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Southern Methodist University Salary by Occupation and Position

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Average Staff Salary By Occupation

Southern Methodist University has 1,837 full-time non-instructional staffs and the average salary is $94,232. SMU's staff salary increased by 7.02% 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 $169,804 over 329 Management staff.
  • The average salary of the Computer, Engineering, and Science position is $96,321 over 158 Computer, Engineering, and Science staff.
  • The average salary of the Business and Financial Operations position is $77,282 over 405 Business and Financial Operations staff.
  • The average salary of the Research position is $67,979 over 128 Research staff.
The following table summarizes the average staff salary by occupation with the number of staff at Southern Methodist University.
Average Staff Salary By Occupation at Southern Methodist University
OccupationYearNumber of StaffsAverage Salary
All Non-Instructional Staffs Total20251,837
+96 (5.51%) 		$94,232
+$6,183 (7.02%)
20241,741$88,049
Research2025128
+24 (23.08%) 		$67,979
+$2,431 (3.71%)
2024104$65,548
Public service2025No Public service Staffs Reported
Librarians, Curators, Archivists, Academic Affairs, and other Education Services202574
-33 (-30.84%) 		$69,220
+$1,335 (1.97%)
2024107$67,885
Management2025329
-482 (-59.43%) 		$169,804
+$65,146 (62.25%)
2024811$104,658
Business and Financial Operations2025405
+299 (282.08%) 		$77,282
-$9,461 (-10.91%)
2024106$86,742
Computer, Engineering, and Science2025158
+9 (6.04%) 		$96,321
+$3,325 (3.58%)
2024149$92,996
Community Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media2025346
+175 (102.34%) 		$94,453
-$1,382 (-1.44%)
2024171$95,835
Healthcare Practioners and Technical202539
+18 (85.71%) 		$74,877
+$11,710 (18.54%)
202421$63,167
Service202572
+5 (7.46%) 		$64,802
+$4,310 (7.13%)
202467$60,492
Sales and related20252
-		 $48,000
2024--
Office and Administrative Support2025226
+60 (36.14%) 		$56,014
+$10,034 (21.82%)
2024166$45,979
Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance202558
+19 (48.72%) 		$66,815
+$18,498 (38.29%)
202439$48,317
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving2025No Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Staffs Reported

Staff Salary Comparison

SMU's average staff salary is $94,232. SMU's staff salary is much higher than the national average staff salary at four-years colleges ($67,248). Its salary is also well above the average salary ($65,669) of four-years colleges in Texas.
Non-instructional Staff Salary Comparison
Average Staff Salary
Southern Methodist University$94,232
All Colleges$66,174
Four-years Colleges$67,248
Texas Colleges$62,977
Four-years Texas Colleges$65,669

Staff Salary Comparison Between SMU and nearby Colleges

The following table shows the average staff salary of colleges near SMU. Compared to those schools such as Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Dallas and Miami International University of Art & Design-Art Institute Dallas, SMU's staff salary is much higher than the average salary ($65,337). You can compare the salary to analyze or make a decision. The schools in below table are sorted by distance from SMU.
Average Staff SalaryNumber of Staff
Southern Methodist University$94,2322,902
Miami International University of Art & Design-Art Institute Dallas Dallas, TX$64,96255
Dallas Theological Seminary Dallas, TX$61,641546
Criswell College Dallas, TX$59,269114
Wade College Dallas, TX$73,53841
Peloton College Dallas, TX$40,4008
Bakke Graduate University Dallas, TX$45,66726
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Dallas, TX$90,5919,236
KD Conservatory College of Film and Dramatic Arts Dallas, TX$56,87140
University of North Texas System Dallas, TX$95,092353