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Professional Staff Salary Survey
2007

SURVEY METHODOLOGY

Benchmark Positions & Compensation Data Sources

The University Compensation and Classification staff, the Advisory Team and Milliman consultants reviewed previous benchmark positions used in this study and identified additional positions for inclusion and elimination of some that did not provide adequate data in the past.

The following table lists the benchmark positions and the survey data sources used for each job:

2007 Survey Data Sources

Custom survey invitees included peer universities and a group of regional higher education institutions. The following tables show organizations contacted and those submitting data for the 2002, 2005 and 2007 surveys.

2007 Survey Invitees

Published survey sources included both regional and national surveys. The complete list of surveys used in these analyses is below.

National SurveysRegional Surveys
Clark Consulting Healthcare Milliman NW Healthcare Executive
Clark Consulting Research Milliman NW Healthcare
CUPA Milliman Information Technology
Economic Research Institute Salary Assessor Milliman NW Management & Professional
Mercer Information Technology Milliman Puget Sound Regional
Mercer Metropolitan Benchmark
Sullivan Cotter & Associates Healthcare
Wamser Associates Foundation/Development Survey
Watson Wyatt Health Care
Watson Wyatt Information Technology
Watson Wyatt Middle Management
Watson Wyatt Office Personnel
Watson Wyatt Professional

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