Here’s how the salaries of WSU faculty match up to other Ohio colleges

Wright State University professors make more than others at similar-sized Ohio universities.

Wright State University professors make more than others at similar-sized Ohio universities.

Wright State University’s faculty union is planning to strike after the university’s board made a last best offer that didn’t include pay raises.

President Cheryl Schrader has said faculty at WSU have higher salaries than their peers at similar state universities.

Wright State’s main campus professors make an average $119,600, associate professors make $92,700, assistant professors make $78,000 and instructors make $59,700. The University had nearly 17,000 students enrolled in 2017.

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Here’s how the salaries stack up to the main campuses at other Ohio institutions, according to a 2017-18 American Association of University Professors report.

Cleveland State (16,662 enrolled students in 2017)

Professors: $112,200

Associate professors: $84,200

Assistant professors: $80,300

Instructors: $67,300

Bowling Green State University (19,423 enrolled students in 2017)

Professors: $110,100

Associate professors: $84,800

Assistant professors: $74,100

Instructors: $52,400

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University of Toledo (20,491 enrolled students in 2017)

Professors: $119,400

Associate professors: $96,000

Assistant professors: $84,000

Instructors: $68,800

University of Akron (22,101 enrolled students in 2017)

Professors: $114,000

Associate professors: $87,400

Assistant professors: $76,400

Instructors: $54,000

Miami University (24,283 enrolled students in 2017)

Professors: $124,400

Associate professors: $90,400

Assistant professors: $89,400

Instructors: $46,800

Ohio University (36,287 enrolled students in 2017)

Professors: $112,700

Associate professors: $86,800

Assistant professors: $78,700

Instructors: No instructor salary listed

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Kent State (39,598 enrolled students in 2017)

Professors: $118,400

Associate professors: $90,700

Assistant professors: $75,400

Instructors: No instructor salary listed

University of Cincinnati (44,969 enrolled students in 2017)

Professors: $125,100

Associate professors: $86,500

Assistant professors: $76,000

Instructors: $53,700

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Ohio State University (67,524 enrolled students in 2017)

Professors: $150,000

Associate professors: $101,300

Assistant professors: $89,400

Instructors: $124,000

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