univstats
  1. Home
  2. Salary
  3. American University
  4. Occupation

American University Salary by Occupation and Position

Academic Home Employment Statistics District of Columbia Salary

Average Staff Salary By Occupation

American University has 1,762 full-time non-instructional staffs and the average salary is $97,171. American's staff salary increased by 5.57% compared to last year' salary. The following list shows the average salary for the popular occupation with a number of employees.
  • The average salary of the Management position is $140,874 over 480 Management staff.
  • The average salary of the Computer, Engineering, and Science position is $98,532 over 164 Computer, Engineering, and Science staff.
  • The average salary of the Business and Financial Operations position is $84,653 over 248 Business and Financial Operations staff.
  • The average salary of the Research position is $102,233 over 44 Research staff.
The following table summarizes the average staff salary by occupation with the number of staff at American University.
Average Staff Salary By Occupation at American University
OccupationYearNumber of StaffsAverage Salary
All Non-Instructional Staffs Total20251,762
-98 (-5.27%) 		$97,171
+$5,123 (5.57%)
20241,860$92,049
Research202544
-1 (-2.22%) 		$102,233
+$6,288 (6.55%)
202445$95,945
Public service2025No Public service Staffs Reported
Librarians, Curators, Archivists, Academic Affairs, and other Education Services2025101
-10 (-9.01%) 		$82,937
+$5,251 (6.76%)
2024111$77,686
Management2025480
-2 (-0.41%) 		$140,874
+$7,409 (5.55%)
2024482$133,465
Business and Financial Operations2025248
-27 (-9.82%) 		$84,653
+$3,711 (4.58%)
2024275$80,942
Computer, Engineering, and Science2025164
-25 (-13.23%) 		$98,532
+$5,049 (5.40%)
2024189$93,483
Community Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media2025287
-34 (-10.59%) 		$83,865
+$4,213 (5.29%)
2024321$79,651
Healthcare Practioners and Technical202518
+1 (5.88%) 		$101,650
+$2,085 (2.09%)
202417$99,565
Service202584
-3 (-3.45%) 		$65,201
+$2,568 (4.10%)
202487$62,633
Sales and related2025No Sales and related Staffs Reported
Office and Administrative Support2025234
+9 (4.00%) 		$60,080
+$2,076 (3.58%)
2024225$58,004
Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance202558
-6 (-9.38%) 		$82,434
+$2,345 (2.93%)
202464$80,089
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving202544
-		 $76,199
+$5,155 (7.26%)
202444$71,043

Staff Salary Comparison

American's average staff salary is $97,171. American's staff salary is much higher than the national average staff salary at four-years colleges ($67,248). Its salary is slightly higher than the average salary of four-years colleges in District of Columbia.
Non-instructional Staff Salary Comparison
Average Staff Salary
American University$97,171
All Colleges$66,174
Four-years Colleges$67,248
District of Columbia Colleges$85,886
Four-years District of Columbia Colleges$89,466

Staff Salary Comparison Between American and nearby Colleges

The following table shows the average staff salary of colleges near American. Compared to those schools such as Wesley Theological Seminary and University of the District of Columbia, American's staff salary is slightly higher than the average salary ($90,558). You can compare the salary to analyze or make a decision. The schools in below table are sorted by distance from American.
Average Staff SalaryNumber of Staff
American University$97,1713,728
Wesley Theological Seminary Washington, DC$60,95878
University of the District of Columbia Washington, DC$77,7931,038
Georgetown University Washington, DC$98,5187,295
Institute of World Politics Washington, DC$111,30350
George Washington University Washington, DC$99,5176,423
Strayer University-District of Columbia Washington, DC$80,2051,517
Strayer University-Global Region Washington, DC$92,3891,567
NewU University Washington, DC$150,00026
Career Technical Institute Washington, DC$44,33760