If you wish, please feel free to use this page to share information about salaries offered for positions in Rhetoric and Composition. This would be helpful to all current and future seekers. If you're willing to do this, make a note of the kind of job, the level (asst/assoc/full), the region, the kind of university, the salary, and any very significant perks/incentives (if any), male or female, and if you negotiated.
- Example: "Assistant Prof TT, South, Public University, $62,500 9 month contract, + summer teaching extra, $5,500 moving, $5000 startup, female (negotiated moving expense)"
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Salaries for TT Jobs starting in AY 2015-16 - Asst. or Assoc. Professor of Rhet/Comp[]
- Assistant Prof TT, Northeast, Public University, $57K (negotiated from $53K), 9 month contract 3/3, optional summer teaching, $1500 start up, GRA for 2 years, female.
- Assistant Prof TT, West, Public University, $66k, 9 month contract, $3000 moving, $2500 startup, female
- Assistant Prof TT, West, Private Liberal Arts College, $64K (negotiated from $62K), $3000 moving, $2200 startup female.
- Assistant Prof TT, Southwest, Public University, $61k (negotiated from $58K), 2/2 (2 semesters with 1 course release pre-tenure), $1K moving (negotiated). $2500 travel/year, $3K technology/startup (negotiated), GRA for 2 semesters, optional summer teaching ($5K), male.
- Assistant Prof TT, South, Public University, $56K, 12 month contract, optional summer teaching (10% of salary), 4/4, male
- Assistant Prof TT, Southwest, Community College, $78k starting, 9 month contract, optional summer teaching (hourly lecturer rate, paid in additon to salary), 4/4 teaching load, male
Salaries for TT Technical/Professional Writing Positions starting in AY 2015-16[]
- Assistant Prof TT, West, Public University, $60,000 9 month contract, + summer teaching extra, $5,000 moving, $1,000 travel annually, male
- Assistant Prof TT, West, R1, $60K, 9 month contract, 3/3. Summer teaching extra. $3K research fellowship. $5K moving. $1300/year travel. New computer every 3-4 years. Househunting trip. Female.
- Assistant Prof TT, Southwest, Public University, $58K, 9 month contract + summer teaching extra. 2/2 first year. $25K startup (includes moving, tech, travel, research funds). Female.
Salaries for WPA Positions starting in AY 2015-16[]
- Assistant WPA, Northeast, Private Liberal Arts College, $79k (negotiated from $76k), 12 month contract, $6000 moving, $2000 startup (negotiated from $0), $2000 travel, female
Salaries for VAP / Lecturer [non-TT] Postions starting in AY 2015-16[]
- Visiting Assistant Professor, Midwest, Public Branch Campus, 4/4, $46,500 (negotiated from $45k), 9 month contract, summer teaching extra, $1000 travel, $700 research, male
- Assistant Prof (non-TT), continuous, Midwest, Community College, 5/5, $40,500 (negotiated from $40k), $2,000 moving reimbursement (negotiated), male
Salary Information from Previous Years[]
- 2009 Detailed Hiring Info (for Rhet/Comp jobs)
- Rhetoric / Composition 2010 Positions and Details
- Rhetoric/Composition Positions and Salaries 2011-12
- Rhetoric/Composition Salaries 2012-13
- Rhetoric/Composition Salaries for AY 2013-14
- Rhetoric/Composition Salaries for AY 2014-15
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