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Harvard University Salary by Occupation and Position

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Average Staff Salary By Occupation

Harvard University has 14,322 full-time non-instructional staffs and the average salary is $105,232. Harvard's staff salary increased by 4.69% 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 $188,334 over 1,860 Management staff.
  • The average salary of the Computer, Engineering, and Science position is $105,250 over 2,224 Computer, Engineering, and Science staff.
  • The average salary of the Business and Financial Operations position is $96,986 over 3,024 Business and Financial Operations staff.
  • The average salary of the Research position is $81,876 over 1,462 Research staff.
The following table summarizes the average staff salary by occupation with the number of staff at Harvard University.
Average Staff Salary By Occupation at Harvard University
OccupationYearNumber of StaffsAverage Salary
All Non-Instructional Staffs Total202514,322
+433 (3.12%) 		$105,232
+$4,714 (4.69%)
202413,889$100,518
Research20251,462
-23 (-1.55%) 		$81,876
+$2,853 (3.61%)
20241,485$79,023
Public service2025No Public service Staffs Reported
Librarians, Curators, Archivists, Academic Affairs, and other Education Services20251,342
+56 (4.35%) 		$97,245
+$16,241 (20.05%)
20241,286$81,004
Management20251,860
+114 (6.53%) 		$188,334
+$5,287 (2.89%)
20241,746$183,047
Business and Financial Operations20253,024
+139 (4.82%) 		$96,986
+$2,958 (3.15%)
20242,885$94,028
Computer, Engineering, and Science20252,224
+58 (2.68%) 		$105,250
+$3,711 (3.65%)
20242,166$101,539
Community Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media2025828
+19 (2.35%) 		$103,490
+$3,819 (3.83%)
2024809$99,671
Healthcare Practioners and Technical2025100
-		 $112,831
+$9,569 (9.27%)
2024100$103,262
Service20251,315
+45 (3.54%) 		$73,720
+$1,445 (2.00%)
20241,270$72,275
Sales and related2025No Sales and related Staffs Reported
Office and Administrative Support20251,944
+13 (0.67%) 		$84,868
+$1,074 (1.28%)
20241,931$83,794
Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance2025167
+8 (5.03%) 		$99,117
+$352 (0.36%)
2024159$98,766
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving202556
+4 (7.69%) 		$67,974
+$479 (0.71%)
202452$67,495

Staff Salary Comparison

Harvard's average staff salary is $105,232. Harvard's staff salary is much higher than the national average staff salary at four-years colleges ($67,248). Its salary is higher than the average salary of four-years colleges in Massachusetts.
Non-instructional Staff Salary Comparison
Average Staff Salary
Harvard University$105,232
All Colleges$66,174
Four-years Colleges$67,248
Massachusetts Colleges$82,532
Four-years Massachusetts Colleges$82,912

Staff Salary Comparison Between Harvard and nearby Colleges

The following table shows the average staff salary of colleges near Harvard. Compared to those schools such as Longy School of Music of Bard College and Lesley University, Harvard's staff salary is higher than the average salary ($91,477). You can compare the salary to analyze or make a decision. The schools in below table are sorted by distance from Harvard.
Average Staff SalaryNumber of Staff
Harvard University$105,23220,667
Longy School of Music of Bard College Cambridge, MA$81,602206
Lesley University Cambridge, MA$96,319683
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA$119,02414,957
Boston University Boston, MA$94,62611,414
New England College of Optometry Boston, MA$90,635193
Tufts University Medford, MA$89,7335,494
Cambridge College Boston, MA$78,329517
Berklee College of Music Boston, MA$102,1892,097
Boston Architectural College Boston, MA$70,836313