Data Downloads

Download the complete dataset or filtered subsets in your preferred format. All data is released under CC BY 4.0 license.

Data License & Terms of Use

This data is released under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

You are free to share and adapt the data for any purpose, including commercial use, provided you give appropriate credit and indicate if changes were made.

Available Datasets

Full Dataset

Complete database with all variables, all years (1987-2025)

Observations: 1,245,678Updated: 2025-08-15

By Rank - Assistant Professors

Assistant professors only, all fields and years

Observations: 412,450Updated: 2025-08-15

By Rank - Associate Professors

Associate professors only, all fields and years

Observations: 318,220Updated: 2025-08-15

By Rank - Full Professors

Full professors only, all fields and years

Observations: 515,008Updated: 2025-08-15

By Field - Business Fields Only

All ranks, business fields (Accounting, Economics, Finance, Management, Marketing)

Observations: 245,890Updated: 2025-08-15

Recent Years (2020-2025)

All fields and ranks, recent years only

Observations: 156,432Updated: 2025-08-15

University-Year Summary Statistics

Aggregated data at university-year level (mean, median, percentiles)

Observations: 7,098Updated: 2025-08-15

Field-Year Summary Statistics

Aggregated data at field-year level

Observations: 273Updated: 2025-08-15

Documentation

Codebook

Variable definitions and coding schemes

Size: 2.5 MB

README

Dataset overview and quick start guide

Size: 45 KB

Data Dictionary

Comprehensive variable documentation

Size: 1.2 MB

Methodology Notes

Data collection and processing methodology

Size: 3.8 MB

API Access (Coming Soon)

We're developing a REST API for programmatic access to the data. This will allow you to query specific subsets and integrate the data directly into your research workflow.

# Example API call (Coming Soon)

GET /api/v1/salaries?field=Finance&year=2025&rank=Full

Interested in API access? Contact us to join the beta program.

How to Cite

If you use this data in your research, please cite:

Author, First & Author, Second. (2025). Academic Wage Database (1987-2025). Retrieved from https://yourwebsite.com

See the Methodology page for additional citation formats (BibTeX, APA, Chicago).