Salary Benchmarking in Campus Recreation

NIRSA aggregated compensation data from campus recreation professionals for 2017 & 2018. All data were organized into three categories.

Direct Service Function positions at institutions in suburban locales have the highest reported median salary.

Rural/Town: $38,678

Suburb: $46,883

City: $43,493

Enrollment of ≤4,999: $52,000

Enrollment of 5,000-9,999: $50,487

Enrollment of 10,000-19,999: $54,990

Enrollment of 20,000-29,999: $57,200

Enrollment of ≥30,000: $59,998

Median salary for positions with a Management Service Function is greatest at schools with enrollment above 30,000.

10% of professionals in campus rec positions with an Executive Service Function have attained a terminal degree.

10%

Annual professional development budget for campus rec positions with a Direct Service Function.

The NIRSA Campus Recreation Salary Report 2017 & 2018, which includes full data sets and methodology, can be purchased at: www.nirsa.org/salary.