Jobs with the biggest differences in salary between gender

Median Salary by Position, Gender Females Males Percent Difference Academic Positions       College/University Department Head (11-12 month appointment, tenured) $184,250 $213,850 16.07% College/University Department Head (9-10 month appointment, tenured) $140,000 $108,000 -22.86%

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Median Salary by Position, Gender
Females Males Percent Difference
Academic Positions
College/University Department Head (11-12 month appointment, tenured) $184,250 $213,850 16.07%
College/University Department Head (9-10 month appointment, tenured) $140,000 $108,000 -22.86%
Professor (11-12 month appointment, tenured) $139,000 $160,000 15.11%
Professor (11-12 month appointment, tenure track) $129,000
Professor (11-12 month appointment, not tenure track) $148,000 $147,000 -0.68%
Professor (9-10 month appointment, tenured) $ 99,016 $112,000 13.11%
Associate Professor (11-12 month appointment, tenured) $100,000 $106,000 6.00%
Associate Professor (11-12 month appointment, tenure track) $120,000 $110,679 -7.77%
Associate Professor (11-12 month appointmentm, not tenure track) $112,240 $130,000 15.82%
Associate Professor (9-10 month appointment, tenured) $ 70,000 $ 75,662 8.09%
Assistant Professor (11-12 month appointment, tenured) $ 82,000 $ 85,500 4.27%
Assistant Professor (11-12 month appointment, tenure track) $ 92,425 $ 92,430 0.01%
(On tenure track) #DIV/0!
Assistant Professor (11-12 month appointment, tenure track) $ 90,000 $ 75,000 -16.67%
Assistant Professor (9-10 month appointment, tenure) $ 61,500
Assistant Professor (9-10 month appointment, tenure track) $ 63,250 $ 66,000 4.35%
Assistant Professor (9-10 month appointment, not tenure track) $ 56,000 $ 70,000 25.00%
(Not on tenure track) #DIV/0!
College Instructor (11-12 month appointment, not tenure track) $ 65,200 $ 55,000 -15.64%
College Instructor (9-10 month appointment, not tenure track) $ 41,000
Post-Doctoral Researcher (11-12 month appointment, not tenure track) $ 40,000 $ 42,000 5.00%
Industry Positions
Industrial Management Position $131,000 $153,300 17.02%
Research Positions
Research Vice President/Director $157,295 $159,000 1.08%
Research Manager $ 93,000 $145,000 55.91%
Research Section Head $118,000 $138,750 17.58%
Research Unit Supervisor $ 86,250 $110,000 27.54%
"Distinguished" Researcher $143,000 $125,000 -12.59%
Senior Researcher $ 67,000 $ 80,000 19.40%
Intermediate Researcher $ 57,850 $ 55,450 -4.15%
Researcher in Post-doctoral training program $ 40,073 $ 41,796 4.30%
Junior Researcher $ 51,622 $ 40,000 -22.51%
Senior Research Technician $ 56,000 $ 55,250 -1.34%
Intermediate Research Technician $ 33,500 $ 41,200 22.99%
Other Research Position (full-time) (not adequately described above) $ 50,000 $ 59,000 18.00%
Government Positions
Manager $160,000
Section Head $130,000 $135,000 3.85%
Unit Supervisor $ 94,000 $113,628 20.88%
Non-supervisory Professional $107,418 $ 98,750 -8.07%
Other Government Position $105,600 $110,000 4.17%
Other Positions
Non-profit/NGO Administration $ 58,500 $125,000 113.68%
Other Position (not adequately described above) $ 57,250 $ 80,000 39.74%
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