Executive Summaries

Executive summaries for all CUPA-HR salary surveys are provided on the Web site for free. The summary explains the survey content and methodology, as well as summarizes the major findings of the study. National-level salary data are also provided. Click on the survey year to access the executive summary (available in PDF only) you are interested in downloading. Please e-mail CUPA-HR Research for executive summaries published in 2001 or earlier.

Full Reports

A full report is available for each survey. The reports provide an easy-to-read, national-level summary of each survey, including the executive summary, supporting data tables, list of responding institutions, sample of the survey questionnaire, position descriptions, and comparison worksheets. Three of the salary surveys (Mid-Level, NFSS, and TYFSS) also provide data on pay practices. Beginning in 2003-04, all reports were distributed electronically as a PDF only. Hard copies are available for prior years. Click here to learn more about each survey, our survey cycle, and pricing.

Special Studies and GSA Reports

Special studies are custom reports produced by the CUPA-HR research staff, based upon selection criteria specified by you, but subject to the same restrictions as our DataOnDemand (DOD) studies. Prior to DOD, custom analyses could only be done through Special Studies. We still conduct Special Studies upon request, but DOD provides a far greater value for the money. The format for Special Studies is the same as DOD standard reports. We do not offer discounts for Special Studies.

CUPA-HR's research staff also can produce a Geographical Statistical Area (GSA) Report upon request. This report presents higher education-specific, geographically-based salary data as weighted averages within Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA), Primary Metropolitan Statistical Areas (PMSA), and Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Areas (CMSA) as defined by the U.S. government. GSA reports are used by compensation administrators to review salary data pertinent to the local labor market and by international educators to determine prevailing wages for specific job codes as part of the H-1B Visa process. The format for the GSA report is the same as DOD standard reports.

Our Special Studies service is available for all four of CUPA-HR's salary surveys, plus the benefits survey. Results are provided electronically in the form of Excel files. Turnaround time for Special Studies is normally only a few days. To access the Special Studies order form for the specific survey you are interested in ordering, click on the appropriate survey year on the Survey section Web page.