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March 31, 2011

What We Earn: Staff/administration salaries

earnAn annual report on the mean (average) and median staff and faculty salaries across the University’s 45 responsibility centers had few surprises, with the highest and lowest-paying job areas remaining the same as in the prior year’s report. The Senate budget policies committee received the internal report, “Mean and Median Salaries of Full-Time Employees,” prepared by Management Information and Analysis, at its March 18 meeting. The report provides average and median salaries for all regular (not temporary) full-time staff or faculty as of Oct. 31, 2009.

The fiscal year 2010 report showed the University’s highest-paid staff were the 11 executive, administrative and managerial employees in the Office of the Senior Vice Chancellor, Health Sciences. They averaged $189,806, with a median salary of $152,068.

At the low end of the staff salary scale were the 18 technical, skilled and service workers in the Office of the Associate Vice Chancellor, Human Resources. Their average salary was $19,386, with a median salary of $18,750.

Highest-paid, on average, among faculty were the 25 full professors in the School of Arts and Sciences dean’s office, with an average salary of $157,620 and a median of $155,000.

At the other end of the faculty pay spectrum were the 26 lecturers/others in the School of Medicine, who averaged $20,017 with a median of $20,450.

—Kimberly K. Barlow

Editor’s note: Staff member Barbara DelRaso provided editorial support for this story.

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AT A GLANCE

Highest-paid staff

Highest average (by job category)

Executives, administrators and managers

Senior Vice Chancellor, Health Sciences, $189,806

Highest average (net total by area)

General Counsel’s office, $92,149

Highest median (by job category)

Executives, administrators and managers

Senior Vice Chancellor, Health Sciences, $152,068

Highest median (net total by area)

General Counsel’s office, $88,330

Lowest-paid staff

Lowest average (by job category)

Technical, skilled and service

Associate Vice Chancellor, Human Resources, $19,386

Lowest average (net total by area)

Education-University Service Programs, $28,438

Lowest median (by job category)

Clerical/secretarial

University Library System, $18,063

Lowest median (net total by area)

University Library System, $23,931

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The annual mean and median salary report categorizes salaries for all regular (not temporary) full-time staff as of Oct. 31, 2009. Staff are divided by responsibility center into four categories: executive, administrative and managerial employees (including executive staff who also may have a faculty appointment); other professionals; secretarial and clerical, and technical, skilled and service. Research associates are excluded.

Employees are associated with the responsibility center that processes their employee record.

Mean (average) and median salary amounts are suppressed when the number of employees in a particular rank or category is three or fewer. The net total reflects the exclusions.

• Arts and Sciences (A&S) dean’s office: net total of 31 staff who made $51,720 average, $43,502 median.

That included six executives, administrators and managers: $94,189 average, $86,556 median; 25 other professionals: $41,528 average, $36,096 median.

• A&S humanities division: 56 net total who made $31,227 average, $29,382 median.

40 other professionals: $34,580 average, $34,142 median; 16 secretarial and clerical: $22,845 average, $22,118 median.

• A&S natural sciences division: 202 net total, $34,987 average, $31,081 median.

Six executive, administrative and managerial employees: $74,618 average, $74,660 median; 135 other professionals: $36,121 average, $34,018 median; 28 secretarial and clerical: $27,682 average, $25,271 median; 33 technical, skilled and service: $29,339 average, $24,500 median.

• A&S social sciences division: 29 net total, $30,571 average, $28,381 median.

21 other professionals: $33,043 average, $31,063 median; eight secretarial and clerical: $24,081 average, $24,597 median.

• A&S undergraduate studies: 62 net total, $37,909 average, $36,241 median.

Four executive, administrative and managerial employees: $72,906 average, $71,585 median; 47 other professionals: $38,606 average, $37,040 median; 11 secretarial and clerical: $22,204 average, $21,671 median.

• Associate vice chancellor for Human Resources: 78 total, $39,256 average, $29,302 median.

13 executive, administrative and managerial employees: $90,991 average, $79,500 median; 39 other professionals: $34,024 average, $33,904 median; eight secretarial and clerical: $25,403 average, $25,205 median; 18 technical, skilled and service: $19,386 average, $18,750 median.

• Athletics: 133 net total, $70,350 average, $42,000 median.

12 executive, administrative and managerial employees: $118,890 average, $90,000 median; 107 other professionals: $70,439 average, $42,253 median; 14 secretarial and clerical: $28,060 average, $27,186 median.

• Bradford campus: 129 net total, $40,110 average, $35,000 median.

10 executive, administrative and managerial employees: $93,709 average, $87,414 median; 76 other professionals: $38,379 average, $36,227 median; 26 secretarial and clerical: $27,045 average, $25,290 median; 17 technical, skilled and service: $36,308 average, $36,225 median.

• Business Operations: 397 net total, $35,415 average, $31,408 median.

Eight executive, administrative and managerial employees: $68,316 average, $62,161 median; 95 other professionals: $40,412 average, $40,125 median; 62 secretarial and clerical: $20,600 average, $20,092 median; 232 technical, skilled and service: $36,193 average, $33,156 median.

• Chancellor: 242 net total, $63,273 average, $48,290 median.

66 executive, administrative and managerial employees: $114,003 average, $84,000 median; 153 other professionals: $46,248 average, $42,849 median; nine secretarial and clerical: $29,262 average, $25,113 median; 14 technical, skilled and service: $32,035 average, $33,014 median.

• College of General Studies: 26 net total, $34,524 average, $32,778 median.

22 other professionals: $36,791 average, $34,216 median; four secretarial and clerical: $22,057 average, $21,863 median.

• Computing Services and Systems Development: 206 net total, $63,552 average, $56,699 median.

Nine executive, administrative and managerial employees: $122,889 average, $121,900 median; 180 other professionals: $62,772 average, $58,543 median; 17 technical, skilled and service: $40,388 average, $43,357 median.

• Education-University Service Programs: eight net total, $28,438 average, $30,343 median.

Four other professionals: $35,191 average, $35,627 median; four secretarial and clerical: $21,685 average, $20,736 median.

• Executive Vice Chancellor: 27 net total, $88,880 average, $74,118 median.

15 executive, administrative and managerial employees: $120,767 average, $103,200 median; 12 other professionals: $49,021 average, $45,447 median.

• Facilities Management: 430 net total, $41,712 average, $31,668 median.

Six executive, administrative and managerial employees: $97,495 average, $96,015 median; 71 other professionals: $50,201 average, $49,697 median; nine secretarial and clerical: $25,331 average, $24,800 median; 344 technical, skilled and service: $39,415 average, $30,306 median.

• General Counsel: 20 net total, $92,149 average, $88,330 median.

10 executive, administrative and managerial employees: $146,459 average, $142,175 median; four other professionals: $46,035 average, $42,857 median; six secretarial and clerical: $32,375 average, $32,441 median.

• Graduate School of Public and International Affairs: 16 net total, $38,007 average, $35,000 median.

16 other professionals: $38,007 average, $35,000 median.

• Graduate School of Public Health: 411 net total, $43,098 average, $40,913 median.

21 executive, administrative and managerial employees: $72,639 average, $70,335 median; 325 other professionals: $43,902 average, $42,840 median; 44 secretarial and clerical: $30,850 average, $31,381 median; 21 technical, skilled and service: $26,777 average, $26,814 median.

• Greensburg campus: 95 net total, $34,777 average, $29,889 median.

14 executive, administrative and managerial employees: $61,963 average, $57,083 median; 44 other professionals: $31,889 average, $29,838 median; 15 secretarial and clerical: $24,218 average, $22,239 median; 22 technical, skilled and service: $30,454 average, $28,947 median.

• Honors College: seven net total, $45,462 average, $47,129 median.

Seven other professionals: $45,462 average, $47,129 median.

• Johnstown campus: 204 net total, $35,496 average, $31,290 median.

10 executive, administrative and managerial employees: $74,289 average, $72,965 median; 88 other professionals: $38,953 average, $37,572 median; 36 secretarial and clerical: $24,493 average, $24,038 median; 70 technical, skilled and service: $31,266 average, $29,661 median.

• Katz Graduate School of Business: 99 net total, $46,182 average, $39,874 median.

16 executive, administrative and managerial employees: $84,207 average, $82,000 median; 67 other professionals: $41,929 average, $39,874 median; 16 secretarial and clerical: $25,968 average, $25,125 median.

• Learning Research and Development Center: 45 net total, $38,282 average, $37,000 median.

40 other professionals: $39,206 average, $38,222 median; five secretarial and clerical: $30,893 average, $31,422 median.

• Libraries (University Library System): 115 net total, $30,142 average, $23,931 median.

83 other professionals: $33,238 average, $28,298 median; 32 secretarial and clerical: $22,114 average, $18,063 median.

• School of Dental Medicine: 163 net total, $30,492 average, $28,000 median.

78 other professionals: $36,604 average, $33,005 median; 32 secretarial and clerical: $25,477 average, $24,914 median; 53 technical, skilled and service: $24,524 average, $23,920 median.

• School of Education: 113 net total, $43,754 average, $40,810 median.

12 executive, administrative and managerial employees: $68,645 average, $67,000 median; 88 other professionals: $42,959 average, $41,005 median; eight secretarial and clerical: $27,797 average, $27,107 median; five technical, skilled and service: $23,537 average, $23,320 median.

• Swanson School of Engineering: 96 net total, $44,603 average, $37,835 median.

Six executive, administrative and managerial employees: $100,214 average, $97,696 median; 72 other professionals: $42,229 average, $37,488 median; nine secretarial and clerical: $26,036 average, $25,000 median; nine technical, skilled and service: $45,092 average, $42,493 median.

• School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences: 47 net total, $38,525 average, $37,129 median.

43 other professionals: $39,167 average, $37,308 median; four secretarial and clerical: $31,619 average, $30,253 median.

• School of Information Sciences: 21 net total, $44,599 average, $43,614 median.

16 other professionals: $47,611 average, $44,340 median; five secretarial and clerical: $34,961 average, $32,576 median.

• School of Law: 40 net total, $39,402 average, $35,058 median.

Four executive, administrative and managerial employees: $72,084 average, $66,031 median; 23 other professionals: $40,610 average, $40,577 median; 13 secretarial and clerical: $27,209 average, $24,577 median.

• School of Medicine: 1,563 net total, $41,872 average, $38,000 median.

64 executive, administrative and managerial employees: $66,276 average, $69,510 median; 1,292 other professionals: $42,856 average, $39,951 median; 84 secretarial and clerical: $30,682 average, $30,950 median; 123 technical, skilled and service: $26,481 average, $26,000 median.

• School of Medicine Division Administration: 325 net total, $45,550 average, $32,670 median.

36 executive, administrative and managerial employees: $121,222 average, $86,225 median; 129 other professionals: $46,718 average, $44,303 median; 10 secretarial and clerical: $28,400 average, $27,544 median; 150 technical, skilled and service: $27,527 average, $29,103 median.

• School of Nursing: 87 net total, $40,565 average, $36,593 median.

Seven executive, administrative and managerial employees: $73,941 average, $75,515 median; 68 other professionals: $39,502 average, $38,111 median; six secretarial and clerical: $27,993 average, $27,229 median; six technical, skilled and service: $26,235 average, $26,500 median.

• School of Pharmacy: 54 net total, $44,119 average, $41,966 median.

Four executive, administrative and managerial employees: $83,449 average, $75,643 median; 45 other professionals: $42,404 average, $42,353 median; five technical, skilled and service: $28,087 average, $26,500 median.

• School of Social Work: 94 net total, $45,619 average, $49,292 median.

Six executive, administrative and managerial employees: $66,486 average, $67,347 median; 88 other professionals: $44,196 average, $48,831 median.

• Secretary of the Board of Trustees: nine net total, $62,988 average, $46,219 median.

Four executive, administrative and managerial employees: $94,098 average, $72,784 median; five other professionals: $38,100 average, $37,624 median.

• Senior Vice Chancellor and Provost: 286 net total, $60,548 average, $39,340 median.

64 executive, administrative and managerial employees: $148,009 average, $116,141 median; 159 other professionals: $40,474 average, $39,043 median; 54 secretarial and clerical: $21,984 average, $21,000 median; nine technical, skilled and service: $24,620 average, $24,155 median.

• Senior Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences: 47 net total, $70,171 average, $37,017 median.

11 executive, administrative and managerial employees: $189,806 average, $152,068 median; 30 other professionals: $34,092 average, $32,232 median; six secretarial and clerical: $31,232 average, $28,803 median.

• Student Affairs: 149 net total, $43,026 average, $36,657 median.

19 executive, administrative and managerial employees: $86,579 average, $84,861 median; 106 other professionals: $39,520 average, $37,062 median; 24 secretarial and clerical: $24,035 average, $23,868 median.

• Titusville campus: 45 net total, $29,056 average, $27,837 median.

24 other professionals: $32,905 average, $31,100 median; 11 secretarial and clerical: $19,766 average, $18,677 median; 10 technical, skilled and service: $30,038 average, $30,781 median.

• University Center for International Studies: 53 net total, $40,425 average, $37,122 median.

Seven executive, administrative and managerial employees: $69,191 average, $65,079 median; 41 other professionals: $37,677 average, $37,065 median; five secretarial and clerical: $22,687 average, $21,630 median.

• University Center for Social and Urban Research: 25 net total, $41,164 average, $43,477 median.

21 other professionals: $44,462 average, $45,846 median; four technical, skilled and service: $23,849 average, $23,520 median.

• University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute: 161 net total, $40,599 average, $35,829 median.

Four executive, administrative and managerial employees: $97,051 average, $97,940 median; 135 other professionals: $40,777 average, $37,523 median; seven secretarial and clerical: $32,164 average, $29,801 median; 15 technical, skilled and service: $27,882 average, $28,000 median.

• Vice Chancellor for Budget and Controller: 221 net total, $57,116 average, $48,789 median.

54 executive, administrative and managerial employees: $104,761 average, $85,930 median; 141 other professionals: $44,980 average, $43,680 median; 26 secretarial and clerical: $23,977 average, $23,866 median.

• Vice Chancellor for Institutional Advancement: 108 net total, $55,777 average, $45,564 median.

40 executive, administrative and managerial employees: $85,372 average, $68,079 median; 68 other professionals: $38,369 average, $34,314 median.


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