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May 1, 2014

What we earn:

Staff/administration salaries

what we earn

The annual “Mean and Median Salaries of Full-Time Employees” report by Pitt’s Management Information and Analysis office once again lays out the differences among the highest and lowest average and median salaries for Pitt staff and faculty. It presents data from Oct. 31, 2012, covering all regular (not temporary) full-time employees in fiscal year 2013, with the exception of research associates and post-doctoral associates. Robert Goga, assistant director of the Office of Institutional Research, presented the report April 18 to the University Senate budget policies committee (see related article this issue).

The salary report lists salaries by responsibility center, categorizes faculty by rank and divides staff into four categories: executive, administrative and managerial; other professionals; secretarial and clerical; and technical, skilled and service.

In categories with three or fewer employees, salary data has been suppressed, Goga said, to maintain the privacy of these individuals. Salaries for faculty on 12-month contracts were converted to a nine-month equivalent by using a multiplier of 0.818181, he said.

High and low staff pay by category

Among job category listings, the 14 executive, administrative and managerial staff members in the Office of the Senior Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences earned the highest average salary, $178,617, while seven individuals in the same category in Computing Services and Systems Development had the highest median, $148,947.

The executive, administrative and managerial staff members in the Office of the Senior Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences were at the top of last year’s list in both categories.

In a repeat of last year, the lowest average pay for full-time staff members in FY13 was among the 21 technical, skilled and service workers in the Office of the Associate Vice Chancellor for Human Resources ($19,909), while the lowest median was among the 21 secretarial and clerical employees in the University Library System, $19,293.

High and low staff pay by area

Once again this year, the highest average pay across the University’s 45 responsibility centers was the Office of General Counsel (12 executive, administrative and managerial employees; three other professionals, and six secretarial and clerical staff), $113,428 in average and $134,767 in median pay, excluding three in the other professionals category.

For FY13, University Library System staff had the lowest average salary of $31,646 and lowest median of $25,651 among 103 staff (which excluded two executive, administrative and managerial employees).

Average vs. median

In a repeat of last year, average staff salaries by area surpassed median salaries everywhere but in the Office of General Counsel, Pitt-Titusville, the School of Social Work and the University Center for Urban and Social Research.

The greatest differences were in the Office of the Senior Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences, with an average of $85,368 and a median of $43,770 (for a gap of  $41,598), and in Athletics, with an average of $87,666 and a median of $46,474 (for a gap of $41,192).

Faculty salary comparisons

Marking another multiyear trend, the 24 full professors in the Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences dean’s office topped the list once again, with an average salary of $180,301 and a median of $182,028. The Office of the Chancellor, Student Affairs, the University Center for International Studies and the Office of the Senior Vice Chancellor and Provost each had too few faculty to be included.

Faculty in Education-University Service Programs were at the bottom of the list; the four instructors making up this category averaged $43,778 a year, with a median of $41,295. This also placed them at the bottom among all responsibility centers.

By rank, the lowest average ($27,767) and median ($17,594) pay was among the 15 lecturers/others in the School of Medicine. They also were lowest in both categories in FY12.

—Marty Levine

staff salaries

AT A GLANCE

Highest-paid staff

Highest average (by job category)

Executives, administrators and managers

Senior Vice Chancellor,

Health Sciences, $178,617

Highest average (net total by area)

Office of General Counsel, $113,428

Highest median (by job category)

Executives, administrators and managers

Computing Services & Systems Development, $148,947

Highest median (net total by area)

Office of General Counsel, $134,767

Lowest-paid staff

Lowest average (by job category)

Technical, skilled and service

Office of the Associate Vice Chancellor

for Human Resources, $19,909

Lowest average (net total by area)

Libraries, $31,646

Lowest median (by job category)

Secretarial and clerical

University Library System, $19,293

Lowest median (net total by area)

University Library System, $25,651

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• Associate Vice Chancellor for Human Resources: net total of 76 staff who made $41,000 average, $27,878 median.

That included 13 executive, administrative and managerial employees: $98,794 average, $86,031 median; 35 other professionals: $35,110 average, $31,050 median; seven secretarial and clerical: $26,396 average, $26,385 median; 21 technical, skilled and service: $19,909 average, $19,915 median.

• Athletics: 144 net total, $87,666 average, $46,474 median.

13 executive, administrative and managerial employees: $137,078 average, $108,637 median; 120 other professionals: $87,420 average, $46,153 median; 11 secretarial and clerical: $31,957 average, $30,435 median.

• Bradford campus: 122 net total, $44,495 average, $37,697 median.

15 executive, administrative and managerial employees: $91,619 average, $86,736 median; 71 other professionals: $40,437 average, $37,895 median; 20 secretarial and clerical: $28,973 average, $27,281 median; 16 technical, skilled and service: $37,726 average, $35,765 median.

• Business Operations: 385 net total, $37,901 average, $33,176 median.

Four executive, administrative and managerial employees: $69,434 average, $70,779 median; 91 other professionals: $43,595 average, $43,050 median; 49 secretarial and clerical: $22,662 average, $22,296 median; 241 technical, skilled and service: $38,326 average, $34,986 median.

• Chancellor: 232 net total, $70,878 average, $54,831 median.

77 executive, administrative and managerial employees: $116,527 average, $86,090 median; 137 other professionals: $50,192 average, $46,980 median; eight secretarial and clerical: $30,459 average, $29,037 median; 10 technical, skilled and service: $35,116 average, $32,877 median.

• College of General Studies: 13 net total, $40,732 average, $35,531 median.

13 other professionals: $40,732 average, $35,531 median.

• Computing Services and Systems Development: 192 net total, $69,712 average, $62,631 median.

Seven executive, administrative and managerial employees: $131,177 average, $148,947 median; 173 other professionals: $68,708 average, $63,336 median; 12 technical, skilled and service: $48,340 average, $47,523 median.

• Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences (A&S) dean’s office: 32 net total, $54,919 average, $44,240 median.

Six executive, administrative and managerial employees: $101,348 average, $88,505 median; 26 other professionals: $44,205 average, $39,929 median.

• Dietrich School of A&S humanities division: 46 net total, $33,971 average, $30,931 median.

35 other professionals: $36,503 average, $35,643 median; 11 secretarial and clerical: $25,917 average, $25,536 median.

• Dietrich School of A&S natural sciences division: 185 net total, $36,840 average, $32,448 median.

Six executive, administrative and managerial employees: $77,642 average, $78,187 median; 126 other professionals: $38,252 average, $34,763 median; 23 secretarial and clerical: $28,255 average, $26,503 median; 30 technical, skilled and service: $29,328 average, $24,860 median.

• Dietrich School of A&S social sciences division: 23 net total, $34,382 average, $30,776 median.

17 other professionals: $37,429 average, $34,334 median; six secretarial and clerical: $25,750 average, $26,707 median.

• Dietrich School of A&S undergraduate studies: 57 net total, $39,715 average, $35,969 median.

Five executive, administrative and managerial employees: $72,619 average, $69,360 median; 44 other professionals: $39,207 average, $36,899 median; eight secretarial and clerical: $21,942 average, $22,073 median.

• Executive Vice Chancellor: 28 net total, $92,743 average, $79,150 median.

16 executive, administrative and managerial employees: $125,099 average, $98,720 median; 12 other professionals: $49,603 average, $48,821 median.

• Facilities Management: 448 net total, $44,798 average, $32,032 median.

Six executive, administrative and managerial employees: $104,645 average, $102,291 median; 70 other professionals: $55,918 average, $55,440 median; eight secretarial and clerical: $26,554 average, $26,000 median; 364 technical, skilled and service: $42,074 average, $32,032 median.

• General Counsel: 18 net total, $113,428 average, $134,767 median.

12 executive, administrative and managerial employees: $152,383 average, $151,752 median; six secretarial and clerical: $35,519 average, $35,105 median.

• Graduate School of Public Health: 384 net total, $46,880 average, $45,037 median.

18 executive, administrative and managerial employees: $79,578 average, $77,098 median; 325 other professionals: $47,079 average, $45,530 median; 27 secretarial and clerical: $32,212 average, $33,407 median; 14 technical, skilled and service: $28,517 average, $28,283 median.

• Graduate School of Public and International Affairs: 18 net total, $42,437 average, $39,549 median.

18 other professionals: $42,437 average, $39,549 median.

• Greensburg campus: 95 net total, $36,289 average, $33,284 median.

11 executive, administrative and managerial employees: $65,548 average, $58,653 median; 45 other professionals: $34,621 average, $33,284 median; 14 secretarial and clerical: $24,863 average, $23,705 median; 25 technical, skilled and service: $32,816 average, $34,466 median.

• Johnstown campus: 185 net total, $37,047 average, $32,406 median.

Seven executive, administrative and managerial employees: $79,522 average, $81,783 median; 84 other professionals: $40,168 average, $35,772 median; 31 secretarial and clerical: $26,214 average, $25,501 median; 63 technical, skilled and service: $33,496 average, $31,242 median.

• Katz Graduate School of Business: 98 net total, $48,942 average, $40,626 median.

14 executive, administrative and managerial employees: $90,121 average, $85,338 median; 73 other professionals: $44,303 average, $40,322 median; 11 secretarial and clerical: $27,318 average, $26,190 median.

• Learning Research and Development Center: 40 net total, $43,719 average, $42,934 median.

40 other professionals: $43,719 average, $42,934 median.

• Office of the Chief Financial Officer: 211 net total, $64,460 average, $55,385 median.

56 executive, administrative and managerial employees: $114,502 average, $95,094 median; 135 other professionals: $49,572 average, $46,350 median; 20 secretarial and clerical: $24,831 average, $24,406 median.

• School of Dental Medicine: 172 net total, $34,921 average, $31,935 median.

97 other professionals: $40,982 average, $36,521 median; 27 secretarial and clerical: $28,550 average, $27,836 median; 48 technical, skilled and service: $26,254 average, $25,010 median.

• School of Education: 117 net total, $45,881 average, $43,167 median.

Eight executive, administrative and managerial employees: $76,209 average, $73,669 median; 97 other professionals: $45,729 average, $43,213 median; seven secretarial and clerical: $29,395 average, $27,816 median; five technical, skilled and service: $23,382 average, $21,731 median.

• School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences: 48 net total, $43,076 average, $41,206 median.

48 other professionals: $43,076 average, $41,206 median.

• School of Information Sciences: 19 net total, $47,215 average, $47,081 median.

14 other professionals: $50,624 average, $49,630 median; five secretarial and clerical: $37,669 average, $35,252 median.

• School of Law: 36 net total, $42,395 average, $37,037 median.

Four executive, administrative and managerial employees: $71,750 average, $74,175 median; 21 other professionals: $44,017 average, $46,200 median; 11 secretarial and clerical: $28,623 average, $26,758 median.

• School of Medicine: 1,606 net total, $44,769 average, $40,810 median.

70 executive, administrative and managerial employees: $71,703 average, $75,229 median; 1,325 other professionals: $45,921 average, $42,609 median; 60 secretarial and clerical: $31,946 average, $31,174 median; 151 technical, skilled and service: $27,265 average, $27,000 median.

• School of Medicine Division Administration: 334 net total, $49,534 average, $36,357 median.

35 executive, administrative and managerial employees: $136,969 average, $100,000 median; 138 other professionals: $51,192 average, $47,587 median; nine secretarial and clerical: $32,503 average, $30,900 median; 152 technical, skilled and service: $28,905 average, $29,475 median.

• School of Nursing: 79 net total, $46,396 average, $42,918 median.

Eight executive, administrative and managerial employees: $74,518 average, $67,871 median; 63 other professionals: $45,078 average, $42,918 median; eight secretarial and clerical: $28,657 average, $28,234 median.

• School of Pharmacy: 48 net total, $47,535 average, $43,087 median.

Four executive, administrative and managerial employees: $90,472 average, $82,494 median; 44 other professionals: $43,632 average, $40,665 median.

• School of Social Work: 87 net total, $49,612 average, $51,813 median.

Five executive, administrative and managerial employees: $72,645 average, $73,408 median; 82 other professionals: $48,207 average, $51,470 median.

• Secretary of the Board of Trustees: nine net total, $74,708 average, $66,456 median.

Four executive, administrative and managerial employees: $103,265 average, $79,801 median; five other professionals: $51,863 average, $49,771 median.

• Senior Vice Chancellor and Provost: 284 net total, $66,473 average, $41,296 median.

66 executive, administrative and managerial employees: $163,057 average, $133,904 median; 154 other professionals: $42,679 average, $40,699 median; 55 secretarial and clerical: $23,386 average, $22,000 median; nine technical, skilled and service: $28,641 average, $28,546 median.

• Senior Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences: 42 net total, $85,368 average, $43,770 median.

14 executive, administrative and managerial employees: $178,617 average, $131,274 median; 28 other professionals: $38,743 average, $35,716 median.

• Student Affairs: 147 net total, $44,199 average, $38,371 median.

16 executive, administrative and managerial employees: $93,307 average, $92,408 median; 110 other professionals: $40,849 average, $38,886 median; 21 secretarial and clerical: $24,331 average, $24,121 median.

• Swanson School of Engineering: 100 net total, $49,763 average, $42,185 median.

Nine executive, administrative and managerial employees: $103,401 average, $95,800 median; 78 other professionals: $45,131 average, $41,024 median; five secretarial and clerical: $27,128 average, $26,274 median; eight technical, skilled and service: $48,725 average, $44,884 median.

• Titusville campus: 38 net total, $32,641 average, $32,992 median.

20 other professionals: $36,239 average, $34,237 median; eight secretarial and clerical: $22,645 average, $21,429 median; 10 technical, skilled and service: $33,442 average, $34,466 median.

• University Center for International Studies: 46 net total, $45,629 average, $43,655 median.

Six executive, administrative and managerial employees: $82,021 average, $81,900 median; 35 other professionals: $42,051 average, $43,310 median; five secretarial and clerical: $27,007 average, $23,988 median.

• University Center for Social and Urban Research: 28 net total, $43,576 average, $46,163 median.

22 other professionals: $48,779 average, $49,708 median; six technical, skilled and service: $24,496 average, $25,047 median.

• University Honors College: 10 net total, $44,913 average, $43,580 median.

10 other professionals: $44,913 average, $43,580 median.

• University Library System: 103 net total, $31,646 average, $25,651 median.

82 other professionals: $33,594 average, $29,368 median; 21 secretarial and clerical: $24,041 average, $19,293 median.

• University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute: 141 net total, $42,490 average, $38,771 median.

Six executive, administrative and managerial employees: $50,015 average, $36,174 median; 126 other professionals: $42,944 average, $40,035 median; nine technical, skilled and service: $31,121 average, $30,000 median.

• Vice Chancellor for Institutional Advancement: 114 net total, $60,797 average, $52,410 median.

45 executive, administrative and managerial employees: $90,856 average, $73,992 median; 69 other professionals: $41,194 average, $37,690 median.