Working Group Reports: Salary Equity

Please Note: These reports were produced by working group teams participating in the MizzouDiversity Summit. There may be errors in some of the data provided and the viewpoints presented reflect the beliefs and opinions of the working group teams but do not necessarily represent the official positions of the Chancellor's Diversity Initiative or the University of Missouri.

Women's Salaries in Relation to Men

Full Professors
- Women make 89% of men's salaries
Associate Professors
- Females earn 90% of male counterparts
Assistant Professors
- Women earn 93% of men's salaries

How MU Compares

Out of 224 Doctoral Granting Institutions
- MU ranks 33rd percentile
- 67% are better than MU
Out of the Big 12
- MU ranks 42nd percentile
- 58% are better than MU

Praiseworthy Aspects of MU

Administration recognizes there is a problem.
Some colleges have established Status of Women Committees to set goals and provide recommendations.

Recommendations for Improvement

Besides recognizing the problem, administration must address inequity
Perform salary equity study for gender and race (make available online)
According to AAUP, "Findings that reveal inequities at a college or a university are often used as a basis for making salary adjustments."
Perform salary adjustments

Working Group Reports: Salary Equity

Women's Salaries in Relation to Men

How MU Compares

Praiseworthy Aspects of MU

Recommendations for Improvement

Working Groups Reports