| Mid American Conference Average Salaries* By Rank | ||||||
| March/ April 2004 | ||||||
| Institution | Prof | Rank | Assoc Prof | Rank | Asst Prof | Rank |
| SUNY Buffalo | 104,400 | 1 | 73,100 | 1 | 60,500 | 1 |
| Central Florida | 93,400 | 2 | 66,400 | 2 | 53,900 | 2 |
| Kent State | 89,200 | 3 | 64,600 | 4 | 51,300 | 7 |
| Miami University | 88,500 | 4 | 64,800 | 3 | 49,800 | 10 |
| Toledo | 85,700 | 5 | 61,800 | 8 | 53,500 | 3 |
| Western Michigan | 84,100 | 6 | 63,300 | 6 | 49,400 | 12 |
| Bowling Green | 81,800 | 7 | 63,700 | 5 | 50,800 | 9 |
| Akron | 81,100 | 8 | 60,800 | 10 | 49,700 | 11 |
| Ohio University | 80,900 | 9 | 62,400 | 7 | 52,000 | 5 |
| Central Michigan | 78,800 | 10 | 61,200 | 9 | 51,800 | 6 |
| Northern Illinois | 78,200 | 11 | 59,500 | 12 | 51,100 | 8 |
| Eastern Michigan | 76,500 | 12 | 60,600 | 11 | 53,200 | 4 |
| Ball State | 72,700 | 13 | 56,800 | 13 | 44,900 | 13 |
| Marshall | 62,000 | 14 | 49,800 | 14 | 40,800 | 14 |