Salaries for instructional faculty for 1984-1985 are reported, based on data on 2,915 colleges and universities that responded to the Higher Education General Information Survey. A narrative summary of survey findings indicates that full-time faculty salaries continued to increase faster than inflation through the 1984-1985 academic year. Full-time instructional faculty on 9-month contracts earned an average salary (all academic ranks combined) of $30,400 in academic year 1984-1985, up 12% from the average of $27,200 2 years before. National data are presented on: average salaries by academic rank and sex for 1982-1983 and 1984-1985; average salaries by faculty rank and sex and institutional control and level; salaries by type of institution and state or region; and salaries by type of institution, faculty academic rank, and state/region. Separate tables are provided for the following institutional categories: all four-year colleges, all two-year colleges, all public colleges, public two-year colleges, public four-year colleges, all private colleges, private two-year colleges, and private four-year colleges. (SW)