Competitiveness at the 80th Percentile
The UNC Board of Governors adopted a salary compensation philosophy that targets the 80th percentile
by discipline and rank for relevant peer institutions. Salary ranges are constructed according to a model
with the 80th percentile as the target salary. The range spread is 60% from range minimum to maximum.
Chart 11 – Comparison of Peer 80th Percentile by Discipline All Ranks Combined – Percentage
Order (page 22) The chart compares UNCW average salaries by discipline, all ranks combined, to the
80th percentile of the peer group. By using this data, progress towards reaching the targeted goal of the
80th percentile of our peers can be evaluated.

Creative Writing, at 110.6%, is the highest among six (6) disciplines that have met or exceeded
our targeted goal of the 80th percentile of our peers with all ranks combined.

Of the remaining UNCW disciplines, the average salaries are below the 80th percentile of our
peers with English Language and Literature at the lowest level of 72.0% of the 80th percentile.
In Table D, the UNCW average salary compared to the peer 80th percentile has progressively declined for
the past three years to 95.9% of the overall peer 80th percentile in FY11-12.
Table D- UNCW Overall Average Compared Overall Peer 80th Percentile
All ranks-All
Disciplines
FY11-12
FY10- 11
FY08- 09
FY07- 08
UNCW Overall
Average Salary
$71,402
$70,755
$70,742
$68,914
Peer Overall 80th
Percentile Salary
$74,828
$71,002
$70,118
$67,948
UNCW % of the Peer
80th Percentile
95.9%
99.7%
100.9%
101.4%
Chart 12 –Comparison of 80th Percentile by Rank and Discipline (page 23) represents UNCW salaries
by rank compared to the 80th percentile of peer institutions by discipline.
Table E reflects a three year historical trend of labor market competitiveness by rank as compared to the
80th percentile of our peers. We continue to fall below our strategic goal to compensate or hire at the 80th
percentile at each rank.
Table E – Comparison by Rank to 80th Percentile– All Disciplines Combined
Trends of Competitiveness of Ranks
Professors
Associate Professors
Assistant Professors
New Asst Professors <1 yr.
Lecturer
FY08 % of & Peer at
80th Percentile by
Rank
94.0%
FY09 % of Peer at
80th Percentile by
Rank
95.2%
FY11 % of Peer at
80th Percentile by
Rank
92.3%
93.5%
92.9%
91.1%
85.7%
92.9%
91.7%
95.1%
90.0%
90.3%
89.3%
90.4%
89.2%
Table F- below reflects comparisons to the 80th percentile of peer institutions from FY06-07 to FY11-12.
The number of disciplines in which individual ranks are above the 90% of market value at the 80th
percentile has decreased. This corresponds to a similar reduction in overall comparison of the average
salaries to our peer institutions in Chart 4.
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Table F - Number of Ranks Below 90% of 80th Percentile by Rank
Competitiveness of
Disciplines @ Market 80th
Percentile
Professors
Associate Professors
Assistant Professors (>1 yr)
New Asst Professors (<1 yr)
Lecturers / Instructors
FY06-07 # <
90% of 80th
Percentile
Market
9
10
11
1
FY07-08 # <
90% of 80th
Percentile
Market
12
13
14
10
12
FY08-09 # <
90% of 80th
Percentile
Market
9
14
15
1
19
FY10-11 # <
90% of 80th
Percentile
Market
15
12
17
7
16
FY11-12 # <
90% of 80th
Percentile
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23
25
7
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Report 1: 4-Year Comparison of Faculty Average Salaries by Discipline and Rank (pages 24-34)
reflects detailed salary tables for UNCW faculty from 2008 through 2012 from which trend line charts
have been prepared.
Reports 2 & 3 Comparison of Faculty Average Salaries by Discipline and Rank to the 80th
Percentile (pages 35-36) reflect detailed salary tables for UNCW faculty from which salary analysis
charts and tables have been prepared. Report 2 is a comparison by discipline of rank average salary to the
80th percentile for FY11-12. Report 3 is a three year market comparison by discipline of faculty salaries
by rank to the 80th percentile.
As always, we are pleased to provide this annual market evaluation of faculty salaries for your
consideration and for use in reporting the covered actions to the Board of Governors, as required by our
“Management Flexibility to Appoint and Fix Compensation” agreement. Feel free to distribute this
analysis to such administrators within the division as you deem appropriate. If clarification or additional
information is needed regarding attached documents please contact me and I will get further clarification
for you.
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Enclosures
Attachment
Faculty Graph #1
Faculty Graph #2
Faculty Graph #3
Chart #1
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UNCW 17 Peer Institutions (2011) – Page 8
Faculty Salary Variability Compared to Market Variability – Page 9
Faculty Salary Trends all Ranks & Disciplines – Page 10
Faculty Salary Comparison to 80th Percentile by Rank – Page 11
Comparison of Average Salaries by Discipline, All Ranks Combined – Alpha Order – Page 12
Comparison of Average Salaries by Discipline, All Ranks Combined – Salary Order – Page 13
Comparison of Average Salaries by Discipline, All Ranks Combined – Percentage Order – Page 14
Competitiveness by Discipline and Rank – Discipline Alpha Order – Page 15
Competitiveness by Discipline and Rank – Professor Order – Page 16
Competitiveness by Discipline and Rank – Associate Professor Order – Page 17
Competitiveness by Discipline and Rank Assistant Professor Order >1Yr – Page 18
Competitiveness by Discipline and Rank New Assistant Professor Order < 1 Yr – Page 19
Competitiveness by Discipline and Rank – Lecturer/Instructors Order – Page 20
Change in Market Competitiveness by Discipline all Ranks Combined – Page 21
Comparison of Faculty Salaries to Peer 80th Percentile by Discipline and Rank – Page 22
Change in Market Competitiveness at 80th Percentile by Discipline and Rank – Page 23
Four-Year Comparison of Faculty Average Salaries – Page 24-34
Market Competitiveness at the 80th Percentile by Discipline and Rank—Page 35
3 Year Market Comparison at 80th Percentile by Discipline and Rank – Page 36
Graph 3
UNCW Faculty Salary 4-Year Comparison to 80th Percentile of our Peer Groups
by Rank
FY06
FY07
FY08
FY09
FY11
FY12
100.0%
80.0%
60.0%
40.0%
20.0%
0.0%
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New Assistant Prof
Assistant Professor
Associate Professor
Professor
FY06
95.0%
92.3%
88.6%
88.3%
FY07
100.4%
95.1%
92.8%
94.2%
FY08
91.1%
92.9%
93.5%
94.0%
FY09
95.1%
91.7%
92.9%
95.2%
FY11
90.4%
89.3%
90.3%
92.30%
FY12
86.5%
82.1%
87.0%
85.50%
Chart 11
UNCW Faculty Salary Analysis 2011-12
Comparison of Peer 80th Percentile by Discipline All Ranks Combined - Percentage Order
UNCW Avg
Peer
by
Average by UNCW % Peer 80thPctl UNCW % of
Disciplines in Percentage Order
CIP Code Discipline Discipline of Peer Avg by Discipline Peer 80th Pctl
Creative Writing
23.13
$73,059
$63,034
115.9%
$66,028
110.6%
Accountancy
52.03
$106,002
$101,017
104.9%
$96,018
110.4%
Statistics
27.05
$86,251
$80,376
107.3%
$78,236
110.2%
Economics
52.06
$98,101
$89,295
109.9%
$91,105
107.7%
Geology
40.06
$78,020
$75,165
103.8%
$74,015
105.4%
Business Management
52.02
$111,997
$101,353
110.5%
$107,469
104.2%
Social Work
44.07
$68,221
$66,655
102.3%
$68,442
99.7%
Marketing
52.14
$100,916
$96,958
104.1%
$101,801
99.1%
Philosophy & Religion
38.00
$65,978
$65,032
101.5%
$66,560
99.1%
Physics
40.08
$88,294
$92,058
95.9%
$90,351
97.7%
Secondary Ed & Prof Dev, Subj
13.13
$73,381
$73,814
99.4%
$75,294
97.5%
Nursing (RN Training)
51.38
$68,295
$69,425
98.4%
$71,211
95.9%
Secondary Ed, Elem & Mid, Fnd
13.12
$64,213
$63,520
101.1%
$67,322
95.4%
Communication Studies
09.01
$60,372
$64,753
93.2%
$63,737
94.7%
Computer & Info Science
11.07
$90,046
$94,739
95.0%
$95,647
94.1%
Music, General
50.09
$68,048
$73,238
92.9%
$72,922
93.3%
Education Leadership
13.04
$77,307
$68,270
113.2%
$83,339
92.8%
Theatre Arts/Drama
50.05
$62,214
$63,020
98.7%
$67,451
92.2%
Film Studies
50.06
$63,901
$60,836
105.0%
$69,375
92.1%
Health, Physical Ed & Rec
31.05
$56,839
$61,225
92.8%
$62,070
91.6%
Info Sys & Business Services
52.12
$111,157
$112,125
99.1%
$121,849
91.2%
Sociology
45.11
$73,380
$73,955
99.2%
$81,147
90.4%
Early Childhood & Special Ed
13.10
$61,409
$60,909
100.8%
$69,100
88.9%
Psychology
42.01
$71,176
$74,700
95.3%
$81,372
87.5%
Mathematics
27.01
$65,433
$68,339
95.7%
$76,334
85.7%
Anthropology
45.02
$65,807
$71,716
91.8%
$78,226
84.1%
Environmental Studies
03.01
$62,486
$66,056
94.6%
$74,476
83.9%
Finance Management
52.08
$106,700
$119,969
88.9%
$128,144
83.3%
Art & Art Studies
50.07
$64,745
$67,156
96.4%
$78,444
82.5%
Chemistry
40.05
$69,522
$78,272
88.8%
$84,807
82.0%
Geography & Cartography
45.07
$65,377
$67,430
97.0%
$79,821
81.9%
Political Science
45.10
$68,268
$74,584
91.5%
$85,168
80.2%
Biological Sciences
26.01
$69,254
$73,534
94.2%
$87,766
78.9%
Public Administration
44.04
$66,184
$81,822
80.9%
$86,577
76.4%
History
54.01
$63,663
$69,637
91.4%
$84,034
75.8%
Criminal Justice
43.01
$60,593
$66,228
91.5%
$80,862
74.9%
Foreign Languages & Lit
16.09
$55,901
$60,077
93.0%
$75,828
73.7%
English Language & Lit
23.01
$59,034
$64,901
91.0%
$81,949
72.0%
UNCW Avg &Peer 80th Pctl Avg
$70,755
$68,880
102.7%
$74,828
94.6%
Data source is CUPA-HR National Faculty Salary Survey 2011-12, unweighted avg by discipline and rank
Primary comparisons to UNCW Peers whenever available or other comparison groups listed below:
(1) UNCW Peer Institutions (2011) by 2 or 4 digit CIP code by discipline and rank;
(2) UNC Group III Peers (2011) by 2 or 4 digit CIP code by discipline and rank;
(3)Master's Public Institutions by 4 digit CIP code by discipline and rank;
(4)National Public Institutions by 4 digit CIP code by discipline and rank
Salary Factor ratio -all ranks combined compared to the National Public average salary of $70,894
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Chart 12
UNCW Faculty Salary Analysis 2011-12
Comparison of 80th Pctl by Rank and Discipline - Alpha Order
PROF
ASSOC
ASSIST
NEW
LECT
DISC
UNCW % UNCW % UNCW % UNCW % UNCW % UNCW %
Comparison of UNCW Average to
CIP
OF 80th OF 80th OF 80th OF 80th OF 80th OF 80th
Peer 80th Pctl by Discipline and
CODE
Pctl
Pctl
Pctl
Pctl
Pctl
Pctl
Rank in Alpha Order
Accountancy
52.03
110.7%
97.3%
83.0%
n/a
61.2% 78.9%
Anthropology
45.02
77.1%
87.6%
85.3%
n/a
n/a 88.9%
Art & Art Studies
50.07
87.9%
80.5%
76.2%
89.1%
n/a 82.5%
Biological Sciences
26.01
81.2%
80.4%
73.5%
n/a
88.0% 97.5%
Business Management
52.02
105.0%
102.4%
115.4%
79.2%
76.3% 80.2%
Chemistry
40.05
76.2%
79.3%
77.7%
n/a
74.8% 93.3%
Communication Studies
09.01
82.7%
82.6%
81.4%
n/a
87.0% 110.4%
Computer & Info Science
11.07
80.4%
93.6%
89.1%
n/a
81.3% 110.2%
Creative Writing
23.13
117.1%
90.1%
n/a
n/a
94.8% 97.7%
Criminal Justice
43.01
76.2%
82.7%
82.2%
n/a
80.5% 91.6%
Early Childhood & Special Ed
13.10
73.1%
99.0%
92.5%
92.7%
95.0% 105.4%
Economics
52.06
92.4%
101.2%
104.1%
n/a
n/a 76.4%
Ed Leadership
13.04
101.2%
96.7%
91.5%
n/a
109.3% 107.7%
English Language & Lit
23.01
79.4%
81.3%
80.8%
91.2%
58.2% 99.1%
Environmental Studies
03.01
95.5%
94.0%
72.8%
63.7%
86.8% 110.6%
Film Studies
50.06
96.3%
98.9%
92.7%
n/a
81.8% 83.3%
Finance Management
52.08
80.7%
77.6%
n/a
n/a
n/a 75.8%
Foreign Languages & Lit
16.09
75.2%
82.0%
80.9%
n/a
86.1% 99.1%
Geography & Cartography
45.07
n/a
88.7%
96.0%
n/a
n/a 87.5%
Geology
40.06
101.7%
81.0%
90.8%
85.0%
75.1% 92.8%
Health, Physical Ed & Rec
31.05
85.8%
78.2%
86.7%
n/a
99.9% 94.7%
History
54.01
77.9%
70.6%
82.8%
88.7%
91.0% 72.0%
Info Sys & Business Services
52.12
79.5%
91.5%
89.2%
n/a
n/a 74.9%
Marketing
52.14
99.2%
104.9%
99.9%
108.4%
60.8% 73.7%
Mathematics
27.01
84.0%
72.4%
79.7%
n/a
104.1% 95.9%
Music, General
50.09
86.7%
77.4%
86.2%
n/a
81.2% 82.0%
Nursing (RN Training)
51.38
81.2%
87.3%
92.6%
101.1%
92.7% 81.9%
Philosophy & Religion
38.00
88.3%
100.7%
89.5%
n/a
79.6% 94.1%
Physics
40.08
78.1%
71.7%
77.6%
n/a
n/a 92.2%
Political Science
45.10
81.7%
67.7%
79.4%
n/a
n/a 85.7%
Psychology
42.01
87.9%
77.7%
83.1%
86.6%
65.0% 92.1%
Public Administration
44.04
91.7%
69.5%
71.5%
n/a
65.6% 91.2%
Secondary Ed & Prof Dev, Subj
13.13
78.5%
94.3%
92.1%
n/a
n/a 99.7%
Secondary Ed, Elem & Mid, Fnd
13.12
84.0%
85.3%
80.4%
95.0%
102.7% 104.2%
Social Work
44.07
94.3%
97.2%
87.6%
n/a
83.9% 90.4%
Sociology
45.11
83.5%
79.7%
75.0%
82.7%
n/a 84.1%
Statistics
27.05
91.1%
109.7%
83.0%
n/a
103.2% 95.4%
Theatre Arts/Drama
50.05
96.3%
69.5%
94.0%
n/a
86.3% 83.9%
UNCW % of Peer Market by Rank
92.3%
90.3%
89.3%
90.4%
89.2%
94.60%
Data source is CUPA-HR National Faculty Salary Survey 2011-12, unweighted avg by discipline and rank
Primary comparisons to UNCW Peers whenever available or other comparison groups listed below:
(1) UNCW Peer Institutions (2011) by 2 or 4 digit CIP code by discipline and rank;
(2) UNC Group III Peers (2011) by 2 or 4 digit CIP code by discipline and rank;
(3)Master's Public Institutions by 4 digit CIP code by discipline and rank;
(4)National Public Institutions by 4 digit CIP code by discipline and rank
Salary Factor ratio -all ranks combined compared to the National Public average salary of $70,894
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