The average salary for assistant professors equated to a 9-month contract.
Benchmark data from the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC):
All national and regional data are presented as medians
| Region | Total Schools | Description |
| Far West | 67 | includes institutions from Alaska, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington |
| West | 78 | includes institutions from Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming |
| National | 752 | includes institutions nationwide |
| 750-1500 | 188 | Size of institution based upon 12-month full-time equivalency of undergraduate, graduate and first-professional student enrollment |
| <750 | 80 | Size of institution based upon 12-month full-time equivalency of undergraduate, graduate and first-professional student enrollment |
| * Data Source: 2013 CIC and May 2014 Scorecard | ||
