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University of Kentucky Salary by Occupation and Position

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Average Staff Salary By Occupation

University of Kentucky has 7,179 full-time non-instructional staffs and the average salary is $72,401. Kentucky's staff salary increased by 3.90% 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 $141,281 over 728 Management staff.
  • The average salary of the Computer, Engineering, and Science position is $68,309 over 1,434 Computer, Engineering, and Science staff.
  • The average salary of the Business and Financial Operations position is $70,969 over 805 Business and Financial Operations staff.
  • The average salary of the Research position is $67,202 over 180 Research staff.
  • The average salary of the Public service position is $121,125 over 176 Public service staff.
The following table summarizes the average staff salary by occupation with the number of staff at University of Kentucky.
Average Staff Salary By Occupation at University of Kentucky
OccupationYearNumber of StaffsAverage Salary
All Non-Instructional Staffs Total20257,179
+204 (2.92%) 		$72,401
+$2,715 (3.90%)
20246,975$69,685
Research2025180
-20 (-10.00%) 		$67,202
+$2,956 (4.60%)
2024200$64,246
Public service2025176
+11 (6.67%) 		$121,125
+$2,362 (1.99%)
2024165$118,763
Librarians, Curators, Archivists, Academic Affairs, and other Education Services2025342
+6 (1.79%) 		$64,701
+$2,330 (3.74%)
2024336$62,371
Management2025728
+45 (6.59%) 		$141,281
+$3,737 (2.72%)
2024683$137,544
Business and Financial Operations2025805
+87 (12.12%) 		$70,969
+$862 (1.23%)
2024718$70,107
Computer, Engineering, and Science20251,434
+5 (0.35%) 		$68,309
+$2,729 (4.16%)
20241,429$65,580
Community Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media2025677
+51 (8.15%) 		$90,110
-$543 (-0.60%)
2024626$90,653
Healthcare Practioners and Technical2025239
+7 (3.02%) 		$69,041
+$3,309 (5.03%)
2024232$65,732
Service2025639
+6 (0.95%) 		$47,464
+$2,519 (5.60%)
2024633$44,945
Sales and related20251
-		 $46,000
+$3,505 (8.25%)
20241$42,495
Office and Administrative Support20251,487
-		 $49,595
+$2,039 (4.29%)
20241,487$47,556
Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance2025416
+3 (0.73%) 		$53,046
+$1,990 (3.90%)
2024413$51,055
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving202555
+3 (5.77%) 		$47,097
+$1,567 (3.44%)
202452$45,531

Staff Salary Comparison

Kentucky's average staff salary is $72,401. Kentucky's staff salary is slightly higher than the national average staff salary at four-years colleges ($67,248). Its salary is higher than the average salary of four-years colleges in Kentucky.
Non-instructional Staff Salary Comparison
Average Staff Salary
University of Kentucky$72,401
All Colleges$66,174
Four-years Colleges$67,248
Kentucky Colleges$56,265
Four-years Kentucky Colleges$56,583

Staff Salary Comparison Between Kentucky and nearby Colleges

The following table shows the average staff salary of colleges near Kentucky. Compared to those schools such as Bluegrass Community and Technical College and Transylvania University, Kentucky's staff salary is slightly higher than the average salary ($64,112). You can compare the salary to analyze or make a decision. The schools in below table are sorted by distance from Kentucky.
Average Staff SalaryNumber of Staff
University of Kentucky$72,40112,498
Bluegrass Community and Technical College Lexington, KY$49,8091,021
Transylvania University Lexington, KY$55,900332
Lexington Theological Seminary Lexington, KY$77,10253
Frontier Nursing University Versailles, KY$71,097278
Georgetown College Georgetown, KY$56,267250
Midway University Midway, KY$74,495256