Study finds gains in college administrators' salaries

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The median base salary for senior leaders at colleges and universities has gone up 2.4 percent in 2014-15, the same as the year before.

Also for the second year in a row, the gains for administrators at public institutions have slightly outpaced those at private institutions (2.5 percent to 2.3 percent this year and last). The prior two years, however, gains were greater at private institutions than at public ones.

These figures come from data being released today by the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources.

The following bar chart shows the averages across titles in the survey for all institutions, public and private.

Continuing a pattern of recent years, raises were a bit higher (on a percentage basis) at research universities and community colleges than at other institutions. And the base is higher at research universities.

The raises may be particularly notable this year, even if they are small, because the drop in gas prices has effectively flattened inflation rates.

Following is a table with the unweighted median salary for various job titles and institutional sectors (not broken out by public and private).

	Research Univs	Other Doctoral	Master's	Bacc.	Assoc.
	Research Univs	Other Doctoral	Master's	Bacc.	Assoc.
CEO, System	$500,040	*	$416,853	*	$298,700
CEO, Single Inst/ Campus in Syst	450,000	367,640	291,000	275,058	187,595
Exec VP/ Vice Chanc.	381,655	318,500	185,085	152,880	153,750
Chief Acad Officer/ Prov	336,563	230,488	192,000	161,625	131,200
Chief Bus. Officer	276,861	215,595	180,353	163,308	128,151
Chief Athletics Admr	275,000	159,650	115,000	95,285	79,562
Chief Audit Officer	140,000	110,080	89,790	87,195	104,772
Chief Dev/ Advance Offcr	282,180	210,120	160,043	151,949	107,629
Chief Enrollment Mgt Offcr	185,520	163,300	138,000	132,600	98,922
Chief Exten/ Engagemt Officer	196,715	*	107,100	84,288	108,829
Chief External Affairs Officer	220,909	185,200	139,295	139,616	140,814
Chief Facilities Officer	181,590	137,334	110,334	95,098	95,817
Chief Financial Officer	250,000	228,888	148,840	145,000	123,755
Chief Health Affairs Offcr	648,336	*	112,796	74,319	99,921
Chief Human Resources Offcr	172,199	143,000	104,752	91,439	102,991
Chief Info/ IT Officer	229,500	173,626	129,162	111,092	112,430
Chief Instal Planning Officer	199,067	162,861	130,334	133,320	106,394
Chief Instal Research Officer	127,579	107,588	88,185	82,000	85,457
Chief Investmt Officer	306,052	157,304	109,262	231,577	*
Chief Legal Affairs Officer	231,585	207,756	163,810	169,116	147,920
Chief Library Officer	200,500	125,228	94,624	78,769	73,348
Chief Pub Relations Officer	188,700	135,000	101,565	95,634	84,636
Chief Research Officer	278,132	175,000	152,344	87,480	92,121
Chief Stu Affairs/ Life Officer	212,665	166,701	138,059	121,896	110,355
Academic Deans
Dean Agric.	248,500	*	147,000	*	*
Dean Architect./ Design	227,493	*	155,893	*	*
Dean Arts & Letters	183,000	179,557	132,127	109,650	96,853
Dean Arts & Sciences	250,258	188,600	142,000	115,566	93,910
Dean Biol. and Life Sci	259,987	*	144,048	106,068	94,225
Dean Business	334,130	202,056	165,553	125,000	100,312
Dean Computer and Info Sci	247,540	233,638	137,917	*	91,029
Dean Contin. Ed	178,204	135,487	120,000	100,000	95,547
Dean Coop Extension	201,110	*	*	*	*
Dean Dentistry	338,590	*	*	*	*
Dean Divinity/ Religion	165,000	106,575	96,784	89,463	*
Dean Education	210,636	163,165	135,527	96,551	107,779
Dean Engin.	286,989	228,094	190,210	115,415	97,161
Dean External Degree Prgms	*	*	*	*	93,328
Dean Family/ Consum Sci	214,894	*	*	*	*
Dean Fine Arts	201,650	175,455	135,796	113,021	103,429
Dean Forestry & Environ Studies	220,648	*	149,525	*	*
Dean Gov/ Pub Affrs/ Pub Pol	271,039	*	*	*	*
Dean Graduate School	198,870	153,049	125,062	99,441	*
Dean Hth- Related Profess.	201,473	171,857	145,716	103,759	100,500
Dean Honors Program	151,260	136,002	110,008	*	*
Dean Humanities	233,204	*	137,926	102,207	100,102
Dean Instruction	*	*	*	93,354	97,210
Dean Journ./ Mass Comm	211,080	201,250	145,478	*	105,437
Dean Law	318,888	332,500	271,830	*	*
Dean Library Sciences	179,507	138,579	120,009	*	88,223
Dean Mathe- matics	*	*	152,973	*	100,644
Dean Medicine	525,966	494,425	372,750	*	*
Dean Music	203,500	*	132,110	121,768	*
Dean Nursing	236,688	170,207	128,633	101,122	95,780
Dean Occup Studies/ Voc Ed/ Tech	141,856	*	136,685	92,000	96,336
Dean Performing Arts	210,000	*	162,564	*	*
Dean Pharmacy	273,000	234,845	207,875	220,000	*
Dean Pub Admin	*	*	*	*	*
Dean Pub Health	310,000	*	*	*	*
Dean Sciences	248,066	170,866	139,214	107,594	95,254
Dean Social Sciences	252,340	*	137,226	93,641	92,036
Dean Social Work	212,205	*	129,771	*	*
Dean Special Programs	*	*	128,800	112,366	86,374
Dean Undergrad Programs	190,300	141,143	117,784	104,752	94,739
Dean Veterinary Medicine	269,996	*	*	*	*
Dean of Students	130,029	114,730	92,006	82,749	91,109
Institutional Administrators
Chief Accnting Officer/ Contrlr	164,000	132,000	98,800	93,000	89,647
Chief Admin Officer	244,800	192,800	150,000	139,163	130,000
Chief Architect	137,000	110,217	101,507	118,128	110,497
Chief Auxiliary Services Officr	141,974	113,173	91,909	91,522	84,657
Chief Budget Officer	151,500	115,025	105,105	99,223	92,184
Chief Purchas. Officer	112,759	95,411	77,025	73,606	78,036
Chief EO/ AA Officer	117,477	95,130	93,663	81,970	92,277
Chief Diversity Officer	162,745	120,398	100,634	95,275	90,247
Chief Hospital Admr	476,466	*	*	*	*
Chief Veterinary Hospital Admr	173,139	*	*	*	*
Chief Student Admiss Officr	123,491	101,004	87,439	81,980	73,730
Chief Student Fin Aid Officer	114,930	94,823	82,451	73,537	76,188
Chief Student Registr/ Rec Off	119,099	90,069	81,196	71,644	73,950
Chief Tech Transfer Officer	182,151	*	*	*	*
Chief Spons Resrch/ Prgms Admr	128,750	92,700	90,169	85,050	88,017
Chief Contracts Grants Admr	101,360	82,400	74,529	67,500	81,417
Deputy Chief Library Officer	114,766	85,353	77,436	65,523	74,457
Deputy Chief, Student Affairs	132,200	112,520	88,605	80,800	87,904
Associate VP/VC for Research	182,682	131,000	96,406	*	90,175
Deputy Provost	212,592	178,000	141,680	135,000	132,208
Associate Provost	172,563	155,009	128,176	109,253	99,870
Assistant Provost	128,638	106,442	102,434	87,850	100,535
Chief of Staff to Syst/ Inst CEO	195,000	132,951	130,545	119,000	104,953
Heads of Divisions, Departments & Centers
Dep Chief Financial Officer	153,138	82,000	104,606	98,404	96,611
Dep Chief Facilities Officer	119,122	102,001	84,355	76,310	73,985
Dep Chief HR Officer	118,453	93,462	77,240	73,585	78,991
Dep Chief Info/IT Officer	154,127	132,439	102,854	87,160	97,414
Dep Chief Athletics Officer	121,517	93,570	71,769	63,712	75,886
Dep Chief Advance/ Dev Offcr	193,863	124,613	106,575	113,908	96,900
Dep Chief Budget Officer	117,150	89,577	86,080	82,280	84,500
Bursar	101,927	80,045	69,248	62,660	68,570
Chief Bookstore Admr	100,000	65,858	65,595	55,849	64,636
Chief Contin. Ed Admr	123,998	97,329	77,536	73,138	87,648
Chief Distance Ed Admr	105,350	86,388	77,271	68,000	88,857
Chief Internatl Ed Admr	115,566	100,171	83,232	70,177	79,250
Chief Intnl Studies Ed Adm	95,750	76,530	70,326	80,672	*
Chief Environ Hth & Safety Admr	115,057	91,592	78,899	75,957	76,000
Chief Risk Mgt & Ins Admr	115,694	97,368	77,184	80,175	81,413
Chief Sec Admr/ Police	126,304	100,190	83,108	67,874	75,360
Dep Chief Camp Sec/Police	99,085	78,382	65,000	59,904	64,311
Chief Park/ Transport Admr	97,121	70,545	63,261	64,832	70,363
Chief Employmt Admr	90,000	72,929	65,800	65,885	75,850
Chief Payroll Admr	91,283	75,350	62,000	57,463	65,920
Chief Benefits Admr	102,425	82,576	68,131	73,200	75,555
Chief Camp Employee Rel Admr	99,952	83,217	90,000	88,382	85,990
Chief Camp Classif & Comp Admr	99,392	75,168	72,270	88,689	85,507
Chief HR Info Systs Admr	99,973	90,311	71,359	70,794	82,449
Chief Training & Dev Admr	94,510	77,500	77,266	81,957	72,967
Chief Food/ Dining Svc Admr	115,806	89,900	86,877	91,286	66,560
Dep Chief Camp Food/Din Svc Adm	85,167	*	74,086	67,090	54,716
Chief Research Park Admr	172,399	*	*	*	*
Chief Real Estate Admr	126,400	*	104,518	112,729	*
Chief Energy & Util Admr	108,864	76,786	85,061	85,400	85,602
Chief TeleCom/ Netw Admr	122,539	102,146	89,624	91,915	86,753
Chief Enterprise Applic	132,495	112,940	98,990	100,518	98,320
Chief Academic Computing	115,896	100,435	90,000	79,122	86,543
Chief Admin Computing Admr	130,513	100,655	97,850	86,751	82,800
Chief Camp Research Computing	117,936	*	*	*	*
Chief IT Security Admr	129,901	102,000	92,000	83,837	81,907
Chief Student Activ Admr	83,250	71,327	60,028	51,936	62,220
Chief Camp Student Cntr Admr	98,073	77,174	68,724	51,042	52,966
Chief Camp Greek Life Admr	63,200	49,683	45,510	48,690	*
Chief Camp Acad Advising Admr	89,000	83,186	69,154	61,840	65,256
Chief Camp Career Services Admr	99,410	74,500	68,134	65,000	66,630
Chief Camp Student Counsel Cntr	108,238	93,948	79,027	76,492	70,174
Chief Camp Stu Hth Cntr- Non-Med	115,684	103,004	85,717	84,240	77,400
Chief Camp Stu Hth Cntr-MD Admr	187,562	147,293	144,462	163,945	*
Chief Camp Stu Hth Ctr-Nrs/ Prac	94,438	85,494	77,848	63,871	74,804
Chief Student Housing Admr	111,100	88,524	70,719	56,940	51,818
Chief Annual Giving Admr	85,800	77,903	68,541	65,586	76,551
Chief Corp/ Fdn Rel Admr	123,534	88,000	78,795	81,931	84,555
Chief Planned Giving Admr	139,829	109,592	92,573	92,775	*
Chief Alumni Affairs Admr	130,000	90,300	73,875	72,180	62,810
Chief Major Gifts Admr	156,749	104,354	87,000	92,563	76,122
Chief Donor Rel Admr	90,960	77,142	67,605	67,792	72,520
Chief Advance Svs Admr	91,350	75,886	71,541	72,310	*
Chief Fed Gov/ Legis Liaisn	156,607	*	120,739	*	*
Chief State/Loc Gov Liais	141,982	107,583	105,588	105,000	89,663
Chief Marketing Admr	111,395	99,576	85,625	77,500	78,327
Chief Pubs Admr	91,099	81,968	68,022	69,343	80,668
Chief Camp Study Abroad Admr	81,340	66,537	68,635	73,414	73,000
Chief Workf/ Career Dev Adm	168,537	*	72,940	62,962	90,045
Chief Bus Affairs Off, Coll/Div	103,560	112,705	85,176	88,631	102,578
Chief HR Officer, College/Div	87,824	*	102,463	*	79,871
Academic Associate/ Assistant Deans
A/A Dean, Agriculture	163,218	*	*	*	*
A/A Dean, Arch/ Design	126,976	*	*	*	*
A/A Dean, Arts & Letters	112,895	*	91,301	*	*
A/A Dean, Arts & Sciences	133,001	108,225	104,436	98,443	77,032
A/A Dean, Biological & Life Sci	137,977	*	108,375	*	*
A/A Dean, Business	178,709	133,656	127,454	97,850	80,021
A/A Dean, Computer Info Sci	143,406	*	*	*	79,938
A/A Dean, Contin Ed	110,268	95,240	94,090	59,958	82,018
A/A Dean, Coop Extens	149,469	*	*	*	*
A/A Dean, Dentistry	166,000	*	*	*	*
A/A Dean, Divinity/ Relig	112,610	*	*	71,750	*
A/A Dean, Education	131,775	109,504	100,147	90,090	74,830
A/A Dean, Engnring	161,358	127,912	134,160	*	*
A/A Dean, Ext Degr Prgms	*	*	72,000	*	*
A/A Dean, Fam/ Cons Sci/ Hum Sci	138,471	*	*	*	*
A/A Dean, Fine Arts	119,645	92,446	92,264	*	*
A/A Dean, Forestry & Envir Stds	120,112	*	*	*	*
A/A Dean, Gov/Pub Affrs/ Pub Pol	155,369	*	*	*	*
A/A Dean, Graduate Prgms	125,385	106,600	88,864	86,867	*
A/A Dean, Health-Rel Profs	142,975	123,247	110,000	*	86,388
A/A Dean, Honors Program	114,864	100,000	73,617	*	*
A/A Dean, Humanities	140,245	*	99,980	*	77,369
A/A Dean, Instruction	*	*	*	*	89,937
A/A Dean, Journ & Mass Comm	122,656	*	117,255	*	*
A/A Dean, Law	158,006	163,345	151,567	*	*
A/A Dean Library Sci	108,999	98,262	96,466	*	*
A/A Dean, Math	*	*	*	*	78,162
A/A Dean, Medicine	215,137	*	*	*	*
A/A Dean, Music	102,464	*	84,077	*	*
A/A Dean, Nursing	134,850	112,233	103,173	88,589	82,045
A/A Dean, Occup/Voc Ed/Tech	*	*	*	*	79,368
A/A Dean, Performing Arts	149,790	*	102,747	*	*
A/A Dean, Pharmacy	167,239	*	138,924	129,002	*
A/A Dean, Pub Admin	*	*	*	*	*
A/A Dean, Pub Health	164,377	*	*	*	*
A/A Dean, Sciences	143,758	113,353	113,520	*	83,232
A/A Dean, Social Sciences	140,016	115,500	91,124	*	*
A/A Dean, Social Work	125,400	*	*	*	*
A/A Dean, Special Prgms	*	*	88,561	*	73,680
A/A Dean, Undergrad Prgms	118,245	*	87,500	95,678	65,650
A/A Dean, Vet Med	177,333	*	*	*	*

**Research Universities are doctorate-granting institutions that Carnegie has classified as having either high or very high research activity (RU/H or RU/VH). Other Doctoral are Doctoral/Research Universities (DRU) that have a lower level of research activity.