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The NATA Salary Survey is conducted every three years with the goal of providing NATA members with the data they need in
negotiating with current and prospective employers. The 2014 survey was conducted this November and nearly 7,000 members
responded. The national average salary for full-time positions in 2014 was $55,036.

The following figures represent full-time positions only and do not include bonuses or benefits.

AVERAGE SALARY BY DEGREE

7.7% 6.9% 4.9%

BACHELOR'S MASTER'S DOCTORATE

2014 - $49,719 2014 - $54,660 2014 - $80,011
2011 - $46,176 2011 - $51,144 2011 - $76,262
2008 - $39,096 2008 - $44,707 2008 - $65,333

SALARY BY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE

The average entry-level salary for ATs increased from $34,623 to $38,214. The overall average salary for members in the career
starter category was $37,783.

YEARS OF EXPERIENCE 2014 2011 2008

0 - 1 Year $38,214 $34,623 $29,749
Young professionals
1 - 5 Years $41,568 $37,106 $34,436
with 1-5 years of
5 - 10 Years $49,204 $44,505 $41,677 experience had the
10 - 15 Years $60,329 $54,012 $49,238 largest increase
15 - 20 Years $66,860 $62,143 $53,498
in salary over the
past three years, an
20 - 25 Years $66,626 $66,030 $59,688 improvement of more
25+ Years $82,180 $75,202 $63,409 than 12 percent.

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SALARY BY DISTRICT
Salaries also rose in each district. District Six had the largest increase in average salary at 11.2
percent. Districts One, Three and Nine each had increases of more than 9 percent.

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DISTRICT ONE DISTRICT TWO DISTRICT THREE DISTRICT FOUR DISTRICT FIVE
$56,699 $58,286 $52,878 $51,635 $49,925
2011 - $51,886 2011 - $55,613 2011 - $48,303 2011 - $49,924 2011 - $46,474
2008 - $44,612 2008 - $46,499 2008 - $43,688 2008 - $43,246 2008 - $39,761

DISTRICT SIX DISTRICT SEVEN DISTRICT EIGHT DISTRICT NINE DISTRICT TEN
$64,126 $54,946 $61,532 $54,134 $52,287
2011 - $57,647 2011 - $50,886 2011 - $59,300 2011 - $49,330 2011 - $48,444
2008 - $48,929 2008 - $42,401 2008 - $52,667 2008 - $42,460 2008 - $40,783

ONLINE SALARY DATA

For more detailed salary information, check out the searchable salary survey database at
www.nata.org/nata-salary-survey. This free resource allows you to query salary data that
matches your professional member profile.

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