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It analyzes 2024–2025 trends in faculty and graduate assistant salaries, comparing differences by rank, gender, institution type, sector, and collective bargaining status. 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Although the analysis that follows focuses on trends in faculty salaries, readers must understand these trends in relation to broader policy decisions that directly affect faculty work and compensation. The federal government has increased scrutiny of academic programs, spurring intensified debates over academic freedom and changes to compliance expectations, which has contributed to an uncertain and politicized higher education landscape.1 At the same time, disruptions and constraints in federal research funding, particularly at researchintensive institutions, have affected the external grants that some faculty rely on for salaries, summer pay, or continued employment, making long-term financial planning more difficult for both institutions and faculty.2,3  \nBroader policy changes have also influenced faculty hiring and affected workforce stability. Shifts away from using diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) hiring criteria coupled with stricter visa and immigration restrictions for international faculty and graduate researchers have altered recruitment pipelines and reduced research capacity.4,5 Many institutions have been forced to impose hiring freezes, reduce tenure-track lines, or rely more heavily on contingent faculty due to financial stress driven by funding uncertainty and enrollment challenges.6 This context is critical when interpreting current faculty salary levels and trends, underscoring that compensation is increasingly shaped by not only institutional priorities but also the evolving federal policy landscape.  \nThis report analyzes trends in faculty and graduate assistant salaries for the 2024–2025 academic year, examining differences by rank, gender, institution type, sector, and collective bargaining status.  \nNEA FACULTY SALARY REPORT | 1  \nPurchasing Power: Post-Pandemic Recovery Versus Long-Term Erosion  \nThe average salary for nine-and ten-month faculty in 2024–2025 was $105,657, a 3.6 percent increase over 2023–2024. With a 2.6 percent inflation rate, this translates into a modest 1.0 percent gain in faculty purchasing power.7 Despite this improvement, average salaries in 2024–2025 remained below prior inflation-adjusted peaks. For example, the 2024–2025 average salary remained below both the pre-pandemic purchasing-power high of $112,233 in 2019–2020 and the earlier peak of $109,606 just before the Great Recession in 2008–2009 (Figure 1). Overall, faculty purchasing power in 2024–2025 was 5.9 percent  \nbelow its pre-pandemic high, and the recent gains did not fully reverse longer-term erosion.  \nNo faculty rank was spared from a reduction in purchasing power due to the surge in inflation during the pandemic period. Since the most recent pre-pandemic peak, full, associate, and assistant professors experienced declines of roughly 7 percent. Faculty with no rank, instructors, and lecturers saw declines of  \n6 percent, 5 percent, and  \n3 percent, respectively (Figure 2).8  \nWhen comparing to 2023–2024, nearly all faculty ranks saw slight increases in purchasing power, with gains ranging from 0.3 percent for assistant professors to 1.6 percent for lecturers in 2024–2025. In contrast, instructors experienceda 0.7 percent decline over the same period.  \nAvailable sources indicated that one-year salary increases for all workers in 2025 ranged from 3.5 to 3.8 percent, a rate comparable to the average increase in faculty salaries.9  \nNEA FACULTY SALARY REPORT | 2  \nThe Faculty Workforce: Rank, Employment Status, and Tenure  \nIn 2024–2025, 604,589 full-time faculty were employed across 2,925 public and private nonprofit institutions nationwide, and student enrollment increased by about 3 percent.","cbCailkXOPA6Q8EZ","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCailkXOPA6Q8EZ","pdf",908999,16,"English","# Purchasing Power: Post-Pandemic Recovery Versus Long-Term Erosion\n## Faculty rank impacts on purchasing power\n## One-year salary increases for workers (context)\n# The Faculty Workforce: Rank, Employment Status, and Tenure\n## Faculty counts and enrollment change\n## Rank distribution by institution type\n## Full-time vs part-time employment\n## Tenure or tenure-track shares","[{\"question\":\"How did average nine- and ten-month faculty salaries change in 2024–2025 compared with 2023–2024?\",\"answer\":\"Average salaries increased to $105,657 in 2024–2025, a 3.6% rise over 2023–2024.\"},{\"question\":\"What does the report say about faculty purchasing power after the pandemic?\",\"answer\":\"Purchasing power rose modestly in 2024–2025, but remained below pre-pandemic peaks, with longer-term erosion not fully reversed.\"},{\"question\":\"How is the faculty workforce described by rank, and what share is in professorial roles?\",\"answer\":\"In 2024–2025, about 71% of faculty were full, associate, or assistant professors, with these ranks historically more likely to be tenured or on the tenure track.\"}]","Faculty Pay After the Pandemic - Modest Gains, Lasting Losses | PDF",1792057585]