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In the Seattle Community College District our salaries range from $33,900 to $50,900. I'm at $45,200 after 25 years. Larry Silverman > ---------- > From: Jan Norton[SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Reply To: Open Forum for Learning Assistance Professionals > Sent: Friday, October 22, 1999 11:21 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: What is YOUR salary? > > Your question is excellent and deserves replies. A couple of years ago, I > tried to get the same kind of information through a survey of my SIG > members (I lead CRLA's Learning Assistance Center Management Special > Interest Group). Very few people would talk about money, and I have yet > to understand this taboo. > > First of all, salary information is usually available in public documents > because most of us are employed by a state or other government agency, so > there's no point in hiding it. In fact, if we had the time to dig, we > could probably get this information on many of our colleagues. How much > better (and easier) it would be if we would just come out and talk openly! > > Having said that, I will try to start this ball rolling by stating that I > make almost $43,000 per year. > > Now, here's the context that's needed to make sense of that figure. I am > on a 12-month contract at a public four-year college in the midwest; I > have been working in this position for 15 years. Our college student > headcount (not counting Continuing Education programs) is closing in on > 5500. I do a lot of research and participate in college-wide programs; I > run a multi-discipline center (math, writing, reading/ study skills, plus > course-specific tutoring programs including SI) with four other full-time > professional staff members (12-month, one for each area noted) and a > half-time secretary. My staff members each earn $29000-33000 per year. > This semester it looks as if we'll provide 4500-5000 hours of tutoring > services. > > Next??? > _______________________________________________________________________ > > Jan Norton, Director > Center for Academic Support Phone: (816) 271-4536 > Missouri Western State College Email: [log in to unmask] > 4525 Downs Drive Fax: (816) 271-4574 > St. Joseph, MO 64507 Website: www.mwsc.edu/~cas >