According to the report which is called the “Total Compensation” study, in 2014, professionals on average were receiving an average salary of just under $30,000, which has dropped by a significant 3% to under $28,000 in 2015. Academic professionals have suffered an even bigger blow, seeing a 6% decrease in their salaries equating to a drop from just under $8,000 a year to just over $7,000.