Table 5
Average Instructional Faculty Salaries f at K-State in Constant Dollarsa
Year
Current Dollar
Amountb
%Inc
Consumer Price
Indexc
%Inc
Constant Dollar Salary
Amountd
Indexe
%Inc
1969-70
1970-71
1971-72
1972-73
1973-74
1974-75
$12,094
$12,794
$12,801
$13,318
$14,018
$15,528
5.1
5.8
0.1
4.0
5.3
10.8
37.8
39.7
41.2
42.8
46.6
51.8
5.9
5.2
3.6
4.0
9.0
11.1
$32,029
$32,203
$31,097
$31,117
$30,056
$29,968
-0.7
0.5
-3.4
0.1
-3.4
-0.3
100.0
100.5
97.1
97.2
93.8
93.6
1975-76
1976-77
1977-78
1978-79
1979-80
$16,956
$18,027
$19,008
$20,299
$21,641
9.2
6.3
5.4
6.8
6.6
55.5
58.7
62.6
68.5
77.7
7.1
5.8
6.7
9.4
13.4
$30,559
$30,715
$30,349
$29,630
$27,868
2.0
0.5
-1.2
-2.4
-5.9
95.4
95.9
94.8
92.5
87.0
1980-81
1981-82
1982-83
1983-84
1984-85
$23,629
$25,164
$27,261
$27,971
$30,690
9.2
6.5
8.3
2.6
9.7
86.6
94.1
98.2
101.8
105.8
11.5
8.7
4.3
3.7
3.9
$27,284
$26,738
$27,764
$27,478
$29,017
-2.1
-2.0
3.8
-1.0
5.6
85.2
83.5
86.7
85.8
90.6
1985-86
1986-87
1987-88
1988-89
1989-90
$32,074
$32,994
$32,818
$36,365
$39,135
4.5
2.9
-0.5
10.8
7.6
108.8
111.3
115.8
121.2
127.0
2.9
2.2
4.1
4.7
4.8
$29,470
$29,651
$28,340
$30,004
$30,815
1.6
0.6
-4.4
5.9
2.7
92.0
92.6
88.5
93.7
96.2
1990-91
1991-92
1992-93
1993-94
1994-95
$40,889
$41,515
$42,529
$43,989
$45,968
4.5
1.5
2.4
3.4
4.5
133.9
138.3
140.1
143.7
147.8
5.4
3.3
1.3
2.6
2.9
$30,537
$30,018
$30,356
$30,612
$31,101
-0.9
-1.7
1.1
0.8
1.6
95.3
93.7
94.8
95.6
97.1
1995-96
1996-97
1997-98
1998-99
1999-00
$47,645
$48,693
$50,042
$51,341
$53,586
3.6
2.2
2.8
2.6
4.4
151.8
158.9
161.7
164.5
169.3
2.7
4.7
1.8
1.7
2.9
$31,387
$30,644
$30,947
$31,210
$31,652
0.9
-2.4
1.0
0.8
1.4
98.0
95.7
96.6
97.4
98.8
2000-01
2001-02
2002-03
2003-04
2004-05
$56,517
$58,894
$58,790
$61,710
$63,273
5.5
4.2
-0.2
5.0
2.5
175.1
178.2
182.1
186.1
191.7
3.4
1.8
2.2
2.2
3.0
$32,277
$33,049
$32,285
$33,160
$33,006
2.0
2.4
-2.3
2.7
-0.5
100.8
103.2
100.8
103.5
103.1
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
2009-10
$65,441
$66,224
$69,297
$71,783
$72,072
3.4
1.2
4.6
3.6
0.4
199.0
204.1
211.2
213.2
216.3
3.8
2.6
3.5
0.9
1.5
$32,885
$32,447
$32,811
$33,669
$33,320
-0.4
-1.3
1.1
2.6
-1.0
102.7
101.3
102.4
105.1
104.0
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
$71,851
$73,810
$73,294
$74,756
$78,297
-0.3
2.7
-0.7
2.0
4.7
220.6
227.1
231.4
235.0
236.7
2.0
2.9
1.9
1.6
0.7
$32,566
$32,501
$31,681
$31,811
$33,082
-2.3
-0.2
-2.5
0.4
4.0
101.7
101.5
98.9
99.3
103.3
a
This table provides a record of average salaries at K-State since 1969-70. It shows actual percentage
increase in dollars, adjusts the salaries for inflation using the Consumer Price Index and indicates the
purchasing power of the current salary when compared to the purchasing power in 1969-1970.
b
Average 9-month equivalent salary excluding fringe benefits.
c
Fiscal (July 1 to June 30) average of monthly Consumer Price Index values reported in the CPI
Report published by the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics. Effective January,
the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics changed the base year to the average during 1982-1984.
d
Constant Dollar Salary = (Current Dollar Salary/Consumer Price Index) X 100.
e
f
Constant Dollar Faculty Salary relative to the Constant Dollar Faculty Salary in 1969-70.
K-State salaries in this table include instructors
Source: Data taken from Academe Bulletin of the AAUP, March-April 2015.
Page 9