Take a look. Its sort of interesting.
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2010/03/24/94568/nc-university-salary-database.html
Judy at 225k
CHP 315k
Professors make a whole lot more than I thought they made.
ECU has a professor making over 1M a year :o
I haven’t looked, but if its the same as it used to be its likely due to 2 things:
- What they teach (and what level of degree and expertise is required for it.
- How much research money they’re pulling in.
Engineering profs make a lot, but don’t make near as much as they could if they took their knowledge and skills into industry. I was given the quote before I started my PhD that I “shouldn’t do it for the money, because you’re not going to make more. If anything you’ll make less.”
I would love for my kids to be Profs- good career IMO.
One of the dilemmas for people that want to get into higher education is there is limited control of where you end up. On top of that, for 10 years of education a starting salary of $50k isn’t very appealing.
One of the dilemmas for people that want to get into higher education is there is limited control of where you end up. On top of that, for 10 years of education a starting salary of $50k isn’t very appealing.[/quote]
I had one of those professors when I was at Charlotte. He actually started while I was there and is making over $200,000 according to that list. Not saying he’s typical but damn that’s a nice salary.