State budget cuts mean MU salaries stay low - Nicole Lebsack, Columbia Missourian

MU faculty salaries fell to last place among Association of American Universities schools this year, and MU officials say the ranking isn't expected to improve in the near future. The average salary for all ranked faculty at the 35 AAU public institutions is $96,382, according to the 2009-10 Report on the Economic Status of the Profession from the American Association of University Professors. The average for all ranked MU faculty is $81,656, which puts the university in last place.