Faculty Salaries

Summary

Taulbee-responding private CS units paid more than Public CS units at every tenure-track rank. Median salaries at Private vs. Public CS units: Assistant $147K vs. $129K, Associate $166K vs. $145K, Full $230K vs. $201K (Figure S2, Figure S3). The Private vs. Public gap is even larger for teaching-track roles (Teaching Professor $135K vs $108K; Other Instructor $125K vs $87K).
Taulbee-responding R1 institutions paid more than R2 institutions at every tenure-track rank. Median Assistant Professor salaries are 13% higher at R1 units than R2 units ($132K vs $117K), but by Full Professor the gap stretches to 33% ($211K vs $159K) (Figure S3 R1, R2 tabs).

About this Data

Please note that this section summarizes Faculty Salaries by role and rank across the 134 units that participated in the 2025 Taulbee Salary survey. Participating units were given the option to submit either individual-level faculty salary data or aggregate department-level data. For units submitting individual-level data, we first calculated years in rank based on hiring year and role type. We then computed the average salary and headcount for each specific role and rank within that unit. These derived aggregates were then pooled with the standard aggregate submissions to calculate the final aggregated statistics.

Reporting Thresholds for Percentile Data

To protect respondent confidentiality and avoid reporting on small samples, we applied the following thresholds when reporting percentile data:

Fewer than 4 units: not reported
4-6 units: median only
7-9 units: 25th percentile, median, 75th percentile
10 or more units: 10th percentile, 25th percentile, median, 75th percentile, 90th percentile

Where reporting thresholds were not met, we reported “-” in the tables.

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All Salaries

This section reports overall salary distributions in 2025, broken down by unit type (CS, CE, IN, CA), control for CS units (Public, Private), and Carnegie classification (R1, R2). Each tab shows a boxplot of mean salaries per role (whiskers at the 10th and 90th percentiles, box at the 25th-75th, median line) and a companion percentile table.

Faculty role definitions. In 2025, Taulbee Survey was accompanied by a guide that formally defines every faculty role tracked by the Taulbee Survey to increase transparency and data clarity. The complete role-by-role guide is available here: CRA Taulbee Survey Definition Guide (PDF).

Table S0: Overall Salary Percentiles by Faculty Role (2025)
Role	Num. Units	Total Faculty	10th %	25th %	Median	75th %	90th %
Assistant Professor	123	1,551	$107,249	$116,533	$131,032	$143,467	$156,271
Associate Professor	121	1,290	$122,622	$131,107	$149,014	$165,560	$183,724
Full Professor	122	1,966	$155,966	$176,985	$203,943	$237,659	$272,983
Teaching Professor	91	1,137	$87,339	$98,535	$114,344	$137,865	$155,170
Other Instructor	63	446	$64,067	$79,106	$92,050	$110,915	$131,809
Researcher	39	233	$69,344	$105,000	$126,250	$162,756	$200,765
Postdoctorate	54	376	$53,587	$60,108	$66,504	$73,820	$79,466

Table S1: Overall Salary Percentiles by Faculty Role at CS Units (2025)
Role	Num. Units	Total Faculty	10th %	25th %	Median	75th %	90th %
Assistant Professor	109	1,386	$109,196	$117,833	$131,115	$144,722	$156,617
Associate Professor	107	1,140	$122,884	$131,996	$149,579	$167,247	$183,910
Full Professor	108	1,792	$156,062	$178,653	$205,116	$239,938	$275,176
Teaching Professor	80	952	$87,000	$98,309	$114,952	$138,328	$157,655
Other Instructor	58	427	$63,316	$79,440	$93,897	$114,313	$136,522
Researcher	39	233	$69,344	$105,000	$126,250	$162,756	$200,765
Postdoctorate	51	352	$52,982	$60,216	$67,000	$73,956	$80,189

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Table S18: Overall Salary Percentiles by Faculty Role at IN Units (2025)
Role	Num. Units	Total Faculty	10th %	25th %	Median	75th %	90th %
Assistant Professor	13	146	$100,366	$107,987	$114,241	$133,143	$145,218
Associate Professor	13	140	$117,279	$125,626	$135,550	$158,438	$168,100
Full Professor	13	138	$155,915	$172,867	$199,027	$217,109	$235,384
Teaching Professor	11	185	$91,808	$99,560	$108,478	$129,967	$138,585
Other Instructor	5	19	—	—	$91,628	—	—

Table S19: Overall Salary Percentiles by Faculty Role at Canadian Units (2025)
Role	Num. Units	Total Faculty	10th %	25th %	Median	75th %	90th %
Assistant Professor	6	96	—	—	$141,263	—	—
Associate Professor	6	91	—	—	$188,957	—	—
Full Professor	6	142	—	—	$252,500	—	—

Note: Salaries represent 12 month salaries for Canadian institutions in CAD.

Table S2: Overall Salary Percentiles by Faculty Role at Public CS Units (2025)
Role	Num. Units	Total Faculty	10th %	25th %	Median	75th %	90th %
Assistant Professor	80	985	$106,887	$114,115	$129,374	$139,353	$150,521
Associate Professor	78	798	$120,478	$129,447	$144,765	$159,985	$175,817
Full Professor	79	1,199	$153,477	$174,097	$201,235	$229,401	$262,877
Teaching Professor	57	632	$82,259	$94,550	$108,176	$130,413	$149,427
Other Instructor	46	294	$57,260	$76,906	$87,474	$101,839	$122,080
Researcher	28	150	$68,578	$90,949	$122,013	$153,366	$170,733
Postdoctorate	36	180	$52,741	$60,000	$65,312	$72,486	$74,000

Table S3: Overall Salary Percentiles by Faculty Role at Private CS Units (2025)
Role	Num. Units	Total Faculty	10th %	25th %	Median	75th %	90th %
Assistant Professor	29	401	$123,028	$131,196	$146,583	$154,611	$164,421
Associate Professor	29	342	$136,561	$145,586	$166,415	$183,186	$190,725
Full Professor	29	593	$171,029	$193,363	$229,827	$269,592	$289,622
Teaching Professor	23	320	$98,911	$110,840	$135,109	$148,792	$164,558
Other Instructor	12	133	$90,259	$100,561	$125,034	$141,625	$151,367
Researcher	11	83	$110,000	$118,975	$161,570	$197,448	$227,294
Postdoctorate	15	172	$55,223	$64,236	$76,000	$82,956	$84,227

Table S24: Overall Salary Percentiles by Faculty Role at R1 Units (2025)
Role	Num. Units	Total Faculty	10th %	25th %	Median	75th %	90th %
Assistant Professor	102	1,349	$109,025	$119,037	$132,240	$144,916	$156,359
Associate Professor	101	1,116	$124,357	$135,922	$153,204	$169,496	$185,044
Full Professor	102	1,756	$167,953	$186,363	$211,195	$242,779	$274,774
Teaching Professor	81	1,042	$87,609	$98,877	$116,031	$139,000	$158,632
Other Instructor	52	346	$59,709	$78,000	$97,398	$119,661	$137,852
Researcher	33	205	$67,773	$91,910	$125,900	$161,596	$207,139
Postdoctorate	46	357	$53,789	$60,108	$66,122	$74,000	$81,026

Table S25: Overall Salary Percentiles by Faculty Role at R2 Units (2025)
Role	Num. Units	Total Faculty	10th %	25th %	Median	75th %	90th %
Assistant Professor	18	193	$101,701	$112,039	$117,143	$121,353	$132,912
Associate Professor	18	166	$115,430	$121,683	$126,855	$140,850	$152,201
Full Professor	18	188	$139,038	$151,842	$159,267	$179,921	$195,731
Teaching Professor	9	83	—	$95,035	$103,521	$119,597	—
Other Instructor	11	100	$73,206	$82,038	$87,610	$91,849	$98,079
Researcher	4	9	—	—	$130,752	—	—
Postdoctorate	7	17	—	$59,639	$67,000	$69,256	—

Tenure-Track & Tenured Faculty

This section breaks salaries down by time in rank within each of the three tenure-track roles. Each tab shows the distribution of 9-month US salaries for Assistant, Associate, or Full Professors, segmented by how many years the faculty member has held that rank.

Table S1.a.1: Salary Percentiles for Assistant Professors (2025)
Role	Rank	Num. Units	Total Faculty	10th %	25th %	Median	75th %	90th %
Assistant Professor	Any years in rank	123	1,551	$107,249	$116,533	$131,032	$143,467	$156,271

Table S1.a.2: Salary Percentiles for Associate Professors (2025)
Role	Rank	Num. Units	Total Faculty	10th %	25th %	Median	75th %	90th %
Associate Professor	0-7 years	114	933	$124,505	$133,062	$151,794	$169,146	$183,465
Associate Professor	8 or more years	95	357	$119,991	$129,946	$146,050	$162,540	$182,608
Associate Professor	All Ranks	121	1,290	$122,622	$131,107	$149,014	$165,560	$183,724

Table S1.a.3: Salary Percentiles for Full Professors (2025)
Role	Rank	Num. Units	Total Faculty	10th %	25th %	Median	75th %	90th %
Full Professor	0-7 years	106	642	$149,649	$171,339	$197,247	$223,074	$253,549
Full Professor	8-15 years	106	593	$162,247	$176,877	$205,732	$230,975	$261,072
Full Professor	16 or more years	105	731	$159,639	$183,313	$215,921	$257,275	$287,922
Full Professor	All Ranks	122	1,966	$155,966	$176,985	$203,943	$237,659	$272,983

Teaching Faculty

This section reports 9-month US salaries for non-tenure-track teaching roles, segmented by time in rank. Each tab shows the distribution for Teaching Professors or Other Instructors.

Table S1.b.1: Salary Percentiles for Teaching Professors (2025)
Role	Rank	Num. Units	Total Faculty	10th %	25th %	Median	75th %	90th %
Teaching Professor	0-3 years	85	410	$83,695	$93,220	$104,000	$130,048	$146,150
Teaching Professor	3-5 years	75	290	$87,645	$98,875	$111,115	$129,890	$144,933
Teaching Professor	6-8 years	68	204	$92,388	$100,623	$116,983	$138,076	$164,768
Teaching Professor	9 or more years	60	233	$86,930	$107,822	$131,564	$150,435	$164,960
Teaching Professor	All Ranks	91	1,137	$87,339	$98,535	$114,344	$137,865	$155,170

Table S1.b.2: Salary Percentiles for Other Instructors (2025)
Role	Rank	Num. Units	Total Faculty	10th %	25th %	Median	75th %	90th %
Other Instructor	0-3 years	49	187	$60,891	$77,000	$87,610	$107,250	$125,526
Other Instructor	3-5 years	35	76	$60,457	$79,898	$92,050	$110,734	$127,483
Other Instructor	6-8 years	33	76	$71,039	$80,652	$97,241	$114,422	$135,662
Other Instructor	9 or more years	36	107	$68,212	$83,057	$97,810	$120,176	$140,498
Other Instructor	All Ranks	63	446	$64,067	$79,106	$92,050	$110,915	$131,809

Research Faculty

This section combines Researchers and Postdoctorates into a single overview figure and table. Both roles are reported as 9-month US salaries; time-in-rank breakdowns are not shown because Taulbee does not currently ask for these positions’ salaries by time in rank.

Table S1.c: Salary Percentiles for Researchers & Postdoctorates (2025)
Role	Rank	Num. Units	Total Faculty	10th %	25th %	Median	75th %	90th %
Researcher	Any years in rank	39	233	$69,344	$105,000	$126,250	$162,756	$200,765
Postdoctorate	Any years in rank	54	376	$53,587	$60,108	$66,504	$73,820	$79,466

New Hires

This section reports salary distributions for newly hired faculty across all roles in 2025, broken down by country (US units in USD, Canadian units in CAD). These figures are kept separate from the role and rank sections above so that incoming-offer benchmarks aren’t blended into the picture of existing faculty pay.

Table S20.a: Overall Salary Percentiles by Newly Hired Faculty Role (US Units) (2025)
Role	Num. Units	Total Faculty	10th %	25th %	Median	75th %	90th %
Assistant Professor	87	259	$105,900	$117,028	$128,000	$135,916	$151,667
Associate Professor	24	34	$112,483	$134,994	$160,100	$175,249	$197,000
Full Professor	14	23	$173,000	$185,000	$214,008	$252,510	$299,088
Teaching Professor	44	109	$80,000	$92,506	$103,375	$113,689	$134,835
Other Instructor	20	79	$58,826	$77,023	$88,148	$103,434	$122,310
Researcher	14	25	$55,678	$60,144	$82,612	$106,350	$111,750
Postdoctorate	31	107	$52,500	$57,612	$63,004	$75,486	$81,863

Table S20.b: Overall Salary Percentiles by Newly Hired Faculty Role (Canadian Units) (2025)
Role	Num. Units	Total Faculty	10th %	25th %	Median	75th %	90th %
Assistant Professor	5	22	—	—	$120,667	—	—
Associate Professor	1	2	—	—	—	—	—
Full Professor	1	2	—	—	—	—	—
Teaching Professor	3	8	—	—	—	—	—
Postdoctorate	2	12	—	—	—	—	—