Change in Employee Compensation
Salary Market Data information for Faculty and Non-Classified Staff
Process
- Each year, the Office of Human Resources and the Office of Institutional Research prepares and submits an annual salary survey for our Non-Classified and Faculty positions to the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR). CUPA-HR maintains one of the largest workforce databases available for higher ed institutions, annually obtains salary data from approximately 1,300 institutions, and has become an industry standard for higher ed compensation and workforce data across the nation. ISU's participation in this survey allows us to benchmark our positions at ISU to our peer groups with up-to-date and comprehensive salary, benefits, and workforce data.
- As part of our CEC planning for FY 2023 (2 years ago), we embarked on a comprehensive review of all non-classified and faculty positions to align them with our CUPA position data by discipline (area of focus) and rank (or position description/duties) in order to arrive at a salary market comparison rate for each ISU faculty and non-classified staff position. This review of each position was conducted collaboratively by HR and division/college-level leadership to determine appropriate market comparisons utilizing a consistent methodology across all positions and departments.
- We are now in our third year of utilizing a consistent approach to determine equitable market rates based on salary survey data as part of our annual merit process, and these data are utilized throughout the year to inform hiring decisions, unit reorganizations and job analyses, as well as equity and retention efforts. Each year we are making improvements in our processes and continuing to educate the campus community regarding this relatively new and much more comprehensive and consistent approach to market equity for faculty and non-classified staff.
- ISU HR and division/college-level leadership have a process in place to annually capture relevant updates to roles/positions to ensure appropriate alignment with comparison groups. Unit and leadership context are essential for checking and reviewing these updated salary comparison data on an annual basis to check for job changes, new hires, or other reorganization efforts.
- It is important to note that the comparison group salaries are a snapshot in time from reporting institutions and may vary from year to year.
- Our aim is to apply consistent data sources and methodology across all positions and disciplines relevant to the higher ed industry:
- For non-classified positions, matches to the CUPA positions are intended to group similar positions together by specific functional area, such as academic or student services, facilities management, human resources, administration, information technology, athletics, etc.
- For faculty positions, matches are based on the primary appointment according to discipline and faculty rank
Salary Comparison Groups
ISU utilizes a primary peer group for our salary comparisons (ISU+ Peer Group), which comprises 17 institutions across our region including our designated peer institutions, in-state peer institutions, and other relevant institutions of similar size and scope such as Boise State University, New Mexico State University, University of Colorado, Utah State University, and others. If there is not a match to a position among this peer group, the next comparison groups are utilized. A full list of our current comparison groups utilized for this data are found below:
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ISU+ Peer Comparison Group - primary data source utilized for our salary comparisons. If there is not a match to a position among this peer group, the next comparison groups are utilized. |
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Boise State University (Boise, ID) |
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Cleveland State University (Cleveland, OH) |
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Idaho State University (Pocatello, ID) |
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Marshall University (Huntington, WV) |
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New Mexico State University Main Campus (Las Cruces, NM) |
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Portland State University (Portland, OR) |
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South Dakota State University (Brookings, SD) |
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Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi (Corpus Christi, TX) |
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University of Colorado Colorado Springs (Colorado Springs, CO) |
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University of Idaho (Moscow, ID) |
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University of Massachusetts Dartmouth (North Dartmouth, MA) |
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University of Montana - Missoula (Missoula, MT) |
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University of Toledo (Toledo, OH) |
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Utah State University (Logan, UT) |
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Western Michigan University (Kalamazoo, MI) |
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Wichita State University (Wichita, KS) |
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Wright State University Main Campus (Dayton, OH) |
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2019 Carnegie Research Moderate Public Grad and Undergrad - secondary comparison group if there is not a match among ISU+ Peer Institutions (expands upon ISU+ group) |
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Boise State University (Boise, ID) |
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California State University-Fullerton (Fullerton, CA) |
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East Tennessee State University (Johnson City, TN) |
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Eastern Michigan University (Ypsilanti, MI) |
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Georgia Southern University (Statesboro, GA) |
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Idaho State University (Pocatello, ID) |
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Indiana State University (Terre Haute, IN) |
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Indiana University of Pennsylvania (Indiana, PA) |
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Kennesaw State University (Kennesaw, GA) |
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Lamar University (Beaumont, TX) |
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Louisiana Tech University (Ruston, LA) |
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Middle Tennessee State University (Murfreesboro, TN) |
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Montclair State University (Montclair, NJ) |
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Morgan State University (Baltimore, MD) |
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Oakland University (Rochester, MI) |
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Prairie View A&M University (Prairie View, TX) |
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Rowan University (Glassboro, NJ) |
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Sam Houston State University (Huntsville, TX) |
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San Francisco State University (San Francisco, CA) |
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State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (Syracuse, NY) |
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Tennessee State University (Nashville, TN) |
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Tennessee Technological University (Cookeville, TN) |
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Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi (Corpus Christi, TX) |
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Texas A&M University - Kingsville (Kingsville, TX) |
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Texas Woman's University (Denton, TX) |
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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (Edinburg, TX) |
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University of Arkansas at Little Rock (Little Rock, AR) |
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University of Louisiana at Monroe (Monroe, LA) |
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University of Maryland Eastern Shore (Princess Anne, MD) |
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University of Nebraska at Omaha (Omaha, NE) |
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University of West Florida (Pensacola, FL) |
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University of West Georgia (Carrollton, GA) |
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Valdosta State University (Valdosta, GA) |
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Wright State University Main Campus (Dayton, OH) |
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Public, Research High, Grad & Undergrad, All Systems - alternate comparison group if there is not a match among ISU+ Peer Institutions or Carnegie group |
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Auburn University (Auburn, AL) |
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Ball State University (Muncie, IN) |
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Bowling Green State University (Bowling Green, OH) |
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Clemson University (Clemson, SC) |
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Cleveland State University (Cleveland, OH) |
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College of William & Mary (Williamsburg, VA) |
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Colorado School of Mines (Golden, CO) |
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Florida Atlantic University (Boca Raton, FL) |
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Florida International University (Miami, FL) |
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George Mason University (Fairfax, VA) |
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Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (Indianapolis, IN) |
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Jackson State University (Jackson, MS) |
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Kansas State University (Manhattan, KS) |
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Kent State University Main Campus (Kent, OH) |
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Louisiana Tech University (Ruston, LA) |
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Miami University (Oxford, OH) |
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Michigan Technological University (Houghton, MI) |
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Missouri University of Science & Technology (Rolla, MO) |
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New Jersey Institute of Technology (Newark, NJ) |
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Northern Arizona University (Flagstaff, AZ) |
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Ohio University (Athens, OH) |
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Oklahoma State University (Stillwater, OK) |
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Old Dominion University (Norfolk, VA) |
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Portland State University (Portland, OR) |
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San Diego State University (San Diego, CA) |
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South Dakota State University (Brookings, SD) |
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Southern Illinois University Carbondale (Carbondale, IL) |
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State University of New York at Binghamton (Binghamton, NY) |
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Temple University (Phila., PA) |
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Texas Tech University (Lubbock, TX) |
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The University of Akron, Main Campus (Akron, OH) |
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The University of Memphis (Memphis, TN) |
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The University of South Dakota (Vermillion, SD) |
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The University of Texas at Arlington (Arlington, TX) |
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The University of Texas at Dallas (Richardson, TX) |
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University of Alaska Fairbanks (Fairbanks, AK) |
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University of Colorado Denver (Denver, CO) |
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University of Idaho (Moscow, ID) |
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University of Louisiana at Lafayette (Lafayette, LA) |
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University of Maryland Baltimore County (Baltimore, MD) |
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University of Massachusetts Boston (Boston, MA) |
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University of Massachusetts Lowell (Lowell, MA) |
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University of Mississippi (University, MS) |
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University of Missouri - Saint Louis (Saint Louis, MO) |
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University of Montana - Missoula (Missoula, MT) |
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University of Nevada, Las Vegas (Las Vegas, NV) |
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University of Nevada, Reno (Reno, NV) |
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University of New Hampshire (Durham, NH) |
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University of New Orleans (New Orleans, LA) |
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University of North Carolina at Greensboro (Greensboro, NC) |
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University of North Dakota (Grand Forks, ND) |
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University of North Texas Denton Campus (Denton, TX) |
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University of South Alabama (Mobile, AL) |
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University of Texas at El Paso (El Paso, TX) |
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University of Texas at San Antonio (San Antonio, TX) |
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University of Toledo (Toledo, OH) |
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University of Vermont (Burlington, VT) |
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University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (Milwaukee, WI) |
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University of Wyoming (Laramie, WY) |
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Utah State University (Logan, UT) |
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Western Michigan University (Kalamazoo, MI) |
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Wichita State University (Wichita, KS) |
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Wright State University Main Campus (Dayton, OH) |
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Big Sky Conference - utilized for Athletics positions only |
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California State University-Sacramento (Sacramento, CA) |
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Eastern Washington University (Cheney, WA) |
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Montana State University (Bozeman, MT) |
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Northern Arizona University (Flagstaff, AZ) |
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Portland State University (Portland, OR) |
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Southern Utah University (Cedar City, UT) |
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University of Idaho (Moscow, ID) |
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University of Montana - Missoula (Missoula, MT) |
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University of Northern Colorado (Greeley, CO) |
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Weber State University (Ogden, UT) |
For a few specific occupational disciplines within the State of Idaho, including health and technology, additional industry comparisons are utilized from the Idaho Department of Labor Occupational Employment & Wages Survey. These comparisons are rare and exceptional, and are determined collaboratively with leadership and HR to determine the most appropriate comparisons depending upon rank, disciple, and role.
Salary Surveys
ISU participates and utilizes data from the following CUPA Salary Surveys:
- Administrators Survey - collects data for positions with primary assignments requiring management of the institution or a customarily recognized division within it. The administrator positions reported for this survey are typical of those found in colleges and universities. Before reporting data, position descriptions are reviewed and matched based upon position description content, rather than job title only. The positions in the Administrators Survey include Top Executive Officers, Senior Institutional & Chief Functional Officers, and Academic Deans.
- Professionals Survey - collects data for 'functional professional' positions with primary assignments and responsibilities requiring professional-level expertise and work in a specific functional area, such as academic or student services, facilities management, human resources, information technology, athletics, etc. Positions covered include those with supervisory duties that do not represent the majority of their time and effort. Positions generally require at least a baccalaureate degree or equivalent in the field and may require a terminal degree and/or professional licensure in the field. The professional positions reported for this survey are typical of those found in colleges and universities. Before reporting data, position descriptions are reviewed and matched based upon position description content, rather than job title only. The positions in the Professionals Survey are grouped into the following broad categories/functional areas:
- Academic Affairs
- Athletics
- External Affairs
- Fiscal Affairs
- Information Technology
- Institutional Affairs
- Research, Statisticians and Data Scientists, and Health Science and Environmental Sustainability Professionals
- Student Affairs
- Faculty Survey - collects data for full-time faculty positions by instructional programs based on the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP). Data reported includes annualized 9 month salary, tenure type, and faculty rank.