tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post8379082164888451584..comments2023-10-10T04:30:38.687-05:00Comments on Deo volente: The Truth about Faculty CompensationDave Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09100006856645294730noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-74650783044968944702011-07-30T14:31:32.802-05:002011-07-30T14:31:32.802-05:00You're certainly right to note that instructor...You're certainly right to note that instructors and lecturers appear to be much worse off here than at our peers--and it is this that accounts for a big chunk of the salary differential. I hesitated to mention this because I wonder if there are problems of definitions with these ranks (especially the distinction between lecturer and instructor: I've seen some charts where some Dave Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09100006856645294730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-78828973970206272052011-07-30T14:22:02.976-05:002011-07-30T14:22:02.976-05:00More details:
Different universities are compared...More details:<br /><br />Different universities are compared to different sets of peers. That explains why SIUC looks better on the graph than UIUC, even though UIUC faculty earn more money (Table 7). <br /><br />Non-tenure track faculty -- who haven't been represented by a union until recently -- are underpaid at SIUC. Instructors' salaries are 79.6% of the peer median. Lecturers' paranoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01305552154248972937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492014659405332380.post-37725968990523507892011-07-29T21:23:19.721-05:002011-07-29T21:23:19.721-05:00"mainly because it is one of the few states n..."mainly because it is one of the few states not to both fund pensions and to contribute to Social Security"<br /><br />One of the things critics of Illinois pensions fail to mention: unlike private sector employers, the State does not have to pay 13%+ toward Social Security. Any private employer would give his/her eyeteeth to be exempt from that payroll tax! But when comparing Jonathan Beannoreply@blogger.com