Information on the earnings as of September 1982 of full-time medical school faculty is presented, based on survey responses from 124 of the 127 fully and provisionally accredited medical schools in the United States. Statistical data are reported on the number of faculty and the total compensation earned in 1982-1983 by degree held, academic rank, region, and public/private ownership status. Full compensation data are provided for 40,111 full-time faculty, a 7 percent increase over the number reported in 1981. Additional contents include: a comparison of 1981-1982 data and 1982-1983 data for faculty with the M.D. degree and for faculty with other doctoral degrees; a summary of the compensation of all faculty for whom 1982-1983 earnings were reported, by department and rank; and compensation of faculty (all faculty, faculty with M.D. degrees, and faculty with other doctoral degrees) receiving only a base guaranteed component or receiving base and supplement components in 1982-1983, by department and rank, by regional location of the medical school, and by public or private status of the medical school. A sample questionnaire and a list of participating schools are included. (SW)