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Howard University Salary by Occupation and Position

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Average Staff Salary By Occupation

Howard University has 1,456 full-time non-instructional staffs and the average salary is $85,518. HU's staff salary increased by 1.58% 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 $135,269 over 487 Management staff.
  • The average salary of the Computer, Engineering, and Science position is $68,676 over 93 Computer, Engineering, and Science staff.
  • The average salary of the Business and Financial Operations position is $85,652 over 36 Business and Financial Operations staff.
  • The average salary of the Research position is $68,981 over 183 Research staff.
  • The average salary of the Public service position is $110,000 over 11 Public service staff.
The following table summarizes the average staff salary by occupation with the number of staff at Howard University.
Average Staff Salary By Occupation at Howard University
OccupationYearNumber of StaffsAverage Salary
All Non-Instructional Staffs Total20251,456
+15 (1.04%) 		$85,518
+$1,333 (1.58%)
20241,441$84,185
Research2025183
+42 (29.79%) 		$68,981
+$9,789 (16.54%)
2024141$59,192
Public service202511
+6 (120.00%) 		$110,000
+$46,404 (72.97%)
20245$63,596
Librarians, Curators, Archivists, Academic Affairs, and other Education Services2025106
+13 (13.98%) 		$39,424
-$24,601 (-38.42%)
202493$64,026
Management2025487
-8 (-1.62%) 		$135,269
+$3,685 (2.80%)
2024495$131,584
Business and Financial Operations202536
-10 (-21.74%) 		$85,652
+$4,025 (4.93%)
202446$81,627
Computer, Engineering, and Science202593
+3 (3.33%) 		$68,676
+$6,175 (9.88%)
202490$62,500
Community Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media2025117
-9 (-7.14%) 		$83,731
+$1,806 (2.20%)
2024126$81,925
Healthcare Practioners and Technical202557
-1 (-1.72%) 		$43,144
-$1,873 (-4.16%)
202458$45,017
Service202584
+1 (1.20%) 		$47,105
-$12,894 (-21.49%)
202483$59,999
Sales and related2025No Sales and related Staffs Reported
Office and Administrative Support2025277
-21 (-7.05%) 		$52,695
+$6,213 (13.37%)
2024298$46,482
Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance20254
-		 $69,460
-
20244$69,460
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving20251
-1 (-50.00%) 		$69,261
+$1,470 (2.17%)
20242$67,792

Staff Salary Comparison

HU's average staff salary is $85,518. HU's staff salary is higher than the national average staff salary at four-years colleges ($67,248). Its salary is similar to the average salary of four-years colleges in District of Columbia.
Non-instructional Staff Salary Comparison
Average Staff Salary
Howard University$85,518
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 HU and nearby Colleges

The following table shows the average staff salary of colleges near HU. Compared to those schools such as Trinity Washington University and Institute of World Politics, HU's staff salary is slightly higher than the average salary ($79,732). You can compare the salary to analyze or make a decision. The schools in below table are sorted by distance from HU.
Average Staff SalaryNumber of Staff
Howard University$85,5183,376
Trinity Washington University Washington, DC$89,726452
Institute of World Politics Washington, DC$111,30350
Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies Washington, DC$66,48559
Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family Washington, DC$74,61920
The Catholic University of America Washington, DC$78,7881,767
Strayer University-District of Columbia Washington, DC$80,2051,517
Strayer University-Global Region Washington, DC$92,3891,567
Career Technical Institute Washington, DC$44,33760