Study finds faculty at HBCUs make one third less than their counterparts

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A new study by the National Education Association “The State of Educator Pay in America”  found that faculty at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) earned $24,000 less, on average, than their colleagues at other institutions, or 75 cents to the dollar.

The NEA found that women earned 85 cents to the dollar compared to men in public higher education institutions.
 
The study used data from the 2021-22 academic year as a baseline.
 
The survey’s aim was to help stakeholders of higher education have a more informed conversation about educators’ quality of life, particularly around pay. 
 
As deeply motivated faculty may be about research or molding the young minds of America, it can be difficult to stay motivated when they don’t feel like their salary matches their passion.
 
According to the study, the average salary for full-time faculty at public four-year  universities was $93,914 for the 2021-22 academic year, and although this reflects a 2.1% increase over the previous year, they lost $4,837 in purchasing power due to inflation compared to 2020-21.

The survey found that faculty salaries in Florida were slightly higher, around 13th in the nation,  for full professors on a a 9/10 contract at $100,126. 

FAMU is currently in the midst of a compensation study and hired a firm last October which will take 18 months to assemble three years of salary data.