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2025 Pacific Lutheran University Employee Salary

Pacific Lutheran University is a private institution located in Tacoma, WA. It is a Master's College by Carnegie Classification. You can view and compare Master's College Faculty Salary page.

Average Faculty Salary

Pacific Lutheran University has 537 employees including both faculty and non-instructional staffs. The average faculty salary is $77,291 and the average non-teaching staff salary is $65,130. The average faculty salary have down -3.13% ($-2,500) from last year at Pacific Lutheran University. The non-instructional staff salary has risen 2.39% ($1,518) from last year.
The following tables describe the average salary for teaching faculty and non-teaching staffs at Pacific Lutheran University. The number in parentheses shows the percentage change in the current year's salary compared to the previous year.
Average Faculty & Staff Salary at Pacific Lutheran University
Professors (Teaching Faculty)
YearHeadcountSalary OutlaysAverage Salary
2024-2025199
+23 (13.07%)
$15,523,527
+$1,947,348 (14.34%)
$77,291
-$2,500 (-3.13%)
2023-2024176$13,576,179$77,137
2022-2023175$13,040,174$74,515
Detailed faculty salary
Non-instructional Staffs
YearHeadcountSalary OutlaysAverage Salary
2024-2025338
-9 (-2.59%)
$22,013,959
-$59,424 (-0.27%)
$65,130
+$1,518 (2.39%)
2023-2024347$22,073,383$63,612
2022-2023354$21,835,593$61,682
Detailed staff salary

Pacific Lutheran University Directory Information

Pacific Lutheran University Overview
Directory Information
Address12180 Park Ave South, Tacoma, WA
Phone Number253-535-8145
Webwww.plu.edu/
Faculty & Staffs Overview
Student to Faculty Ratio12 to 1
Number of faculty176 Full-time / 116 Part-time
Number of Staffs523 Full-time / 233 Part-time
Faculty Average Salary$77,291
Staff Average Salary$65,130
Student Population2,797

Franklin Pierce School District General Information

Pacific Lutheran University located in Franklin Pierce School District area. A total of 19,518 households are located in Franklin Pierce School District area. It has 15 including Pre-K and K-12 schools with 7,961 students. The median value of home price is $233,700 and the average rent cost is $1,133. You can view more detail about Franklin Pierce School District including schools by level, demographic, and economic characteristics at Living in Franklin Pierce School District page
Franklin Pierce School District Social and Economic Overview
Franklin Pierce School District
PHONE(253)298-3000
Number of Schools15 schools
Total Students7,961 students
Living circumstances
Total Households19,518 households
Population52,162
Child Population15,300
Average Home Price$233,700
Average Rent Cost$1,133
Average Household Income$59,392
Unemployment Rate6.90%
Health Insurance Coverage90.03%

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