Median Salaries for Mid-Level Administrators

2008-09 CUPA-HR Mid-Level Compensation Survey

The following table lists overall median salaries for various higher ed administrative positions. This table is for informational purposed only and should not be duplicated without permission. To order the full survey report, visit the survey ordering page.

* indicates 4 cases or fewer	All Institutions	Doctoral	Master's	Bachelor's	Two-Year
Academic Affairs
Conf/Wrkshp Ed Coord (Cont Ed)	43,115	43,073	42,532	40,000	46,015
Continuing Education Specialist	49,927	52,317	49,442	47,778	51,296
Museum Curator	50,279	51,377	46,750	55,903	56,375
Head of Reference & Instr - Lev II	51,078	59,043	50,000	48,590	49,703
Reference & Instr Librarian - Lev I	42,002	44,213	43,264	36,764	41,408
Catalog/Metadata Librarian - Lev II	50,591	52,787	49,551	49,487	59,521
Cataloger Librarian - Cat Lev I	37,211	40,284	36,774	34,830	39,856
Coordinator, Libr Srvs for Dist Ed	52,000	62,659	50,040	53,951	48,757
Gov Docs/Publications Librarian	51,314	55,881	49,056	44,100	*
Serials Librarian	51,244	55,696	50,862	46,213	*
Systems Librarian (Digital Lib)	56,963	63,523	56,261	52,038	64,581
Admissions Counselor	33,957	35,151	33,631	31,554	38,469
Financial Aid Counselor	36,755	38,340	36,270	35,000	38,938
Academic Evaluator	36,068	36,274	34,600	34,360	40,619
* indicates 4 cases or fewer	All Institutions	Doctoral	Master's	Bachelor's	Two-Year
Business & Administrative Affairs
Administrative Specialist	43,685	45,829	42,814	41,479	42,286
Staff Attorney	104,423	106,429	96,317	*	105,565
Buyer	40,071	43,000	38,586	36,202	41,220
Buyer, Senior	49,238	50,366	45,928	44,722	49,613
Buyer, Supervisory	60,777	66,962	51,500	60,317	59,256
Contract and Grants Specialist	51,007	48,267	51,000	51,200	54,325
Accountant	41,752	43,576	40,500	40,027	40,431
Accountant, Senior	52,732	52,434	51,475	51,693	53,156
Accounting Unit Supervisor	60,308	61,936	58,380	57,399	58,735
Auditor	50,470	50,500	45,760	60,460	55,000
Auditor, Senior	64,601	65,000	62,544	58,654	76,743
Budget Analyst	49,502	50,860	47,347	47,411	50,910
Budget Analyst, Senior	63,006	65,467	59,012	57,767	62,436
Budget Unit Supervisor	75,395	75,800	71,300	73,740	68,769
Dept Business Mgr (Small Unit)	52,882	55,842	49,314	48,464	50,375
Dept Business Mgr (Large Unit)	68,816	70,974	59,513	64,502	67,617
Head Cashier	35,152	40,712	33,615	29,755	38,041
Collections Supervisor	42,105	46,850	41,308	35,831	44,787
Auditor, IT	60,864	59,257	*	*	*
Auditor, Senior IT	71,924	71,712	*	*	*
Manager, Audit	86,090	86,100	69,592	*	*
Manager, IT Audit	89,000	89,000	*	*	*
Shipping & Receiving Supervisor	39,687	39,042	41,120	37,591	37,998
Print Shop Supervisor	43,978	47,153	44,031	36,134	44,880
Mail Services Supervisor	37,420	41,769	36,114	32,379	42,992
Child Care Center Teacher	30,519	31,280	31,097	29,765	29,749
Child Care Site Director	51,279	58,868	50,494	47,055	51,034
Textbook Manager	40,807	49,115	38,000	33,740	49,899
Food Service Manager (Unit)	46,705	49,411	43,499	46,275	42,663
Assistant Police Chief	65,870	81,836	61,008	53,910	57,930
Police Lieutenant	56,176	62,340	52,476	45,736	51,900
Police Sergeant	46,964	53,275	41,758	39,953	48,101
Police Officer	37,947	42,642	35,590	34,477	37,171
Security Guard	27,061	26,687	26,951	26,948	28,753
Environ Health & Safety Specialist	51,166	51,130	50,000	50,232	50,938
Safety Officer	52,031	56,481	44,886	43,415	52,633
Skilled Crafts Supervisor	52,520	57,463	50,196	51,489	50,140
Coordinator Construction Projects	63,953	64,734	59,623	64,975	64,994
Architect	72,328	73,171	67,006	71,126	77,867
Facilities Utilization Planner	54,981	58,704	51,000	53,121	51,677
Facilities Engineer	66,464	67,949	60,687	63,960	67,101
Manager of Inventory	45,000	47,221	43,325	37,370	39,801
* indicates 4 cases or fewer	All Institutions	Doctoral	Master's	Bachelor's	Two-Year
Human Resources
Coordinator, Disability Services	53,345	61,245	47,100	50,614	51,984
Training Specialist	50,249	50,837	46,207	48,703	53,385
EEO/Affirmative Action Specialist	53,818	52,657	50,588	*	63,124
Employee Relations Specialist	48,037	49,350	46,144	*	49,705
Employee Rel Specialist, Senior	62,391	62,000	*	*	58,311
Employee Rel Unit Supervisor	71,000	72,699	58,332	*	72,500
HR Generalist	42,136	45,275	41,189	39,344	42,090
HR Generalist, Senior	55,114	56,224	52,460	55,990	59,503
Credential Specialist	43,757	51,969	43,152	39,502	39,808
Compensation Specialist	46,422	46,842	42,987	*	47,704
Compensation Specialist, Senior	58,414	57,567	60,056	*	56,217
Compens/Classif Unit Supervisor	69,716	70,096	*	*	55,252
Benefits Specialist	40,950	41,240	40,000	38,780	43,205
Benefits Specialist, Senior	50,758	50,944	47,246	48,642	53,925
Benefits Unit Supervisor	60,126	62,550	55,000	*	60,519
Labor Relations Specialist	48,581	48,000	*	*	*
Labor Relations Specialist, Senior	69,499	74,840	*	*	*
Labor Relations Unit Supervisor	86,766	80,000	*	*	*
Employment Specialist	40,296	41,870	37,246	35,337	43,912
Employment Specialist, Senior	50,975	50,975	49,128	47,903	55,056
Employment Unit Supervisor	65,827	67,200	66,344	*	61,186
Advisor Disability Services	44,239	44,808	45,601	42,889	43,600
Work Life Coordinator	52,593	49,274	*	*	*
* indicates 4 cases or fewer	All Institutions	Doctoral	Master's	Bachelor's	Two-Year
Information Technology
Programmer Analyst	51,775	53,940	49,158	51,785	50,214
Programmer Analyst, Senior	63,185	65,963	59,923	62,365	64,601
Programmer Analyst, Supervisor	74,472	79,114	70,300	67,680	68,271
Systems Programmer	53,907	57,226	51,549	49,445	51,970
Systems Programmer, Senior	65,510	69,543	62,536	65,292	71,346
Systems Programmer, Supervisor	78,569	82,610	71,710	82,327	82,721
IT Security Analyst/Engineer	62,673	64,742	60,868	56,375	70,093
Telecommunications Manager	58,558	78,158	54,000	47,970	60,183
Network Engineer	59,550	63,592	54,334	54,473	59,798
Email Administrator	63,123	70,647	60,066	56,000	53,686
Network Administrator	58,503	64,636	57,566	55,599	58,319
System Administrator	55,952	58,748	55,000	53,659	56,369
Database Administrator	64,950	72,342	63,511	57,784	62,916
Data Administrator	61,752	65,047	60,153	53,476	49,780
Mgr, Web Services/Web Master	55,720	62,529	55,073	51,179	53,323
Web Graphics Designer	48,188	48,421	46,555	48,366	48,425
Web Content Developer	48,398	50,415	46,935	48,000	49,613
Computer Operator, Entry	32,906	32,117	33,405	31,181	34,834
Computer Operator, Senior	41,202	38,969	41,202	40,259	46,862
Computer Operations Supervisor	54,273	54,155	49,239	58,302	61,589
IT Support Specialist	42,790	46,169	42,500	41,347	40,031
Help Desk Specialist/Technician	36,787	40,192	36,024	35,602	34,008
Help Desk Manager	51,666	60,997	49,702	47,104	54,386
IT Technical Writer	47,771	46,527	47,837	*	*
IT Project Manager	70,704	76,363	70,056	58,603	63,240
Electronic Resources Librarian	51,980	56,983	47,840	49,735	44,047
Media Librarian	53,453	61,650	48,176	52,800	*
Instructional Technology Specialist	49,464	50,896	47,573	51,743	46,648
Multi-media Specialist/Technician	41,435	44,576	40,122	39,918	40,569
* indicates 4 cases or fewer	All Institutions	Doctoral	Master's	Bachelor's	Two-Year
Athletics
Asst Athl Trainer/Phys Therapist	37,763	40,346	36,500	36,430	40,841
Head Athletic Trainer	52,366	67,654	50,000	47,474	45,707
Ticket Manager (Athletic Event)	43,592	48,407	39,168	43,324	*
Head Coach-Football	86,020	219,250	82,132	70,380	63,223
Offensive Coordinator-Football	60,008	132,310	50,500	41,507	*
Defensive Coordinator-Football	60,000	125,500	52,366	42,140	*
Assistant Coach-Football	42,103	88,658	40,184	35,252	*
Head Coach-Baseball	55,050	78,000	54,002	45,271	57,896
Assistant Coach-Baseball	35,700	44,135	32,847	25,696	36,874
Head Coach-Men's Basketball	74,600	201,752	72,346	57,491	51,815
Assistant Coach-Men's Basketball	44,280	72,813	39,007	32,960	32,730
Head Coach-Women's Basketball	66,995	134,450	66,065	52,030	50,028
Asst Coach-Women's Basketball	40,087	53,494	37,875	31,000	37,283
Head Coach-Cross Country	41,725	51,339	39,500	37,132	*
Head Coach-Track and Field	52,074	68,704	50,672	46,174	*
Head Coach-X Country/Track/Field	54,002	62,387	51,770	47,968	*
Head Coach-Skiing (Alpine/Nordic)	51,500	51,577	*	51,500	*
Head Coach-Swimming & Diving	54,150	63,850	47,417	47,929	*
Head Coach-Men's Golf	46,575	60,000	42,426	38,200	*
Head Coach-Men's Gymnastics	82,685	84,000	*	*	*
Head Coach-Men's Ice Hockey	86,888	156,197	75,000	85,000	*
Head Coach-Men's Lacrosse	52,000	82,497	49,320	47,432	*
Head Coach-Men's Rowing	55,081	67,500	53,040	56,915	*
Head Coach-Men's Soccer	49,440	64,789	45,799	46,129	*
Head Coach-Men's Tennis	45,866	58,830	40,675	42,141	*
Head Coach-Men's Volleyball	51,255	65,874	45,111	41,966	*
Head Coach-Men's Wrestling	51,740	69,700	49,008	45,331	*
Head Coach-Women's Field Hockey	48,160	61,900	43,252	45,001	*
Head Coach-Women's Golf	45,524	62,118	38,293	33,233	*
Head Coach-Women's Gymnastics	68,574	71,449	62,107	*	*
Head Coach-Women's Ice Hockey	66,300	92,177	53,448	63,450	*
Head Coach-Women's Lacrosse	45,797	60,500	42,038	45,000	*
Head Coach-Women's Rowing	58,320	64,008	43,835	50,922	*
Head Coach-Women's Soccer	47,508	62,200	45,799	41,600	*
Head Coach-Women's Softball	47,000	61,278	45,000	42,188	44,846
Head Coach-Women's Tennis	48,528	58,081	40,000	42,892	*
Head Coach-Women's Volleyball	49,842	70,149	48,000	43,889	42,582
* indicates 4 cases or fewer	All Institutions	Doctoral	Master's	Bachelor's	Two-Year
Student Affairs
Intramural/Recreation Coordinator	39,484	42,918	38,149	35,299	41,875
Student Activities Officer	41,000	44,115	38,312	36,060	44,814
Campus Minister	44,647	47,210	42,551	48,894	*
Sign Language Interprete	44,937	47,583	44,850	39,000	44,049
Events Coordinator	40,035	40,089	38,459	39,813	43,260
Events Technical Srvs Coordinator	42,718	44,520	39,661	41,407	43,961
Academic Advisor/Counselor	40,000	40,487	39,895	39,338	40,272
Student Career Counselor	42,000	44,207	41,105	41,500	45,329
Cooperative Program Coordinator	44,734	45,464	44,734	44,290	41,908
Study Abroad Advisor	40,554	41,156	40,005	41,550	*
Academic Support Cntr Coordinator	47,050	49,825	46,197	44,743	48,031
Res Hall Mgr-Room/Board Incl	29,403	31,398	29,149	27,503	25,668
Res Hall Mgr-Room/Board Not Incl	37,500	42,869	38,493	28,531	*
Counseling Psychologist	58,199	58,250	55,587	60,560	69,820
Counselor	46,795	47,250	44,600	47,650	50,808
Nurse Practitioner	70,398	72,368	66,038	66,368	63,509
Staff Nurse	46,295	49,950	44,096	43,375	50,102
Staff Physician	127,095	127,915	126,594	153,918	*
Clinical Research Nurse	59,303	60,000	53,513	*	*
Pharmacist	91,058	92,408	80,232	*	*
* indicates 4 cases or fewer	All Institutions	Doctoral	Master's	Bachelor's	Two-Year
External Affairs
Annual Giving Officer-Entry Level	39,500	42,099	38,000	37,050	49,569
Annual Giving Officer-Senior Level	50,000	53,777	46,168	47,865	50,432
Alumni Rel Officer-Entry Level	40,000	41,494	39,956	37,671	40,591
Alumni Rel Officer-Senior Level	49,998	53,243	46,933	46,350	49,738
Major Gift Officer-Entry Level	53,085	54,132	52,455	54,485	*
Major Gift Officer-Senior Level	72,940	80,000	67,610	71,721	65,486
Planned Giving Officer-Entry Level	48,870	51,096	47,901	47,500	*
Planned Giving Officer-Senior Level	76,191	89,041	72,100	73,100	*
Coordinator, Resource Devel	43,371	46,446	42,140	39,916	46,690
Public Information Specialist	44,133	46,585	42,000	41,319	44,684
Assistant Editor	39,603	37,906	42,889	40,650	*
Editor	48,467	47,237	47,401	54,884	45,462
Graphic Designer	42,000	42,390	41,480	42,108	42,407
Writer	44,313	44,968	43,679	41,616	49,769
Assistant Writer	35,362	37,286	33,175	*	*
Photographer	42,071	41,942	41,881	43,700	43,940
Producer/Director (Television)	50,232	51,343	46,775	45,966	50,741
Program Manager (Television)	53,172	54,267	52,320	*	53,444
Television Engineer, Senior	52,425	52,551	52,316	47,327	54,834
Manager Fm Radio Station	60,829	73,958	56,994	49,500	59,944
Manager TV Station	66,780	82,037	50,291	53,447	71,560
* indicates 4 cases or fewer	All Institutions	Doctoral	Master's	Bachelor's	Two-Year
Engineering/Research and Agricultural
Electrical/Electronic Engineer	57,127	57,931	53,033	47,733	*
Electrical/Electronic Engineer, Sr	72,035	73,260	62,837	*	*
Mechanical Engineer	61,345	61,960	56,352	*	*
Mechanical Engineer, Senior	76,968	78,115	*	*	*
Rsrch Asst-Natural/Physical Sci	38,743	39,987	33,620	38,628	*
Rsrch Asst, Senior-Natural/Physical Sci	49,101	49,995	50,637	53,621	*
Rsrch Asst-Social/Behavioral Sci	40,412	40,412	41,619	*	*
Rsrch Asst, Senior-Soc/Behav Sci	52,273	52,421	48,293	*	*
Lab Coordinator	43,923	45,845	42,598	41,811	41,908
Laboratory Technician II	34,963	34,204	35,356	35,700	39,640
Laboratory Technician IV	41,921	41,366	41,887	48,402	34,115
Research Field Technician	36,495	35,430	39,308	44,005	*
Research Computer Specialist	56,243	57,399	59,195	44,771	*
Electronic Technician Supervisor	57,960	57,971	56,931	52,450	*
Research Project Engineer	60,610	60,175	*	*	*
Veterinarian	95,702	94,300	*	*	*
Animal Care Manager	51,378	55,351	42,354	34,578	*
Farm Manager	48,080	50,575	46,828	43,743	50,656