Not out of line with their education level and what the universities pull in.
"Over the last decade, shifts in the average college professor salary in the U.S. have been minimal. Between the 2021-22 and 2022-23 academic years, the increase in average professor salaries was just 4% for all professor ranks at all institution types.
When adjusted for inflation, however, this shift actually represented a decrease — the third such dip in professors' salaries since recovering from the Great Recession. Prior to 2020, salaries had risen in the 3% range year over year for the past 10 years.
The stagnant nature of professor pay is surprising when compared with the rising tuition costs and increased pay for top executives at universities. In the last decade, college tuition has increased by approximately 46% while presidential salaries have risen beyond most experts' ability to track their rise."
Tuition costs are increasing, as is pay for university presidents. But salaries for college professors are mostly stagnant. Rarely, a professor can earn millions.
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