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Michigan State University Salary by Occupation and Position

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Average Staff Salary By Occupation

Michigan State University has 8,716 full-time non-instructional staffs and the average salary is $82,709. MSU's staff salary increased by 3.91% 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 $113,237 over 1,642 Management staff.
  • The average salary of the Computer, Engineering, and Science position is $91,100 over 1,298 Computer, Engineering, and Science staff.
  • The average salary of the Business and Financial Operations position is $84,411 over 681 Business and Financial Operations staff.
  • The average salary of the Research position is $62,991 over 500 Research staff.
  • The average salary of the Public service position is $65,678 over 442 Public service staff.
The following table summarizes the average staff salary by occupation with the number of staff at Michigan State University.
Average Staff Salary By Occupation at Michigan State University
OccupationYearNumber of StaffsAverage Salary
All Non-Instructional Staffs Total20258,716
+266 (3.15%) 		$82,709
+$3,113 (3.91%)
20248,450$79,596
Research2025500
+34 (7.30%) 		$62,991
+$1,307 (2.12%)
2024466$61,684
Public service2025442
+17 (4.00%) 		$65,678
+$1,858 (2.91%)
2024425$63,820
Librarians, Curators, Archivists, Academic Affairs, and other Education Services2025596
-20 (-3.25%) 		$89,333
+$4,408 (5.19%)
2024616$84,925
Management20251,642
+92 (5.94%) 		$113,237
+$2,818 (2.55%)
20241,550$110,419
Business and Financial Operations2025681
+29 (4.45%) 		$84,411
+$2,293 (2.79%)
2024652$82,118
Computer, Engineering, and Science20251,298
+71 (5.79%) 		$91,100
+$2,888 (3.27%)
20241,227$88,212
Community Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media2025689
+32 (4.87%) 		$105,847
+$8,686 (8.94%)
2024657$97,160
Healthcare Practioners and Technical2025215
-1 (-0.46%) 		$63,061
+$536 (0.86%)
2024216$62,525
Service2025918
+30 (3.38%) 		$49,309
+$1,146 (2.38%)
2024888$48,164
Sales and related20259
-1 (-10.00%) 		$61,189
+$3,081 (5.30%)
202410$58,108
Office and Administrative Support20251,142
-10 (-0.87%) 		$62,654
+$1,899 (3.13%)
20241,152$60,755
Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance2025375
-5 (-1.32%) 		$74,614
+$2,473 (3.43%)
2024380$72,141
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving2025209
-2 (-0.95%) 		$65,191
+$1,741 (2.74%)
2024211$63,450

Staff Salary Comparison

MSU's average staff salary is $82,709. MSU's staff salary is higher than the national average staff salary at four-years colleges ($67,248). Its salary is also higher than the average salary ($67,537) of four-years colleges in Michigan.
Non-instructional Staff Salary Comparison
Average Staff Salary
Michigan State University$82,709
All Colleges$66,174
Four-years Colleges$67,248
Michigan Colleges$66,479
Four-years Michigan Colleges$67,537

Staff Salary Comparison Between MSU and nearby Colleges

The following table shows the average staff salary of colleges near MSU. Compared to those schools such as Douglas J Aveda Institute and Protege Academy, MSU's staff salary is higher than the average salary ($71,511). You can compare the salary to analyze or make a decision. The schools in below table are sorted by distance from MSU.
Average Staff SalaryNumber of Staff
Michigan State University$82,70913,601
Lansing Community College Lansing, MI$76,0831,698
Thomas M Cooley Law School Lansing, MI$79,459204
Great Lakes Christian College Lansing, MI$42,95949
Baker College Owosso, MI$70,164926
The University of Olivet Olivet, MI$53,252227
Cleary University Howell, MI$107,150204