 2003 Salary Offer Survey Results
AIS, ISWORLD NET, and the
Bottom line per year (US, PhD-only candidates, the
largest subgroup):
2003-2004: $100,448 in research schools; $86,769 in
teaching schools
2002-2003: $100,502 in research schools; $85,500 in
teaching schools
2001-2002: $ 94,462 in research schools; $76,882 in
teaching schools
2000-2001: $ 87,192 in research schools; $73,647 in
teaching schools
I have dropped an overall average for the main focus:
the new assistant category. While
The
final spreadsheet, in Excel XP Pivot Table form, is available by clicking here. Thanks to
2003-2004 RESULTS:
We only have record of 77 offers this year (down from
90 offers recorded last year and 145 the year before). I have not investigated
whether or not this decrease was due to the availability of fewer jobs, fewer
offers, or simply fewer entries! It is
possible that more intrusive data might have played a role too. The most important statistic in my informal
analysis is that US PhD-only hires in research institutions has held steady at
$100,448, down about 5 hundredths of a percent from last year's $100,552. In
teaching institutions, offers tended to climb another 1.5%, moving the average
to $86,769 from last year's $85,500.
Teaching institutions seem to be aiming to close the "gap,"
which is undoubtedly welcome news to many.
The 11 PhD/US/Assistant respondents who chose to
reveal their identities averaged $100,972, which is only 1% more than the
average for those hiding their identities ($100,972; n=18). The difference is
not significant (two-tailed p=.711).
The correlation between salaries and teaching load has weakened, as salaries in teaching institutions have crept upward moderately, but remains significant, at -.265. The correlation between summer support and teaching load remains very strong, at -.604. Teaching loads appear to have moved sharply upwards in teaching institutions, as if to justify higher salaries.
2003-2004 |
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Change |
2002-2003 |
2001-2002 |
2000-2001 |
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1998-1999 |
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$92,365 |
n=48 |
New assistant professors only (see warning) |
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$ 96,939 |
$90,368 |
$81,482 |
$76,894 |
$67,569 |
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$96,214 |
n=42 |
US only PhD only Warning: sensitive to
research/teaching mix |
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$ 98,359 |
$92,562 |
$82,244 |
$77,901 |
$67,435 |
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n=29 |
100,448 |
in research institutions
(last year's n=30) (down $54) |
-0.05% |
100,502 |
94462 |
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n=13 |
86,769 |
in teaching institutions
(last year's n=5) (up $1,269) |
1.48% |
85,500 |
76882 |
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$88,316 |
n=19 |
Assistant professors
switching to a new school (last
year's n=38) |
-4.29% |
92,273 |
$90,632 |
$83,646 |
$76,071 |
$70,679 |
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n=7 |
$94,071 |
in research institutions
(last year's n=15) |
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97,200 |
98065 |
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n=12 |
$84,958 |
in teaching institutions
(last year's n=7) |
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81,714 |
79233 |
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$113,749 |
n=4 |
Associate professors (last year's n=12) |
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28.47% |
88,542 |
$96,038 |
$91,000 |
$82,717 |
$71,563 |
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n=1 |
$100,000 |
in research institutions
(last year's n=6) |
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96,417 |
107850 |
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n=3 |
$118,333 |
in teaching institutions
(last year's n=6) |
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80,667 |
70938 |
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$15,075 |
n=53 |
Summer Support (last year's n=69) |
-7.21% |
16,246 |
17650 |
13784 |
$12,347 |
$8,426 |
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offers with summer support) |
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n=35 of 44 |
$17,929 |
in research institutions
(last year 53 of 62 had it) |
18,414 |
19443 |
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n=18 of 33 |
$9,525 |
in teaching institutions
(last year 16 of 28 had it) |
9,062 |
11056 |
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4.9 |
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Teaching Load (caution:
increase is due to the mix) |
13.95% |
4.3 |
4.4 |
4.7 |
4.9 |
4.9 |
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3.6 |
in research institutions |
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3.6 |
3.7 |
3.6 |
3.8 |
3.8 |
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6.6 |
in teaching institutions |
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6.3 |
6.2 |
6.4 |
5.7 |
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-0.265 |
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Correlation between
teaching load and salary |
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-0.604 |
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Correlation between
teaching load and summer support |
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A
“course” is considered to be in 3-credit equivalents, which counts
for 45 nominal class hours (including breaks) times 4=180, or 37.5 teaching
hours times 4=150. As before, a maximum teaching load of 4 courses per year
defined "research institutions," and those schools above 4 courses
per year were labeled "teaching institutions." Even though schools
with higher teaching loads often value and even require research productivity,
it seems logical to categorize the schools based on this single, explicit, and
quantifiable indicator of a school’s support (not just desire) for
research. Although it is an imperfect measure, it does capture much of the
decision process of candidates, who consider 180 nominal class hours (including
breaks) or 150 teaching hours to be the limit for what they consider a research
orientation.
This
Year’s Survey
This
year, we are continuing to allow candidates to choose either an anonymous or
non-anonymous (only to Dennis) entry.
Anonymous
submissions are certainly appreciated, but in the past some deans stated that
they did not wish to pay attention to anonymous data. It seems that we need a substantial
body of verified/verifiable data for extending the impact of the survey. A
non-anonymous entry will simply have a "yes" in the "identity
revealed?" column as before.
We
hope you find the results from last year interesting and useful, and that we
receive a large number of submissions once again this year, especially with
identities revealed!
Dennis
Galletta
Page Editor: Salary Survey