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NARA ARAC Su C Survey ey Cost of Cost of Living and Living and Salar Salary y Results esults Presenter: Survey Committee Lunch Session Survey Results September 25, 2019 Carin Smith, DePaul University Committee Chair Sarah
Presenter:
Survey Committee Lunch Session – Survey Results September 25, 2019
NARAC Survey Committee
Carin Smith, DePaul University
Committee Chair
Sarah Goldman, University of Oregon
Survey Creator and Tabulator
Jim Pierson, University College Dublin
Survey Creator and Tabulator
Wintress Ross, Indiana University Bloomington
Communications Liaison
Patti Clements, East Carolina University
Communications Liaison
Matt Ogawa, Oregon State University
126 83 74 59 53 42 41 40 31 29 28 24 20 20 17 16 9 6 5 4 3 1 1 1 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 Regional Admission Counselors of California Chicago Area Regional Representatives Dallas/Fort Worth Admissions Regional Network Mid-Atlantic Regional Counselors Association Association of Regional Representatives of Oregon and Washington Regional Officers of Admissions of the Rockies Regional Officers of Admission Metro NYC Houston Area Regional Network New England Area Regional Representatives Florida Regional Admission Counselors Twin Cities Regional Admissions Representatives Greater Atlanta Regional Network San Antonio Regional Network Austin Regional Counselors
Association for International Regional Representatives - North America South Texas Area Regional Network Charlotte Regionals of Western North Carolina Hawai'i Admission Professional Association Ohio including Northern Kentucky - Admission Network Indiana Regional Officers of Admission and Recruitment Kansas City Area Regional Phoenix Area Regional College Counselors (non-affiliated group) Nashville Area Regional Network El Paso Admissions Recruitment Network
Total Count of Regional Memberships, N = 565
Full time 97% Part time 3% 11 month contract; paid full time 0% Part time. 9 month contract. 0%
WHAT IS YOUR EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Yes 94% No 6%
ARE YOU SALARIED?
Yes 69% Unsure/New in my role 14% No 14% In theory but not in practice 2% Other 1%
DO YOU RECEIVE MERIT BASED PAY INCREASES?
0-4 60% 5 to 9 24% 10 to 14 9% 15-19 4% 20-24 2% 25+ 1%
HOW MANY YEARS HAVE YOU BEEN A REGIONAL?
0-4 31% 5 to 9 32% 10 to 14 18% 15-19 9% 20-24 5% 25+ 5%
HOW MANY YEARS HAVE YOU WORKED IN ADMISSIONS?
Completely or Mostly False Neutral Completely or Mostly True [I feel like part of the team, equal to campus based staff] 27% 14%
60%
[I receive compensation and benefits on par with campus based employees in similar roles] 19% 15%
67%
[I am recognized for my work and accomplishments] 18% 17%
65%
[I receive the resources need to do my job] 12% 11%
78%
[Expectations from campus are clear and reasonable] 15% 20%
65%
[My campus based colleagues understand and respect my role] 25% 22%
53%
[My supervisor understands and respects my role] 6% 8%
86%
[I have opportunities to grow at my current institution]
44%
24% 32% [I am currently looking or plan to look for a new regional position]
63%
20% 17% [I am currently looking or plan to look for a new position in admissions]
63%
19% 17% [I am currently looking or plan to look for a new position within higher education ]
57%
20% 23% [I am currently looking or plan to look for a new position outside of higher education]
62%
18% 20%
(Only Regions/Groups with More than 10 Respondents Included)
$63,150 $62,494 $60,889 $59,214 $58,842 $54,889 $54,281 $54,269 $52,333 $50,313 $50,136 $48,321 $47,700 $47,250 $46,080
$45,000 $47,000 $49,000 $51,000 $53,000 $55,000 $57,000 $59,000 $61,000 $63,000 $65,000
Boston NYC Metro Southern California Northern California Chicagoland Philadelphia Oregon and Washington Greater Denver Metro DC
Atlanta Twin Cities Houston Dallas/Fort Worth Florida
Average Salary By Region
$46,518 $52,880 $54,937 $60,544 $61,391 $78,214 $72,759
$0 $10,000 $20,000 $30,000 $40,000 $50,000 $60,000 $70,000 $80,000 $90,000
Average Salary by Approximate Job Title 236 76 111 70 23 14 30
$50,627 $56,591 $59,308 $60,909 $71,500
$0 $10,000 $20,000 $30,000 $40,000 $50,000 $60,000 $70,000 $80,000
0 to 4 5 to 9 10 to 14 15-19 20-24
Average Salary by Years as Regional
337 10 24 53 138
$46,852 $52,483 $59,091 $59,750 $62,138 $66,393 $0 $10,000 $20,000 $30,000 $40,000 $50,000 $60,000 $70,000 0 to 4 5 to 9 10 to 14 15-19 20-24 25+
Average Salary By Years In Admissions
175 180 102 49 30 30
$50,857 $58,210 $46,000 $48,000 $50,000 $52,000 $54,000 $56,000 $58,000 $60,000 Public Private
Average Salary By Institution Type
, N = 343 , N = 223
$54,182 $56,183 $52,265 $50,000 $51,000 $52,000 $53,000 $54,000 $55,000 $56,000 $57,000 Small (<5000) Medium (5,000 - 15,000) Large (>15,000)
Average Salary By Institition Size
, N = 150 , N = 263 , N = 153
CARR
Each Blue Marker is a University that has a representative member in CARR who completed the survey
DARN
Each Blue Marker is a University that has a representative member in DARN who completed the survey
MARCA
Each Blue Marker is a University that has a representative member in MARCA who completed the survey
RACC
Each Blue Marker is a University that has a representative member in RACC who completed the survey
ROAM-NYC
Each Blue Marker is a University that has a representative member in ROAM-NYC who completed the survey
FRAC
Each Blue Marker is a University that has a representative member in FRAC who completed the survey
GARN
Each Blue Marker is a University that has a representative member in GARN who completed the survey
ARROW
Each Blue Marker is a University that has a representative member in ARROW who completed the survey
TCRAR
Each Blue Marker is a University that has a representative member in TCRAR who completed the survey
ROAR
Each Blue Marker is a University that has a representative member in ROAR who completed the survey
NEARR
Each Blue Marker is a University that has a representative member in NEARR who completed the survey
STARR
Each Blue Marker is a University that has a representative member in STARR who completed the survey
What is a Cost of Living Index
A Cost of Living Index estimates the cost for basic necessities such as housing, food, transportation, taxes, healthcare, and other items CoL data comes from the Consumer Price Index published by the US Bureau
publicly available cost data sets CoL differences estimate the cost differences to maintain the same standard of living
1.6% 2.5% 2.9% 5.7% 12.7% 14.6% 15.4% 16.6% 18.7% 25.1% 39.5% 42.5% 59.6% 62.5% 83.0%
0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0% 70.0% 80.0% 90.0%
Average CoL For Major Cities Compared to National Average
Nationwide Average CoL % Difference Between Where Reps Live and Their Own Campus
7.1% 7.4% 8.7% 12.0% 12.7% 13.9% 16.3% 20.5% 21.4% 25.0% 25.5% 31.8% 38.6% 45.2%
0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0%
Average CoL % Difference Between Where Reps Live and Their Own Campus (By Region)
CoL Gap Comparison
Average CoL Gap Between Campuses and National Average
Average CoL Gap Between Where Reps Live and National Average
0.6% 1.2% 7.4% 7.9% 9.5% 10.9% 11.4%
0.9% 2.0% 11.2% 7.6% 11.5% 6.5% 1.5% 41.5% 32.1% 39.8% 16.4% 34.0% 39.6%
0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0%
Houston
Dallas/Fort Worth Atlanta Twin Cities Chicago Philadelphia Greater Denver Florida Metro DC Boston Southern California Oregon and Washington Northern California NYC Metro
CoL Gap For Campus and Rep Home Compared to National Average (By Region)
Campus Compared to National Average Rep Home Compared to National Average
If you work in Houston, your campus has a CoL 11.4% lower than the national average, but where you live has a CoL 17% lower – if your salary is set the same as on campus employees, good for you! If you work in DC, your campus has a CoL 1.2% higher than the national average, but where you live has a CoL 41.5% higher – if your salary is set the same as on campus employees, you’re not getting paid enough to maintain your standard of living
Average CoL Salary Gap (the salary difference needed to maintain standard of living compared to on-campus employees)
$4,033
$0 $5,000 $10,000
Average CoL Salary Gap For Reps (By Region) (the salary difference needed to maintain standard of living compared to campus)
Takeaways
Living of regionally based staff and the campuses that employ them
– especially related to demographics (gender, race, ethnicity, age, etc.)
this data and what you can do with it
going forward
Resources
Resources to help consider cost of living – CoL Calculators Salary.com https://www.salary.com/research/cost-of-living SmartAsset.com
https://smartasset.com/mortgage/cost-of-living-calculator#cmsgwwcMWp
Further Questions
Happy Hour Meet-Up
Today, 5:00 – 6:30pm Louisville Marriott Downtown
Contact Info
jim.pierson@ucd.ie sgoldman@uoregon.edu