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Senior-Level Administrator Median Salaries by Title and Institution Type (2005-06)
Below are results of the 2005-06 Administrative Compensation Survey conducted by The College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR). Findings reflect salaries of nearly 68,000 job incumbents from public and private institutions nationwide. Salaries were reported by 1,345 institutions for 211 selected positions, mostly at the director level and above. View the CUPA-HR press release or order complete survey results.
| Job Title | All Institutions | Doctoral | Master's | Baccalaureate | Two-Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Executive | ||||||
| CEO of a System/District | $243,000 | $311,000 | $168,077 | * | $201,135 | |
| Ex Asst/Chief Staff for CEO System/District | $109,668 | $108,413 | * | * | $97,494 | |
| CEO of Single Institution | $192,155 | $295,008 | $200,000 | $195,500 | $141,685 | |
| Ex Asst/Chief Staff CEO of Single Institution | $85,672 | $114,190 | $82,144 | $74,000 | $68,395 | |
| Executive Vice President/Vice Chancellor | $141,908 | $247,851 | $141,908 | $118,800 | $113,600 | |
| Academic I (Deans and Directors) | ||||||
| Associate Chief Academic Officer | $99,938 | $138,845 | $99,672 | $89,080 | $84,170 | |
| Chief Technical Services Librarian | $53,802 | $76,001 | $50,972 | $47,192 | $49,250 | |
| Chief Public Services Librarian | $55,000 | $77,926 | $53,174 | $47,159 | $51,216 | |
| Dean of Home Economics | $148,457 | $159,800 | * | * | * | |
| Dean of Communications | $104,233 | $160,900 | $98,944 | $63,088 | $73,334 | |
| Dean, Public Affairs | $164,062 | $169,680 | $120,154 | * | * | |
| Chief Academic Affairs Officer & Provost | $133,744 | $223,196 | $140,000 | $121,868 | $99,648 | |
| Chief Research Officer | $178,656 | $190,184 | $116,231 | * | $82,999 | |
| Chief Technology Transfer Officer | $134,946 | $135,864 | $115,884 | * | * | |
| Chief Health Professions Officer | $213,113 | $337,547 | $112,789 | * | $91,927 | |
| Dean of Agriculture | $158,026 | $166,320 | $120,454 | * | * | |
| Dean of Architecture | $160,032 | $185,877 | $119,612 | $77,136 | * | |
| Dean of Arts & Letters | $108,100 | $151,817 | $106,248 | $96,000 | $84,677 | |
| Dean of Arts & Sciences | $117,625 | $174,310 | $112,625 | $90,350 | $75,627 | |
| Dean of Business | $127,204 | $208,151 | $126,871 | $82,387 | $78,030 | |
| Dean of Continuing Education | $92,891 | $136,548 | $93,629 | $74,173 | $83,429 | |
| Dean of Cooperative Extension | $124,972 | $150,000 | $86,478 | * | $78,117 | |
| Dean of Dentistry | $244,394 | $249,830 | $211,201 | * | * | |
| Dean of Education | $113,105 | $152,823 | $106,072 | $72,188 | $70,000 | |
| Dean of Engineering | $173,279 | $201,977 | $142,230 | $104,571 | $81,381 | |
| Dean of External Degree Programs | $89,116 | $121,490 | $93,483 | $70,438 | $65,568 | |
| Dean of Fine Arts | $113,328 | $153,236 | $105,500 | $74,233 | $79,140 | |
| Dean of Graduate Programs | $115,000 | $147,183 | $96,351 | $90,721 | * | |
| Dean of Health-Related Professions | $103,336 | $153,000 | $109,579 | $83,854 | $80,129 | |
| Dean of Honors Program | $94,995 | $109,819 | $78,583 | $74,561 | * | |
| Dean of Humanities | $91,477 | $165,000 | $100,780 | $72,281 | $78,497 | |
| Dean of Instruction | $87,282 | * | * | * | $87,282 | |
| Dean of Law | $229,561 | $238,148 | $200,000 | $222,794 | * | |
| Dean of Library | $118,570 | $147,973 | $102,203 | $124,447 | $82,512 | |
| Dean of Mathematics | $85,632 | $121,152 | $88,240 | $52,892 | $79,417 | |
| Dean of Medicine | $316,700 | $343,607 | $220,927 | * | * | |
| Dean of Music | $115,839 | $140,000 | $105,000 | $53,657 | * | |
| Dean of Nursing | $106,632 | $163,194 | $100,538 | $73,557 | $71,635 | |
| Dean of Occup Studies/Vocational Edu/Tech | $79,845 | $128,976 | $111,501 | $95,260 | $77,020 | |
| Dean of Pharmacy | $181,015 | $192,100 | $152,060 | * | * | |
| Dean of Public Health | $231,474 | $246,923 | * | * | * | |
| Dean of Sciences | $109,690 | $178,940 | $112,100 | $78,787 | $84,839 | |
| Dean of Social Sciences | $97,417 | $182,477 | $102,306 | $80,577 | $82,205 | |
| Dean of Social Work | $136,664 | $156,665 | $106,343 | $61,000 | * | |
| Dean of Special Programs | $83,581 | $138,768 | $83,597 | $85,233 | $83,581 | |
| Dean of Undergraduate Programs | $108,949 | $137,397 | $95,556 | $88,492 | * | |
| Dean of Veterinary Medicine | $186,587 | $192,635 | * | * | * | |
| Director, Institutional Research | $75,000 | $96,720 | $71,765 | $65,600 | $65,650 | |
| Associate Director, Institutional Research | $58,203 | $67,080 | $53,980 | $45,519 | $49,508 | |
| Director, International Education | $73,576 | $95,391 | $67,500 | $65,000 | $68,012 | |
| Director, International Studies Education | $60,130 | $70,888 | $59,039 | $54,512 | $60,081 | |
| Director, Sponsored Research and Programs | $83,525 | $102,800 | $73,084 | $60,000 | $70,444 | |
| Director, Continuing Education | $64,950 | $90,000 | $64,882 | $56,029 | $62,400 | |
| Senior Technology Licensing Officer | $90,290 | $92,648 | * | * | * | |
| Director, Distance Learning | $67,000 | $79,126 | $63,839 | $54,148 | $59,280 | |
| Director, Library Services | $77,373 | $137,754 | $81,000 | $65,645 | $65,330 | |
| Acquisitions Librarian | $52,510 | $63,495 | $48,772 | $50,141 | $58,575 | |
| Director, Educational Media Services | $59,237 | $81,027 | $61,553 | $50,614 | $58,345 | |
| Director, Learning Resources Center | $56,280 | $72,541 | $51,461 | $48,223 | $63,626 | |
| Child Care Site Director | $76,028 | $92,547 | $71,047 | $59,566 | $61,873 | |
| Director, Academic Computing | $78,757 | $109,527 | $74,666 | $66,532 | $72,388 | |
| Associate Director, Academic Computing | $74,386 | $90,094 | $61,536 | $54,131 | $54,815 | |
| Academic II Assistant/Associate Deans | ||||||
| A/A Dean, Communications | $88,528 | $96,565 | $88,324 | * | $73,802 | |
| A/A Dean, Library and Information Sciences | $86,356 | $94,311 | $70,591 | * | * | |
| A/A Dean, Public Affairs | $99,310 | $100,326 | * | * | * | |
| A/A Dean, Agriculture | $137,500 | $139,807 | $91,800 | * | * | |
| A/A Dean, Architecture | $99,328 | $99,328 | * | * | * | |
| A/A Dean, Arts & Letters | $95,044 | $110,210 | $82,456 | * | * | |
| A/A Dean, Arts & Sciences | $97,271 | $101,695 | $90,979 | $71,819 | $84,650 | |
| A/A Dean, Business | $114,814 | $133,243 | $100,000 | $76,581 | $80,306 | |
| A/A Dean, Continuing Education | $71,490 | $90,500 | $70,926 | $64,390 | $67,126 | |
| A/A Dean, Cooperative Extension | $104,295 | $104,295 | * | * | * | |
| A/A Dean, Dentistry | $152,209 | $156,327 | * | * | * | |
| A/A Dean, Education | $94,917 | $102,978 | $83,781 | $69,515 | * | |
| A/A Dean, Engineering | $121,583 | $126,579 | $102,934 | * | $68,532 | |
| A/A Dean, External Degree Programs | $96,192 | * | * | * | * | |
| A/A Dean, Family & Consumer Sciences | $102,519 | $106,020 | * | * | * | |
| A/A Dean, Fine Arts | $83,979 | $93,016 | $82,101 | * | * | |
| A/A Dean, Graduate Programs | $95,342 | $105,000 | $72,567 | * | * | |
| A/A Dean, Health Related Professions | $87,730 | $99,485 | $88,395 | $62,980 | $66,000 | |
| A/A Dean, Honors Program | $77,595 | $77,595 | $72,000 | * | * | |
| A/A Dean, Humanities | $92,604 | $97,568 | $82,774 | $65,379 | $63,356 | |
| A/A Dean, Instruction | $77,086 | * | * | * | $77,086 | |
| A/A Dean, Law | $110,430 | $109,797 | $110,430 | * | * | |
| A/A Dean, Mathematics | $91,664 | $91,664 | $104,051 | * | $70,963 | |
| A/A Dean, Medicine | $177,920 | $181,786 | * | * | * | |
| A/A Dean, Music | $86,407 | $86,407 | $79,853 | * | * | |
| A/A Dean, Nursing | $97,231 | $110,314 | $87,003 | $63,689 | $72,555 | |
| A/A Dean, Occup Studies/Vocational Edu/Tech | $77,000 | $66,197 | $97,363 | $71,552 | $90,910 | |
| A/A Dean, Pharmacy | $124,916 | $128,262 | $113,597 | * | * | |
| A/A Dean, Public Health | $135,878 | $135,878 | * | * | * | |
| A/A Dean, Sciences | $98,781 | $106,493 | $107,142 | $66,278 | $69,420 | |
| A/A Dean, Social Sciences | $96,150 | $109,829 | $96,150 | * | $78,673 | |
| A/A Dean, Social Work | $96,580 | $100,949 | $91,063 | * | * | |
| A/A Dean, Special Programs | $55,592 | $55,400 | $48,957 | * | $59,474 | |
| A/A Dean, Undergraduate Programs | $77,139 | $89,196 | $75,796 | $68,959 | * | |
| A/A Dean, Veterinary Medicine | $144,330 | $143,660 | * | * | * | |
| Administrative | ||||||
| General Counsel | $135,602 | $156,000 | $110,286 | $118,322 | $119,886 | |
| Manager, Wage and Salary/Compensation | $64,891 | $69,126 | $58,000 | $55,649 | $58,074 | |
| Manager, Personnel Information Systems | $68,200 | $77,921 | $59,383 | $53,523 | $58,120 | |
| Director, AA/EEO | $87,360 | $96,245 | $77,972 | $80,986 | $80,438 | |
| Associate Director, AA/EEO | $63,115 | $67,064 | $57,888 | * | * | |
| Director, Personnel and AA | $69,276 | $90,655 | $71,186 | $70,198 | $63,082 | |
| Associate Director, Information Systems | $85,706 | $105,184 | $76,895 | $69,334 | $82,382 | |
| Systems Analyst (Highest Level) | $64,852 | $68,868 | $58,694 | $55,599 | $64,564 | |
| Administrator, Hospital Medical Center | $350,000 | $368,000 | * | * | * | |
| Comptroller | $83,300 | $115,156 | $82,000 | $73,500 | $74,315 | |
| Director, Internal Audit | $84,110 | $98,052 | $67,560 | $67,465 | $61,758 | |
| Chief Business Officer | $130,770 | $188,145 | $133,250 | $119,706 | $97,020 | |
| Chief Administration Officer | $122,163 | $176,276 | $120,940 | $103,272 | $92,972 | |
| Chief Financial Officer | $112,856 | $165,254 | $110,000 | $99,500 | $89,174 | |
| Chief Investment Officer | $135,179 | $200,000 | $78,719 | $124,000 | $88,435 | |
| Chief Planning Officer | $112,363 | $130,000 | $100,622 | $84,097 | $101,700 | |
| Chief Budget Officer | $90,255 | $112,300 | $80,242 | $82,775 | $77,075 | |
| Chief Planning and Budget Officer | $112,008 | $136,803 | $96,450 | $78,750 | $89,312 | |
| Chief Human Resources Officer | $85,000 | $121,000 | $82,400 | $67,650 | $79,236 | |
| Chief Information Officer | $102,175 | $159,000 | $100,315 | $85,152 | $86,138 | |
| Chief Physical Plant/Facilities Officer | $86,000 | $128,994 | $86,000 | $73,734 | $70,715 | |
| Director, Risk Management & Insurance | $77,628 | $87,000 | $65,172 | $65,000 | $65,000 | |
| Director, Medical Center Public Relations / External Affairs | $127,781 | $128,156 | * | * | * | |
| Director, Medical Center Human Resources | $123,000 | $137,337 | * | * | * | |
| Associate Budget Director | $71,381 | $84,200 | $66,091 | $63,036 | $66,479 | |
| Assistant Comptroller | $64,680 | $83,568 | $58,674 | $53,179 | $58,000 | |
| Restricted Funds Accountant | $52,625 | $54,096 | $48,122 | $49,772 | $43,684 | |
| Director, Accounting | $69,606 | $86,005 | $67,309 | $51,800 | $64,470 | |
| Bursar | $59,036 | $80,856 | $55,035 | $46,830 | $59,199 | |
| Associate/Assistant Bursar | $47,277 | $56,531 | $42,785 | $35,717 | $46,371 | |
| Director/Manager, Payroll | $52,212 | $68,420 | $46,350 | $42,791 | $51,147 | |
| Director, Purchasing/Materials Management | $66,386 | $85,469 | $61,640 | $54,800 | $60,300 | |
| Associate Director, Purchasing/Materials Management | $57,182 | $64,416 | $45,946 | $41,600 | $51,663 | |
| Director, Auxiliary Services | $82,220 | $108,150 | $74,968 | $73,770 | $65,315 | |
| Director, Bookstore | $49,012 | $76,178 | $49,458 | $42,500 | $43,054 | |
| Associate Director, Bookstore | $41,050 | $59,446 | $36,895 | $38,200 | $39,142 | |
| Director, Environmental Health and Safety | $75,705 | $92,113 | $62,220 | $58,989 | $62,847 | |
| Director, Campus Security/Safety | $64,575 | $92,700 | $62,000 | $50,830 | $54,498 | |
| Associate Director, Physical Plant/Facilities Management | $69,735 | $88,600 | $65,000 | $60,075 | $63,425 | |
| Manager, Landscape & Grounds | $50,447 | $60,794 | $46,688 | $47,313 | $42,488 | |
| Manager, Building Maintenance Trades | $57,120 | $60,525 | $53,636 | $50,800 | $52,666 | |
| Manager, Technical Trades | $57,350 | $67,500 | $50,470 | $53,939 | $46,528 | |
| Manager, Custodial Services | $46,699 | $59,305 | $43,392 | $43,131 | $44,205 | |
| Manager, Power Plant | $63,535 | $70,615 | $57,003 | $57,699 | $57,795 | |
| Associate Director, Human Resources | $68,440 | $88,465 | $56,900 | $53,500 | $63,000 | |
| Director/Manager, Employee Benefits | $56,004 | $71,047 | $46,350 | $47,241 | $50,598 | |
| Director/Manager, Training & Development | $63,173 | $68,850 | $50,541 | $53,466 | $57,969 | |
| Director/Manager, Employee Relations | $67,053 | $69,837 | $67,228 | $56,000 | $62,544 | |
| Director/Manager, Labor Relations | $85,433 | $85,433 | $64,546 | * | $64,714 | |
| Director/Manager, Employment | $57,289 | $65,288 | $55,517 | $51,261 | $53,445 | |
| Director, Administrative Computing | $82,162 | $104,535 | $77,923 | $71,481 | $69,954 | |
| Associate Director, Administrative Computing | $73,984 | $93,016 | $64,137 | $63,367 | $67,078 | |
| Director, Telecommunications/Networking | $78,976 | $102,590 | $73,000 | $67,644 | $70,895 | |
| Database Administrator | $70,793 | $77,096 | $69,663 | $56,500 | $70,798 | |
| External Affairs | ||||||
| Chief Development Officer | $118,500 | $186,759 | $118,822 | $110,518 | $79,630 | |
| Chief Public Relations Officer | $78,856 | $132,290 | $73,626 | $66,325 | $62,335 | |
| Chief Development and Public Relations Officer | $122,764 | $190,204 | $120,451 | $115,150 | $79,971 | |
| Director/Manager, Printing Services | $48,698 | $62,589 | $45,420 | $38,917 | $49,542 | |
| Director, Annual Giving | $57,198 | $72,100 | $54,866 | $52,403 | $54,221 | |
| Director, Corporate/Foundation Relations | $72,151 | $86,468 | $65,427 | $68,000 | $74,643 | |
| Director, Planned Giving | $80,260 | $103,043 | $71,492 | $74,538 | $73,372 | |
| Director, Alumni Affairs | $60,500 | $93,784 | $57,192 | $52,359 | $50,451 | |
| Director, Development and Alumni Affairs | $72,302 | $123,000 | $74,002 | $68,958 | $65,716 | |
| Director, Major Gifts | $75,000 | $83,736 | $71,458 | $73,180 | $58,905 | |
| Director, Governmental/Legislative Relations | $108,258 | $125,000 | $89,699 | $69,395 | $98,206 | |
| Director, Church Relations | $55,729 | $82,783 | $64,433 | $52,720 | * | |
| Director, Community Services | $55,741 | $70,000 | $49,980 | $45,000 | $58,395 | |
| Director, Publications | $59,682 | $73,150 | $55,097 | $52,100 | $58,630 | |
| Associate Director, Publications | $50,000 | $56,590 | $45,000 | $42,000 | $49,179 | |
| Director, Information Office | $61,200 | $82,640 | $60,175 | $51,000 | $57,804 | |
| Director, News Bureau/Service | $52,726 | $63,480 | $46,977 | $47,810 | $60,191 | |
| Director, Marketing | $68,250 | $77,437 | $68,213 | $63,086 | $59,675 | |
| Student Services | ||||||
| Associate Chief Student Affairs Officer | $78,222 | $107,000 | $76,695 | $61,829 | $64,287 | |
| Director, Sports Information | $41,778 | $55,110 | $40,504 | $35,000 | $41,000 | |
| Director, Men's Athletic Programs | $78,000 | $99,008 | $70,150 | $60,737 | * | |
| Director, Women's Athletic Programs | $62,759 | $89,382 | $54,629 | $49,188 | * | |
| Chief Student Affairs/Life Officer | $104,916 | $161,000 | $109,000 | $95,000 | $89,174 | |
| Chief Admissions Officer | $75,000 | $96,757 | $71,100 | $69,001 | $60,825 | |
| Chief Enrollment Management Officer | $99,920 | $120,500 | $100,000 | $97,335 | $69,708 | |
| Associate Director, Admissions | $51,945 | $58,863 | $49,254 | $49,223 | $47,747 | |
| Director, Admissions and Registrar | $68,108 | $97,979 | $72,100 | $50,500 | $66,818 | |
| Registrar | $63,023 | $86,311 | $65,454 | $56,850 | $52,638 | |
| Associate Registrar | $48,864 | $62,024 | $47,323 | $42,448 | $44,822 | |
| Assistant Registrar | $40,155 | $47,889 | $37,307 | $34,790 | $42,210 | |
| Director, Admissions and Financial Aid | $90,000 | $96,025 | $96,155 | $119,240 | $67,436 | |
| Director, Student Financial Aid | $66,147 | $87,229 | $66,950 | $61,565 | $61,901 | |
| Associate Director, Student Financial Aid | $50,000 | $60,675 | $46,333 | $42,600 | $50,256 | |
| Director, Food/Dining Services | $74,442 | $87,187 | $69,093 | $68,120 | $48,920 | |
| Associate Director, Food/Dining Services | $60,085 | $65,625 | $49,117 | $53,487 | $43,944 | |
| Director, Athletics | $86,350 | $167,200 | $85,819 | $72,216 | $62,444 | |
| Dean of Students | $78,963 | $97,274 | $74,000 | $62,550 | $77,481 | |
| Director, Foreign Students | $50,902 | $62,074 | $49,275 | $46,117 | $42,652 | |
| Director, Campus Ministries | $52,893 | $75,201 | $51,483 | $51,775 | $43,828 | |
| Director, Minority Affairs | $53,648 | $68,340 | $50,474 | $47,731 | $52,756 | |
| Director, Conferences | $55,641 | $69,868 | $49,815 | $49,565 | $69,431 | |
| Director, Women's Center | $58,600 | $60,689 | $53,549 | $50,232 | $66,806 | |
| Director, Student Activities | $48,451 | $57,713 | $46,952 | $40,150 | $56,253 | |
| Assistant Director, Student Activities | $38,355 | $42,110 | $37,000 | $33,152 | $42,833 | |
| Director, Campus Recreation/Intramurals | $54,252 | $70,339 | $50,993 | $42,024 | $47,116 | |
| Assistant Director, Campus Recreation/Intramurals | $42,354 | $45,216 | $36,218 | $37,938 | $26,611 | |
| Director, Union and Student Activities | $62,100 | $75,043 | $60,000 | $50,100 | $57,020 | |
| Director, Student Union | $65,000 | $76,978 | $56,669 | $49,836 | $43,749 | |
| Associate/Assistant Director, Student Union | $52,085 | $56,212 | $45,252 | $38,825 | * | |
| Director, Academic Advising | $52,976 | $71,312 | $56,243 | $51,333 | $60,049 | |
| Director, Career Development and Placement | $57,515 | $78,024 | $54,854 | $50,280 | $51,531 | |
| Director, Student Academic Counseling | $66,839 | $82,891 | $62,068 | $57,512 | $63,824 | |
| Associate Director, Student Counseling | $58,133 | $62,281 | $52,895 | $49,120 | $52,530 | |
| Director, Student Housing | $57,460 | $84,363 | $55,054 | $46,400 | $43,159 | |
| Associate Director, Student Housing | $48,467 | $58,951 | $43,779 | $36,617 | * | |
| Housing Officer/Administrative Operations | $51,151 | $59,420 | $45,493 | $37,472 | * | |
| Housing Officer/Residence Life | $36,995 | $45,314 | $37,482 | $29,000 | $32,460 | |
| Director, Student Health Services (Physician) | $132,073 | $147,331 | $110,060 | $126,255 | * | |
| Director, Student Health Services (Nurse) | $57,278 | $73,020 | $57,226 | $47,675 | $50,504 | |
| Director, Student Health Services (Non Medical) | $78,407 | $86,400 | $73,887 | $66,380 | $43,823 | |
2005-06 ADMINISTRATIVE COMPENSATION SURVEY ©2006 by the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR). All rights reserved.
* 3 or fewer institutions reported
