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March 6, 2008

Faculty salaries detailed

AT a glance

Highest-paid faculty

Highest average (by rank)

Full professors

Katz Graduate School of Business, $142,457

Highest average (net total by area)

School of Arts & Sciences dean’s office, $128,332

Highest median (by rank)

Full professors

A&S dean’s office, $135,525

Highest median (net total by area)

A&S dean’s office $131,347

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Lowest-paid faculty

Lowest average (by rank)

Lecturers/others

School of Medicine, $21,245

Lowest average (net total by area)

Senior Vice Chancellor, Health Sciences $43,639

Lowest median (by rank)

Lecturers/others

School of Medicine, $21,063

Lowest median (net total by area)

Senior Vice Chancellor, Health Sciences, $40,490

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The annual mean and median salary analysis compiled by Pitt’s Management Information and Analysis office categorizes faculty by academic rank: professor, associate professor, assistant professor, instructor and lecturer/other.

Salaries for faculty with 12-month contracts have been converted to a nine-month equivalent using a multiplier of 0.818.

The report includes salary figures only for regular (not temporary) full-time faculty as of Oct. 31, 2006. Research associates are excluded.

Mean and median salary amounts were suppressed when the number of faculty in a category was three or fewer. The net total reflects the exclusions.

• Arts and Sciences (A&S) dean’s office: 29 net total, $128,332 average, $131,347 median.

23 at the rank of professor, $137,428 average, $135,525 median; six associate professors, $93,468 average, $88,663 median.

• A&S humanities division: 283 net total, $58,813 average, $55,120 median.

62 professors, $99,431 average, $88,490 median; 69 associate professors, $64,722 average, $64,732 median; 51 assistant professors, $53,687 average, $54,122 median; 31 instructors, $29,386 average, $30,006 median; 70 lecturers/other, $34,706 average, $32,589 median.

• A&S natural sciences division: 253 net total, $76,087 average, $70,668 median.

87 professors, $106,460 average, $103,485 median; 63 associate professors, $71,362 average, $70,570 median; 60 assistant professors, $63,257 average, $62,662 median; 11 instructors, $32,103 average, $32,776 median; 32 lecturers/other, $43,977 average, $41,749 median.

• A&S social sciences division: 120 net total, $77,598 average, $71,575 median.

41 professors, $107,359 average, $102,950 median; 29 associate professors, $70,670 average, $65,449 median; 32 assistant professors, $64,567 average, $60,304 median; 18 lecturers/other, $44,140 average, $41,481 median.

• Bradford campus: 70 net total, $52,187 average, $51,333 median.

Nine professors, $66,167 average, $67,565 median; 23 associate professors, $57,749 average, $55,539 median; 32 assistant professors, $46,651 average, $45,753 median; six instructors, $39,428 average, $38,928 median.

• Education-University Service Programs: Six net total, $45,044 average, $44,591 median.

Six instructors, $45,044 average, $44,591 median.

• Graduate School of Public and International Affairs: 33 net total, $94,519 average, $100,282 median.

16 professors, $111,877 average, $107,342 median; eight associate professors, $89,798 average, $83,861 median; nine assistant professors, $67,856 average, $69,010 median.

• Graduate School of Public Health: 153 net total, $81,145 average, $69,102 median.

37 professors, $123,508 average, $117,607 median; 36 associate professors, $82,202 average, $77,856 median; 80 assistant professors, $61,076 average, $61,566 median.

• Greensburg campus: 80 net total, $51,078 average, $47,582 median.

Six professors, $73,370 average, $70,161 median; 22 associate professors, $58,179 average, $57,234 median; 35 assistant professors, $47,710 average, $46,588 median; 17 instructors, $40,954 average, $44,000 median.

• Johnstown campus: 144 net total, $52,304 average, $50,945 median.

17 professors, $66,869 average, $63,860 median; 57 associate professors, $58,513 average, $57,896 median; 43 assistant professors, $46,809 average, $45,207 median; 27 instructors, $41,931 average, $40,301 median.

• Katz Graduate School of Business: 71 net total, $119,015 average, $112,230 median.

33 professors, $142,457 average, $132,240 median; 20 associate professors, $98,562 average, $87,475 median; 12 assistant professors, $117,312 average, $113,850 median; six lecturers/other, $61,664 average, $63,524 median.

• Libraries (University Library System): 65 net total, $44,532 average, $40,621 median.

38 at librarian III, $51,630 average, $45,666 median; 13 at librarian II, $39,540 average, $35,198 median; 14 at librarian I, $29,625 average, $27,798 median.

• School of Dental Medicine: 84 net total, $78,175 average, $73,536 median.

11 professors, $109,791 average, $104,125 median; 17 associate professors, $80,161 average, $72,321 median; 49 assistant professors, $78,047 average, $73,015 median; seven instructors, $35,420 average, $31,771 median.

• School of Education: 112 net total, $65,997 average, $64,278 median.

16 professors, $96,829 average, $93,832 median; 35 associate professors, $76,107 average, $74,700 median; 26 assistant professors, $59,912 average, $62,153 median; nine instructors, $47,101 average, $45,060 median; 26 lecturers/other, $46,039 average, $44,447 median.

• School of Engineering: 114 net total, $93,166 average, $86,525 median.

41 professors, $123,689 average, $120,878 median; 31 associate professors, $87,684 average, $87,945 median; 42 assistant professors, $67,415 average, $70,559 median.

• School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences: 76 net total, $62,746 average, $58,860 median.

10 professors, $98,862 average, $99,477 median; 19 associate professors, $69,770 average, $65,092 median; 31 assistant professors, $55,336 average, $54,600 median; 16 instructors, $46,189 average, $45,467 median.

• School of Information Sciences: 28 net total, $81,851 average, $81,867 median.

Five professors, $105,363 average, $100,074 median; 13 associate professors, $82,877 average, $84,238 median; 10 assistant professors, $68,762 average, $67,392 median.

• School of Law: 49 net total, $97,028 average, $97,673 median.

28 professors, $126,237 average, $129,465 median; 14 associate professors, $65,428 average, $56,924 median; seven lecturers/other, $43,393 average, $43,042 median.

• School of Medicine: 1,932 net total, $71,184 average, $57,260 median.

389 professors, $113,819 average, $115,583 median; 419 associate professors, $76,172 average, $72,480 median; 999 assistant professors, $56,735 average, $42,332 median; 112 instructors, $39,126 average, $38,088 median; 13 lecturers/other, $21,245 average, $21,063 median.

• School of Medicine Division Administration: four net total, $73,901 average, $76,013 median.

Four assistant professors, $73,901 average, $76,013 median.

• School of Nursing: 80 net total, $61,304 average, $57,158 median.

Seven professors, $93,823 average, $91,177 median; 14 associate professors, $72,758 average, $71,553 median; 38 assistant professors, $57,230 average, $56,876 median; 21 instructors, $50,202 average, $39,848 median.

• School of Pharmacy: 80 net total, $76,820 average, $71,911 median.

15 professors, $103,917 average, $101,346 median; 15 associate professors, $84,077 average, $80,699 median; 50 assistant professors, $66,514 average, $67,425 median.

• School of Social Work: 28 net total, $62,727 average, $62,239 median.

10 associate professors, $79,677 average, $74,516 median; 18 assistant professors, $56,394 average, $58,896 median.

• Senior Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences: 26 net total, $43,639 average, $40,490 median.

26 lecturers/other, $43,639 average, $40,490 median.

• Titusville campus: 23 net total, $46,406 average, $46,799 median.

Eight associate professors, $51,039 average, $50,782 median; nine assistant professors, $46,529 average, $46,799 median; six instructors, $40,044 average, $40,318 median.

Staff member Barbara DelRaso provided editorial support on this story.


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