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Table 2

Comparison of Average UW Faculty Salaries (only 9 month Full-time) by College, Division, and Department with Peer Institutions: 1997-98

  8 Peers   UCLA   U of Wash   % to Attain Parity   $ Gap
  $ Ratio N   $ Ratio N   $ Ratio N   Peer UCLA   Peer UCLA
All 9 month FT Faculty                                  
                                   
Arts and Sciences $67,406 1.00 5289   $75,415 1.00 722   $57,453 1.00 723   17% 31%   -$9,953 -$17,962
                                   
Arts $55,913 0.83 801   $63,985 0.85 76   $48,574 0.85 81   15% 32%   -$7,339 -$15,411
Art $55,436 0.82 244   $64,892 0.86 25   $48,059 0.84 37   15% 35%   -$7,377 -$16,833
Dance $49,636 0.74 27   -- --     $52,945 *** 2   *** --   *** --
Drama $48,687 0.72 83   -- --     $48,841 0.85 10   0% --   $154 --
Music $58,652 0.87 447   $68,665 0.91 34   $48,814 0.85 32   20% 41%   -$9,838 -$19,851
                             
Humanities $60,046 0.89 1056   $66,029 0.88 166   $50,416 0.88 152   19% 31%   -$9,630 -$15,613
Comp Lit $64,497 0.96 10   -- --     $64,395 *** 3   *** --   *** --
Asian LL $55,341 0.82 54   $58,364 0.77 14   $48,679 0.85 15   14% 20%   -$6,662 -$9,685
Classics $58,418 0.87 78   -- --     $45,846 0.80 10   27% --   -$12,572 --
English $61,339 0.91 409   $70,077 0.93 56   $51,170 0.89 57   20% 37%   -$10,169 -$18,907
German $65,957 0.98 72   $73,779 0.98 8   $54,990 0.96 12   20% 34%   -$10,967 -$18,789
Linguistics $61,149 0.91 86   $68,994 0.91 18   $49,128 0.86 10   24% 40%   -$12,021 -$19,866
Near East $57,625 0.85 39   $54,686 0.73 11   $46,570 0.81 6   24% 17%   -$11,055 -$8,116
Romance L $57,713 0.86 204   $62,779 0.83 31   $52,816 0.92 14   9% 19%   -$4,897 -$9,963
Scandinavian $59,600 0.88 8   -- --     $42,651 0.74 7   40% --   -$16,949 --
Slavic $57,023 0.85 57   $61,406 0.81 10   $51,042 0.89 8   12% 20%   -$5,981 -$10,364
Speech Comm $62,669 0.93 35   -- --     $48,774 0.85 10   28% --   -$13,895 --
                               
Natural Sciences $75,151 1.11 1908   $82,831 1.10 272   $63,188 1.10 293   19% 31%   -$11,963 -$19,643
Geophysics $88,901 1.32 30   $88,901 1.18 30   $60,998 1.06 10   46% 46%   -$27,903 -$27,903
Applied Math --     -- --     $82,325 1.43 9   -- --   -- --
Astronomy $77,263 1.15 52   -- --     $71,921 1.25 10   7% --   -$5,342 --
Atm Sci $96,549 1.43 45   -- --     $67,379 1.17 12   43% --   -$29,170 --
Biology $71,830 1.07 247   $78,125 1.04 37   $63,721 1.11 37   13% 23%   -$8,109 -$14,404
Chemistry $78,347 1.16 265   $88,040 1.17 42   $65,201 1.13 36   20% 35%   -$13,146 -$22,839
Genetics --     -- --     $55,778 0.97 10   -- --   -- --
Geol Sci $65,086 0.97 109   -- --     $58,459 1.02 16   11% --   -$6,627 --
Math $74,770 1.11 398   $85,100 1.13 47   $58,458 1.02 47   28% 46%   -$16,312 -$26,642
Physics $81,815 1.21 350   $91,974 1.22 51   $65,339 1.14 40   25% 41%   -$16,476 -$26,635
Psychology $69,281 1.03 326   $71,698 0.95 55   $62,031 1.08 42   12% 16%   -$7,250 -$9,667
Speech/Hear Sci $60,575 0.90 18   -- --     $54,003 0.94 13   12% --   -$6,572 --
Statistics $81,490 1.21 66   -- --     $69,907 1.22 11   17% --   -$11,583 --
                                   
Social Sciences $67,573 1.00 1521   $77,017 1.02 208   $58,006 1.01 197   16% 33%   -$9,567 -$19,011
Am Ethnic Stud $62,014 0.92 38   -- --     $57,210 1.00 8   8% --   -$4,804 --
Communications $57,434 0.85 148   -- --     $50,660 0.88 15   13% --   -$6,774 --
Anthropology $60,153 0.89 159   $66,112 0.88 25   $53,941 0.94 21   12% 23%   -$6,212 -$12,171
Economics $85,370 1.27 219   $95,986 1.27 32   $71,679 1.25 25   19% 34%   -$13,691 -$24,307
Int'l Studies $64,278 0.95 73   -- --     $61,923 1.08 22   4% --   -$2,355 --
Geography $59,628 0.88 73   $64,058 0.85 8   $49,837 0.87 15   20% 29%   -$9,791 -$14,221
History $66,228 0.98 292   $77,529 1.03 57   $54,349 0.95 34   22% 43%   -$11,879 -$23,180
Philosophy $65,592 0.97 105   $74,116 0.98 11   $54,404 0.95 11   21% 36%   -$11,188 -$19,712
Political Sci $67,179 1.00 218   $77,055 1.02 36   $59,462 1.03 22   13% 30%   -$7,717 -$17,593
Sociology $70,524 1.05 178   $75,386 1.00 36   $61,390 1.07 19   15% 23%   -$9,134 -$13,996
Women Studies $60,874 0.90 16   -- --     $54,267 0.94 4   12% --   *** --
                     
Colleges:                    
Arch and Urban S $57,871 0.86 269   $62,041 0.82 19   $52,023 0.91 32   11% 19%   -$5,848 -$10,018
Business Administration $96,975 1.44 522   $101,145 1.34 72   $84,032 1.46 76   15% 20%   -$12,943 -$17,113
Education $61,645 0.91 426   $67,226 0.89 40   $53,930 0.94 54   14% 25%   -$7,715 -$13,296
Engineering $84,493 1.25 1304   $85,846 1.14 118   $73,576 1.28 172   15% 17%   -$10,917 -$12,270
Tech Comm -- -- --   -- -- --   $60,530 1.05 8   -- --   -- --
Aero & Astro $83,808 1.24 90   -- -- --   $72,953 1.27 16   15% --   -$10,855 --
Chemical $87,309 1.30 85   $82,001 1.09 11   $79,789 1.39 16   9% 3%   -$7,520 -$2,212
Civil $83,714 1.24 292   $87,202 1.16 52   $68,747 1.20 28   22% 27%   -$14,967 -$18,455
Electrical $89,303 1.32 214   -- -- --   $75,317 1.31 30   19% --   -$13,986 --
Computer Science $85,504 1.27 226   $83,519 1.11 19   $83,005 1.44 28   3% 1%   -$2,499 -$514
Industrial $76,556 1.14 64   -- -- --   $74,396 1.29 8   3% --   -$2,160 --
Mechanical $81,998 1.22 225   $82,296 1.09 28   $68,316 1.19 29   20% 20%   -$13,682 -$13,980
Material Science $79,921 1.19 105   $80,467 1.07 7   $71,329 1.24 9   12% 13%   -$8,592 -$9,138
Forest Resources $63,464 0.94 18   -- -- --   $63,507 1.11 34   0% --   $43 --
Law $106,631 1.58 271   -- -- --   $81,388 1.42 32   31% --   -$25,243 --
Ocean/Fishery $66,632 0.99 103   -- -- --   $61,815 1.08 45   8% --   -$4,817 --
Public Affairs $72,576 1.08 45   -- -- --   $66,815 1.16 13   9% --   -$5,761 --
Social Work $64,198 0.95 128   $68,602 0.91 13   $62,312 1.08 26   3% 10%   -$1,886 -$6,290
Nursing $61,226 0.91 161   -- -- --   $58,319 1.02 47   5% --   -$2,907 --

Notes: --no comparison group; ***less than 5 observations

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