Salary Compression:Is It a Problem?Presentation prepared by

2008-2009 PTS Committee based on data collected & analyzed by 2007-2008 PTS Committee.

Analysis conducted primarily by Scott Cooper Graphics prepared primarily by Gwen Achenreiner

COLLEGE OF LIBERAL STUDIES

Have CLS Starting Salaries Increased Over Time?

Salaries of new hires have increased by an average of $950 per year

Do Full Professors Promoted Longer Ago Earn More Than Newly Promoted Full Professors?

Professors promoted longer ago are earning more than newly promoted full professors

Salaries of CLS full professors have increased by an average of $655 per year from date of hire

Do Associate Professors Promoted Longer Ago Earn More Than Newly Promoted Associate Professors?

Associate Professors Promoted More Recently

Associate professors promoted longer ago are earning slightly more than newly promoted associate professors

Associate Professors Promoted Longer Ago

Salaries of CLS associate professors have increased by an average of $584 per year from date of hire

What Does This Mean for CLS?

Salaries of existing employees are not keeping pace.

Is There a “Seniority” Tax in CLS?

• Starting salaries increased by $950/yr

• Full professor salaries

increased by $655/yr

• Associate professor salaries increased by $584/yr

• Assistant professor salaries increased by $35/yr

Seniority Tax$295

$366

$915

When will starting salaries be the same as salaries for current CLS employees?

New Assistant Professor

Salary

Newly PromotedAssociate Professor

Newly Promoted

Full Professor

COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND HEALTH

Have SAH Starting Salaries Increased Over Time?

Salaries of new hires have increased by an average of $1,138 per year

Do Full Professors Promoted Longer Ago Earn More Than Newly Promoted Full Professors?

Professors promoted longer ago are earning more than newly promoted full professors

Salaries of SAH full professors have increased by an average of $560 per year from date of hire

Full Professors Promoted More Recently

Full Professors Promoted Longer Ago

Do Associate Professors Promoted Longer Ago Earn More Than Newly Promoted Associate Professors?

Associate Professors Promoted More Recently

Associate professors promoted longer ago are earning slightly more than newly promoted associate professors

Associate Professors Promoted Longer Ago

Salaries of SAH associate professors have increased by an average of $485 per year from date of hire

What Does This Mean for SAH?

Salaries of existing employees are not keeping pace.

Current Salaries of Full Professors by when Promoted

Current Salaries of Assoc. Professors by When Promoted

Starting salaries of Assistant Professors

Is There a “Seniority” Tax in SAH?

• Starting salaries increased by $1,138/yr

• Full professor salaries

increased by $560/yr

• Associate professor salaries increased by $485/yr

• Assistant professor salaries increased by $270/yr

Seniority Tax$578

$653

$868

When will starting salaries be the same as salaries for current SAH employees?

New Assistant Professor

Salary

Newly PromotedAssociate Professor

Newly Promoted

Full Professor

COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Have CBA Starting Salaries Increased Over Time?

Salaries of new hires have increased by an average of $2,063 per year

Do Full Professors Promoted Longer Ago Earn More Than Newly Promoted Full Professors?

Professors promoted longer ago are NOT earning more than newly promoted full professors

Salaries of CBA full professors have decreased by an average of $-477 per year from date of hire

Full Professors Promoted More RecentlyFull Professors

Promoted Longer Ago

Do Associate Professors Promoted Longer Ago Earn More Than Newly Promoted Associate Professors?

Associate Professors Promoted More Recently

Associate professors promoted longer ago are earning on average SLIGHTLY more than newly promoted associate professors

Associate Professors Promoted Longer Ago

Salaries of CBA associate professors have increased by an average of $402 per year from date of hire

What Does This Mean for CBA?

Salaries of existing employees are not keeping pace.

Current Salaries of Full Professors by when Promoted

Current Salaries of Assoc. Professors by When Promoted

Starting salaries of Assistant Professors

Is There a “Seniority” Tax in CBA?

• Starting salaries increased by $2,063/yr

• Full professor salaries

decreased by $-477/yr

• Associate professor salaries increased by $402/yr

• Assistant professor salaries increased by $2,720/yr

Seniority Tax$2,540

$1,661

None

When will starting salaries be the same as salaries for current CBA employees?

New Assistant Professor

Salary

Newly PromotedAssociate Professor

Newly Promoted

Full Professor

CONCLUSIONS

Associate Professors

• Starting salaries for assistant professors continue to go up, while associate/full professor salaries are not keeping pace

• Starting salaries are already equaling or exceeding associate professor salaries in the CBA, and are projected to equal or exceed in CLS/SAH by 2010-2011.

• Associate professors promoted longer ago tend to earn SLIGHTLY more than associate professors promoted more recently, but this does not hold true in all cases.

Full Professors

• Full professors promoted longer ago are earning more than newly promoted full professors in CLS and SAH.

• Full professors promoted longer ago are earning LESS than newly promoted full professors in CBA.

• Starting salaries will equal or exceed full professor salaries in all colleges by 2012-2017.

Salary compression is a very real and difficult problem facing all UW-L colleges

Salary Compression Supported by Multiple Studies

• The findings presented within this report are based on data collected & analyzed by 2007-2008 PTS Committee

• Conclusions regarding the salary compression issues are also supported by a “UW-L Faculty Salary Equity Study” prepared by Carol Oyster and Women’s Advisory Council, dated December, 2007.