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From: Jack Reidy <jreidy2**At_Symbol_Here**STANFORD.EDU>
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Fair Wages Question
Date: Dec 2, 2022 19:23 UTC
Reply-To: ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety <DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**Princeton.EDU>
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Jonathan,
I think it’s great to open up the discussion on pay. Besides helping us all make sure we get what we’re owed as professionals, it helps prevent discrimination in pay if people know what their peers are making.
When I started as a Research Safety Specialist at Stanford in 2017 I made ~$78K/year, fresh out of grad school with a masters. Between annual raises and a bump when I got “assistant chemical hygiene officer” added to my portfolio, I now
make ~$100K/year. I don’t recall what the upper limit is on my job’s classification, but I want to say I’ve got another $10-20K room for growth or something like that. We also have good medical benefits (at least for individuals, can’t speak to family plans)
including vision and dental, up to 5% matching for a 401a, good vacation time (I think around 3 weeks a year once you’ve been here for 5 years), good life insurance and a slew of other perks. It’s worth noting that we have significant competition in our area
between the UC system, tech/biotech startups, and established tech/biotech entities like Genentech. By the way, if this sounds enticing to anyone, our group still has two positions open!
Hope this helps, and I hope you get what you’re worth!
Sincerely,
Jack Reidy (he/him)
Research Safety Specialist, Assistant Chemical Hygiene Officer
Environmental Health & Safety
Stanford University
484 Oak Road, Stanford, CA, 94305
Tel: (650) 497-7614
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From: ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety <DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**Princeton.EDU>
On Behalf Of Jonathan Dannatt
Sent: Friday, December 2, 2022 9:56 AM
To: DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**Princeton.EDU
Subject: [DCHAS-L] Fair Wages Question
Hello all,
I know this is less of a safety question, but I thought those with experience might still be able to provide some support. I am emailing to see if anyone would be willing to share salary ranges. I recently found out the salary of my colleague
that acts as both our chemical hygiene officer and lab coordinator and it seemed quite low for the position. However, maybe it is normal.
Some necessary background:
1) We are a small primarily undergraduate institution (~1500 students).
2) This individual acts as coordinator for the general chemistry labs as well as chemical hygiene officer for the chemistry department.
3) The department currently has 4 tenured/tenure track chemists and a distinguished affiliate professor.
4) As chemical hygiene officer, this individual handles A) waste for all the labs in the department as well as all the waste for our summer research program (usually ~5 undergraduates a summer), B) safety trainings for our TAs, C) ensures
our departmental compliance with regulatory bodies.
Any data or sources would be super helpful : )
Warmest regards,
Jonathan
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