Data received June 2026

Full-time employees

2,052

Number of departments

119

Median pay

$65,000

Average pay

$79,374

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 157 $69,593 $71,569 11.0 $167,460
Dental Med, School of 137 $57,237 $87,526 8.0 $312,650
Head Start 84 $44,128 $44,535 13.0 $107,054
Muc Food Service 73 $40,983 $43,955 9.0 $104,610
Information Technology Srvcs 61 $64,288 $69,339 11.0 $149,282
Intercollegiate Athletics 61 $52,300 $64,847 3.0 $256,075
Housing 53 $46,791 $57,167 7.0 $135,049
Police Services 48 $98,861 $100,919 7.5 $160,686
Pharmacy, School of 39 $130,020 $111,919 12.0 $202,089
Pri Care/Hth Sys Nur 36 $79,744 $85,427 5.5 $176,338
English Lang and Lit 35 $88,756 $90,671 18.0 $200,765
Muc Administration 33 $45,490 $50,138 6.0 $117,822
Education, School of (Central) 31 $75,005 $69,791 8.0 $154,467
Human Resources 30 $47,654 $58,733 6.0 $155,457
Lovejoy Library 29 $52,823 $65,839 12.0 $152,959
Mathematics and Stat 28 $83,673 $93,371 18.0 $186,066
Univ Advancement, VC 27 $72,742 $79,635 6.0 $225,280
Biological Sciences 26 $95,331 $94,770 16.0 $171,964
Music 26 $81,630 $83,519 17.0 $134,657
Registrar 26 $45,130 $50,231 8.5 $107,554
Stu Financial Aid 26 $42,134 $48,157 6.0 $112,314
Teaching and Learning 26 $86,808 $88,853 9.5 $162,740
Psychology 24 $99,532 $108,234 13.0 $181,663
Academic Computing 23 $64,534 $66,751 14.0 $185,803
Univ Mktg & Comm 23 $56,364 $58,090 4.0 $106,163
Admissions 22 $53,902 $54,810 4.0 $112,900
Chemistry 22 $101,840 $103,743 17.5 $169,283
Student Persistence & Success 22 $50,842 $56,883 15.0 $109,842
Art and Design 21 $101,231 $95,909 17.0 $149,136
Nursing, School of (Admin) 20 $55,010 $71,974 7.5 $218,225
Online Services & Ed Outreach 20 $45,724 $51,044 4.5 $96,664
Arts and Sci, Coll of (Admin) 18 $51,748 $71,241 11.0 $195,147
Equity, Div. & Inclusion VC 18 $58,737 $76,690 6.0 $249,464
Fam Hth/Com Hth Nurs 18 $82,490 $103,302 8.5 $203,935
Public Hlth & Speech Path/Aud 18 $89,174 $88,696 10.0 $147,699
Nat Corn Eth Rsch Center 17 $48,150 $52,553 3.0 $121,879
Philosophy 17 $93,020 $93,543 18.0 $146,216
Univ Services to ESL 17 $47,806 $54,611 5.0 $101,839
History 16 $108,801 $98,247 16.5 $130,301
Applied Communication Studies 15 $107,259 $99,558 17.0 $162,364
Computer Science 15 $125,864 $118,113 12.0 $209,971
Educ Leadership 15 $112,079 $101,306 6.0 $154,359
Theater and Dance 15 $79,160 $81,033 13.0 $141,945
Business, School of (Central) 14 $67,408 $93,089 8.0 $210,448
Campus Recreation 14 $42,447 $48,913 14.0 $96,986
Economics and Finance 14 $136,721 $144,404 20.5 $260,343
Grad & International Admission 14 $52,281 $56,862 7.5 $109,831
Management and Mktg 14 $193,825 $188,888 13.0 $256,834
Mass Communications 14 $97,741 $98,717 16.5 $143,852
Pharmacy, School of -7/16-6/19 14 $154,816 $154,764 20.0 $240,596
Bursar 13 $38,209 $48,147 14.0 $95,296
Early Childhood Center 13 $38,551 $46,109 18.0 $89,738
Trio Programs 13 $42,048 $42,677 6.0 $69,961
Admin Accounting 12 $40,544 $43,641 7.0 $63,948
Comp Mgt and Info Sys 12 $183,099 $177,143 8.5 $250,122
Exercise, Sport & Nutr Science 12 $132,491 $120,419 13.5 $161,863
Geography 12 $106,176 $106,900 14.0 $139,280
Kimmel Student Involvement Center 12 $39,632 $46,596 2.0 $91,893
Mech and Mechatronics Eng 12 $175,888 $161,184 14.5 $211,581
Purchasing 12 $49,242 $53,056 10.0 $104,696
Accounting 11 $251,418 $186,953 13.0 $318,677
Enrollment Management VC 11 $58,722 $81,054 8.0 $193,858
Access 10 $42,896 $55,241 5.5 $108,260
Civil Engr 10 $140,162 $144,447 14.0 $203,406
Engr, School of (Admin) 10 $58,884 $85,896 9.0 $227,742
Graduate Stu and Rsch 10 $55,450 $59,089 7.5 $119,583
Provost and VC (Admin) 10 $115,302 $124,528 20.5 $262,958
Anthropology 9 $87,326 $85,876 16.0 $120,624
Cntr for Predictive Analytics 9 $74,029 $83,818 3.0 $135,963
Elec and Computer Engr 9 $159,354 $149,078 13.0 $184,330
Foreign Lang and Lit 9 $94,843 $82,764 17.0 $128,676
Parking Services 9 $39,161 $43,449 23.0 $75,466
Physics 9 $116,995 $106,150 22.0 $152,297
Social Work 9 $96,360 $87,368 12.0 $147,812
Student Affairs, VC 9 $75,707 $92,108 4.0 $215,549
Career Development Center 8 $42,294 $54,110 9.0 $87,976
Health Services 8 $43,459 $64,056 9.5 $142,828
Provost and VC (Cen1) 8 $59,267 $67,126 15.0 $131,190
Business, School of (Admin) 7 $70,891 $117,257 15.0 $252,000
Chancellor, Office of 7 $83,732 $121,656 6.0 $408,307
Criminal Justice Studies 7 $139,221 $119,375 24.0 $158,612
Education, School of (Admin) 7 $131,998 $117,572 19.0 $208,717
Envrmtl Res Trng Center 7 $44,463 $55,912 9.0 $95,429
Geomarc 7 $62,205 $67,151 17.0 $146,348
Inst Rsch and Studies 7 $47,412 $60,899 10.0 $132,500
Sociology 7 $89,648 $85,041 8.0 $150,675
Cntr for Stem Res Educ Outrch 6 $55,662 $63,861 5.5 $142,578
Construction 6 $124,142 $103,448 5.5 $127,088
Counseling Services 6 $49,607 $55,369 5.5 $107,263
Industrial Engineering 6 $231,034 $222,668 13.5 $381,120
International Affairs 6 $62,092 $63,791 6.0 $92,374
Political Science 6 $86,696 $86,649 14.0 $125,601
Pub Adm and Pol Analys 6 $111,911 $115,772 17.0 $180,024
Envrmtl Sciences 5 $103,026 $113,902 12.0 $154,664
Financial Affairs 5 $111,295 $119,585 25.0 $172,185
Muc Bookstore 5 $35,279 $39,938 3.0 $67,924
Nurse Anesthesiology 5 $177,291 $172,662 9.0 $190,847
Res and Proj Gen Office 5 $98,601 $94,516 9.0 $142,801
Post Office 4 $37,196 $43,775 24.0 $68,897
Provost and VC (Cen2) 4 $74,694 $82,300 2.0 $139,144
Univ Services to ESL - PR 7/17 4 $41,089 $47,688 30.0 $83,614
University Wide Services 4 $68,349 $89,221 13.5 $178,711
Administration, VC 3 $86,700 $88,817 1.0 $134,167
Ccsvp 3 $63,750 $86,751 2.0 $153,110
Center Adv Management and Prod 3 $41,245 $45,194 13.0 $73,355
Eq Opp, Access & Title IX Coor 3 $83,849 $94,065 4.0 $134,025
Iris Center 3 $60,000 $63,830 1.0 $84,041
Records Management 3 $35,977 $44,041 6.0 $60,328
Textbook Service 3 $41,306 $42,943 10.0 $46,450
WSIE-FM 3 $81,682 $81,116 8.0 $88,923
Applied Health - PR 7/25 2 $30,293 $30,293 5.0 $36,719
Environmental Health & Safety 2 $72,221 $72,221 3.0 $79,141
Museum, the Univ 2 $55,321 $55,321 14.5 $71,424
Arts and Sci, Coll of (Centrl) 1 $44,684 $44,684 29.0 $44,684
General Counsel 1 $49,254 $49,254 12.0 $49,254
Res and Proj Fiscal Mgt 1 $72,474 $72,474 5.0 $72,474
ROTC 1 $35,214 $35,214 1.0 $35,214
Transportation Services 1 $37,770 $37,770 15.0 $37,770
Univ Adv and Found Ops 1 $63,132 $63,132 31.0 $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.