The "Faculty in Higher Education Survey" collects data from approximately 700 higher education institutions on nearly 250,000 full-time faculty (tenure track and non-tenure track), as well as academic department heads and adjunct (pay-per-course) faculty. Data collected for full-time faculty include: salary, supplemental salary and course relief (for department heads), discipline (by IPEDS CIP code), rank, gender, race/ethnicity, age and years in rank. In this year's report, rather than contributing aggregated (average) data for each position, participants now report salary data for each incumbent. This new method of data collection allows for the reporting of key demographic variables, including gender, race/ethnicity, birth year (estimated age), and years in position for all the positions we survey: administrators, professionals, faculty, and staff. For the "2016-17 Professionals in Higher Education Salary Survey" information on exempt status for each position was also collected allowing for assessment of current and future responses to federal regulatory changes. This year's changes are summarized in the full research report. [This document provides a brief overview of CUPA-HR's "Professionals in Higher Education Salary Report: Key Findings, Trends, and Comprehensive Tables for the 2016-17 Academic Year."]