Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
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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| 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.