Montana State University Count of Full Time Classified Employees by Pay Range as of 02/13/04
(Figures in red indicate data supplied by MSU-Bozeman's Personnel and Payroll Services).
<15K 15K <20K 20K <25K 25K <30K 30K <35K 35K <40K 40K <45K 45K <50K 50K <55K 55K <60K Total Lowest
Bozeman .5% in $/yr $73.00 $75-99 $100-124 $125-149 $150-174 $175-199 $200-224 $225-249 $250-299 $300-324
.5% in cents/hr 3.5 3.6-4.7 4.8-5.9 6.0-7.1 7.2-8.3 8.4-9.5 9.6-10.7 10.8-11.9 12.0-14.3 14.4-15.5
STAFF:
No Longev 1 163 157 74 26 20 13 11 4 2 471
With Longev 0 23 112 145 100 77 33 18 12 7 527
Staff c longev 12% 42% 66% 79% 79% 72% 62% 75% 78% 53%
# % c Longev
Earning <30K 675 68% 280 41% .5% achievement pay for <30K = maximum 7 cents/hr
# % c Longev
Earning <25K 456 46% 135 30% .5% achievement pay for <25K = maximum 6 cents/hr
Total BZ 1 186 269 219 126 97 46 29 16 9 998 $14,661
68% of the Bozeman workforce earns less than 30K.  41% of those have longevity of at least 5 years.
achievement pay for those earning less than 30K equates to a maximum of 7 cents per hour or $150/yr
46% of the Bozeman workforce earns less than 25K.  30% of those have longevity of at least 5 years.
achievement pay for those earning less than 25K equates to a maximum of 6 cents per hour or $124/yr
Bozeman has a loyal workforce - average 53% of employees have longevity.  Twelve percent is the lowest longevity rate of any pay category and, not
surprisingly, this is among those paid less than 20K.  To earn more than 30K is requiring longevity in 74% of cases (av).
<15K 15K <20K 20K <25K 25K <30K 30K <35K 35K <40K 40K <45K 45K <50K 50K <55K 55K <60K Total Lowest
Billings .5% in $/yr $73.00 $75-99 $100-124 $125-149 $150-174 $175-199 $200-224 $225-249 $250-299 $300-324
.5% in cents/hr 3.5 3.6-4.7 4.8-5.9 6.0-7.1 7.2-8.3 8.4-9.5 9.6-10.7 10.8-11.9 12.0-14.3 14.4-15.5
No Longev 0 41 25 16 3 3 1 0 0 0 89
With Longev 0 4 29 37 19 16 7 4 0 0 116
Staff c longev 9% 54% 70% 86% 84% 88% 100% 57%
# % c Longev
Earning <30K 152 74% 70 46% .5% achievement pay for <30K = maximum 7 cents/hr
# % c Longev
Earning <25K 99 48% 33 33% .5% achievement pay for <25K = maximum 6 cents/hr
Total BL 0 45 54 53 22 19 8 4 0 0 205 16,838
74% of the Billings workforce earns less than 30K.  46% of those have longevity of at least 5 years.
achievement pay for those earning less than 30K equates to a maximum of 7 cents per hour or $150/yr
48% of the Billings workforce earns less than 25K.  33% of those have longevity of at least 5 years.
achievement pay for those earning less than 25K equates to a maximum of 6 cents per hour or $124/yr
Billings has a loyal workforce - average 57% of employees have longevity.  Nine percent is the lowest longevity rate of any pay category and, not
surprisingly, this is among those paid less than 20K.  To earn more than 30K is requiring longevity in 90% of cases (av).
<15K 15K <20K 20K <25K 25K <30K 30K <35K 35K <40K 40K <45K 45K <50K 50K <55K 55K <60K Total Lowest
Havre .5% in $/yr $73.00 $75-99 $100-124 $125-149 $150-174 $175-199 $200-224 $225-249 $250-299 $300-324
.5% in cents/hr 3.5 3.6-4.7 4.8-5.9 6.0-7.1 7.2-8.3 8.4-9.5 9.6-10.7 10.8-11.9 12.0-14.3 14.4-15.5
No Longev 1 19 10 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 36
With Longev 0 1 5 12 8 3 3 2 0 0 34
Staff c Longev 5% 33% 86% 89% 75% 60% 100% 49%
# % c Longev
Earning <30K 50 71% 18 36% .5% achievement pay for <30K = maximum 7 cents/hr
# % c Longev
Earning <25K 36 51% 6 17% .5% achievement pay for <25K = maximum 6 cents/hr
Total HV 1 20 15 14 9 4 5 2 0 0 70 14,238
71% of the Havre workforce earns less than 30K.  36% of those have longevity of at least 5 years.
achievement pay for those earning less than 30K equates to a maximum of 7 cents per hour or $150/yr
51% of the Havre workforce earns less than 25K.  17% of those have longevity of at least 5 years.
achievement pay for those earning less than 25K equates to a maximum of 6 cents per hour or $124/yr
Havre has a loyal workforce - average 49% of employees have longevity.  Five percent is the lowest longevity rate of any pay category and, not
surprisingly, this is among those paid less than 20K.  To earn more than 30K is requiring longevity in 81% of cases (av).
<15K 15K <20K 20K <25K 25K <30K 30K <35K 35K <40K 40K <45K 45K <50K 50K <55K 55K <60K Total Lowest
G Falls .5% in $/yr $73.00 $75-99 $100-124 $125-149 $150-174 $175-199 $200-224 $225-249 $250-299 $300-324
.5% in cents/hr 3.5 3.6-4.7 4.8-5.9 6.0-7.1 7.2-8.3 8.4-9.5 9.6-10.7 10.8-11.9 12.0-14.3 14.4-15.5
No Longev 0 14 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 25
With Longev 0 0 1 5 4 2 0 0 0 0 12
Staff c Longev 9% 83% 100% 100% 32%
# % c Longev
Earning <30K 31 84% 6 19% .5% achievement pay for <30K = maximum 7 cents/hr
# % c Longev
Earning <25K 25 68% 1 4% .5% achievement pay for <25K = maximum 6 cents/hr
Total GF 0 14 11 6 4 2 0 0 0 0 37 16,838
84% of the Great Falls workforce earns less than 30K.  19% of those have longevity of at least 5 years.
achievement pay for those earning less than 30K equates to a maximum of 7 cents per hour or $150/yr
68% of the Havre workforce earns less than 25K.  4% of those have longevity of at least 5 years.
achievement pay for those earning less than 25K equates to a maximum of 6 cents per hour or $124/yr
Longevity at Great Falls is lower than at the other campuses - average 32% of employees have longevity.  Nine percent is the lowest longevity rate of any pay category and, 
at odds with other campuses, this is among those paid less than 25K.  To earn more than 30K is requiring longevity in 100% of cases (av).
<15K 15K <20K 20K <25K 25K <30K 30K <35K 35K <40K 40K <45K 45K <50K 50K <55K 55K <60K Total Lowest
Bzn/Bill .5% in $/yr $73.00 $75-99 $100-124 $125-149 $150-174 $175-199 $200-224 $225-249 $250-299 $300-324
.5% in cents/hr 3.5 3.6-4.7 4.8-5.9 6.0-7.1 7.2-8.3 8.4-9.5 9.6-10.7 10.8-11.9 12.0-14.3 14.4-15.5
Bozeman No Longev 1 163 157 74 26 20 13 11 4 2 471
With Longev 0 23 112 145 100 77 33 18 12 7 527
Billings No Longev 0 41 25 16 3 3 1 0 0 0 89
With Longev 0 4 29 37 19 16 7 4 0 0 116
Staff c Longev 12% 44% 67% 80% 80% 74% 67% 75% 78% 53%
# % c Longev
Earning <30K 827 69% 70 8% .5% achievement pay for <30K = maximum 7 cents/hr
# % c Longev
Earning <25K 555 46% 33 6% .5% achievement pay for <25K = maximum 6 cents/hr
  Bzn/Bill Total 1 231 323 272 148 116 54 33 16 9 1,203                            
69% of the Bozeman/Billings combined workforce earns less than 30K.  8% of those have longevity of at least 5 years.
achievement pay for those earning less than 30K equates to a maximum of 7 cents per hour or $150/yr
46% of the Bozeman/Billings workforce earns less than 25K.  6% of those have longevity of at least 5 years.
achievement pay for those earning less than 25K equates to a maximum of 6 cents per hour or $124/yr
Bozeman and Billings combined have a loyal workforce - average 53% of employees have longevity.  Twelve percent is the lowest longevity rate of any pay category and, not
surprisingly, this is among those paid less than 20K.  To earn more than 30K is requiring longevity in 76% of cases (av).
Havre No Longev 1 19 10 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 36
With Longev 0 1 5 12 8 3 3 2 0 0 34
G Falls No Longev 0 14 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 25
With Longev 0 0 1 5 4 2 0 0 0 0 12
MSU No Longev 2 237 202 93 30 24 16 11 4 2 621
With Longev 0 28 147 199 131 98 43 24 12 7 689
Staff c Longev 11% 42% 68% 81% 80% 73% 69% 75% 78% 53%
# % c Longev
Earning <30K 908 69% 374 41% .5% achievement pay for <30K = maximum 7 cents/hr
# % c Longev
Earning <25K 616 47% 175 28% .5% achievement pay for <25K = maximum 6 cents/hr
  MSU Total 2 265 349 292 161 122 59 35 16 9 1,310 14238
69% of the MSU total workforce earns less than 30K.  41% of those have longevity of at least 5 years.
achievement pay for those earning less than 30K equates to a maximum of 7 cents per hour or $150/yr
47% of the MSU total workforce earns less than 25K.  28% of those have longevity of at least 5 years.
achievement pay for those earning less than 25K equates to a maximum of 6 cents per hour or $124/yr
MSU has a loyal workforce - average 53% of employees have longevity.  Eleven percent is the lowest longevity rate of any pay category and, not
surprisingly, this is among those paid less than 20K.  To earn more than 30K is requiring longevity in 63% of cases (av).
note 1 When looking at averages for the whole MSU umbrella, if headcount per campus is used, zero readings in some columns for some campuses bring about an overall total  
different from that which would come about if percentages per campus("subtotals") were used.  To demonstrate this, the final summary would read as follows if the
percentage "subtotals" per campus were used:
74% of the MSU total workforce earns less than 30K.  36% of those have longevity of at least 5 years.
achievement pay for those earning less than 30K equates to a maximum of 7 cents per hour or $150/yr
53% of the MSU total workforce earns less than 25K.  21% of those have longevity of at least 5 years.
achievement pay for those earning less than 25K equates to a maximum of 6 cents per hour or $124/yr
MSU has a loyal workforce - average 48% of employees have longevity.  Nine percent is the lowest longevity rate of any pay category and, not
surprisingly, this is among those paid less than 20K.  To earn more than 30K is requiring longevity in 75% of cases (av).
note 2 The Bozeman campus comprises classified employees on considerably higher salaries than those of the other campuses in the MSU umbrella.  The job titles concerned
include Attorney II; various Computer Programmers, Support Specialists, Systems Analysts, and Systems Administrators; various Engineers; and mid-level Providers.