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Average Staff Salary By Occupation

Pacific Lutheran University has 354 full-time non-instructional staffs and the average salary is $61,682. PLU's staff salary increased by 9.19% 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 $95,032 over 93 Management staff.
  • The average salary of the Computer, Engineering, and Science position is $62,494 over 26 Computer, Engineering, and Science staff.
  • The average salary of the Business and Financial Operations position is $72,640 over 17 Business and Financial Operations staff.
The following table summarizes the average staff salary by occupation with the number of staff at Pacific Lutheran University.
Average Staff Salary By Occupation at Pacific Lutheran University
OccupationYearNumber of StaffsAverage Salary
All Non-Instructional Staffs Total2023354
-3 (-0.84%)
$61,682
+$5,192 (9.19%)
2022357$56,491
Research2023No Research Staffs Reported
Public service2023No Public service Staffs Reported
Librarians, Curators, Archivists, Academic Affairs, and other Education Services202310
-1 (-9.09%)
$56,927
+$5,407 (10.50%)
202211$51,520
Management202393
-
$95,032
+$10,137 (11.94%)
202293$84,895
Business and Financial Operations202317
+2 (13.33%)
$72,640
+$3,901 (5.68%)
202215$68,739
Computer, Engineering, and Science202326
+1 (4.00%)
$62,494
+$1,775 (2.92%)
202225$60,719
Community Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media202342
+2 (5.00%)
$56,993
+$2,917 (5.39%)
202240$54,076
Healthcare Practioners and Technical20232
-
$68,913
+$5,363 (8.44%)
20222$63,550
Service202376
+2 (2.70%)
$38,905
+$2,775 (7.68%)
202274$36,130
Sales and related20232
-1 (-33.33%)
$37,629
+$2,607 (7.44%)
20223$35,022
Office and Administrative Support202370
-8 (-10.26%)
$44,364
+$2,756 (6.62%)
202278$41,607
Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance202311
+2 (22.22%)
$56,200
+$2,206 (4.09%)
20229$53,994
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving20235
-2 (-28.57%)
$56,270
+$5,404 (10.62%)
20227$50,867

Staff Salary Comparison

PLU's average staff salary is $61,682. PLU's staff salary is similar to 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 Washington.
Non-instructional Staff Salary Comparison
Average Staff Salary
Pacific Lutheran University$61,682
All Colleges$62,174
Four-years Colleges$63,206
Washington Colleges$66,637
Four-years Washington Colleges$67,648

Staff Salary Comparison Between PLU and nearby Colleges

The following table shows the average staff salary of colleges near PLU. Compared to those schools such as Clover Park Technical College and UEI College-Tacoma, PLU's staff salary is lower than the average salary ($72,727). You can compare the salary to analyze or make a decision. The schools in below table are sorted by distance from PLU.
Average Staff SalaryNumber of Staff
Pacific Lutheran University$61,682785
Clover Park Technical College Lakewood, WA$70,250318
Pierce College District Lakewood, WA$69,786755
University of Washington-Tacoma Campus Tacoma, WA$72,022692
Bates Technical College Tacoma, WA$69,451265
Northwest College of Art & Design Tacoma, WA$93,76524
Tacoma Community College Tacoma, WA$64,592964
University of Puget Sound Tacoma, WA$69,222795