>That's average. I bet the humanities avg is a LOT lower. The med, eng'g
>and law schools are a lot higher. jks
today, the mean pay for an asst. prof in the phil dept at OSU is 47,620. Had you gone on to receive tenure, the average pay is, currently, $58,626
<http://humanities.osu.edu/cohi/InterAdmin/CollegeReports/fy03attC-04.cfm>
in either case, i join steve and wipe away a single tear.
kelley