Average faculty salaries at Harvard grew at a slower rate then the national average for the 1991-1992 school year, though they remained higher than those at other U.S. doctoral institutions.
According to a survey of 2074 institutions conducted by the American Association of University Professors (AAUP), faculty salaries nationwide rose by 3.5 percent, the smallest amount in 20 years.
The salary growth rate represents an increase only slightly above the 1990-1991 inflation rate of 3.1 percent.
At Harvard, average salaries for full, associate and assistant professors increased last year by 2.6 percent, compared to 4.7 percent at other private doctoral institutions. Among all doctoral institutions, Salary Inflation
Annual faculty salaries at Harvard have remained higher than those at similar doctoral institutions: Professor Associate Professor Assistant Professor Instructor Harvard $92,200 $52,400 $47,800 Attributing the slow growth rate to thesluggish economy, officials at the AmericanCouncil of Education said they were worried thatthe trend would continue. "The trend we see now is disturbing and more sobecause the pattern will continue for years," saidElaine El-khawas, the council's vice president forresearch. "We see it as a reflection of general fiscalconstraints that college and universities areexperiencing ... and [the fact that] funding fromfederal sources remains constant over time," saidKatherine A. Ruser, also of the American Councilof Education. El Khawas added that the low increases maydiscourage young people from joining universityfaculties. "What is most disturbing is the low increasefor assistant professors," said El Khawas. "It'sclear that faculty choose academia not because ofsalary. That's the only thing working for us," shesaid. Average salaries for assistant professors rose3.8 percent to $36,060. Still Highest In Ivies Among Ivy League universities, Harvardcontinues to offer full professors the highestaverage salary, $92,200. "[Institutions like Harvard] have to be alwayson the edge in offering competitive salariesbecause their faculty members are verymarketable," said El Khawas. Average salaries for instructors at theUniversity grew fastest, according to the survey.These salaries increased from $32,800 to $46,600,a rise of 42 percent, much higher than thenational increase of 4 percent. Candace R. Corvey, assistant dean for Finance,could not be reached yesterday to explain thesudden jump in instructors' salaries. El Khawas also cautioned that survey figurescan be difficult to interpret, since they are inpart a function of faculty turnover and of shiftsin the number of faculty members of differentranks
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