CAUT

Good Morning,

I just wanted to say thank you to everyone who sent a response to my message about University technician salary data! I think that I got back to everyone, but if I did not, I apologize. I want to share some data and results:

First of all, my research paid off! We were able to hire a really great technician with a lot of experience, and he is doing a great job so far. While the University did not really raise the salary to the point that I was hoping, the presentation I put together helped them to see the need we had for an experienced technician, and I was able to negotiate a couple of things like moving costs. We now have 3 full-time technicians, and 2 part-time for 350 pianos.

Because some people asked for the information not to be shared, I am not going to post the sheet with all of the data, but I will say the average from the 30 or so schools that I pooled was $72,000 per year. Keep in mind - I reached out to a lot of institutions in middle-size to major US cities, so the data may be skewed by cost of living.

If you are interested in a little more information, I would be happy to talk individually about what I heard from all of the technicians I reached out to, and what worked well for me in talking to my administration. I hope that as we keep this conversation going, we can raise awareness with institutions and get earnings caught up to where they really should be.

Secondary question: One of my personal goals is to teach a class at a PTG convention, but I don't feel like I am enough of a master in any technical category to really teach a class yet. Would people be interested in a class about budgeting/talking to administration about finances as a CAUT? I have had good success since I came into this position in that area, and feel like I might have some things to offer that might be helpful, but I am not sure if there is a big enough or interested-enough audience for that topic at a convention.

Thanks!

Good Morning,

I just wanted to say thank you to everyone who sent a response to my message about University technician salary data! I think that I got back to everyone, but if I did not, I apologize. I want to share some data and results:

First of all, my research paid off! We were able to hire a really great technician with a lot of experience, and he is doing a great job so far. While the University did not really raise the salary to the point that I was hoping, the presentation I put together helped them to see the need we had for an experienced technician, and I was able to negotiate a couple of things like moving costs. We now have 3 full-time technicians, and 2 part-time for 350 pianos.

Because some people asked for the information not to be shared, I am not going to post the sheet with all of the data, but I will say the average from the 30 or so schools that I pooled was $72,000 per year. Keep in mind - I reached out to a lot of institutions in middle-size to major US cities, so the data may be skewed by cost of living.

If you are interested in a little more information, I would be happy to talk individually about what I heard from all of the technicians I reached out to, and what worked well for me in talking to my administration. I hope that as we keep this conversation going, we can raise awareness with institutions and get earnings caught up to where they really should be.