Data received March 2026

Full-time employees

2,034

Number of departments

116

Median pay

$62,734

Average pay

$77,503

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Employees by pay range

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Departments

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Department

FT employeesempl. Median pay Average pay Median experience Top earner
Facilities Management 152 $69,012 $74,976 11.0 $163,586
Dental Med, School of 137 $55,329 $83,837 8.0 $300,900
Head Start 88 $47,398 $47,818 13.5 $110,669
Information Technology Srvcs 65 $59,127 $64,348 11.0 $144,239
MUC Food Service 65 $40,638 $43,117 9.0 $100,687
Intercollegiate Athletics 56 $53,700 $64,755 3.0 $236,153
Pharmacy, School of 50 $133,110 $122,135 16.0 $231,528
Police Services 48 $98,086 $100,377 7.0 $158,773
Housing 46 $50,757 $58,548 6.5 $135,335
Education, School of (Central) 35 $64,067 $66,549 6.0 $146,246
English Lang and Lit 34 $88,508 $90,399 17.0 $174,217
Applied Health 30 $112,883 $97,801 11.0 $170,575
Lovejoy Library 30 $58,186 $60,346 12.0 $131,890
MUC Administration 30 $43,972 $48,329 6.0 $118,250
Pri Care/Hth Sys Nur 30 $75,769 $82,590 7.0 $174,541
Mathematics and Stat 29 $87,443 $95,925 18.0 $185,149
Teaching and Learning 29 $74,951 $85,430 8.0 $173,253
Music 28 $77,497 $79,156 16.0 $128,780
Biological Sciences 26 $96,521 $94,471 15.0 $154,735
Psychology 25 $95,448 $102,400 11.0 $179,676
Univ Advancement, VC 25 $79,124 $83,198 7.0 $212,765
Fam Hth/Com Hth Nurs 24 $77,956 $90,554 7.0 $173,984
Human Resources 24 $51,623 $61,771 9.5 $150,460
Academic Computing 23 $61,899 $63,769 16.0 $185,243
Registrar 23 $45,149 $50,081 9.0 $103,500
Stu Financial Aid 23 $48,228 $45,840 6.0 $94,115
Art and Design 22 $99,333 $91,538 15.0 $136,536
Chemistry 22 $108,305 $105,511 15.5 $179,475
Arts and Sci, Coll of (Admin) 21 $43,281 $59,026 11.0 $187,792
Univ Mktg & Comm 21 $56,331 $59,725 8.0 $156,000
Nursing, School of (Admin) 20 $48,907 $69,214 7.0 $210,000
Equity, Div. & Inclusion VC 19 $39,586 $55,249 5.0 $175,440
Online Services & Ed Outreach 19 $41,200 $50,578 4.0 $104,089
Univ Services to ESL 19 $50,746 $56,321 6.0 $120,420
Philosophy 18 $89,205 $87,677 16.0 $155,959
Admissions 17 $53,514 $53,080 4.0 $108,645
Management and Mktg 17 $185,722 $171,053 13.0 $236,754
Educ Leadership 16 $108,899 $94,786 6.0 $158,696
History 16 $100,744 $91,481 15.5 $129,960
Applied Communication Studies 15 $105,101 $92,078 15.0 $138,193
Bursar 15 $41,291 $47,535 16.0 $91,704
Computer Science 15 $129,020 $132,697 12.0 $304,312
Business, School of (Central) 14 $61,641 $88,217 6.0 $199,610
Campus Recreation 14 $43,782 $48,458 13.0 $93,330
First Yr/Tr Advising 14 $47,410 $51,564 9.5 $78,073
Grad & Internatl Adm 14 $48,454 $54,196 6.0 $112,251
Mass Communications 14 $95,298 $96,985 14.5 $134,334
Nat Corn Eth Rsch Center 14 $55,241 $56,190 3.5 $118,233
Theater and Dance 14 $77,188 $79,938 15.5 $127,968
Admin Accounting 13 $42,119 $45,149 8.0 $65,364
Geography 13 $96,596 $94,930 11.0 $133,379
Mech and Mechatronics Eng 13 $139,939 $140,014 13.0 $189,938
Purchasing 13 $47,014 $50,406 7.0 $94,835
Student Affairs, VC 13 $48,794 $68,064 7.0 $181,960
Comp Mgt and Info Sys 12 $177,071 $171,165 6.5 $238,619
Early Childhood Center 12 $40,250 $46,385 18.5 $86,355
Economics and Finance 12 $166,865 $169,183 20.0 $248,942
Physics 12 $110,726 $91,795 18.5 $142,545
TRIO Programs 12 $45,779 $49,804 6.0 $80,901
Civil Engr 11 $132,548 $124,841 12.0 $169,786
Parking Services 11 $41,017 $46,971 22.0 $103,111
Accounting 10 $235,810 $189,077 11.0 $314,665
Elec and Computer Engr 10 $132,364 $117,453 11.5 $152,694
Foreign Lang and Lit 10 $86,819 $77,836 15.0 $127,115
Kimmel Student Involvement Center 10 $40,288 $43,055 2.0 $84,813
Provost and VC (Cen1) 10 $51,399 $59,413 12.0 $149,326
Social Work 10 $87,820 $97,307 11.5 $180,351
Anthropology 9 $87,854 $84,837 18.0 $114,211
Career Development Center 9 $40,700 $50,392 6.0 $84,660
Engr, School of (Admin) 9 $57,967 $86,413 10.0 $219,158
Graduate Stu and Rsch 9 $53,858 $63,887 7.0 $144,489
Health Services 9 $54,000 $64,254 6.0 $145,914
Learning Supprt Srvs 9 $43,268 $47,031 13.0 $72,355
Provost and VC (Admin) 9 $93,115 $104,664 20.0 $253,097
Sociology 9 $52,377 $65,574 7.0 $127,288
ACCESS 8 $49,224 $52,436 8.5 $104,224
Education, School of (Admin) 8 $99,101 $99,694 15.0 $198,600
GeoMARC 8 $68,936 $73,359 13.0 $135,298
Business, School of (Admin) 7 $68,823 $101,813 14.0 $260,770
Cntr for STEM Res Educ Outrch 7 $66,000 $68,570 11.0 $137,205
Counseling Services 7 $43,000 $37,529 3.0 $52,220
Criminal Justice Studies 7 $139,192 $116,028 22.0 $156,191
Enrollment Management 7 $76,759 $74,625 9.0 $114,167
Envrmtl Res Trng Center 7 $74,215 $69,492 10.0 $86,482
Financial Affairs 7 $113,337 $109,013 23.0 $155,000
Chancellor, Office of 6 $74,593 $121,568 4.0 $380,305
Cntr for Predictive Analytics 6 $80,733 $82,495 3.5 $130,805
Envrmtl Sciences 6 $98,445 $101,631 10.5 $156,881
Industrial Engineering 6 $172,515 $152,863 11.5 $275,710
Inst Rsch and Studies 6 $64,415 $67,963 11.0 $96,364
Political Science 6 $97,761 $89,081 12.0 $133,473
Pub Adm and Pol Analys 6 $118,256 $117,906 15.0 $177,847
Construction 5 $117,957 $118,225 4.0 $162,201
International Affairs 5 $66,300 $68,128 6.0 $89,274
MUC Bookstore 5 $39,384 $43,190 3.0 $65,364
Nurse Anesthesiology 5 $169,055 $161,967 8.0 $185,614
Post Office 5 $37,656 $42,042 20.0 $66,300
Provost and VC (Cen2) 5 $42,057 $43,676 1.0 $71,526
Res and Proj Gen Office 5 $94,589 $87,736 8.0 $111,770
Administration, VC 4 $75,535 $95,774 18.0 $189,660
Museum, the Univ 4 $33,204 $40,960 5.5 $68,766
Textbook Service 4 $45,651 $44,514 9.5 $47,690
CCSVP 3 $63,000 $68,465 1.0 $119,087
Center Adv Management and Prod 3 $64,777 $51,991 11.0 $67,335
Environmental Health & Safety 3 $41,581 $50,628 3.0 $76,300
Eq Opp, Access & Title IX Coor 3 $72,998 $85,142 2.0 $127,729
Records Management 3 $30,145 $39,041 4.0 $58,054
University Wide Services 3 $71,316 $101,152 13.0 $165,367
WSIE-FM 3 $78,604 $78,731 7.0 $87,591
Arts and Sci, Coll of (Centrl) 1 $43,000 $43,000 27.0 $43,000
General Counsel 1 $49,723 $49,723 11.0 $49,723
IRIS Center 1 $65,842 $65,842 4.0 $65,842
Res and Proj Fiscal Mgt 1 $69,742 $69,742 4.0 $69,742
ROTC 1 $33,955 $33,955 31.0 $33,955
Transportation Services 1 $39,083 $39,083 14.0 $39,083
Univ Adv and Found OPS 1 $63,132 $63,132 30.0 $63,132

Note: To learn how the Post-Dispatch calculates figures such as the number of full-time employees or pay salary, as well as other important explanations and caveats, please see the About page.