Navigating the Advancement Salary Landscape, Backed by EAB’s Data Analysis

Key Insights

As the salary arms race in advancement escalates, salary continues to play a crucial role in retaining and attracting top talent. Leveraging data is essential to move the needle on compensation and illustrate the correlation between salaries and performance in advancement.

This data, collected through the Advancement Investment and Performance Initiative in fiscal year 2022, can help persuade key campus allies to support necessary salary changes. The data reveals significant disparities between low and high performers, emphasizing the need for fair and performance-based compensation. The data also provides salary differences among various geographies and campus settings.

Armed with these insights, advancement leaders can better navigate the complex salary landscape to attract and retain top talent, promote equity, and advance the mission of their institution.