NARA ARAC Su C Survey ey Cost of Cost of Living and Living and Salar Salary y Results esults Presenter: Survey Committee Lunch Session – Survey Results September 25, 2019
Carin Smith, DePaul University Committee Chair Sarah Goldman, University of Oregon Survey Creator and Tabulator Jim Pierson, University College Dublin NARAC Survey Survey Creator and Tabulator Committee Wintress Ross, Indiana University Bloomington Communications Liaison Patti Clements, East Carolina University Communications Liaison Matt Ogawa, Oregon State University
General Survey Results
Total Count of Regional Memberships, N = 565 El Paso Admissions Recruitment Network 0 Nashville Area Regional Network 1 Phoenix Area Regional College Counselors (non-affiliated group) 1 Kansas City Area Regional 1 Indiana Regional Officers of Admission and Recruitment 3 Ohio including Northern Kentucky - Admission Network 4 Hawai'i Admission Professional Association 5 Charlotte Regionals of Western North Carolina 6 South Texas Area Regional Network 9 Association for International Regional Representatives - North America 16 St. Louis Area Regional Representatives 17 Austin Regional Counselors 20 San Antonio Regional Network 20 Greater Atlanta Regional Network 24 Twin Cities Regional Admissions Representatives 28 Florida Regional Admission Counselors 29 New England Area Regional Representatives 31 Houston Area Regional Network 40 Regional Officers of Admission Metro NYC 41 Regional Officers of Admissions of the Rockies 42 Association of Regional Representatives of Oregon and Washington 53 Mid-Atlantic Regional Counselors Association 59 Dallas/Fort Worth Admissions Regional Network 74 Chicago Area Regional Representatives 83 Regional Admission Counselors of California 126 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140
WHAT IS YOUR EMPLOYMENT STATUS ARE YOU SALARIED? 11 month Part time. 9 contract; paid month full time contract. No 0% 0% 6% Part time 3% Full time Yes 97% 94%
DO YOU RECEIVE MERIT BASED PAY INCREASES? Other In theory but not in practice 1% 2% No 14% Unsure/New in my role 14% Yes 69%
HOW MANY YEARS HAVE YOU HOW MANY YEARS HAVE YOU BEEN A WORKED IN ADMISSIONS? REGIONAL? 25+ 20-24 25+ 15-19 20-24 5% 2% 1% 4% 5% 10 to 14 15-19 0-4 9% 9% 31% 5 to 9 10 to 14 0-4 24% 18% 60% 5 to 9 32%
Completely or Completely or Mostly False Neutral Mostly True [I feel like part of the team, equal to campus based staff] 27% 14% 60% [I receive compensation and benefits on par with campus based employees in similar 19% 15% 67% roles] 65% [I am recognized for my work and accomplishments] 18% 17% [I receive the resources need to do my job] 12% 11% 78% 65% [Expectations from campus are clear and reasonable] 15% 20% [My campus based colleagues understand and respect my role] 25% 22% 53% [My supervisor understands and respects my role] 6% 8% 86% 44% [I have opportunities to grow at my current institution] 24% 32% [I am currently looking or plan to look for a new regional position] 63% 20% 17% [I am currently looking or plan to look for a new position in admissions] 63% 19% 17% [I am currently looking or plan to look for a new position within higher education ] 57% 20% 23% 62% [I am currently looking or plan to look for a new position outside of higher education] 18% 20%
Salary and Cost of Living Results (Only Regions/Groups with More than 10 Respondents Included)
National Salary Average $53,801
Average Salary By Region Florida $46,080 Dallas/Fort Worth $47,250 Houston $47,700 Twin Cities $48,321 Atlanta $50,136 St. Louis $50,313 Metro DC $52,333 Greater Denver $54,269 Oregon and Washington $54,281 Philadelphia $54,889 Chicagoland $58,842 Northern California $59,214 Southern California $60,889 NYC Metro $62,494 Boston $63,150 $45,000 $47,000 $49,000 $51,000 $53,000 $55,000 $57,000 $59,000 $61,000 $63,000 $65,000
Average Salary by Approximate Job Title $90,000 $78,214 $80,000 $72,759 $70,000 14 $61,391 $60,544 30 $54,937 $60,000 $52,880 23 70 $46,518 $50,000 111 76 236 $40,000 $30,000 $20,000 $10,000 $0
Average Salary by Years as Regional $80,000 $71,500 $70,000 10 $60,909 $59,308 $56,591 $60,000 24 53 $50,627 138 $50,000 337 $40,000 $30,000 $20,000 $10,000 $0 0 to 4 5 to 9 10 to 14 15-19 20-24
Average Salary By Years In Admissions $70,000 $66,393 $62,138 $59,750 30 $59,091 $60,000 30 49 $52,483 102 $50,000 $46,852 180 175 $40,000 $30,000 $20,000 $10,000 $0 0 to 4 5 to 9 10 to 14 15-19 20-24 25+
Average Salary By Institution Type $60,000 $58,210 $58,000 $56,000 $54,000 $52,000 $50,857 $50,000 $48,000 $46,000 , N = 343 , N = 223 Public Private
Average Salary By Institition Size $57,000 $56,183 $56,000 $55,000 $54,182 $54,000 $53,000 $52,265 $52,000 $51,000 $50,000 Small (<5000) , N = 150 Medium (5,000 - 15,000) , N = 153 Large (>15,000) , N = 263
Universities Mapped by Primary Regional Group Affiliation
CARR Each Blue Marker is a University that has a representative member in CARR who completed the survey
DARN Each Blue Marker is a University that has a representative member in DARN who completed the survey
MARCA Each Blue Marker is a University that has a representative member in MARCA who completed the survey
RACC Each Blue Marker is a University that has a representative member in RACC who completed the survey
ROAM-NYC Each Blue Marker is a University that has a representative member in ROAM-NYC who completed the survey
FRAC Each Blue Marker is a University that has a representative member in FRAC who completed the survey
GARN Each Blue Marker is a University that has a representative member in GARN who completed the survey
ARROW Each Blue Marker is a University that has a representative member in ARROW who completed the survey
TCRAR Each Blue Marker is a University that has a representative member in TCRAR who completed the survey
ROAR Each Blue Marker is a University that has a representative member in ROAR who completed the survey
NEARR Each Blue Marker is a University that has a representative member in NEARR who completed the survey
STARR Each Blue Marker is a University that has a representative member in STARR who completed the survey
What is a Cost of Living Index A Cost of Living Index CoL data comes from the CoL differences estimate the estimates the cost for basic Consumer Price Index cost differences to maintain necessities such as housing, published by the US Bureau the same standard of living food, transportation, taxes, of Labor Statistics and other healthcare, and other items publicly available cost data sets
Average CoL For Major Cities Compared to National Average 90.0% 83.0% 80.0% 70.0% 59.6% 62.5% 60.0% 50.0% 39.5% 42.5% 40.0% 30.0% 25.1% 12.7% 14.6% 15.4% 16.6% 18.7% 20.0% 10.0% 5.7% 2.9% 2.5% 1.6% 0.0% -3.1% -10.0% -7.5% -20.0%
Nationwide Average CoL % Difference Between Where Reps Live and Their Own Campus 19.6%
Average CoL % Difference Between Where Reps Live and Their Own Campus (By Region) 50.0% 45.2% 38.6% 40.0% 31.8% 30.0% 25.5% 25.0% 21.4% 20.5% 20.0% 16.3% 13.9% 12.7% 12.0% 8.7% 10.0% 7.4% 7.1% 0.0% -10.0% -7.7% -20.0%
Average CoL Gap Between • -0.5% Campuses and National Average CoL Gap Comparison Average CoL Gap Between • 17.1% Where Reps Live and National Average
CoL Gap For Campus and Rep Home Compared to National Average (By Region) 50.0% 41.5% If you work in Houston, your 39.8% 39.6% 40.0% campus has a CoL 11.4% lower than the national average, but 34.0% 32.1% where you live has a CoL 17% lower – if your salary is set the 30.0% same as on campus employees, good for you! 20.0% 16.4% 11.5% 11.4% 11.2% 10.9% 9.5% 7.9% 7.6% 10.0% 7.4% 6.5% 1.5% 2.0% 1.2% 0.9% 0.6% 0.0% -3.7% -5.2% -5.1% If you work in DC, your campus has a CoL -6.9% -7.1% -7.5% -10.0% -9.2% 1.2% higher than the national average, but -10.7% -11.4% where you live has a CoL 41.5% higher – if your salary is set the same as on campus -17.1% -20.0% employees, you’re not getting paid enough to maintain your standard of living -30.0% Houston St. Louis Dallas/Fort Atlanta Twin Cities Chicago Philadelphia Greater Florida Metro DC Boston Southern Oregon and Northern NYC Metro Worth Denver California Washington California Campus Compared to National Average Rep Home Compared to National Average
Average CoL Salary Gap (the salary difference needed to maintain standard of living compared to on-campus employees) -$10,917
Average CoL Salary Gap For Reps (By Region) (the salary difference needed to maintain standard of living compared to campus) $10,000 $4,033 $5,000 $0 -$2,939 -$5,000 -$3,413 -$5,074 -$5,100 -$6,315 -$6,543 -$10,000 -$9,431 -$9,751 -$13,169 -$14,048 -$15,000 -$15,895 -$20,000 -$19,462 -$25,000 -$23,970 -$24,046 -$30,000
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