At East Tennessee State University, each staff position is assigned to a job family—a classification of roles that share similar responsibilities, skill sets, and training requirements. Every job family is linked to a designated market range, which represents typical compensation levels based on the nature of the work, required qualifications, and prevailing market data.
Positions assigned to Market Range 0 are not tied to a defined pay range. These roles may be hired at any salary, as they are not subject to the standard market ranges.
Please refer to the table below for a detailed overview of how compensation is structured throughout ETSU:
| Market Range | Minimum | 25th Percentile | Midpoint | 75th Percentile | Maximum |
| MR 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| MR 1 | $25,511.00 | $27,743.21 | $29,975.43 | $32,207.64 | $34,439.85 |
| MR 2 | $28,827.43 | $31,349.83 | $33,872.23 | $36,394.63 | $38,917.03 |
| MR 3 | $32,575.00 | $35,425.31 | $38,275.62 | $41,125.93 | $43,976.24 |
| MR 4 | $36,809.75 | $40,030.60 | $43,251.45 | $46,472.30 | $49,693.16 |
| MR 5 | $41,595.01 | $45,234.58 | $48,874.14 | $52,513.70 | $56,153.27 |
| MR 6 | $47,002.36 | $51,115.07 | $55,227.78 | $59,340.48 | $63,453.19 |
| MR 7 | $53,112.67 | $57,760.03 | $62,407.39 | $67,054.75 | $71,702.11 |
| MR 8 | $60,017.32 | $65,268.83 | $70,520.35 | $75,771.86 | $81,023.38 |
| MR 9 | $67,819.57 | $73,753.78 | $79,687.99 | $85,622.21 | $91,556.42 |
| MR 10 | $76,636.11 | $83,341.77 | $90,047.43 | $96,753.09 | $103,458.75 |
| MR 11 | $86,598.81 | $94,176.20 | $101,753.60 | $109,331.00 | $116,908.39 |
| MR 12 | $97,856.65 | $106,419.11 | $114,981.57 | $123,544.03 | $132,106.48 |
| MR 13 | $110,578.02 | $120,253.60 | $129,929.17 | $139,604.75 | $149,280.33 |
| MR 14 | $124,953.16 | $135,886.56 | $146,819.96 | $157,753.37 | $168,686.77 |
| MR 15 | $141,197.07 | $153,551.82 | $165,906.56 | $178,261.30 | $190,616.05 |
| MR 16 | $159,552.69 | $173,513.55 | $187,474.41 | $201,435.27 | $215,396.13 |
| MR 17 | $180,294.54 | $196,070.31 | $211,846.09 | $227,621.86 | $243,397.63 |
| MR 18 | $203,732.83 | $221,559.45 | $239,386.08 | $257,212.70 | $275,039.32 |
| MR 19 | $230,218.10 | $250,362.18 | $270,506.27 | $290,650.35 | $310,794.44 |
| MR 20 | $260,146.45 | $282,909.27 | $305,672.08 | $328,434.90 | $351,197.71 |
| MR 21 | $293,965.49 | $319,687.47 | $345,409.45 | $371,131.43 | $396,853.41 |
| MR 22 | $332,181.01 | $361,246.84 | $390,312.68 | $419,378.52 | $448,444.36 |
| MR 23 | $375,364.54 | $408,208.93 | $441,053.33 | $473,897.73 | $506,742.12 |
| MR 24 | $424,161.93 | $461,276.10 | $498,390.26 | $535,504.43 | $572,618.60 |
| MR 25 | $479,302.98 | $521,241.99 | $563,181.00 | $605,120.01 | $647,059.02 |
| MR 26 | $541,612.36 | $589,003.45 | $636,394.53 | $683,785.61 | $731,176.69 |
| MR 27 | $612,021.97 | $665,573.89 | $719,125.82 | $772,677.74 | $826,229.66 |