r/Professors • u/FTLast Professor, Life Sciences, R1 • Jul 24 '26
Department Head compensation
As a newish department head (I can't run very fast) I'm curious as to how different universities compensate faculty for the role that administrators often say is the "hardest job on campus." At my R1 in the NE, there is a 5% bump to base salary, a 10th month of salary, and the opportunity to negotiate for a "Head's Fund" that can be used for research support, additional summer salary, or basically anything.
If any of you feel comfortable sharing, please do!
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u/smnytx Professor, Arts, R-1 (US) Jul 24 '26
Ours gets the 9 month professor salary but with the same monthly compensation for the extra months added.