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FCC ANNUAL FACULTY COMPENSATION

COMPARISON

Frank R. Gunter, Chair FCC

University Faculty Meeting

30 April 2007

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2006-2007 Lehigh Faculty Pay(Excludes 6 Lecturers and 26 Professors of Practice)

Salary Compensation Number

Full

(Increase from 2005/06)

$112,700

(3.8%)

$145,100

(4.2%)

211

Associate $78,200

(4.4%)

$102,400

(4.0%)

104

Assistant $74,300

(1.1%)

$93,500

(1.6%)

96

Average/

Total

$95,000 $122,200 411

Inflation: 2.5%

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Long-Term Trends: Full Professor Salary

1992/93 2006/07

Lehigh University $75,600 $112,700

AAUP Doctoral Quintile (%) 1(85%) 2(64%)AAUP Ranking - All Categories 32nd

95thRunning Mates Santa Clara U. & U. of

RochesterUS Naval Academy & College of William and Mary

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Long-Term Trends: Associate Professor Salary

1992/93 2006/07

Lehigh University $54,400 $78,200

AAUP Doctoral Quintile (%)

1(90%) 2(61%)

AAUP Ranking - All Categories

38th 138th

Running Mates Notre Dame & Cornell U. - Endowed

U. Of Texas – Austin & U. of Pittsburgh - Main

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Long-Term Trends: Assistant Professor Salary

1992/93 2006/07Lehigh University $44,500 $74,300

AAUP Doctoral Quintile (%)

1(>95%) 1(85%)

AAUP Ranking - All Categories

40th 44th

Running Mates Rutgers/Brunswick & U. of CA - Berkley

RPI &

Wellesley C.

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History of Comparison Group

• Trustees established Comparison Group in October 1978 and canceled it in October 1990– “Lehigh University is committed to making every effort,

consistent with sound financial management to attain, and then maintain…average compensation by appropriate disciplinary field and by rank of the following reference universities.”

• Boston University, Carnegie Mellon, Cornell-Endowed, Duke, MIT, Penn State, Princeton, RPI, Rutgers, Stevens, Tufts, U. of Pennsylvania, U. of Rochester and U. of Virginia.

• Group averages adjusted by Oklahoma factors.

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Ratio of Lehigh University Faculty Salaries to Average Faculty Salaries of "Group of 14"

0.75

0.80

0.85

0.90

0.95

1.00

1.05

Sal-Full Sal-Assoc Sal-Asst

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Ratio of Lehigh University Faculty Compensation to Average Faculty Compensation of "Group of 14"

0.75

0.80

0.85

0.90

0.95

1.00

1.05

1992/93 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 1998/99 1999/00 2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/4 2004/5 2005/6 2006/7

Comp-Full Comp-Assoc Comp-Asst

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Average Annual Increase: 1992/93 to 2006/07

(Inflation Average = 2.5%)

Lehigh U. 14 Schools

Professor

Salary/Comp2.9%/3.0% 3.8%/3.9%

Associate Prof

Salary/Comp2.6%/2.8% 3.8%/3.9%

Assistant Prof

Salary/Comp3.7%/3.8% 4.0%/4.1%

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Salary Compression: Ratio of Asst Salary to Assoc Salary

Lehigh U.

14 Schools AAUP Cat I

(Doctoral)

Private

1992/93 .82 .83 .84

2005/06 .98 .85 .85

2006/07 .95 .85 .86

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Salary Gap: "Group of 14" Faculty Salaries Minus Lehigh University Salaries

-$2,000

$0

$2,000

$4,000

$6,000

$8,000

$10,000

$12,000

$14,000

$16,000

$18,000

$20,000

1992/ 93 1993/ 94 1994/ 95 1995/ 96 1996/ 97 1997/ 98 1998/ 99 1999/ 00 2000/ 01 2001/ 02 2002/ 03 2003/ 4 2004/ 5 2005/ 6 2006/ 7

Sal-Full Sal-Assoc Sal-Asst

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Compensation Gap: "Group of 14" Faculty CompensationMinus Lehigh University Compensation

-$4,000

-$2,000

$0

$2,000

$4,000

$6,000

$8,000

$10,000

$12,000

$14,000

$16,000

$18,000

$20,000

1992/93 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 1998/99 1999/00 2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/4 2004/5 2005/6 2006/7

Comp-Full Comp-Assoc Comp-Asst

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2006-2007 Budget ImpactFaculty

SizeSalary Bill Comp Bill

411 (443w I&PP)

$39.0 mn $50.2 mn

Change from 2005/06

2.0% 4.7% 5.1%

Ratio to U Total Employment

25% 33% 32%

Ratio to Total U Revenues

15%

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Cost of Achieving Parity with 14 Schools

Salary Bill Compensation Bill

2006-2007 Lehigh

$39.0 million $50.2 million

2006-2007

14 School

$44.5 million $56.1 million

$ Difference $5.5 million $5.9 million

% Difference 14.1% 11.8%

Increase in LU total expenditures in last year: $17.9 million

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Lehigh Employment (Excludes contract workers such as Brickman)

1993-1994 2006-2007 Change

Faculty 408 411 1%

Faculty w Instructor & Prof of Prac

413 443 7%

Non-faculty 656 1,150 75%