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. 2014 Jan;93(1):5–7. doi: 10.1177/0022034513510178

Table.

Guaranteed Annual Salary of Full-time Faculty by Primary Appointment and Gender in 2008-2009 and 2010-2011

Women 2008-2009
Men 2008-2009
Women 2010-2011
Men 2010-2011
Rank Faculty # Mean Salary Faculty # Mean Salary Δ (WS-MS) 2008-2009 Faculty # Mean Salary Faculty # Mean Salary Δ (WS-MS) 2010-2011
Dean 14 $222,440 37 $260,939 −$38,499 11 $273,125 38 $366,568 −$93,443
Associate Dean 46 $156,171 137 $163,021 −$6,850 52 $209,075 139 $240,242 −$31,168
Clinic Director 50 $112,236 102 $121,549 −$9,313 52 $160,943 118 $199,887 −$38,944
Department Chair (Basic Science) 9 $166,375 22 $175,360 −$8,985 7 $209,115 14 $211,921 −$2,806
Department Chair (Clinical Science) 39 $137,893 169 $152,675 −$14,782 37 $206,337 181 $233,540 −$27,203
Department Chair (Research) 5 $180,215 14 $178,647 $1,568 5 $195,675 16 $238,807 −$43,132

The approximate ratio of male to female faculty is 3:1. WS, mean women’s salary; MS, mean men’s salary; Δ (WS-MS), the calculated difference between women’s and men’s mean salaries. The Table highlights the increase in salary gap between women and men in dental academia. Source: American Dental Education Association Dental School Faculty Salary, 2008-2009 and 2010-2011.