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Murray State University Salary by Occupation

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Average Staff Salary By Occupation

Murray State University has 628 full-time non-instructional staffs and the average salary is $49,801. Murray State's staff salary increased by 7.35% 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 $113,136 over 48 Management staff.
  • The average salary of the Computer, Engineering, and Science position is $53,711 over 62 Computer, Engineering, and Science staff.
  • The average salary of the Business and Financial Operations position is $54,268 over 110 Business and Financial Operations staff.
  • The average salary of the Research position is $47,329 over 1 Research staff.
The following table summarizes the average staff salary by occupation with the number of staff at Murray State University.
Average Staff Salary By Occupation at Murray State University
OccupationYearNumber of StaffsAverage Salary
All Non-Instructional Staffs Total2023628
+34 (5.72%) 		$49,801
+$3,411 (7.35%)
2022594$46,390
Research20231
-1 (-50.00%) 		$47,329
+$2,260 (5.01%)
20222$45,070
Public service2023No Public service Staffs Reported
Librarians, Curators, Archivists, Academic Affairs, and other Education Services202336
-3 (-7.69%) 		$38,687
+$13,595 (54.18%)
202239$25,091
Management202348
+7 (17.07%) 		$113,136
+$3,477 (3.17%)
202241$109,658
Business and Financial Operations2023110
+15 (15.79%) 		$54,268
+$836 (1.56%)
202295$53,432
Computer, Engineering, and Science202362
-		 $53,711
+$1,455 (2.78%)
202262$52,256
Community Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media2023122
+24 (24.49%) 		$53,110
+$8 (0.02%)
202298$53,101
Healthcare Practioners and Technical202326
+3 (13.04%) 		$42,487
+$3,470 (8.89%)
202223$39,018
Service202321
+2 (10.53%) 		$45,330
+$3,099 (7.34%)
202219$42,230
Sales and related20235
-		 $33,131
+$4,486 (15.66%)
20225$28,645
Office and Administrative Support2023139
-9 (-6.08%) 		$31,174
+$1,038 (3.44%)
2022148$30,136
Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance202343
-3 (-6.52%) 		$38,226
+$610 (1.62%)
202246$37,617
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving202315
-1 (-6.25%) 		$28,428
+$1,083 (3.96%)
202216$27,345

Staff Salary Comparison

Murray State's average staff salary is $49,801. Murray State's staff salary is lower than the national average staff salary at four-years colleges ($63,206). Its salary is slightly lower than the average salary of four-years colleges in Kentucky.
Non-instructional Staff Salary Comparison
Average Staff Salary
Murray State University$49,801
All Colleges$62,174
Four-years Colleges$63,206
Kentucky Colleges$52,599
Four-years Kentucky Colleges$53,621

Staff Salary Comparison Between Murray State and nearby Colleges

The following table shows the average staff salary of colleges near Murray State. Compared to those schools such as West Kentucky Community and Technical College and Ross College-Hopkinsville, Murray State's staff salary is similar to the average salary ($49,342). You can compare the salary to analyze or make a decision. The schools in below table are sorted by distance from Murray State.
Average Staff SalaryNumber of Staff
Murray State University$49,8011,296
West Kentucky Community and Technical College Paducah, KY$40,923484
Ross College-Hopkinsville Hopkinsville, KY$69,16616
Hopkinsville Community College Hopkinsville, KY$45,903210
Madisonville Community College Madisonville, KY$48,867297
Henderson Community College Henderson, KY$48,930116
Owensboro Community and Technical College Owensboro, KY$50,687367
Kentucky Wesleyan College Owensboro, KY$50,962217
Brescia University Owensboro, KY$39,138200
Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College Bowling Green, KY$49,501369