A man leaves Angell Hall, one of the largest classroom buildings at the University of Michigan.
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U-M salaries are the highest of any public university in the state.
A breakdown of average pay in 2012-13 by faculty rank:
- Full professors: $148,700 salary, $32,900 worth of benefits.
- Associate professors: $101,100 salary, $26,800 worth of benefits
- Assistant professors: $88,600 salary, $24,900 worth of benefits
- Instructors: $66,100 salary, $20,800 worth of benefits
According to the report, more than 90 percent of U-M's full and associate professors are tenured. Less than 2 percent of assistant professors are tenured.
Michigan public universities' average faculty salaries
- Michigan: $110,200
- Michigan State: $94,600
- Wayne State: $86,400
- Michigan-Dearborn: $85,200
- Michigan Tech: $82,800
- Western Michigan: $80,800
- Eastern Michigan: $77,900
- Central Michigan: $76,700
- Oakland: $75,800
- Ferris State:Â $73,300
- Michigan-Flint: $70,200
- Grand Valley State: $69,900
- Northern Michigan: $65,700
Source: AAUP
Note: Lake Superior State and Saginaw Valley State universities were not included in the AAUP's report.
The report includes the salaries of nearly 2,150 U-M faculty. Medical school faculty are not represented in the report, although law, dentistry, nursing, engineering and business professors are.
How does the average faculty salary at U-M compare to salaries at other institutions?
The average salary among U.S. doctoral institutions, both public and private, is $96,700. When only considering public institutions, the average salary drops to $89,700. U-M faculty pay ranks in the top 20th percentile of pay at doctoral institutions.
The average salary among four-year doctoral institutions in the Midwest region that includes Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin is $94,000.
Michigan's other two research universities, Michigan State University and Wayne State University, offer average salaries of $94,600 and $86,400, respectively. Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti offers an average salary of $77,900.
A breakdown of full professor salaries among U-M's top competitors. (2012 data from U-M.)
- Harvard University: $203,699
- University of Chicago: $197,788
- Stanford University: $192,915
- University of Pennsylvania: $181,812
- Yale University: $180,431
- Columbia University: $180,321
- Univ. of California at Los Angeles: $159,808
- Univ. of California at Berkley: $152,521
- University of Michigan: $148,763
- University of North Carolina: $143,983
- University of Texas: $140,583
- University of Maryland: $136,359
- Ohio State University: $130,143
The salaries of highly ranked private institutions top what Michigan offers. The average salary at Harvard University is $157,000; at Princeton University it's $153,100; and at Columbia University it's $158,100.
Meanwhile, U-M's average faculty salary is on par with those offered by top public institutions. The average faculty salary at the University of California's Berkley campus is $130,600; at U-C's Los Angeles campus it's $135,700; at the University of Virginia it's $109,400; and at the University of Texas at Austin it's $103,600.
Meanwhile, pay figures reveal a gender gap among the top echelon of teachers at U-M. There are 765 male full professors and 278 female full professors who had their salary reported to the AAUP. The average male salary among full professors at U-M is $155,300, while the average female full professor earns $130,400.
Kim Kearfott, head of U-M's faculty senate, and Frederick Askari, leader of the faculty government's Committee on the Economic Status of the Faculty Members, could not immediately be reached for comment on the report.
Kellie Woodhouse covers higher education for AnnArbor.com. Reach her at kelliewoodhouse@annarbor.com or 734-623-4602 and follow her on twitter.