At US$79,439, the average salary for full-time faculty members at US universities in 2008–09 was 3.4% higher than it was in 2007–08, according to On the Brink, an annual report from the American Association of University Professors. By comparison, salaries rose an average of 3.8% between 2006–07 and 2007–08. However, the report warns that salaries for 2008–09 were set before the economic recession took hold and therefore “do not reflect the ominous economic reality that is now confronting colleges and universities across the land”.