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Campus Size Sometimes Matters When Salaries Are Involved
Generally, the greater the number of acres a chief or director must oversee, the greater his or her salary. Nearly 78 percent of respondents from campuses with less than 100 acres make $80,000 or less per year, while only 44 percent of respondents with more than 3,000 acres make that amount.
Nearly one out of every four respondents responsible for more than 3,000 acres (24 percent) are paid more than $110,000 per year. Their median pay rate is $85,000, while the median pay rate for campuses with 100-600 acres is $65,000. The median rate for respondents with campuses that have less than 100 acres is $55,000.
Not surprisingly, the greater the number of buildings a respondent must oversee, the greater the likelihood his or her salary will be higher. Seventy-two percent of respondents with 30 or fewer buildings are paid $70,000 or less; 58 percent of respondents with 31-50 buildings; 53 percent of respondents with 51-75 buildings; 38 percent with 76-100 buildings; and 24 percent of respondents with more than 100 buildings make $70,000 or less.
More than 19 percent of respondents who oversee campuses with more than 100 buildings make more than $110,000 per year, while 12 percent with 76-100 buildings make that amount. Less than 3 percent with fewer than 10 buildings make more than $110,000. Respondents with 30 buildings or less make a median of $55,000 and an average of $59,000. Those responsible for 31-75 buildings are paid a median salary of $65,000, while those with 76-100 buildings make a median salary of $75,000. Those with more than 100 buildings make a median of $85,000.
Department size also plays a factor is the salary sweepstakes. The greater the number of employees in a department, the higher the respondents’ pay. The median pay for those responsible for departments that have 10 or less employees is $45,000, while the median salary for respondents with more than 50 employees is nearly double that amount ($85,000). One out of three respondents with more than 100 employees makes more than $110,000 per year.
More Students? More Beds? Most Likely More Money
Greater than 31 percent of chiefs, directors and higher-level security management personnel with campuses that have more than 50,000 students are paid more than $110,000 per year, and 63 percent make more than $90,000. The respondents from this category make a median salary of $95,000.
Seventy-five percent of respondents with campuses that have 30,001-50,000 students are paid an annual salary greater than $70,000. Overall, respondents from this category get paid a median salary of $85,000. Respondents from campuses that have less than 3,000 students dominate the bottom end of the salary range with 79 percent being paid $70,000 or less per year. Their median pay rate is $55,000.
The greater the number of beds in a hospital, the greater the median pay of its chiefs, directors and higher-level security management. Respondents from campuses with 400 beds or less have a median yearly salary of $55,000, while those with 401-600 beds have a median salary of $65,000. Respondents with greater than 600 beds are paid on average slightly more than $76,000 with a median salary of $75,000.
The higher pay experienced by management in larger hospitals, however, doesn’t apply to their sworn officers. Officers who work in healthcare facilities with 200-400 beds are paid the least, with an average starting pay rate of $29,354 and median of $27,500. Sworn officers who work for hospitals with less than 200 beds and more than 400 beds make a median starting salary of $32,500.
More than 55 percent of hospitals with less than 200 beds pay their rookie nonsworn officers $22,000 or less. More than 68 percent of hospitals with 200-400 beds pay their nonsworn officers $18,001-$25,000. Healthcare facilities with more than 800 beds are the most likely to pay more than $25,000 (43 percent).
Work for a Public Institution? You Probably Make More
With median salaries of $75,000, chiefs/directors and senior security management officials who work for public educational institutions generally make more than those who work for private schools, who have median salaries of $65,000. Sixty-two percent of respondents working for public campuses make $50,001-$100,000, while 61 percent of those working for private campuses make $30,001-$70,000.
Novice sworn officers at public institutions make a median salary of $32,500, which is $5,000 more than sworn officers in private institutions who make $27,500.
Median nonsworn officer pay is the same for both public and private institutions ($23,500), but nonsworn officers at private venues have a slight edge. Their average starting pay is $23,149, compared to public nonsworn officers whose average pay is $22,824.
Respondents who work for universities that charge the lowest tuitions ($10,000 or less) are generally paid more, with a median salary of $75,000. Upper level security and law enforcement management working for institutions charging $10,001-$25,000 are paid a median salary of $55,000, while those working for universities that charge more than $25,000 are paid a median salary of $65,000.
Except for the sworn officers at schools that charge $20,001-$30,000 per year in tuition who are paid a median starting salary of $37,500, the median pay rate for all sworn officers is the same: $32,500. In the next issue of Campus Safety, part II will discuss chief, director and senior security management job satisfaction.
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Robin Hattersley Gray is the executive editor of Campus Safety magazine. She can be reached at [email protected].
