> Is the disparity between disciplines that high? At the wealthiest schools, yes. 200K is a high salary in many disciplines. Here's the data for a chaired prof

> Is the disparity between disciplines that high? At the wealthiest schools, yes. 200K is a high salary in many disciplines. Here's the data for a chaired professor of philosophy: https://www.umsalary.info/index.php?FName=elizabeth&LName=anderson&Year=0 https://www.umsalary.info/index.php?FName=elizabeth&LName=an... and history: https://www.umsalary.info/index.php?FName=juan&LName=cole&Year=0 https://www.umsalary.info/index.php?FName=juan&LName=cole&Ye... Still good salaries, but not at the same level.