Pay equity for faculty and staff in academia how to assess and correct inequities Robert K. Toutkoushian

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Toutkoushian, Robert Kevin, 1962- author.

Series:

Occasional papers. Education series

Education Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Universities and colleges--Faculty--Salaries, etc.

Universities and colleges.

Wages--College employees.

Wages.

Pay equity.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cham Springer [2026]

Summary:

This book addresses how to assess pay equity for faculty and staff in colleges and universities. This book begins with a discussion of how postsecondary institutions compensate their employees, and how this can result in pay differences between groups of employees such as men and women. From there, the notion of pay equity is discussed, and methods are reviewed that could used to determine if pay is in fact equitable between these groups. This book also describes how pay equity studies can be conducted for three groups of employees: tenure-eligible faculty, non-tenure-eligible faculty, and staff. Following these chapters, this book explores the different ways that pay may be adjusted for designated employees in response to the findings from a pay equity study. This book concludes with some guidance for institutions and researchers who embark on pay equity studies in higher education. This book provides a comprehensive view on conducting pay equity studies in higher education. While most of the work to date on pay equity has focused on tenure-eligible faculty, increasingly, institutions are seeking to determine whether all of their employees are being paid in a fair and equitable manner. It is emphasized throughout the book that there are a number of methods and options that can be used in pay equity studies and seeks to explain the advantages and disadvantages of each option so that readers make an informed decision as to how to proceed with their own study. An important feature of the book is that data on employees are used to illustrate how the various methods work and compare to each other

Contents:

Overview of Book

Logistics of Pay Equity Studies

Compensation for Faculty and Staff. - What Is Pay Equity

What Do We Know about Pay Equity in Academia

Statistical Methods for Assessing Pay Equity

Pay Equity Studies for Tenure-Eligible Faculty

Pay Equity Studies for Non-Tenure Eligible Faculty

Pay Equity Studies for Staff

Correcting Pay Equities

Final Thoughts

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references

Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed June 8, 2026)

Other Format:

Print version Toutkoushian, Robert K. Pay Equity for Faculty and Staff in Academia

ISBN:

9783032249623

3032249627

OCLC:

1594261551

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