What we earn: Annual report on mean and median salaries for faculty and staff

By SUSAN JONES

The annual report on mean and median salaries for Pitt’s full-time faculty and staff, broken down by school, position and reporting unit, was delivered to the Senate’s Budget Policy committee earlier this month.

The salaries for fiscal year 2018 (July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018) in most areas showed a roughly 1 percent increase over the previous year. 

The only notable changes from fiscal year 2017 were the redistribution of some jobs to different responsibility centers. For instance, the number of staff employees under Business Operations dropped from 437 to 278, while those under the senior vice chancellor for business and operations increased from 33 to 195. This reflected a shift of the Public Safety department from one responsibility center to the other, according to Robert Goga, director of Institutional Research, who presented the report.

Also, several positions were shifted from the Office of the Provost to the senior vice chancellor for research, Rob Rutenbar, including Export Controls, Innovation Institute, Institute for Entrepreneurial Excellence, Office of Research and Office-Technology Management.

See the full report here. An appendix in the full report shows which job classifications are in each category.

For comparison, find the report for FY17 here.

Below are the highest and lowest mean and median salary by department and by position for faculty and staff.

STAFF

Highest mean salary, by department

Office of University Counsel: 22 employees, $133,079

Athletics, 181 employees: $108,884

Highest median salary, by department

Office of University Counsel: 22 employees, $158,111

Computing Services and System Development: 209 employees, $74,563

Highest mean salary, by position

Senior vice chancellor health sciences, executive, administrative, managerial: 13 employees $229,097

Office of University Counsel, executive, administrative, managerial: 13 employees, $193,351

Highest median salary, by position

Senior vice chancellor health sciences, executive, administrative, managerial: 13 employees. $186,605

Office of University Counsel, executive, administrative, managerial: 13 employees, $170,449

Lowest mean salary, by department

Pitt–Titusville: 35 employees, $35,498

University Library System: 105 employees, $36,448

Lowest median salary, by department

University Library System: 105 employees, $30,506

Vice chancellor human resources: 90 employees, $34,248

Lowest mean salary, by position

Pitt–Titusville, secretarial and clerical: 8 employees, $24,939

Vice chancellor human resources, technical, skilled and service: 24 employees, $25,158

Lowest median salary, by position

Pitt–Titusville, secretarial and clerical: 8 employees, $22,539

University Library System, secretarial and clerical: 9 employees, $22,685

FACULTY

Highest mean salary, by department

Dietrich School of Arts & Sciences, Dean’s Office: 32 employees, $181,896

Katz Graduate School of Business: 90 employees, $170,482

Highest median salary, by department

Dietrich School of Arts & Sciences, Dean’s Office: 32 employees, $203,210

Katz Graduate School of Business: 90 employees, $166,500

Highest mean salary, by position

Katz Graduate School of Business, professor: 31 employees, $208,868

Dietrich School of Arts & Sciences, Dean’s Office, professor: 28 employees, $204,410

Highest median salary, by position

Dietrich School of Arts & Sciences, Dean’s Office, professor: 28 employees, $208,302

Katz Graduate School of Business, professor: 31 employees, $205,505

Lowest mean salary, by department

Education–University Service Programs: 4 employees, $47,615

University Library System: 60 employees, $53,444

Lowest median salary, by department

University Library System: 60 employees, $41,864

Education–University Service Programs: 4 employees, $44,797

Lowest mean salary, by position

Dietrich School of Arts & Sciences, Dean’s Office, instructor: 4 employees, $24,301

School of Medicine, lecturer/other: 33 employees, $27,361

Lowest median salary, by position

Dietrich School of Arts & Sciences, Dean’s Office, instructor: 4 employees, $24,229

School of Medicine, lecturer/other: 33 employees, $27,491

Mean and median salaries of full-time employees

The mean and median salaries in categories where there were three or fewer employees were redacted to protect the privacy of those individuals. Those salaries also are not included in the net total.

Salaries for faculty on 12-month contracts are converted to a nine-month equivalent by using a multiplier of 0.818181.

ATHLETICS

Staff

Net total, 181 employees: $108,884 mean; $60,900, median

Executive, administrative, managerial, 26: $133,527 / $103,626

Other professionals, 147: $108,443 / $56,520

Secretarial and clerical, 8: $36,886 / $34,870

 

BUSINESS OPERATIONS

Staff

Net total, 278: $43,067, mean; $36,234, median

Executive, administrative, managerial, 9: $79,107 / $78,409

Other professionals, 75: $45,465 / $44,974

Secretarial and clerical, 41: $25,783 / $25,273

Technical, skilled and service, 153: $44,404 / $36,234

 

CHANCELLOR

Staff

Net total, 187: $84,545, mean; $59,017, median

Executive, administrative, managerial, 60: $153,358 / $107,174

Other professionals, 127: $52,035 / $49,375

Secretarial and clerical, 2

 

COLLEGE OF GENERAL STUDIES

Staff

Other professionals, 17: $42,126 / $40,000

 

COMPUTING SERVICES AND SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT

Staff

Net total, 209: $80,654, mean; $74,563, median

Executive, administrative, managerial, 10: $140,136 / $142,664

Other professionals, 186: $79,332 / $75,684

Secretarial and clerical, 2

Technical, skilled and service, 13: $53,824 / $54,101

 

DIETRICH SCHOOL, DEAN’S OFFICE

Faculty

Net total, 32: $181,896, mean; $203,210, median

Professor, 28: $204,410 / $208,302

Instructor, 4, $24,301 / $24,229

Lecturer/other, 3

Staff

Net total, 64: $59,393, mean; $50,500, median

Executive, administrative, managerial, 16: $89,140 / $81,165

Other professionals, 48: $49,477 / $47,920

 

DIETRICH SCHOOL, HUMANITIES

Faculty

Net total, 332: $72,520, mean; $67,977, median

Professor, 59: $138,343 / $116,884

Associate professor, 61: $80,291 / $79,847

Assistant professor, 61: $70,255 / $71,750

Instructor, 38: $37,840 / $38,621

Lecturer/other, 113: $46,843 / $47,566

Staff

Net total, 44: $39,564, mean; $36,703, median

Other professionals, 44: $39,564 / $36,703

Secretarial and clerical, 3

 

DIETRICH SCHOOL, NATURAL SCIENCES

Faculty

Net total, 299: $87,945, mean; $85,151, median

Professor, 90: $130,708 / $120,000

Associate professor, 54: $90,350 / $92,200

Assistant professor, 73: $73,609 / $79,230

Instructor, 18: $39,814 / $37,740

Lecturer/other, 64: $55,672 / $56,940

Staff

Net total, 177: $40,610, mean; $38,075, median

Executive, administrative, managerial, 5: $80,772 / $77,063

Other professionals, 124: $41,944 / $39,120

Secretarial and clerical, 12: $33,404 / $30,450

Technical, skilled and service, 36: $32,840 / $26,523

 

DIETRICH SCHOOL, SOCIAL SCIENCES

Faculty

Net total, 135: $97,328, mean; $83,394, median

Professor, 28, $151,679 / $135,618

Associate professor, 34: $100,350 / $97,258

Assistant professor, 44: $87,090 / $81,070

Lecturer/other, 29: $56,844 / $56,294

Staff

Other professionals, 18: $38,875 / $36,854

 

DIETRICH SCHOOL, UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES

Staff

Net total, 58: $44,023, mean; $40,125, median

Executive, administrative, managerial, 4: $74,875 / $75,559

Other professionals, 54: $41,738 / $39,547

Secretarial and clerical, 1

 

EDUCATION – UNIVERSITY SERVICE PROGRAMS

Faculty

Instructor, 4: $47,615, mean; $44,797, median

Staff

Secretarial and clerical, 1

 

FACILITIES MANAGEMENT

Staff

Net total, 475: $50,638, mean; $40,352, median

Executive, administrative, managerial, 7: $124,425 / $105,073

Other professionals, 94: $62,859 / $67,293

Secretarial and clerical, 8: $31,788 / $30,474

Technical, skilled and service, 366: $46,499 / $36,234

 

GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Faculty

Net total, 151: $107,882, mean; $92,987, median

Professor, 42: $163,192 / $143,321

Associate professor, 50; $100,065 / $98,097

Assistant professor, 59: $75,133 / $75,447

Instructor, 2

Staff

Net total, 303: $55,485, mean; $51,958, median

Executive, administrative, managerial, 17: $90,255 / $87,252

Other professionals, 264: $54,708 / $52,290

Secretarial and clerical, 18: $39,523 / $39,454

Technical, skilled and service, 4: $30,807 / $31,092

 

GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

Faculty

Net total, 27: $119,273, mean; $109,309, median

Professor, 8: $147,204 / $150,383

Associate professor, 11: $115,956 / $109,309

Assistant professor, 8: $95,904 / $93,048

Lecturer/other, 3

Staff

Net total, 17: $46,891, mean; $44,576, median

Executive, administrative, managerial, 3

Other professionals, 17: $46,891 / $44,576

Secretarial and clerical, 3

 

KATZ GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

Faculty

Net total, 90: $170,482, mean; $166,500, median

Professor, 31: $208,868 / $205,505

Associate professor, 25: $153,890 / $135,442

Assistant professor, 34: $147,684 / $146,046

Lecturer/other, 1

Staff

Net total, 99: $54,043, mean; $48,687, median

Executive, administrative, managerial, 13: $98,293 / $94,567

Other professionals, 74: $50,604 / $48,616

Secretarial and clerical, 12: $27,310 / $26,521

 

LEARNING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER

Staff

Net total, 40: $44,631, mean; $44,602, median

Executive, administrative, managerial, 1

Other professionals, 36: $45,943 / $45,740

Secretarial and clerical, 4: $32,823 / $30,547

Technical, skilled and service, 2

 

OFFICE OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Staff

Net total, 237: $75,151, mean; $65,244, median

Executive, administrative, managerial, 62: $133,881 / $105,829

Other professionals, 162: $56,357 / $53,633

Secretarial and clerical, 13: $28,601 / $27,469

 

OFFICE OF UNIVERSITY COUNSEL

Staff

Net total, 22: $133,079, mean; $158,111, median

Executive, administrative, managerial, 13: $193,351 / $170,449

Other professionals, 4: $52,619 / $50,957

Secretarial and clerical, 5: $40,738 / $41,818

 

SCHOOL OF COMPUTING AND INFORMATION

Faculty

Net total, 60: $107,234, mean; $99,117, median

Professor, 22: $146,811 / $145,459

Associate professor, 13: $101,243 / $102,030

Assistant professor, 14: $77,301 / $80,400

Lecturer/other, 11: $73,259 / $70,000

Staff

Net total, 34: $53,952, mean; $50,802, median

Executive, administrative, managerial, 1

Other professionals, 30: $55,424 / $52,235

Secretarial and clerical, 4: $42,911 / $41,597

 

SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE

Faculty

Net total, 88: $103,659, mean; $102,525, median

Professor, 15: $138,428 / $125,885

Associate professor, 18: $113,819 / $107,087

Assistant professor, 46: $98,732 / $95,830

Instructor, 9: $50,575 / $41,789

Staff

Net total, 190: $41,652, mean; $37,174, median

Executive, administrative, managerial, 6: $89,721 / $85,021

Other professionals, 116: $45,628 / $44,063

Secretarial and clerical, 18: $32,310 / $31,857

Technical, skilled and service, 50: $30,021 / $29,278

 

SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

Faculty

Net total, 122: $79,439, mean; $79,322, median

Professor, 14: $136,797 / $130,389

Associate professor, 31: $98,503 / $95,305

Assistant professor, 35: $77,297 / $82,000

Lecturer/other, 42: $48,033 / $45,471

Staff

Net total, 109: $49,625, mean; $47,000, median

Executive, administrative, managerial, 7: $77,287 / $76,073

Other professionals, 97: $48,426 / $46,561

Secretarial and clerical, 5: $34,172 / $33,236

Technical, skilled and service, 3

 

SCHOOL OF HEALTH AND REHABILITATION SCIENCES

Faculty

Net total, 117: $82,755, mean; $76,792, median

Professor, 20: $117,441 / $110,755

Associate professor, 24: $87,699 / $83,140

Assistant professor, 53: $74,220 / $74,083

Instructor, 20: $64,754 / $62,115

Staff

Net total, 74: $52,146, mean; $48,544, median

Executive, administrative, managerial, 4: $107,091 / $98,883

Other professionals, 70: $49,007 / $48,447

Technical, skilled and service, 1

 

SCHOOL OF LAW

Faculty

Net total, 46: $103,951, mean; $93,570, median

Professor, 29: $120,766 / $114,215

Associate professor, 4: $83,169 / $84,936

Assistant professor, 7: $88,750 / $90,622

Instructor, 2

Lecturer/other, 6: $54,266 / $50,908

Staff

Net total, 39: $50,520, mean; $42,572, median

Executive, administrative, managerial, 5: $88,206 / $89,295

Other professionals, 25: $49,040 / $45,000

Secretarial and clerical, 9: $33,693 / $30,258

 

SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

Faculty

Net total, 2,322: $74,646, mean; $52,322, median

Professor, 527: $120,581 / $127,966

Associate professor, 565: $78,357 / $49,235

Assistant professor, 1,083: $54,688 / $40,909

Instructor, 114: $47,194 / $45,249

Lecturer/other, 33: $27,361 / $27,491

Staff

Net total, 1,700: $50,991 / $48,107

Executive, administrative, managerial, 70: $90,028 / $90,196

Other professionals, 1,450: $51,497 / $48,807

Secretarial and clerical, 32: $39,159 / $37,629

Technical, skilled and service, 148: $30,122 / $29,490

 

SCHOOL OF MEDICINE DIVISION ADMINISTRATION

Faculty

Net total, 4: $106,419, mean; $110,660, median

Professor, 1

Associate professor, 1

Assistant professor, 4: $106,419 / $110,660

Instructor, 3

Staff

Net total, 405: $56,442, mean; $41,829, median

Executive, administrative, managerial, 43: $147,796 / $114,400

Other professionals, 218: $54,049 / $49,487

Secretarial and clerical, 5: $34,286 / $32,955

Technical, skilled and service, 139: $32,731 / $33,788

 

SCHOOL OF NURSING

Faculty

Net total, 86: $85,384, mean; $78,493, median

Professor, 19: $120,744 / $121,510

Associate professor, 16: $89,654 / $92,826

Assistant professor, 51: $70,871 / $73,013

Staff

Net total, 70: $48,176, mean; $45,101, median

Executive, administrative, managerial, 6: $87,688 / $81,873

Other professionals, 53: $47,320 / $45,945

Secretarial and clerical, 11: $30,751 / $30,318

Technical, skilled and service, 1

 

SCHOOL OF PHARMACY

Faculty

Net total, 73: $107,149, mean; $99,262, median

Professor, 18: $146,895 / $133,971

Associate professor, 25: $104,013 / $103,231

Assistant professor, 30: $85,913 / $88,300

Instructor, 1

Lecturer/other, 1

Staff

Net total, 72: $53,631, mean; $48,000, median

Executive, administrative, managerial, 4: $90,573 / $82,077

Other professionals, 68: $51,458 / $47,414

 

SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK

Faculty

Net total, 30: $90,372, mean; $87,793, median

Professor, 6: $116,189 / $107,401

Associate professor, 11: $94,635 / $96,119

Assistant professor, 13: $74,850 / $78,563

Lecturer/other, 3

Staff

Net total, 118: $52,968, mean; $54,911, median

Executive, administrative, managerial, 5: $80,834 / $81,442

Other professionals, 102: $54,249 / $54,959

Secretarial and clerical, 11: $28,424 / $27,403

Technical, skilled and service, 3

 

SECRETARY OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Staff

Net total, 12: $86,962, mean; $65,430, median

Executive, administrative, managerial, 6: $129,330 / $103,140

Other professionals, 6: $44,593 / $43,369

Secretarial and clerical, 2

 

SENIOR VICE CHANCELLOR HEALTH SCIENCES

Faculty

Net total, 24: $62,261, mean; $60,657, median

Associate professor, 1

Lecturer/other, 24: $62,261 / $60,657

Staff

Net total, 46: $96,153, mean; $48,933, median

Executive, administrative, managerial, 13: $229,097 / $186,605

Other professionals, 33: $43,779 / $40,601

Secretarial and clerical, 1

 

SENIOR VICE CHANCELLOR AND PROVOST

Faculty

Professor, 2

Staff

Net total, 279: $78,638, mean; $48,188, median

Executive, administrative, managerial, 67: $187,345 / $143,676

Other professionals, 175: $47,971 / $47,476

Secretarial and clerical, 37: $26,836 / $25,688

Technical, skilled and service, 3

 

SENIOR VICE CHANCELLOR BUSINESS AND OPERATIONS

Staff

Net total, 193: $59,754, mean; $54,970, median

Executive, administrative, managerial, 22: $139,941 / $113,271

Other professionals, 51: $56,873 / $55,152

Secretarial and clerical, 2

Technical, skilled and service, 120: $46,277 / $52,801

 

SENIOR VICE CHANCELLOR RESEARCH

Staff

Net total, 173: $72,012, mean; $60,000, median

Executive, administrative, managerial, 42: $125,509 / $105,500

Other professionals, 126: $55,689 / $52,892

Secretarial and clerical, 5: $33,958 / $34,000

 

STUDENT AFFAIRS

Staff

Net total, 167: $53,053, mean; $48,188, median

Executive, administrative, managerial, 18: $109,982 / $109,187

Other professionals, 130: $48,807 / $48,188

Secretarial and clerical, 19: $28,174 / $25,857

Technical, skilled and service, 2

 

SWANSON SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING

Faculty

Net total, 182: $111,161, mean; $100,488, median

Professor, 63: $154,531 / $137,869

Associate professor, 48: $106,088 / $105,045

Assistant professor, 65: $78,510 / $81,818

Lecturer/other, 6: $50,086 / $46,938

Staff

Net total, 120: $55,206, mean; $47,055, median

Executive, administrative, managerial, 8: $105,006 / $93,218

Other professionals, 105: $51,048 / $45,818

Secretarial and clerical, 1

Technical, skilled and service, 7: $60,662 / $56,238

 

UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES

Faculty

Professor, 1

Instructor, 2

Staff

Net total, 68: $52,040, mean; $49,874, median

Executive, administrative, managerial, 8: $84,217 / $78,305

Other professionals, 60: $47,750 / $47,476

Secretarial and clerical, 3

 

UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR SOCIAL AND URBAN RESEARCH

Faculty

Professor, 1

Staff

Net total, 26: $52,006, mean; $51,204, median

Executive, administrative, managerial, 2

Other professionals, 26: $52,006, mean; $51,204, median

Technical, skilled and service, 2

 

UNIVERSITY HONORS COLLEGE

Faculty

Lecturer/other, 1

Staff

Net total, 11: $50,455, mean; $48,022, median

Other professionals, 11: $50,455, mean; $48,022, median

Secretarial and clerical, 2

 

UNIVERSITY LIBRARY SYSTEM

Faculty

Net total, 60: $53,444, mean; $41,864, median

Associate professor/Librarian IV, 2

Assistant professor/Librarian III, 31: $66,567 / $55,172

Instructor/Librarian II: 3

Lecturer/other/Librarian I, 29: $39,416 / $37,147

Staff

Net total, 105: $36,448, mean; $30,506, median

Executive, administrative, managerial, 2

Other professionals, 96: $36,927 / $30,584

Secretarial and clerical, 9: $31,343 / $22,683

 

PITT–BRADFORD

Faculty

Net total, 75: $67,668, mean; $63,273, median

Professor, 10: $88,802 / $89,260

Associate professor, 28: $74,881/ $73,943

Assistant professor, 28: $59,115 / $57,313

Instructor, 9: $48,352 / $52,974

Lecturer/other, 1

Staff

Net total, 130: $47,690, mean; $39,892, median

Executive, administrative, managerial, 14: $103,436 / $98,821

Other professionals, 82: $42,671 / $39,892

Secretarial and clerical, 18: $31,143 / $30,844

Technical, skilled and service, 16: $43,247 / $42,546

 

PITT­–GREENSBURG

Faculty

Net total, 75: $63,185, mean; $63,626, median

Professor, 6: $82,871 / $80,947

Associate professor, 29: $70,342 / $70,532

Assistant professor, 23: $62,735 / $62,107

Instructor, 17: $44,638 / $47,516

Staff

Net total, 102: $40,906, mean; $37,846, median

Executive, administrative, managerial, 12: $70,993 / $68,324

Other professionals, 51: $39,294 / $37,457

Secretarial and clerical, 12: $26,047 / $27,092

Technical, skilled and service, 27: $37,184 / $38,542

 

PITT–JOHNSTOWN

Faculty

Net total, 143: $63,673, mean; $62,331, median

Professor, 12: $92,038 / $89,770

Associate professor, 54: $70,147 /$70,448

Assistant professor, 50: $57,040 / $54,876

Instructor, 27: $50,403 / $49,233

Lecturer/other, 1

Staff

Net total, 184: $43,152, mean; $39,938, median

Executive, administrative, managerial, 9: $90,366 / $88,533

Other professionals, 86: $45,809 / $44,747

Secretarial and clerical, 27: $30,160 / $29,263

Technical, skilled and service, 62: $38,270 / $38,785

 

PITT–TITUSVILLE

Faculty

Net total, 23: $55,586, mean; $53,253, median

Professor, 1

Associate professor, 4: $67,530 / $67,723

Assistant professor, 12: $55,359 / $53,228

Instructor, 7: $49,152 / $51,364

Staff

Net total, 35: $35,498, mean; $36,112, median

Other professionals, 19: $37,941 / $37,419

Secretarial and clerical, 8: $24,939 / $22,539

Technical, skilled and service, 8: $40,255 / $38,542

 

UPMC HILLMAN CANCER CENTER

Staff

Net total, 129: $48,326, mean; $46,435, median

Executive, administrative, managerial, 7: $57,650 / $77,596

Other professionals, 111: $49,334 / $47,372

Secretarial and clerical, 1

Technical, skilled and service, 11: $32,223 / $31,289

 

VICE CHANCELLOR HUMAN RESOURCES

Staff

Net total, 90: $46,264, mean; $34,248, median

Executive, administrative, managerial, 11: $115,951 / $108,005

Other professionals, 46: $43,613 / $39,838

Secretarial and clerical, 9, $30,918 / $31,214

Technical, skilled and service, 24: $25,158 / $24,748

 

VICE CHANCELLOR INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT

Staff

Net total, 137: $63,232, mean; $51,483, median

Executive, administrative, managerial, 46: $97,334 / $84,895

Other professionals, 91: $45,994 / $44,030

Secretarial and clerical, 2