Information on the earnings as of September 1980 of full-time medical school faculty is presented, based on survey responses from 118 of the 126 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 1980-1981 by degree held, academic rank, region, and public/private ownership status. Full compensation data are provided for 36,857 full-time faculty. Additional contents include: a comparison of 1979-1980 data and 1980-1981 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 1980-1981 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 1980-1981, 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)