CUPA-HR
5 compensation survey reports · Higher Education · United States
College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR) publishes the definitive higher-education compensation survey suite, five surveys covering administrators, faculty, professionals, staff, plus benefits and HR practices (BEES). Essential for any college, university, or research institution HR/comp team. Free for participating members, affordable for non-members.
Best for: Colleges, universities, academic medical centers, and research institutions benchmarking any role on campus, from presidents and deans to faculty to custodial staff.
CUPA-HR Survey Reports
Browse every compensation survey CUPA-HR publishes. Each report links directly to the vendor’s product page.
CUPA-HR Administrators in Higher Education Survey
Compensation and employment data for administrators at US colleges and universities, presidents, provosts, AVPs, VPs, deans, and other senior leadership. Matches positions to specific CUPA position codes for consistency across institutions.
United States2024-2025CUPA-HR Benefits, Employee Experience, and Structure Survey (BEES)
Institutional-level data on benefits programs, employee-experience practices, and HR organizational structure at US colleges and universities.
United States2024-2025CUPA-HR Faculty in Higher Education Survey
Faculty compensation and workforce data across higher-education institutions, tenure track, non-tenure track, and instructional faculty. Uses CIP (Classification of Instructional Programs) codes to benchmark by academic discipline.
United States2024-2025CUPA-HR Professionals in Higher Education Survey
Professional staff compensation, exempt non-faculty roles across institutional functions including research, IT, finance, HR, student services, and more.
United States2024-2025CUPA-HR Staff in Higher Education Survey
Non-exempt staff compensation and workforce metrics, administrative support, operations, skilled trades, and service positions across US higher education.
United States2024-2025
About CUPA-HR
- Industry focus
- Higher Education
- Geographic scope
- United States
- Countries / regions
- US only
- Pricing model
- Included with CUPA-HR membership; non-member pricing available
- Participation required
- Optional
- Participation discount
- Free with membership; participation strongly encouraged
- Delivery format
- Online interactive tool (DataOnDemand), PDF reports, Excel
- Update frequency
- Annual
- Data lag
- ~3 months