Category: Education administrator

College Professor Teaching
Aug 26, 2025
The Administrative Pay Puzzle: Why Leadership Salaries Continue to Outpace Faculty Wages in 2026

As higher education enters 2026, the long-running debate around compensation structures in colleges and universities is intensifying. While faculty salaries have seen modest gains in recent years, administrative pay—particularly at the executive level—continues to climb at a pace that leaves many educators frustrated. The widening gap between leadership earnings and faculty wages is raising questions […]

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Higher Education Pay Transparency
Jun 10, 2021
Higher Education Administrators Receive the Lowest Median Salary Increase Since 2010

As of May 2020, the U.S. had already lost more than 20.6 million jobs due to the pandemic-induced recession. Moreover, even those lucky enough to keep their jobs experienced issues such as pay cuts, delayed paychecks, and no pay increase. According to the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources, the same trend was […]

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