EDUCAUSE Workforce Salaries

Higher education IT salary calculator

EDUCAUSE published the Higher Education IT Salary Report, 2019 to better understand how various factors shape the salaries of higher education IT professionals.
Use this calculator to explore the significant demographic and role-based factors from those findings.*

Factors influencing staff salaries

Gender
Female Male

Highest degree earned
No four-year degree Bachelor's degree Master's degree Doctoral/other terminal degree

Institution type

IT sector

Number of years worked at other higher education institutions
(do not include years worked at your current college or university)

Generation
Millennial (born 1981-96) Gen X (born 1965-80) Baby Boomer (born 1946-64)

Estimated salary
$22,076 – $45,804

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60,000

90,000

120,000

$150,000

Factors influencing manager salaries

Highest degree earned
No four-year degree Bachelor's degree Master's degree Doctoral/other terminal degree

Institution type

IT sector

Number of direct reports

Number of years in different roles at your current college or university

Number of years worked at other higher education institutions
(do not include years worked at your current college or university)

Generation
Millennial (born 1981-96) Gen X (born 1965-80) Baby Boomer (born 1946-64)

Estimated salary $36,278 – $72,875

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100,000

150,000

200,000

$250,000

*Only statistically significant factors shown. Range estimate captures ~50% of respondents. For more about survey and methodology, see The Higher Education IT Salary Report, 2019