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University $alaries
National market driving force for wages
Top 10 UW-W
do with the number of people, but it may
also have to do with the options that peo-
By Sarah Kloepping

salaries
ple have to go to other places.
EDITOR IN CHIEF

Business rules at UW-Whitewa-

“So, for example, if you’re in a de-
ter. The university’s largest depart-
partment that has a relatively high salary
ment also receives the largest salaries. Richard Telfer
expectation, then the other schools in the $199,500
Chancellor Richard Telfer says chancellor
country are also aware of that. And so if
the disparity is caused by external Christine Clements
they want this professor, they know they’re $140,624
forces: the demand for business pro- dean of business college
going to have to pay more.” Randy Marnocha
fessors across the country. $137,943
Other factors that determine a person’s vice chancellor
“Almost all
salary include how long a person has been Mary Pinkerton
of these have a $134,956
at the institution or his or her level of edu- dean of L&S
national market John Stone
cation.
we are comparing dean of graduate studies $132,143
Public Information Director Sara Kuhl
it to,” he said. “So
said people who have chosen to become Richard Haven
it renders less $123,219
teachers make a choice to leave positions interim dean of arts & comm.
what a communi- Meifang Ziang
in the private sector, which pay a lot of $123,000
cation professor assistant professor
money.
is getting com- Jonathan Enslin
“These professors’ salaries have to be $118,776
pared to anybody assistant chancellor
Telfer

very competitive in order to attract the best Hong Qiu

else here than it is what the commu- $114,133
that we can,” she said. “And not to dimin- associate professor
nication professor is getting next to
ish anyone else’s work that they do, but Barbara Monfils
someone at another institution.” $110,772
there are probably more English professors associate vice chancellor

Chancellor
Dean of Letters and Sciences
than there are accounting or economics
Mary Pinkerton said she has heard the
[professors].”
arguement but isn’t convinced others

comparisons
UW-Whitewater’s average professor
should be making less.
salary is $74,500, according to the Chron-
“That’s the argument that’s been
icle of Higher Education. It ranks 11th out
presented, is that for people in busi-
of 25 Wisconsin schools surveyed. School Salary Students
ness it’s a market-driven situation
“So is it more important that so and so UW-Madison $377,000 41,654
where they could make more on the
has a higher or lower salary than another UW-Milwaukee $280,550 30,418
outside,” she said. “Is that ideal? Is that $221,750 13,192
person or is it more important that in our UW-Oshkosh
fair? Those are good questions. I think UW-Green Bay $216,000 6,638
campus the average salary is pitifully low
salaries in Letters and Sciences should UW-Stout $214,084 9,017
[compared to other similar schools?]”
be higher. UW-Platteville $211,986 7,803
Telfer said. UW-Stevens Pt. $207,144 9,209
Pinkerton said she has had com-
Kuhl said as a whole the UW System UW-Superior $205,759 2,794
plaints about salaries and would like to
is below what other universities are paying UW-River Falls $200,000 6,728
pay faculty in the college more. UW-Whitewater $199,500 11,139
faculty and staff nationally.
“People feel their work isn’t valued,” UW-Parkside $199,477 5,303
“If you’re just looking at [UW-White-
she said. “They just don’t feel they are UW-Eau Claire $197,949 11,216
water salaries] it’s like, ‘wow, some of
being compensated in proportion to UW-La Crosse $197,808 10,009
these people make what appears to be a lot

University
their productivity in terms of teaching
of money,’” she said. “But … we’re losing
or research or grant getting and those
people to other institutions because of [low

salaries by
kinds of things in relation to their col-
numbers].”
leagues [within their college and other
Kuhl said a benefit is that faculty at
colleges].”

division
UW-Whitewater is highly committed to
Telfer said when trying to find a pro-
teaching its students.
fessor for a particular role, the university
“A lot them know that they could be
has to offer a salary in the range that
elsewhere making more money,” she said.
other people in that specialty are getting.
“It’s a real benefit to students that we have For more UW-Whitewater
“There are certain departments where
those kinds of committed people here.” salaries go to page 2 of the
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