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)"
See 2009 Detailed Hiring Info (for Rhet/Comp jobs), Rhetoric / Composition 2010 Positions and Details, Rhetoric/Composition Positions and Salaries 2011-12 AND Rhetoric/Composition Salaries 2012-13 for results from the last several seasons.
See also: WPA Salaries
Also see: English Lit Salaries for AY 2013-2014, English Lit Salaries 2012-13 & English Lit Salaries 2011-2012.
Back to Rhetoric/Composition 2013
AY = Academic Year
Salaries for TT Jobs starting in AY 2013-14 - Asst. or Assoc. Professor of Rhet/Comp
Asst. Prof. TT, $63,800, with pay raise each year (negotiated $2500 from original offer). $3,000 moving (negotiated from $2000), $2000 start-up, new computer, optional summer teaching.
Asst. Prof. TT, West (public), $67,500; $3,500 research start up; $3,500 unrestricted first year bonus; up to $2,000 moving reimbursed; $500 annual travel, optional summer and winter session teaching (at 10% base salary per course); new computer, laptop, iPad, and any reasonable software requests; female. [Negotiations: I went up on salary by $1000, asked for the maximum research startup that I offered to justify with my research estimates if needed, and ensured I would have the Adobe Creative Suite. The three hardware devices were part of the original offer package and may send me into a technology loop .]
Salaries for TT Technical/Professional Writing Positions starting in AY 2013-14
Assistant prof, female, midwest (urban area). 60K + optional summer overload and generous research stipends, 8K moving expenses and NTT position for spouse. Folks, keep that TC salary data comin'.
Assistant prof, female, south (public). $60K, very generous start-up, 6K moving, new computer, summer optional. Tried to negotiate salary--tone was basically take it or leave it. Turned it down.
Assistant prof, female, north (public). $65K, $2000 moving, $5000 research/start-up, new computer, no summer teaching. Negotiated $2500 more in salary.
Assistant prof, female, south (public). $57K, no moving (state law), new computer, $500 start-up. Salary negotiations unsuccessful.