The University’s 11 executives, administrators and managers in the Office of the Senior Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences averaged salaries of $190,596 in fiscal year 2009. At the same time, 20 technical, skilled and service employees in the office of the Associate Vice Chancellor, Human Resources earned an average of $19,219, representing the high and the low on the spectrum of staff pay at Pitt.

Among faculty, the 23 full professors in the Arts and Sciences dean’s office were at the top of the salary range (by rank), averaging $153,534, while 29 lecturers/others in the School of Medicine were lowest paid, with average salaries of $20,404.

The FY09 report on mean and median faculty and staff salaries across the University’s 45 responsibility centers was presented at the April 30 University Senate budget policies committee meeting. The University’s Management Information and Analysis office compiles the report for BPC, which is charged with monitoring salaries and salary policies. This year’s figures are based on full-time Pitt employees on Oct. 31, 2008, and are categorized by faculty rank or staff occupational category for each responsibility center.

—Kimberly K. Barlow

Staff member Barbara DelRaso provided editorial support for this story.

AT A GLANCE

Highest-paid staff

Highest average (by job category)

Executives, administrators & managers

Senior Vice Chancellor, Health Sciences, $190,596

Highest average (net total by area)

General Counsel’s office, $92,292

Highest median (by job category)

Executives, administrators & 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 & service

Associate vice chancellor, Human Resources, $19,219

Lowest average (net total by area)

Education-University Service Programs, $28,089

Lowest median (by job category)

Secretarial/clerical

University Library System, $17,537

Lowest median (net total by area)

University Library System, $23,639

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The annual mean and median salary analysis compiled by Pitt’s Management Information and Analysis office divides staff 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.

The report includes salary figures only for regular (not temporary) full-time staff as of Oct. 31, 2008. Research associates are excluded.

Mean and median salary amounts were suppressed when the number of employees in a category was three or fewer. The net total reflects the exclusions.

• Arts and Sciences (A&S) dean’s office: net total of 31 staff who made $52,414 average, $45,000 median.

That included six executives, administrators and managers: $94,189 average, $86,556 median; 25 other professionals: $42,388 average, $39,742 median.

• A&S humanities division: 59 net total who made $31,699 average, $29,674 median.

42 other professionals: $35,322 average, $34,230 median; 17 secretarial and clerical: $22,746 average, $21,840 median.

• A&S natural sciences division: 203 net total, $35,616 average, $30,000 median.

Six executive, administrative and managerial employees: $102,534 average, $79,483 median; 127 other professionals: $36,354 average, $34,045 median; 29 secretarial and clerical: $27,086 average, $25,200 median; 41 technical, skilled and service: $29,570 average, $23,000 median.

• A&S social sciences division: 29 net total, $31,021 average, $28,793 median.

20 other professionals: $34,367 average, $32,021 median; nine secretarial and clerical: $23,586 average, $24,435 median.

• A&S undergraduate studies: 70 net total, $38,453 average, $36,938 median.

Five executive, administrative and managerial employees: $75,865 average, $73,170 median; 54 other professionals: $38,286 average, $37,136 median; 11 secretarial and clerical: $22,272 average, $21,671 median.

• Associate vice chancellor for Human Resources: 86 total, $38,375 average, $29,077 median.

12 executive, administrative and managerial employees: $95,620 average, $83,000 median; 46 other professionals: $34,027 average, $33,202 median; eight secretarial and clerical: $25,403 average, $25,205 median; 20 technical, skilled and service: $19,219 average, $19,255 median.

• Athletics: 131 net total, $70,256 average, $42,253 median.

10 executive, administrative and managerial employees: $127,629 average, $91,305 median; 105 other professionals: $71,140 average, $45,000 median; 16 secretarial and clerical: $28,595 average, $28,028 median.

• Bradford campus: 130 net total, $39,605 average, $35,000 median.

10 executive, administrative and managerial employees: $90,864 average, $79,728 median; 80 other professionals: $37,758 average, $35,708 median; 24 secretarial and clerical: $27,248 average, $25,168 median; 16 technical, skilled and service: $35,340 average, $36,470 median.

• Business Operations: 411 net total, $34,709 average, $29,765 median.

10 executive, administrative and managerial employees: $67,079 average, $62,161 median; 97 other professionals: $40,235 average, $40,277 median; 68 secretarial and clerical: $20,979 average, $20,350 median; 236 technical, skilled and service: $35,022 average, $32,022 median.

• Chancellor: 247 net total, $63,437 average, $48,783 median.

68 executive, administrative and managerial employees: $114,853 average, $85,603 median; 155 other professionals: $45,934 average, $42,642 median; 10 secretarial and clerical: $29,072 average, $24,656 median; 14 technical, skilled and service: $32,035 average, $33,014 median.

• College of General Studies: 23 net total, $33,325 average, $32,415 median.

18 other professionals: $36,485 average, $33,448 median; five secretarial and clerical: $21,950 average, $21,759 median.

• Computing Services and Systems Development: 194 net total, $63,107 average, $56,093 median.

Nine executive, administrative and managerial employees: $128,919 average, $127,000 median; 164 other professionals: $62,808 average, $59,180 median; four secretarial and clerical: $23,824 average, $23,098 median; 17 technical, skilled and service: $40,388 average, $43,357 median.

• Education-University Service Programs: nine net total, $28,089 average, $27,842 median.

Five other professionals: $33,380 average, $35,030 median; four secretarial and clerical: $21,476 average, $20,736 median.

• Executive Vice Chancellor: 28 net total, $87,418 average, $69,851 median.

16 executive, administrative and managerial employees: $116,346 average, $98,400 median; 12 other professionals: $48,848 average, $45,447 median.

• Facilities Management: 452 net total, $40,783 average, $29,844 median.

Six executive, administrative and managerial employees: $97,495 average, $96,015 median; 73 other professionals: $49,970 average, $48,054 median; nine secretarial and clerical: $25,423 average, $24,925 median; 364 technical, skilled and service: $38,386 average, $29,474 median.

• General Counsel: 20 net total, $92,292 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: $32,852 average, $33,195 median.

• Graduate School of Public and International Affairs: 17 net total, $37,873 average, $36,331 median.

17 other professionals: $37,873 average, $36,331 median.

• Graduate School of Public Health: 409 net total, $42,941 average, $40,951 median.

23 executive, administrative and managerial employees: $70,218 average, $66,749 median; 320 other professionals: $43,777 average, $42,813 median; 46 secretarial and clerical: $30,374 average, $31,309 median; 20 technical, skilled and service: $27,111 average, $26,679 median.

• Greensburg campus: 95 net total, $34,374 average, $29,889 median.

14 executive, administrative and managerial employees: $62,123 average, $57,083 median; 42 other professionals: $31,920 average, $29,838 median; 16 secretarial and clerical: $23,664 average, $22,179 median; 23 technical, skilled and service: $29,413 average, $29,885 median.

• Honors College: seven net total, $45,800 average, $47,129 median.

Seven other professionals: $45,800 average, $47,129 median.

• Johnstown campus: 209 net total, $35,201 average, $31,441 median.

Nine executive, administrative and managerial employees: $74,180 average, $72,429 median; 89 other professionals: $40,076 average, $38,001 median; 39 secretarial and clerical: $24,638 average, $23,545 median; 72 technical, skilled and service: $30,025 average, $28,829 median.

• Katz Graduate School of Business: 104 net total, $45,807 average, $39,937 median.

15 executive, administrative and managerial employees: $86,237 average, $84,000 median; 72 other professionals: $42,109 average, $41,000 median; 17 secretarial and clerical: $25,792 average, $25,246 median.

• Learning Research and Development Center: 42 net total, $38,577 average, $36,550 median.

37 other professionals: $39,616 average, $39,123 median; five secretarial and clerical: $30,893 average, $31,422 median.

• School of Dental Medicine: 155 net total, $31,143 average, $29,235 median.

74 other professionals: $37,616 average, $35,507 median; 31 secretarial and clerical: $25,954 average, $24,988 median; 50 technical, skilled and service: $24,781 average, $23,766 median.

• School of Education: 107 net total, $42,703 average, $38,618 median.

Nine executive, administrative and managerial employees: $73,210 average, $72,294 median; 83 other professionals: $42,415 average, $40,000 median; nine secretarial and clerical: $27,210 average, $25,097 median; six technical, skilled and service: $24,165 average, $25,312 median.

• School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences: 38 net total, $39,173 average, $37,110 median.

34 other professionals: $39,862 average, $37,551 median; four secretarial and clerical: $33,309 average, $33,633 median.

• School of Information Sciences: 19 net total, $45,083 average, $43,614 median.

14 other professionals: $48,698 average, $45,705 median; five secretarial and clerical: $34,961 average, $32,576 median.

• School of Law: 40 net total, $37,768 average, $33,795 median.

Four executive, administrative and managerial employees: $74,679 average, $64,307 median; 23 other professionals: $37,358 average, $38,155 median; 13 secretarial and clerical: $27,137 average, $24,577 median.

• School of Medicine: 1,436 net total, $41,841 average, $37,959 median.

63 executive, administrative and managerial employees: $63,996 average, $71,379 median; 1,171 other professionals: $42,891 average, $39,751 median; 94 secretarial and clerical: $30,731 average, $30,861 median; 108 technical, skilled and service: $27,198 average, $26,226 median.

• School of Medicine Division Administration: 322 net total, $45,141 average, $32,473 median.

37 executive, administrative and managerial employees: $120,118 average, $87,064 median; 123 other professionals: $46,582 average, $43,830 median; nine secretarial and clerical: $28,666 average, $28,178 median; 153 technical, skilled and service: $26,820 average, $28,042 median.

• School of Nursing: 83 net total, $40,682 average, $37,565 median.

Seven executive, administrative and managerial employees: $73,941 average, $75,515 median; 63 other professionals: $39,561 average, $40,000 median; six secretarial and clerical: $27,993 average, $27,229 median; seven technical, skilled and service: $28,388 average, $28,410 median.

• School of Pharmacy: 55 net total, $44,870 average, $42,353 median.

Four executive, administrative and managerial employees: $83,449 average, $75,643 median; 46 other professionals: $43,381 average, $42,488 median; five technical, skilled and service: $27,704 average, $26,500 median.

• School of Social Work: 89 net total, $45,493 average, $49,292 median.

Five executive, administrative and managerial employees: $67,480 average, $68,169 median; 84 other professionals: $44,185 average, $49,283 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: 293 net total, $59,696 average, $38,793 median.

61 executive, administrative and managerial employees: $151,113 average, $118,080 median; 163 other professionals: $41,163 average, $39,900 median; 60 secretarial and clerical: $22,364 average, $21,255 median; nine technical, skilled and service: $24,619 average, $24,155 median.

• Senior Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences: 55 net total, $63,854 average, $32,660 median.

11 executive, administrative and managerial employees: $190,596 average, $152,068 median; 38 other professionals: $32,316 average, $30,448 median; six secretarial and clerical: $31,232 average, $28,803 median.

• Student Affairs: 149 net total, $43,635 average, $37,000 median.

19 executive, administrative and managerial employees: $86,768 average, $84,861 median; 107 other professionals: $40,125 average, $37,125 median; 19 secretarial and clerical: $25,272 average, $24,460 median; four technical, skilled and service: $19,848 average, $19,916 median.

• Swanson School of Engineering: 91 net total, $43,763 average, $36,740 median.

Seven executive, administrative and managerial employees: $83,509 average, $80,232 median; 64 other professionals: $42,274 average, $36,192 median; 11 secretarial and clerical: $26,634 average, $25,793 median; nine technical, skilled and service: $44,375 average, $42,493 median.

• Titusville campus: 47 net total, $28,974 average, $28,420 median.

26 other professionals: $32,418 average, $31,262 median; 11 secretarial and clerical: $20,723 average, $18,677 median; 10 technical, skilled and service: $29,095 average, $29,918 median.

• University Center for International Studies: 54 net total, $39,658 average, $36,067 median.

Six executive, administrative and managerial employees: $70,785 average, $67,883 median; 40 other professionals: $38,289 average, $37,093 median; eight secretarial and clerical: $23,157 average, $21,873 median.

• University Center for Social and Urban Research: 21 net total, $44,168 average, $45,846 median.

21 other professionals: $44,168 average, $45,846 median.

• University Library System: 126 net total, $30,015 average, $23,639 median.

92 other professionals: $33,052 average, $26,982 median; 34 secretarial and clerical: $21,798 average, $17,537 median.

• University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute: 187 net total, $39,680 average, $35,020 median.

Six executive, administrative and managerial employees: $87,659 average, $76,255 median; 151 other professionals: $40,004 average, $35,829 median; 11 secretarial and clerical: $30,894 average, $29,801 median; 19 technical, skilled and service: $27,046 average, $26,137 median.

• Vice Chancellor for Budget and Controller: 222 net total, $56,230 average, $48,197 median.

53 executive, administrative and managerial employees: $105,526 average, $86,010 median; 140 other professionals: $44,282 average, $44,200 median; 29 secretarial and clerical: $23,817 average, $23,851 median.

• Vice Chancellor for Institutional Advancement: 110 net total, $55,390 average, $43,113 median.

39 executive, administrative and managerial employees: $86,941 average, $70,004 median; 67 other professionals: $38,533 average, $34,502 median; four secretarial and clerical: $30,119 average, $30,416 median.