OSU Extension Salary Study

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OSU Extension Salary Study

• Chris Igodan
• Brian McClain
• Stephen Wright
• October 19, 2006

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Salary Study Charge

• The Salary Study Committee was appointed by OSUE
  Human Resources and the OSUE Administrative
  Cabinet.
• The committee was charged with expanding on the
  initial salary study conducted by Chris Igodan.

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Data Used

• Data used in this comparative salary study was
  taken from the following sources
• Analyses of Cooperative Extension Service
  Positions,USDA, December 2005
• OSUE Human Resources
• U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor
  Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics,
  May 2005
• The Ohio Education Association

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Study Limitations

• Information received from various Government
  surveys were not always reported to reflect the
  organizational structure of OSU Extension, making
  regional/national comparisons difficult.
• Descriptive comparisons do not explain or predict
  the reasons for salary variations caution is
  warranted when making decisions strictly based on
  comparisons.

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Research Questions

• How do OSUE Educator salaries compare to other
  Extension salaries at the National Scale?
• How do OSUE Educator salaries compare to other
  Extension salaries within the North Central
  Region?
• How do OSUE Educator salaries compare to similar
  professional teaching salaries in Ohio?
• How do OSUE Educator salaries compare to salaries
  for all Ohio occupations (a one value
  comparison)?

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Comparative Analysis

• What salaries did we compare?
• We compared mean salaries of Ohio teaching
  occupations with those of OSUE Educators.
• We compared mean salaries of Ohio Teachers (K-1
  to K-12), having Masters Degrees, with OSUE
  Educator salaries.
• We compared mean salaries of OSU Extension
  Educators with North Central Region/States

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Procedures

• Mean salaries were calculated using Excel and
  Jump-Statistical Software.
• Thematic mapping was used to describe the extent
  to which OSUE Educator salaries deviate from
  other States at the national scale.

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Definitions of Terms

• County Extension Agents/County Extension
  Educators (Multi County Director, Multi County
  Program Leader, Multi-County Agent, County
  Director, County Coordinator/ Leader, County
  Program Leader( title codes200,240,270, 300,330,
  340 and 370.
• Supervisors State Program Leaders (040),
  Regional/District Director (100),
  Regional/District Program Leader(140)
• Field Staff County Extension Director--300,
  County Program Leader-340, County Extension
  Agent370, Multi- County Directortitle codes
  200, Multi County Program Leader--240,

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Definitions of Terms

• Administrative Communication and Information
  Services (070), Administrative Support Services
  (080), Staff Development (090)
• Specialists (State Specialist 050/051, District
  and Area Specialists150, University Head030)
• North Central Region states include Illinois,
  Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota,
  Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South
  Dakota, Wisconsin

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Lets Compare Salaries
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North Central Region Salary of Field Staff by
Masters Doctorate Degree Levels

(Mean Values Only)
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Mean Salary Comparisons Between Ohio Teachers
with Masters Degree, Extension Educators, All
Ohio Occupations
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Definitions of Selected USDA Job Title Codes

• Code 050- State Specialist - That/those person(s)
  who is/are responsible for a segment of a total
  program within a State. He/she normally has
  specific responsibilities in agronomy, computer
  specialist, 4-H, dairy, nutrition, clothing, or
  other segments of programs or subject-matter.
• Code 051- Associate Specialist - that/those
  person(s) who provides support to the State
  Specialist working on a special project or grant.
  He or she reports to the State Specialist.
• Source USDA, The Cooperative Extension Service
  Personnel Information System Users Manual ,
  Appendix III Job Title Codes, Revised August 2001

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Definitions of Selected USDA Job Title Codes

• Code 150- District/Area Specialist - That/those
  person(s) who is/are responsible for a highly
  specialized segment of a subject matter for a
  district of the State.
• Code 370- County Extension Agent - The person(s)
  who is/are responsible for a segment of a program
  and issue in one county. He/she provides
  leadership in planning, organizing, implementing,
  and is accountable for a segment of a program or
  issue. He/she reports to the county
  director/county coordinator/leader.
• Source USDA, The Cooperative Extension Service
  Personnel Information System Users Manual ,
  Appendix III Job Title Codes, Revised August 2001

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