An 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.

AT A GLANCE

Highest-paid faculty

Highest average (by rank)

Full professors

School of Arts and Sciences dean’s office, $157,620

Highest average (net total by area)

School of Arts and Sciences dean’s office, $157,620

Highest median (by rank)

Full professors

School of Arts and Sciences dean’s office, $155,000

Highest median (net total by area)

School of Arts and Sciences dean’s office, $155,000

Lowest-paid faculty

Lowest average (by rank)

Lecturers/others

School of Medicine, $20,017

Lowest average (net total by area)

Education-University Service Programs, $45,514

Lowest median (by rank)

Lecturers/others

School of Medicine, $20,450

Lowest median (net total by area)

Education-University Service Programs, $37,497

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The annual mean and median salary report categorizes salaries by academic rank for all regular (not temporary) full-time faculty as of Oct. 31, 2009. Research associates are excluded.

Salaries for faculty with 12-month contracts are converted to a nine-month equivalent using a multiplier of 0.818.

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.

Executive staff, including those who also may have a faculty appointment, are listed among staff as part of the “executive, administrative and managerial” category.

• Arts and Sciences (A&S) dean’s office: 25 net total, $157,620 average, $155,000 median.

25 at the rank of professor: $157,620 average, $155,000 median.

• A&S humanities division: 265 net total, $63,313, average, $59,843 median.

60 professors: $110,361 average, $100,539 median; 61 associate professors: $67,843 average, $67,487 median; 44 assistant professors: $57,508 average, $58,344 median; 24 instructors: $28,011 average, $30,140 median; 76 lecturers/others: $37,042 average, $35,604 median.

• A&S natural sciences division: 259 net total, $78,887 average, $74,304 median.

90 professors: $111,320 average, $108,101 median; 55 associate professors: $74,092 average, $74,539 median; 67 assistant professors: $64,027 average, $68,000 median; 12 instructors: $36,656 average, $38,900 median; 35 lecturers/others: $45,946 average, $44,273 median.

• A&S social sciences division: 117 net total, $84,526 average, $76,000 median.

43 professors: $117,791 average, $109,518 median; 27 associate professors: $77,763 average, $70,000 median; 27 assistant professors: $67,207 average, $64,000 median; 20 lecturers/others: $45,514 average, $43,344 median.

• Bradford campus: 74 net total, $57,427 average, $57,248 median.

Eight professors: $74,118 average, $74,798 median; 25 associate professors: $63,309 average, $62,618 median; 31 assistant professors: $52,305 average, $50,000 median; 10 instructors: $45,250 average, $46,194 median.

• Education-University Service Programs: seven net total, $45,514 average, $37,497 median.

Seven instructors: $45,514 average, $37,497 median.

• Graduate School of Public and International Affairs: 29 net total, $94,661 average, $95,004 median.

11 professors: $121,151 average, $116,176 median; eight associate professors: $94,487 average, $91,776 median; 10 assistant professors: $65,660 average, $73,872 median.

• Graduate School of Public Health: 155 net total, $86,680 average, $73,666 median.

38 professors: $136,791 average, $138,939 median; 41 associate professors: $86,915 average, $80,918 median; 76 assistant professors: $63,521 average, $63,519 median.

• Greensburg campus: 73 net total, $54,690 average, $52,813 median.

Seven professors: $77,817 average, $74,851 median; 26 associate professors: $59,948 average, $58,599 median; 28 assistant professors: $49,526 average, $49,724 median; 12 instructors: $41,854 average, $46,942 median.

• Johnstown campus: 139 net total, $55,308 average, $53,087 median.

14 professors: $71,222 average, $69,770 median; 56 associate professors: $61,706 average, $59,961 median; 44 assistant professors: $48,924 average, $47,442 median; 25 instructors: $43,301 average, $41,884 median.

• Katz Graduate School of Business: 81 net total, $122,634 average, $112,000 median.

32 professors: $146,799 average, $141,250 median; 24 associate professors: $114,602 average, $104,575 median; 19 assistant professors: $114,383 average, $102,986 median; six lecturers/others: $52,005 average, $51,125 median.

• Libraries (University Library System): 64 net total, $48,398 average, $44,224 median.

37 at librarian III: $54,910 average, $49,138 median; 16 at librarian II: $45,275 average, $41,539 median; 11 at librarian I: $31,036 average, $29,448 median.

• School of Dental Medicine: 86 net total, $82,239 average, $78,590 median.

10 professors: $120,781 average, $120,084 median; 19 associate professors: $89,367 average, $82,961 median; 49 assistant professors: $79,636 average, $77,710 median; eight instructors: $33,082 average, $32,928 median.

• School of Education: 121 net total, $68,361 average, $68,000 median.

17 professors: $107,959 average, $100,006 median; 33 associate professors: $81,765 average, $79,498 median; 25 assistant professors: $65,011 average, $67,600 median; 10 instructors: $49,087 average, $44,945 median; 36 lecturers/others: $45,056 average, $40,623 median.

• Swanson School of Engineering: 133 net total, $94,625 average, $90,652 median.

40 professors: $134,430 average, $128,841 median; 43 associate professors: $92,123 average, $94,070 median; 45 assistant professors: $69,082 average, $74,000 median; five lecturers/others: $27,598 average, $24,540 median.

• School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences: 100 net total, $66,295 average, $64,875 median.

12 professors: $110,644 average, $115,589 median; 21 associate professors: $70,472 average, $68,916 median; 43 assistant professors: $62,977 average, $65,060 median; 24 instructors: $50,568 average, $49,898 median.

• School of Information Sciences: 30 net total, $83,810 average, $85,859 median.

Six professors: $106,071 average, $106,806 median; 15 associate professors: $87,663 average, $92,666 median; nine assistant professors: $62,548 average, $64,000 median.

• School of Law: 49 net total, $100,163 average, $100,000 median.

28 professors: $132,893 average, $137,789 median; five associate professors: $62,604 average, $63,692 median; nine assistant professors: $62,164 average, $53,988 median; seven lecturers/others: $44,926 average, $43,704 median.

• School of Medicine: 2,107 net total, $73,416 average, $57,260 median.

443 professors: $115,878 average, $115,583 median; 485 associate professors: $80,218 average, $77,253 median; 1,046 assistant professors: $56,800 average, $40,900 median; 107 instructors: $42,181 average, $41,576 median; 26 lecturers/others: $20,017 average, $20,450 median.

• School of Medicine Division Administration: four net total, $82,787 average, $83,702 median.

Four assistant professors: $82,787 average, $83,702 median.

• School of Nursing: 79 net total, $65,951 average, $61,931 median.

10 professors: $98,055 average, $100,356 median; 16 associate professors: $75,741 average, $74,785 median; 34 assistant professors: $59,780 average, $59,677 median; 19 instructors: $51,854 average, $42,322 median.

• School of Pharmacy: 81 net total, $84,373 average, $80,978 median.

17 professors: $113,692 average, $107,974 median; 18 associate professors: $91,984 average, $89,440 median; 37 assistant professors: $74,547 average, $73,604 median; four instructors: $81,229 average, $79,437 median; five lecturers/others: $32,520 average, $24,540 median.

• School of Social Work: 31 net total, $72,195 average, $67,139 median.

Four professors: $107,215 average, $107,976 median; nine associate professors: $85,753 average, $80,641 median; 18 assistant professors: $61,019 average, $62,718 median.

• Senior Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences: 21 net total, $48,513 average, $47,240 median.

21 lecturers/others: $48,513 average, $47,240 median.

• Titusville campus: 28 net total, $51,671 average, $50,738 median.

Five professors: $59,714 average, $58,668 median; seven associate professors: $55,646 average, $56,517 median; nine assistant professors: $48,368 average, $45,110 median; seven instructors: $46,198 average, $44,763 median.