Employee Compensation
The total compensation program Colorado College offers is based on a balance of our mission, employee performance and contributions to our goals, and economic realities.
More information on the college's staff compensation program is available below:
Staff Compensation Philosophy
Staff Salary Structure
Staff Salary Structure 2022-2023 (click to expand)
Effective January 1, 2022
| Pay Band | Minimum (annual*) |
Minimum (hourly) |
Midpoint (annual*) |
Midpoint (hourly) |
Maximum (annual*) |
Maximum (hourly) |
||
| 1 | 26,182 | 12.56 | 32,660 | 15.70 | 39,192 | 18.84 | ||
| 2 | 29,458 | 14.16 | 37,559 | 18.06 | 45,660 | 21.95 | ||
| 3 | 33,225 | 15.97 | 43,193 | 20.77 | 53,160 | 25.56 | ||
| 4 | 38,209 | 18.37 | 49,672 | 23.88 | 61,134 | 29.39 | ||
| 5 | 43,111 | 20.73 | 57,123 | 27.46 | 71,134 | 34.20 | ||
| 6 | 49,578 | 23.84 | 65,691 | 31.58 | 81,804 | 39.33 | ||
| 7 | 58,392 | 28.07 | 78,829 | 37.90 | 99,266 | 47.72 | ||
| 8 | 70,070 | 33.69 | 94,595 | 45.48 | 119,120 | 57.27 | ||
| 9 | 82,556 | 39.69 | 113,514 | 54.57 | 144,472 | 69.46 | ||
| 10 | 103,194 | 49.61 | 141,892 | 68.22 | 180,590 | 86.82 | ||
| 11 | 131,757 | 63.34 | 184,460 | 88.68 | 237,163 | 114.02 | ||
| 12 | 174,752 | 84.02 | 249,021 | 119.72 | 323,291 | 155.43 |
*assumes a full-time, 12 month schedule
New hire range is typically in the first quartile, depending on experience and education
*Update September 2022:* We have established the following practical minimums for Pay Bands 2 through 6. This is the minimum rate that will be paid for a position in the following bands.
- Band 2: $17.00 per hour
- Band 3: $18.00 per hour
- Band 4: $19.25 per hour
- Band 5: $22.00 per hour
- Band 6: $24.50 per hour
Faculty Salary Structure
Faculty Salary Structure 2022-2023 (click to expand)
Effective July 1, 2022
Approved by Dean Emily Chan
Tenure Track/ Tenured
| Assistant Professors | |
| Majority of Assistant Professors | $82,000 to $90,000 |
| Associate Professors | |
| Majority of Associate Professors | $90,500 to $110,000 |
| Full Professors | |
| Majority of Full Professors | $110,000 to $160,000 |
Year Long Visitors
|
Instructor |
$55,000 to $59,000 |
|
Ph.D. or terminal degree |
$60,000 to $62,000 |
Block Visitors
(amount per block of teaching)
| Master's or Less (no pursuit of Ph.D. or comparable terminal degree) |
$4,800 |
| Pursuing Ph.D. or terminal degree | $5,000 |
| Pursuing Ph.D. (ABD, within a year of completion) |
$5,200 |
| Assistant Professor (has received Ph.D., within 1 to 3 years of earning it) |
$5,400 |
| Assistant Professor (4 to 6 years in rank) |
$5,700 |
| Assistant Professor (7+ years in rank) |
$6,000 |
| Associate Professor (1 to 3 years in rank) |
$6,200 |
| Associate Professor (4 to 6 years in rank) |
$6,500 |
| Associate Professor (7+ years in rank) |
$6,800 |
| Full Professor (1 to 4 years in rank) |
$7,000 |
| Full Professor (5 to 10 years in rank) |
$7,200 |
| Full Professor (10+ years in rank) |
$7,400 |
*for all ranks of Block Visitors, a practitioner's equivalent amount of experience will be considered where rank is not applicable. Examples include, but are not limited to - Filmmakers, Dancers, etc.