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FACILITY & OPERATIONS 8 SportsTurf | September 2016 www.sportsturfonline.com Editor's note: This information was provided by the Sports Turf Managers Association's headquarters staff. STMA members who participated in this summer's survey will receive an electronic copy of the full results this month. This was the first such survey by STMA since 2012. SALARIES BY THE NUMBERS The results are in from the STMA 2016 Compensation and Benefits Survey. Salaries have substantially increased since the 2012 survey was conducted, and benefits overall seem to be maintaining or are slightly up. Sports Turf Managers saw a median increase in compensa- tion of $7,000. The median is now $62,000, up from $55,000 in 2012. The average salary saw almost the same increase to $65,295 from $58,854 in 2012. This is a slightly more than 3% increase annually. The results were cross-tabbed to reveal the average salary by membership category. Leading this group is the Parks and Recreation segment at $69,318, which saw an increase of nearly $6,400. Next are those who represent Schools STMA COMPENSATION SURVEY COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS ARE ON THE RISE FOR SPORTS TURF MANAGERS K-12, with an average salary of $65,363 and Semi-Pro/ Professional at $64,489. This professional category also saw the largest increase from the 2012 results. Their salaries increased $10,253 from $64,489. The Semi Pro/Professional reported the lowest average salaries in 2012 at $54,236. The average salary of a sports turf managers who works for a college or university is $59,482, up from $56,818. Twenty-nine percent of sports turf managers make $75,000 or more annually with 79% earning $50,000 or more. Assistant sports turf managers also saw slight increases. First assistant's median salary rose from $39,500 to $44,000 and the average salary is now $44,790 compared to $41,458 in 2012. METHODOLOGY The response rate was 35% with a confidence level of 99% and a confidence interval of 4.64%. This means we are 99% certain that all of the information reported is accurate within plus or minus 5%. The report will be distributed electronically in early PHOTO COURTESY OF STEVE BUSH, CSFM.