Higher Education

I was invited to the next round of interviews for a position as an application administrator for a student system. This position includes managing users and permissions for the application, doing data analysis and making recommendations to staff, and training users. No supervisory responsibilities. This is a public state college in a low-medium cost of living area. They do not have any information about a salary range posted, and in other interviews with this school I have been told that they do not discuss salary until HR gets involved at the end of the interview process.

I have been offered another position elsewhere that would be good for my resume but is not a pay raise. I probably need to go sign papers for the offer in the next few days. I would only take the app admin position (if offered) if it was a pay raise for various reasons. I currently make about $65k as a 10-month k-12 employee. Other colleges in my area tend to pay less comparably than similar k-12 positions, but I wonder if this one is a little higher than usual because it involves more technical skills. I don’t mind giving up summers off but it would have to be for a position that pays more than I currently make.

I know this is subject to many factors, but if anyone has insight to what someone in this type of role might make I would love to have some more information to base my decision off of. I have tried looking for similar postings at other schools, etc but have not found much.