Unweighted Median Salary by Carnegie Classification

2011 CUPA-HR Mid-Level Compensation Survey

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

* indicates 4 cases or fewer	All Institutions	Doctoral	Master’s	Baccalaureate	Associate’s
Academic Affairs
Conf/Wrkshp Ed Coord (Cont Ed)	43,734	43,939	42,731	39,778	47,228
Continuing Education Specialist	49,903	52,738	49,153	48,606	49,903
Museum Curator	50,478	50,358	46,191	54,444	59,358
Head of Reference & Instr - Lev II	53,243	59,689	51,207	51,734	51,674
Reference & Instr Librarian - Lev I	43,453	44,525	43,856	41,000	43,109
Catalog/Metadata Librarian - Lev II	49,899	52,874	50,858	45,902	66,411
Cataloger Librarian - Cat Lev I	38,001	41,388	37,638	34,875	45,149
Coordinator, Libr Srvs for Dist Ed	51,877	57,129	45,364	47,167	60,971
Gov Docs/Publications Librarian	51,161	55,521	50,717	43,828	*
Serials Librarian	48,862	52,425	47,672	46,908	*
Systems Librarian (Digital Lib)	57,530	65,856	56,037	52,241	45,855
Admissions Counselor	34,811	36,516	34,330	32,833	39,947
Financial Aid Counselor	37,547	39,240	37,065	35,040	40,000
Academic Evaluator	36,060	34,911	35,420	36,280	39,389
* indicates 4 cases or fewer	All Institutions	Doctoral	Master’s	Baccalaureate	Associate’s
Business & Administrative Affairs
Administrative Specialist	44,135	46,458	43,020	42,215	43,546
Staff Attorney	105,393	106,478	100,000	118,780	75,151
Buyer	41,001	42,491	39,501	38,313	40,053
Buyer, Senior	50,500	50,937	46,965	47,267	53,691
Buyer, Supervisory	62,793	66,726	55,968	55,737	54,921
Contract and Grants Specialist	50,000	47,828	50,503	52,000	55,639
Accountant	42,153	44,027	41,400	40,003	42,901
Accountant, Senior	54,481	54,286	54,226	51,400	55,535
Accounting Unit Supervisor	61,800	65,000	57,885	59,104	59,488
Auditor	50,930	50,860	50,000	59,883	52,077
Auditor, Senior	64,952	65,590	59,642	*	64,952
Budget Analyst	50,017	50,959	48,000	46,930	53,127
Budget Analyst, Senior	64,320	65,240	63,349	62,728	62,387
Budget Unit Supervisor	80,638	79,820	77,738	81,000	73,000
Dept Business Mgr (Small Unit)	54,821	57,030	48,993	54,715	58,726
Dept Business Mgr (Large Unit)	70,917	71,354	64,000	64,626	78,171
Head Cashier	35,000	41,282	33,079	30,593	39,651
Collections Supervisor	43,000	48,480	41,616	37,124	46,215
Auditor, IT	58,300	58,950	*	*	*
Auditor, Senior IT	72,826	71,556	*	*	*
Manager, Audit	87,157	91,566	78,163	*	*
Manager, IT Audit	94,318	90,265	*	*	*
Shipping & Receiving Supervisor	40,956	41,428	41,655	37,812	38,315
Print Shop Supervisor	42,436	47,529	44,702	36,899	44,488
Mail Services Supervisor	37,532	42,356	36,913	32,193	43,520
Child Care Center Teacher	31,614	31,877	31,421	31,150	33,064
Child Care Site Director	54,167	61,620	51,136	50,500	54,609
Textbook Manager	41,000	49,744	39,727	34,900	45,927
Food Service Manager (Unit)	48,024	50,460	43,140	45,421	53,107
Assistant Police Chief	67,981	82,199	59,846	54,080	63,819
Police Lieutenant	58,109	64,165	52,872	48,700	51,025
Police Sergeant	47,536	55,004	43,243	42,036	47,618
Police Officer	38,622	43,090	36,213	33,563	38,057
Security Guard	27,940	27,319	27,713	27,854	29,378
Environ Health & Safety Specialist	53,546	53,898	51,386	50,000	55,353
Safety Officer	51,108	56,597	46,857	46,036	49,805
Skilled Crafts Supervisor	55,000	58,177	51,848	54,011	52,003
Coordinator Construction Projects	64,724	66,678	62,265	65,000	62,135
Architect	73,651	74,010	71,370	76,387	75,381
Facilities Utilization Planner	56,800	59,786	54,928	48,276	58,845
Facilities Engineer	67,550	69,570	62,081	65,862	*
Manager of Inventory	44,805	48,179	44,458	40,941	42,500
* indicates 4 cases or fewer	All Institutions	Doctoral	Master’s	Baccalaureate	Associate’s
Human Resources
Coordinator, Disability Services	53,006	59,204	46,725	50,877	52,570
Training Specialist	51,290	51,290	46,000	52,796	53,919
EEO/Affirmative Action Specialist	57,057	55,825	57,817	57,773	56,894
Employee Relations Specialist	47,250	47,000	44,075	*	50,694
Employee Rel Specialist, Senior	61,476	61,000	55,350	*	*
Employee Rel Unit Supervisor	70,000	73,028	64,351	*	*
HR Generalist	43,359	45,503	42,932	40,795	43,768
HR Generalist, Senior	56,906	59,387	53,958	50,987	56,783
Credential Specialist	44,655	48,412	44,194	39,525	43,056
Compensation Specialist	47,291	47,717	45,000	*	45,544
Compensation Specialist, Senior	58,249	57,635	52,286	*	55,188
Compens/Classif Unit Supervisor	69,282	71,656	68,604	*	53,461
Benefits Specialist	41,453	41,449	41,040	39,719	43,044
Benefits Specialist, Senior	51,244	50,947	49,550	51,250	51,512
Benefits Unit Supervisor	63,334	64,122	59,928	*	59,022
Labor Relations Specialist	52,621	51,750	*	*	*
Labor Relations Specialist, Senior	73,492	76,945	*	*	*
Labor Relations Unit Supervisor	86,766	88,154	*	*	*
Employment Specialist	40,685	42,031	37,061	39,510	42,134
Employment Specialist, Senior	52,100	52,100	51,284	50,836	49,378
Employment Unit Supervisor	68,125	69,132	62,140	*	68,788
Advisor Disability Services	44,082	46,052	40,821	44,082	44,328
Work Life Coordinator	59,213	57,416	*	*	*
* indicates 4 cases or fewer	All Institutions	Doctoral	Master’s	Baccalaureate	Associate’s
Information Technology
Programmer Analyst	53,007	54,121	51,478	51,000	54,445
Programmer Analyst, Senior	64,492	68,092	61,034	63,707	65,719
Programmer Analyst, Supervisor	77,549	81,205	73,040	69,155	68,746
Systems Programmer	55,635	58,190	52,644	51,240	58,839
Systems Programmer, Senior	70,517	71,189	65,132	68,513	76,530
Systems Programmer, Supervisor	78,636	78,987	72,735	78,135	82,721
IT Security Analyst/Engineer	65,212	66,202	61,930	64,756	64,743
Telecommunications Manager	60,173	78,396	56,208	52,500	62,591
Network Engineer	60,656	65,107	55,080	54,430	63,207
Email Administrator	62,848	69,200	59,290	62,491	57,240
Network Administrator	58,988	62,573	58,019	57,428	58,096
System Administrator	56,927	60,465	53,495	54,303	55,077
Database Administrator	66,155	72,582	61,635	62,539	66,763
Data Administrator	66,702	74,263	53,740	65,069	52,019
Mgr, Web Services/Web Master	57,388	65,044	56,385	53,006	55,191
Web Graphics Designer	48,024	48,668	44,502	46,990	49,875
Web Content Developer	48,578	51,844	46,039	46,479	48,346
Computer Operator, Entry	33,608	33,363	33,168	34,444	36,328
Computer Operator, Senior	42,280	39,214	41,418	43,608	48,091
Computer Operations Supervisor	56,607	57,636	47,532	59,104	59,110
IT Support Specialist	43,760	45,941	42,827	43,065	40,123
Help Desk Specialist/Technician	38,231	41,250	36,720	36,920	37,258
Help Desk Manager	53,275	63,239	50,489	46,276	51,871
IT Technical Writer	49,470	52,052	44,934	*	*
IT Project Manager	75,475	78,004	67,012	67,321	79,910
Electronic Resources Librarian	52,427	57,650	50,000	48,760	40,880
Media Librarian	55,711	63,080	58,295	50,336	*
Instructional Technology Specialist	50,009	52,914	48,797	51,000	44,000
Multi-media Specialist/Technician	41,920	44,254	41,470	41,570	40,573
Distance Ed Network Ops Mgr	59,991	60,069	59,140	*	55,702
Distance Ed Faculty Support Mgr	55,065	59,873	52,000	50,000	55,476
Online Instruct Designer, Entry	46,424	49,153	45,491	43,240	42,756
Online Instruct Designer, Senior	54,048	57,200	55,481	55,212	50,000
* indicates 4 cases or fewer	All Institutions	Doctoral	Master’s	Baccalaureate	Associate’s
Athletics
Asst Athl Trainer/Phys Therapist	38,422	40,843	37,370	36,592	40,483
Head Athletic Trainer	53,844	67,584	51,671	48,445	48,695
Ticket Manager (Athletic Event)	44,028	48,500	38,918	39,340	*
Head Coach-Football	90,651	243,750	85,850	73,155	*
Offensive Coordinator-Football	56,085	150,000	50,000	42,000	*
Defensive Coordinator-Football	61,160	143,000	53,025	42,212	*
Assistant Coach-Football	42,888	91,752	41,573	35,755	*
Head Coach-Baseball	56,053	85,000	55,854	46,490	52,086
Assistant Coach-Baseball	36,500	46,070	35,001	25,000	33,006
Head Coach-Men’s Basketball	74,863	225,000	74,300	59,934	47,000
Assistant Coach-Men’s Basketball	43,350	74,321	40,504	32,000	28,500
Head Coach-Women’s Basketball	67,455	150,000	67,790	53,089	52,195
Asst Coach-Women’s Basketball	40,684	55,975	38,278	31,965	31,085
Head Coach-Cross Country	41,480	48,575	40,881	39,100	*
Head Coach-Track and Field	52,583	61,842	50,057	44,098	*
Head Coach-X Country/Track/Field	55,593	65,000	52,498	50,603	*
Head Coach-Skiing (Alpine/Nordic)	55,899	56,798	*	53,405	*
Head Coach-Swimming & Diving	55,140	63,109	47,880	51,989	*
Head Coach-Men’s Golf	46,143	63,451	40,584	43,294	*
Head Coach-Men’s Gymnastics	81,619	82,810	*	*	*
Head Coach-Men’s Ice Hockey	91,316	185,000	65,703	83,000	*
Head Coach-Men’s Lacrosse	50,710	111,700	44,823	48,750	*
Head Coach-Men’s Rowing	53,236	70,423	52,015	51,172	*
Head Coach-Men’s Soccer	50,386	66,334	47,846	45,982	*
Head Coach-Men’s Tennis	46,174	62,082	41,808	42,000	*
Head Coach-Men’s Volleyball	52,424	71,450	49,104	37,740	*
Head Coach-Men’s Wrestling	55,000	77,073	51,129	47,820	*
Head Coach-Women’s Field Hockey	50,712	65,650	43,920	46,557	*
Head Coach-Women’s Golf	47,770	62,105	38,147	41,635	*
Head Coach-Women’s Gymnastics	69,287	80,160	57,757	*	*
Head Coach-Women’s Ice Hockey	65,590	84,000	52,725	62,500	*
Head Coach-Women’s Lacrosse	46,446	63,309	43,150	45,000	*
Head Coach-Women’s Rowing	57,167	65,726	44,210	56,550	*
Head Coach-Women’s Soccer	48,556	63,374	45,361	43,900	*
Head Coach-Women’s Softball	48,188	66,200	47,116	43,443	42,000
Head Coach-Women’s Tennis	46,575	60,000	38,606	43,052	*
Head Coach-Women’s Volleyball	51,052	75,610	48,936	43,672	41,121
* indicates 4 cases or fewer	All Institutions	Doctoral	Master’s	Baccalaureate	Associate’s
Student Affairs
Intramural/Recreation Coordinator	40,000	43,224	38,685	36,539	38,904
Student Activities Officer	40,800	43,286	38,500	37,650	43,731
Campus Minister	45,914	51,262	44,060	45,000	*
Sign Language Interprete	44,920	47,277	38,959	48,933	44,046
Events Coordinator	40,464	40,958	41,158	38,342	42,964
Events Technical Srvs Coordinator	43,417	43,709	40,122	44,261	48,818
Academic Advisor/Counselor	40,522	40,814	40,211	40,450	42,144
Student Career Counselor	42,375	43,909	41,178	42,420	41,500
Cooperative Program Coordinator	44,833	44,952	46,263	42,913	45,575
Study Abroad Advisor	40,697	40,513	40,003	41,468	44,336
Academic Support Cntr Coordinator	46,209	50,396	46,461	43,730	45,247
Res Hall Mgr-Room/Board Incl	30,000	32,025	29,318	27,980	33,311
Res Hall Mgr-Room/Board Not Incl	37,875	40,240	37,740	31,007	*
Counseling Psychologist	58,804	58,961	56,133	62,508	69,988
Counselor	47,013	47,013	45,887	46,497	55,520
Nurse Practitioner	72,416	74,348	68,401	67,977	62,911
Staff Nurse	47,954	50,994	46,054	44,640	54,527
Staff Physician	132,947	133,271	127,048	145,203	*
Clinical Research Nurse	61,859	62,689	55,755	*	*
Pharmacist	93,875	95,135	84,033	*	*
* indicates 4 cases or fewer	All Institutions	Doctoral	Master’s	Baccalaureate	Associate’s
External Affairs
Annual Giving Officer-Entry Level	40,000	42,630	39,762	37,500	50,480
Annual Giving Officer-Senior Level	51,230	55,000	48,548	49,000	51,286
Alumni Rel Officer-Entry Level	39,978	42,090	38,460	37,454	39,230
Alumni Rel Officer-Senior Level	50,569	54,371	48,831	46,750	50,000
Major Gift Officer-Entry Level	54,733	56,000	55,555	52,000	*
Major Gift Officer-Senior Level	73,660	78,800	67,384	73,660	65,000
Planned Giving Officer-Entry Level	50,375	51,345	48,042	50,000	*
Planned Giving Officer-Senior Level	78,516	92,500	65,000	72,850	*
Coordinator, Resource Devel	43,493	47,783	42,377	41,890	54,100
Government Relations Specialist	67,275	72,840	*	*	*
Public Information Specialist	46,000	47,097	44,350	42,265	50,592
Assistant Editor	40,930	40,246	40,040	42,133	47,044
Editor	49,990	47,798	49,017	56,856	41,198
Graphic Designer	42,632	42,570	42,150	42,486	42,993
Writer	45,371	46,460	44,853	42,613	45,116
Assistant Writer	35,875	35,568	34,500	35,438	*
Photographer	42,720	42,848	41,810	44,200	47,596
Producer/Director (Television)	49,615	49,856	44,835	54,673	54,257
Program Manager (Television)	55,109	55,825	53,017	*	57,438
Television Engineer, Senior	53,000	50,257	54,079	*	55,485
Manager Fm Radio Station	61,803	68,007	57,530	55,180	66,908
Manager TV Station	69,300	84,100	56,506	*	59,098
* indicates 4 cases or fewer	All Institutions	Doctoral	Master’s	Baccalaureate	Associate’s
Engineering/Research and Agricultural
Electrical/Electronic Engineer	58,176	58,830	51,854	55,296	*
Electrical/Electronic Engineer, Sr	76,726	78,363	*	*	*
Mechanical Engineer	62,634	62,943	55,152	*	*
Mechanical Engineer, Senior	81,168	83,930	*	*	*
Rsrch Asst (Entry), Nat/Phys Sci	33,173	33,678	32,600	31,520	*
Rsrch Asst (intermed), Nat/Phys Sci	40,320	41,679	40,522	39,312	*
Rsrch Asst (Senior), Nat/Phys Sci	49,448	50,537	51,452	48,657	*
Rsrch Asst (Entry), Soc/Behav Sci	30,060	29,678	30,486	*	*
Rsrch Asst (intermed), Soc/Beh Sci	41,438	41,484	34,768	*	*
Rsrch Asst (Senior), Soc/Behav Sci	55,763	57,224	44,520	*	*
Lab Coordinator	44,388	46,956	43,413	41,831	44,694
Laboratory Technician II	35,453	33,784	36,252	37,232	40,406
Laboratory Technician IV	43,363	42,601	41,013	45,929	42,650
Research Field Technician	38,304	36,999	41,880	43,899	*
Research Computer Specialist	56,856	58,095	45,500	49,801	*
Electronic Technician Supervisor	57,374	58,105	51,543	52,450	*
Research Project Engineer	60,288	60,424	*	*	*
Asst Research Scientist (non-Fac)	50,529	51,145	*	*	*
Assoc Research Scientist (non-Fac)	56,321	57,277	47,750	*	*
Research Scientist (non-Faculty)	68,914	70,923	*	*	*
Veterinarian	96,241	98,866	*	*	*
Animal Care Manager	51,000	57,654	44,387	35,923	*
Farm Manager	47,000	49,436	45,907	42,025	*