Penn State reviews

Raises are extremely rare and nominal (several years of no raises followed by 2% for those with exceptional annual reviews. In this economy every year of working in higher education is a equates to taking a pay cut due to extreme inflation.

Uncompetitive Wages Very small raises (personally earned less than a 5% raise total in the past 3 years while receiving perfect reviews) Little to no career growth Faculty are held in a much higher respect than staff, so staff often "take hits" to make faculty happy.