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Professors’ pay up, still pales compared to coaches’

Salaries of full-time college faculty rose 3.8% this year, the biggest increase in five years. Academic salaries vary significantly, depending on rank and institution, but the overall increases narrowly beat inflation and were the highest since 2002, according to an annual survey to be released Thursday by the American Association of University Professors. Salaries of full professors rose 4.2%, slightly better than the increases for lower ranks.