<p>My DH is a low-level administrator at a highly ranked regional public. He assists with research and is often asked why he doesn’t pursue a faculty position, to which he always replies: “Because I have 0 interest in working that hard.” He works 8-5, NEVER takes a break, and usually ends up working a little on the weekends with no extra compensation. The point is that all the Profs in their program are working a LOT more than he is, and he’s working roughly 45+ hours/week. </p>
<p>The president at their university recently got his hand slapped by the governor in our state for publically advocating for a cost of living raise for the faculty in spite of the wage-increase freeze that has been in place for a few years. He responded to the hand slapping by sending a somewhat terse letter to the Gov. which pointed out that a large percentage of the faculty as his u were making LESS than the local high school faculty. </p>
<p>Faculty salaries in our state are published periodically on lbloom.net, so I looked. Only a handful (literally 5 or 6) of faculty are making six figures (computer science and engineering profs). Some of the profs are earning salaries in low-mid 50s, but I’d say the average for the full professors is only mid-high 60s.</p>