university salaries - what is going on?

[BodyofEvidence]

Well, enjoy the thread. Dont let the facts get in the way....

[SkatesOn]

Read em & weep:

Current Salary Scales

[TheBear]

Read em & weep:

Current Salary Scales

The problem is, though, that there are people who are paid 'off-scale'. In UCD, the President and the Vice-Presidents (there are nine of them, as far as I know), maybe the Registrar too. They're also paid hefty bonuses, in spite of the fact that UCD has completely used up its once-significant resources. I should mention that they are foregoing their bonuses this year, due largely to the fact that they have no money.

[islands]

those are senior lecturer salaries, though. Most of the staff/faculty at universities are below that level

Not familiar with UCD. By "off scale" do you mean that they get other payments from the university? Sort of top-ups? If so then yeah, I agree that's a problem for sure!

[SkatesOn]

those are senior lecturer salaries, though. Most of the staff/faculty at universities are below that level

Here's some more 6 figure salaries for a job you will never get fired from:

Current Salary Scales

[ManFromDelMonte]

If these jobs are so great and so overpaid why don't you apply for one the next time a position comes up?

[SkatesOn]

If these jobs are so great and so overpaid why don't you apply for one the next time a position comes up?

Maybe I earn more than them?

[InReality]

I heard an interesting story recently concerning salaries in the public sector. Turns out a certain individual who works in one of the Universities - earning circa 100k i think - is also working for another state body who pay him circa 75k. the work in the second body involves 'project work' and he appears on site about once a fortnight by all accounts.

Anyway, funnily enough I was talking to this individual about three weeks ago, and he tells me, in his own words 'he is earning very little' that he was 'just a poor guy' and that the people at the top in his university are 'creaming it' and that the difference in salaries has to be revisited - i.e. that he should be earning more.

what do posters think?

Thing I take from this is that people never think they are the rich guy.
"less than 2 million" springs to mind.

This is what makes a lot of the discussion about "fairness" so futile.
Nobody will say - well actually i'm well off.
Fintan o'toole is a notable exception and will admit to it.

Even a panelist on vb last night was quick to point out she had taken pay cuts ...

in BOTH her jobs

[New_Economic_Agenda]

some 'old' news from 2008

UCD academic on 'secret' package worth e406,000 - Latest News, Education - Independent.ie

I particularly like the last line about 'remaining competitive'

[New_Economic_Agenda]

glad to see some journalists are reading this site

Revealed: €10m pay bonanza for the top university earners - Latest News, Education - Independent.ie