November 10, 2026
SIU Carbondale invests $1.2 million to address faculty salary compression
CARBONDALE, Ill. — Southern Illinois University Carbondale is investing $1.2 million to address faculty salary compression, fulfilling a commitment in the university’s 2024–2028 collective bargaining agreement with the SIUC Faculty Association. That agreement called for the parties to negotiate in 2026 how to distribute the $1.2 million once an independent compensation study was complete.
Finalized in 2025, the compensation study led to $1.9 million in salary adjustments for 986 non-represented employees and paved the way for negotiations between the university and the Faculty Association to commence. Those negotiations concluded with a signed memorandum of understanding on Friday, Nov. 6.
The agreement provides additional increases for 190 Faculty Association members: 96 professors and 94 associate professors. This compression investment is in addition to the annual salary increases already negotiated for Faculty Association members, which total 8.5% from fiscal year 2025 through fiscal year 2028. The university is also directing $210,000 toward 48 compressed full-time continuing non-tenure-track faculty represented by the Non-Tenure Track Faculty Association (NTTFA) for the remainder of fiscal year 2027.
“This agreement represents another important step in supporting the faculty who carry out SIU Carbondale’s teaching, research and service mission,” Chancellor Austin A. Lane said. “We committed in our agreement with the Faculty Association to address salary compression, and we are pleased to follow through on that commitment.”
About SIU Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a nationally recognized public research university committed to access, opportunity, student success and high-impact research.