When an adjustment in salary in not considered by the faculty member to be reasonable, the faculty member may request that the department head provide in writing the reasons for the decision, which should be specific, pertinent, and relevant to the concerned individual. This written justification is reviewed by the college's dean, who confirms or denies that good and sufficient reasons pertinent to the issue and specific to the individual are clearly stated. Salary increases at NCSU are not formally linked to professional advancement, which is a policy that can lead to morale problems. Faculty receive only two promotions during a normal career at NCSU, and these promotions should be recognized tangibly in terms of salary increase. However, the greatest variation was among colleges, with dissatisfaction ranging from 20 to 84.2 percent of the faculty.
Salaries also range widely within ranks.
Data compiled by Office of University Planning and Analysis. Full-time faculty who hold academic rank in the department and were active on September 30, 1991. FTE, lecturers, instructors, visiting faculty, adjunct, and emeritus personnel. According to the American Association of University Professors survey, the salary of all ranks of NCSU faculty is rated 3, indicating that salaries fall between the fortieth and sixtieth percentile in comparison to other doctoral-granting institutions. The total compensation rating is worse, and NCSU's assistant professors have recently dropped to the fortieth percentile.