CUPA-HR 2008-09 Mid-Level Administrative & Professional Salary Survey Results Available
Missy Kline, Editor, CUPA-HR (mkline@cupahr.org)

The College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR) recently released results of its 2008-09 Mid-Level Administrative & Professional Salary Survey. Results indicate that the overall median salary increase for mid-level administrative jobs in colleges and universities was 3.5%. This finding reflects the salaries as of October 15, 2008, of more than 186,606 job incumbents in public and private institutions nationwide. Salaries were reported by 1,145 institutions for 204 selected positions.

Approximately 47% (545) of this year’s survey participants are from public institutions and 53% (600) are from private institutions. The overall median increase was greater at private than at public institutions (3.8% versus 3.5%). Last year the reverse was true. Increases were lower this year than in the previous year across all classifications, with the exception of Special Focus and Baccalaureate institutions, which also had the overall highest increases at 3.9% and 3.8% respectively. Doctorate-granting institutions had the smallest increase this year at 3.3%

The 2008-09 Mid-Level Administrative and Professional Salary Survey Report provides national-level summary of salaries by position. Positions in the Mid-Level Administrative & Professional Salary Survey are organized into eight categories: Academic Affairs; Business & Administrative Affairs; Human Resources; Information Technology; Athletics; Student Affairs; External Affairs; and Engineering/Research and Agricultural. Salary data are shown for all institutions as a whole, and for groupings based on affiliation, budget size, student enrollment and Carnegie classification. Additionally, average salary rates and rate structure data are reported by FSLA status, budget quartile, enrollment quartile and geographic region.

To order survey results or download a free Executive Summary for this survey, go to the “Surveys” tab on CUPA-HR’s home page (http://www.cupahr.org) and click on “Salary Surveys 2009.”

Missy Kline
Editor, CUPA-HR