When to ask about salary?

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February 16,2024 at 5:35PM UTC

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When to ask about salary?

I'm switching careers (from SaaS industry to higher education) and I've had 2 interviews with a University. Salary has not yet been discussed. Is this typical for higher ed?

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AnonymousFebruary 16,2024 at 6:43PM UTC
I'm honestly surprised it wasn't included in the job description. It seems that's the norm (to include the salary) in the posting when it's a university or something similar.
Maegan, Nike Sales Rep & Career CoachFebruary 16,2024 at 7:41PM UTC
I would go ahead and ask ! Its a completely normal and reasonable time to ask what the salary range for is for the job.
Carol23February 17,2024 at 1:44PM UTC
I ask what they have budgeted for the position or what the range is that they are offering.I explain that I don't want to waste THEIR time if it's not a fit financially for me.
AnonymousFebruary 16,2024 at 8:19PM UTC
If they list it as a class or level that doesn't explicitly include the dollar amount, you can Google it to get a ballpark. What I've seen as typical is that HR decides the actual salary, and it's usually somewhere between baseline up to midpoint. They almost never go over midpoint.
AnonymousFebruary 16,2024 at 11:07PM UTC
I can't speak to your question but just wanted to offer a "Good luck" to you!!
Carol23February 17,2024 at 1:41PM UTC
Look up the school on Glassdoor. You can find salaries AND many reviews for the places you are interviewing for. (Be careful if you choose try and leave a "bad" review, the site will not allow you to leave a bad review. You have to be clever in how you write it.)
AnonymousFebruary 18,2024 at 2:19PM UTC
Yikes. Good luck!
AnonymousFebruary 18,2024 at 2:33PM UTC
I’ve worked in higher education for over 10 years. It depends on if it is a state school or private. State schools legally have to be transparent and post all salaries (not on the job description but what they pay out), so find the name of someone in a similar role through institutional websites and look up salary information on the state department of education site. I did this to negotiate my salary when they made me interim Head Athletic Director at a JUCO. At that time, I was the only female athletic director in my region, so I pulled salaries from all the other (male) AD’s to propose my salary. Side note- they didn’t want to pay me a comprable salary, so I left and took a higher paying job at a private 4year university. But since it was private, I just searched ”industry standards” for my position when looking for a negotiation starting point.
AnonymousFebruary 19,2024 at 3:28PM UTC
Ty! It's a private university. I've done the typical google searching for comps, so I have what I think is a ball park figure, but there are so many titles at the University level that its hard to find an exact match.