Staff in Higher Education Salary Report: Key Findings, Trends, and Comprehensive Tables for the 2016-17 Academic Year. Overview

Autor/inn/en	Bichsel, Jacqueline; McChesney, Jasper
Institution	College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR)
Titel	Staff in Higher Education Salary Report: Key Findings, Trends, and Comprehensive Tables for the 2016-17 Academic Year. Overview
Quelle	(2017), (26 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	School Personnel; Higher Education; Salaries; Institutional Characteristics; Tables (Data); Regional Characteristics; Differences; Occupational Surveys; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulpersonal; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Entlohnung; Gehalt; Tabelle; Regionaler Faktor; Unterscheiden; Berufsanalyse; USA
Abstract	This year is a momentous one for College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR) research. As they celebrate their 50th anniversary of collecting salary data, they are also celebrating transformations in the way data are collected for all salary surveys and in the ways these data are reported. 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. In addition to changes in data collection, they have also instituted changes in the design of their annual reports. Reports now feature "deep dive" analyses that explore aspects of their data that are of general interest to the higher education community. Reports also feature more data visualization--new graphs and charts help summarize data and aid in interpretation. Highlights of the report include: (1) Overall, higher ed staff have an annualized median pay of $35,000. Skilled craft workers have the highest pay, and service/maintenance workers have the lowest; (2) There are large regional differences in staff salaries, particularly in the areas of skilled craft and service/maintenance. The Northeast pays the highest salaries, and the South pays the lowest; (3) Racial/ethnic minorities are underrepresented in higher ed staff for all but service/ maintenance positions. In addition, there is a minority pay gap for all but office/ clerical positions; (4) Women are well-represented in all staff areas except skilled craft. However, they are paid less than men in all areas except office/clerical work; (5) The gender pay gap is greater at older ages. Experience (years in position) does not mitigate this relation, as the pay gap is also greater in those with more experience; (6) The age ranges for staff positions are wide, ranging from the early 20s to age 65 and beyond. The exception is in the area of skilled craft positions, where ages of incumbents are most likely to be in the late 40s and 50s; and (7) The overall median years in position for higher ed staff is 4. The lowest turnover is among skilled craft workers in the Northeast, who have a median of 11 years in their position (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	College and University Professional Association for Human Resources. 1811 Commons Point Drive, Knoxville, TN 37932. Tel: 877-287-2474; Fax: 865-637-7674; e-mail: research@cupahr.org; Web site: http://www.cupahr.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01