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The median base salary increase for mid-level administrative jobs at colleges and universities in 2010 was 1.3 percent, up from 0.0 percent the previous year, according to data being released today by the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources. But the overall average hides diverging trends in public and private higher education. Public institutions saw no gain in the median salary, while private institutions saw a gain of 2.0 percent.
Those figures mirror the data CUPA has already released about 2010 salaries for senior administrators and for faculty members.
Full copies of the report may be ordered from the association, and medians by job category and sector follow.
Median Salaries for Mid-Level Administrators, 2010
| Position | All | Doctoral | Master's | Baccalaureate | Associate |
| 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 | n/a |
| Serials Librarian | $48,862 | $52,425 | $47,672 | $46,908 | n/a |
| 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 |
| 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 | n/a | $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 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Auditor, Senior IT | $72,826 | $71,556 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Manager, Audit | $87,157 | $91,566 | $78,163 | n/a | n/a |
| Manager, IT Audit | $94,318 | $90,265 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 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 | n/a |
| Manager of Inventory | $44,805 | $48,179 | $44,458 | $40,941 | $42,500 |
| 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 | n/a | $50,694 |
| Employee Rel Specialist, Senior | $61,476 | $61,000 | $55,350 | n/a | n/a |
| Employee Rel Unit Supervisor | $70,000 | $73,028 | $64,351 | n/a | n/a |
| 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 | n/a | $45,544 |
| Compensation Specialist, Senior | $58,249 | $57,635 | $52,286 | n/a | $55,188 |
| Compens/Classif Unit Supervisor | $69,282 | $71,656 | $68,604 | n/a | $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 | n/a | 459,022 |
| Labor Relations Specialist | $52,621 | $51,750 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Labor Relations Specialist, Senior | $73,492 | $76,945 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Labor Relations Unit Supervisor | $86,766 | $88,154 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 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 | n/a | $68,788 |
| Adviser Disability Services | $44,082 | $46,052 | $40,821 | $44,082 | $44,328 |
| Work Life Coordinator | $59,213 | $57,416 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 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 | 465,044 | $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 | 457,636 | $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 | 463,239 | $50,489 | $46,276 | $51,871 |
| IT Technical Writer | $49,470 | $52,052 | $44,934 | n/a | n/a |
| 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 | n/a |
| 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 | n/a | $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 |
| 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 | n/a |
| Head Coach-Football | $90,651 | $243,750 | $85,850 | $73,155 | n/a |
| Offensive Coordinator-Football | $56,085 | $150,000 | $50,000 | $42,000 | n/a |
| Defensive Coordinator-Football | $61,160 | $143,000 | $53,025 | $42,212 | n/a |
| Assistant Coach-Football | $42,888 | $91,752 | $41,573 | $35,755 | n/a |
| 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 | n/a |
| Head Coach-Track and Field | $52,583 | $61,842 | $50,057 | $44,098 | n/a |
| Head Coach-X Country/Track/Field | $55,593 | $65,000 | $52,498 | $50,603 | n/a |
| Head Coach-Skiing (Alpine/Nordic) | $55,899 | $56,798 | n/a | $53,405 | n/a |
| Head Coach-Swimming & Diving | $55,140 | $63,109 | $47,880 | $51,989 | n/a |
| Head Coach-Men’s Golf | $46,143 | $63,451 | $40,584 | $43,294 | n/a |
| Head Coach-Men’s Gymnastics | $81,619 | $82,810 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Head Coach-Men’s Ice Hockey | $91,316 | $185,000 | $65,703 | $83,000 | n/a |
| Head Coach-Men’s Lacrosse | $50,710 | $111,700 | $44,823 | $48,750 | n/a |
| Head Coach-Men’s Rowing | $53,236 | $70,423 | $52,015 | $51,172 | n/a |
| Head Coach-Men’s Soccer | $50,386 | $66,334 | $47,846 | $45,982 | n/a |
| Head Coach-Men’s Tennis | $46,174 | $62,082 | $41,808 | $42,000 | n/a |
| Head Coach-Men’s Volleyball | $52,424 | $71,450 | $49,104 | $37,740 | n/a |
| Head Coach-Men’s Wrestling | $55,000 | $77,073 | $51,129 | $47,820 | n/a |
| Head Coach-Women’s Field Hockey | $50,712 | $65,650 | $43,920 | $46,557 | n/a |
| Head Coach-Women’s Golf | $47,770 | $62,105 | $38,147 | $41,635 | n/a |
| Head Coach-Women’s Gymnastics | $69,287 | $80,160 | $57,757 | n/a | n/a |
| Head Coach-Women’s Ice Hockey | $65,590 | $84,000 | $52,725 | $62,500 | n/a |
| Head Coach-Women’s Lacrosse | $46,446 | $63,309 | $43,150 | $45,000 | n/a |
| Head Coach-Women’s Rowing | $57,167 | $65,726 | $44,210 | $56,550 | n/a |
| Head Coach-Women’s Soccer | $48,556 | $63,374 | $45,361 | $43,900 | n/a |
| 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 | n/a |
| Head Coach-Women’s Volleyball | $51,052 | $75,610 | $48,936 | $43,672 | $41,121 |
| 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 | n/a |
| Sign Language Interpreter | $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 Adviser/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 | n/a |
| 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 | n/a |
| Clinical Research Nurse | $61,859 | $62,689 | $55,755 | n/a | n/a |
| Pharmacist | $93,875 | $95,135 | $84,033 | n/a | n/a |
| 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 | n/a |
| 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 | n/a |
| Planned Giving Officer-Senior Level | $78,516 | $92,500 | $65,000 | $72,850 | n/a |
| Coordinator, Resource Devel | $43,493 | $47,783 | $42,377 | $41,890 | $54,100 |
| Government Relations Specialist | $67,275 | $72,840 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 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 | n/a |
| 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 | n/a | $57,438 |
| Television Engineer, Senior | $53,000 | $50,257 | $54,079 | n/a | $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 | n/a | $59,098 |
| Engineering/Research and Agricultural | |||||
| Electrical/Electronic Engineer | $58,176 | $58,830 | $51,854 | $55,296 | n/a |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineer, Sr | $76,726 | $78,363 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Mechanical Engineer | $62,634 | $62,943 | $55,152 | n/a | n/a |
| Mechanical Engineer, Senior | $81,168 | $83,930 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Rsrch Asst (Entry), Nat/Phys Sci | $33,173 | $33,678 | $32,600 | $31,520 | n/a |
| Rsrch Asst (intermed), Nat/Phys Sci | $40,320 | $41,679 | $40,522 | $39,312 | n/a |
| Rsrch Asst (Senior), Nat/Phys Sci | $49,448 | $50,537 | $51,452 | $48,657 | n/a |
| Rsrch Asst (Entry), Soc/Behav Sci | $30,060 | $29,678 | $30,486 | n/a | n/a |
| Rsrch Asst (intermed), Soc/Beh Sci | $41,438 | $41,484 | $34,768 | n/a | n/a |
| Rsrch Asst (Senior), Soc/Behav Sci | $55,763 | $57,224 | $44,520 | n/a | n/a |
| 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 | n/a |
| Research Computer Specialist | $56,856 | $58,095 | $45,500 | $49,801 | n/a |
| Electronic Technician Supervisor | $57,374 | $58,105 | $51,543 | $52,450 | n/a |
| Research Project Engineer | $60,288 | $60,424 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Asst Research Scientist (non-Fac) | $50,529 | $51,145 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Assoc Research Scientist (non-Fac) | $56,321 | $57,277 | $47,750 | n/a | n/a |
| Research Scientist (non-Faculty) | $68,914 | $70,923 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Veterinarian | $96,241 | $98,866 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Animal Care Manager | $51,000 | $57,654 | $44,387 | $35,923 | n/a |
| Farm Manager | $47,000 | $49,436 | $45,907 | $42,025 | n/a |
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