Currently, Purdue University has an enrollment of over 41,000 undergraduate (75%) and graduate students (23%). Approximately 2,000 full-time faculty teach and conduct research in Purdue's 157 principle buildings with 377 total buildings on 2,307 acres. Purdue University's schools include: agriculture; consumer and family science; education; engineering; liberal arts; management; pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences; nursing; science; technology; and veterinary medicine. Purdue offers 6,700 courses in 200 specializations. For more than a quarter century, Purdue University has been the largest or second largest in undergraduate engineering enrollment in the country. Purdue research exceeds $347.1 million a year using more than 400 research labs. The University's decentralized 14 library system contains over 2.3 million volumes of information, including a substantial psychology library that has merged with the Humanities, Social Sciences, and Education library located in Stewart Center. read more

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Purdue University Salaries

How much do people at Purdue University get paid? See the latest salaries by department and job title. The average estimated annual salary, including base and bonus, at Purdue University is $119,658, or $57 per hour, while the estimated median salary is $112,212, or $53 per hour.

At Purdue University, the highest paid job is a Group Product Manager at $224,125 annually and the lowest is a Receptionist at $37,637 annually. Average Purdue University salaries by department include: Finance at $92,848, IT at $120,491, Customer Support at $66,300, and Operations at $83,403. Half of Purdue University salaries are above $112,212.

10 employees at Purdue University rank their Compensation in the Bottom 10% of similar sized companies on Comparably (based on 38 ratings) while 10 employees at Purdue University rank their Perks And Benefits in the Top 40% of similar sized companies on Comparably (based on 14 ratings).

Salaries contributed from Purdue University employees include job titles like DevOps, Marketing Manager, and Director of Operations. Comparably data has a total of 4 salary records from Purdue University employees.

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$87k

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$268k

$351k

$119,658^*

Average Compensation

$112,212^*

Median Compensation

^* Estimated salaries Estimated salaries are based on data provided anonymously by employees and/or estimated by other statistical methods.

Purdue University Salary Averages By Department

Recent Purdue University Salaries Anonymously Contributed

Marketing Manager

Posted more than 30 days ago · Marketing Department

$44,000 Salary + Bonus

Director of Operations

Posted more than 30 days ago · Operations Department

$175,000 Salary + Bonus

DevOps

Posted more than 30 days ago · Engineering Department

$75,000 Salary + Bonus

Purdue University Salaries By Department (14)

Product Department

$164,948 Avg. total comp.

Engineering Department

$118,569 Avg. total comp.

Marketing Department

$104,378 Avg. total comp.

Design Department

$96,030 Avg. total comp.

Operations Department

$83,403 Avg. total comp.

Admin Department

$43,978 Avg. total comp.

Business Development Department

$111,765 Avg. total comp.

Finance Department

$92,848 Avg. total comp.

Communications Department

$159,766 Avg. total comp.

Customer Support Department

$66,300 Avg. total comp.

HR Department

$109,410 Avg. total comp.

IT Department

$120,491 Avg. total comp.

Legal Department

$205,667 Avg. total comp.

Sales Department

$141,608 Avg. total comp.

Product Department (5)

Director of Product

$207,654^*

Est. Salary

$100k

$144k

$175k

$241k

$270k

$343k

Group Product Manager

$224,125^*

Est. Salary

$100k

$144k

$175k

$241k

$270k

$343k

Senior Product Manager

$134,872^*

Est. Salary

$100k

$144k

$175k

$241k

$270k

$343k

Product Manager

$109,270^*

Est. Salary

$100k

$144k

$175k

$241k

$270k

$343k

Jr Product Manager

$100,556^*

Est. Salary

$100k

$144k

$175k

$241k

$270k

$343k

Engineering Department (10)

Director of Engineering

$223,596^*

Est. Salary

$74k

$86k

$100k

$165k

$221k

$300k

Principal Engineer

$138,128^*

Est. Salary

$74k

$86k

$100k

$165k

$221k

$300k

Lead Engineer

$105,843^*

Est. Salary

$74k

$86k

$100k

$165k

$221k

$300k

Engineering Manager

$157,011^*

Est. Salary

$74k

$86k

$100k

$165k

$221k

$300k

Data Scientist

$103,273^*

Est. Salary

$74k

$86k

$100k

$165k

$221k

$300k

Senior Developer

$120,026^*

Est. Salary

$74k

$86k

$100k

$165k

$221k

$300k

Developer

$87,332^*

Est. Salary

$74k

$86k

$100k

$165k

$221k

$300k

QA Manager

$103,239^*

Est. Salary

$74k

$86k

$100k

$165k

$221k

$300k

$83,475^*

Est. Salary

$74k

$86k

$100k

$165k

$221k

$300k

Marketing Department (10)

Director of Marketing

$182,624^*

Est. Salary

$56k

$81k

$110k

$165k

$200k

$234k

$280k

Global Marketing Manager

$148,248^*

Est. Salary

$56k

$81k

$110k

$165k

$200k

$234k

$280k

Senior Marketing Manager

$140,169^*

Est. Salary

$56k

$81k

$110k

$165k

$200k

$234k

$280k

Brand Manager

$112,212^*

Est. Salary

$56k

$81k

$110k

$165k

$200k

$234k

$280k

Marketing Operations

$111,228^*

Est. Salary

$56k

$81k

$110k

$165k

$200k

$234k

$280k

SEO Specialist

$75,701^*

Est. Salary

$56k

$81k

$110k

$165k

$200k

$234k

$280k

Business Analyst

$79,223^*

Est. Salary

$56k

$81k

$110k

$165k

$200k

$234k

$280k

Copywriter

$81,849^*

Est. Salary

$56k

$81k

$110k

$165k

$200k

$234k

$280k

Marketing Associate

$75,884^*

Est. Salary

$56k

$81k

$110k

$165k

$200k

$234k

$280k

Design Department (4)

Senior Designer

$113,660^*

Est. Salary

$50k

$83k

$93k

$114k

$143k

$168k

$170k

Designer

$105,076^*

Est. Salary

$50k

$83k

$93k

$114k

$143k

$168k

$170k

Web/Visual Designer

$92,927^*

Est. Salary

$50k

$83k

$93k

$114k

$143k

$168k

$170k

Graphic Designer

$75,814^*

Est. Salary

$50k

$83k

$93k

$114k

$143k

$168k

$170k

Operations Department (4)

Director of Operations

Business Analyst

$79,223^*

Est. Salary

$49k

$53k

$70k

$110k

$170k

$175k

Operations Manager

$104,089^*

Est. Salary

$49k

$53k

$70k

$110k

$170k

$175k

Office Manager

$52,710^*

Est. Salary

$49k

$53k

$70k

$110k

$170k

$175k

Admin Department (4)

Executive Assistant

$60,135^*

Est. Salary

$33k

$37k

$40k

$48k

$69k

$75k

$85k

Admin Assistant

$52,571^*

Est. Salary

$33k

$37k

$40k

$48k

$69k

$75k

$85k

Secretary

$45,332^*

Est. Salary

$33k

$37k

$40k

$48k

$69k

$75k

$85k

Receptionist

$37,637^*

Est. Salary

$33k

$37k

$40k

$48k

$69k

$75k

$85k

Business Development Department (4)

Director of Business Development

$169,637^*

Est. Salary

$52k

$95k

$140k

$167k

$205k

$210k

Account Executive

$107,476^*

Est. Salary

$52k

$95k

$140k

$167k

$205k

$210k

Business Development Manager

$136,287^*

Est. Salary

$52k

$95k

$140k

$167k

$205k

$210k

Account Manager

$97,242^*

Est. Salary

$52k

$95k

$140k

$167k

$205k

$210k

Finance Department (5)

Director of Finance

$135,288^*

Est. Salary

$63k

$71k

$78k

$105k

$126k

$160k

$165k

Accounting Manager

$120,394^*

Est. Salary

$63k

$71k

$78k

$105k

$126k

$160k

$165k

Senior Accountant

$84,866^*

Est. Salary

$63k

$71k

$78k

$105k

$126k

$160k

$165k

Accountant

$81,991^*

Est. Salary

$63k

$71k

$78k

$105k

$126k

$160k

$165k

Financial Analyst

$85,611^*

Est. Salary

$63k

$71k

$78k

$105k

$126k

$160k

$165k

Communications Department (2)

Director of PR

$175,798^*

Est. Salary

$57k

$96k

$176k

$256k

Editor

$39,527^*

Est. Salary

$57k

$96k

$176k

$256k

Customer Support Department (3)

Customer Service Manager

$78,446^*

Est. Salary

$43k

$58k

$67k

$81k

$110k

$124k

Technical Support

$80,448^*

Est. Salary

$43k

$58k

$67k

$81k

$110k

$124k

CS Rep

$44,311^*

Est. Salary

$43k

$58k

$67k

$81k

$110k

$124k

HR Department (3)

Director of HR

$129,888^*

Est. Salary

$60k

$91k

$117k

$120k

$143k

$186k

HR Manager

$120,441^*

Est. Salary

$60k

$91k

$117k

$120k

$143k

$186k

Recruiter

$89,102^*

Est. Salary

$60k

$91k

$117k

$120k

$143k

$186k

IT Department (7)

Director of IT

$177,068^*

Est. Salary

$52k

$75k

$106k

$133k

$205k

$268k

IT Manager

$132,597^*

Est. Salary

$52k

$75k

$106k

$133k

$205k

$268k

Project Manager

$112,965^*

Est. Salary

$52k

$75k

$106k

$133k

$205k

$268k

SysAdmin

$104,219^*

Est. Salary

$52k

$75k

$106k

$133k

$205k

$268k

IT Support Engineer

$88,924^*

Est. Salary

$52k

$75k

$106k

$133k

$205k

$268k

Desktop Support

$56,514^*

Est. Salary

$52k

$75k

$106k

$133k

$205k

$268k

Legal Department (2)

General Counsel

$208,065^*

Est. Salary

$101k

$166k

$206k

$270k

$387k

Corporate Counsel

$174,024^*

Est. Salary

$101k

$166k

$206k

$270k

$387k

Sales Department (5)

Director of Sales

$219,507^*

Est. Salary

$65k

$140k

$141k

$270k

$310k

$357k

Sales Manager

$145,327^*

Est. Salary

$65k

$140k

$141k

$270k

$310k

$357k

Sales Engineer

$141,407^*

Est. Salary

$65k

$140k

$141k

$270k

$310k

$357k

Sales Rep

$134,914^*

Est. Salary

$65k

$140k

$141k

$270k

$310k

$357k

Sales Associate

$60,576^*

Est. Salary

$65k

$140k

$141k

$270k

$310k

$357k

^† Employer contributed salary^* Estimated salaries Estimated salaries are based on data provided anonymously by employees and/or estimated by other statistical methods.