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General information

Rice University is an educational institution based in Houston, Texas, within the city's museum district. It comprises eight schools teaching architecture, business, engineering, humanities, music, and the natural and social sciences. It enrolls about 8,880 students, including 4,776 undergraduates and 4,104 postgraduates, taught by 855 full-time faculty.

Rice was established on September 23, 1912. Its endowment totaled 8.07 billion dollars in fiscal year 2024, a scale that funds research and teaching, worth knowing for anyone considering a job in university administration or research support. Historically, the median salary is ~$71,907.1

Website
rice.edu
Headquarters
Houston, United States
Industry
Education
Category
Universities
Employees
4,000

Hiring activity

65Open jobs
+50Added in 30 days
−40Closed in 30 days
16 daysHow long jobs stay open

New jobs added per week2

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Week beginningNew listings
September 7, 202612
September 14, 202614
September 21, 20268
September 28, 202614
October 5, 202610
October 12, 202611
October 19, 20269
October 26, 2026 (in progress)7

Open jobs

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Pay

What does Rice University actually pay? Based on previous and active job listings with specified pay ranges, the median annual pay is $72,066. Note that 61% of jobs don't list any pay information, so figures may be skewed towards cities like NYC, where pay disclosure is mandated for each posting.4

Share of salaried jobs in each pay bracket

Share of salaried jobs in each pay bracket
BracketJobs
Under $100k48 jobs (83%)
$100k to $150k9 jobs (16%)
$150k to $200k1 jobs (2%)
$200k and up0 jobs (0%)

Plus 16 hourly jobs at $18 to $38 an hour.

Posted ranges on jobs open now4

Assistant General Counsel$175,000 – $205,000
Senior Oracle Cloud Financial Systems Specialist$122,496 – $155,000
Rice360 Director of Technology Development$110,400 – $140,800
$43k$205k
Research Fellow (CUSMX – Rule of Law)$121,000 – $140,000
Director, Emergency Management$122,496 – $140,000
Infrastructure Engineer$130,000 – $135,000
Senior Brand & Content Lead$96,859 – $123,624
SEA Cryogenic Electron Microscopist$115,000 – $120,000
Head of Venture Acceleration, Program Manager$95,000 – $105,000
Associate Director of Publications, Kinder Institute for Urban Research$100,000 – $105,000
Digital Accessibility Coordinator$80,000 – $100,000
Academic Computing Systems Administrator$80,000 – $93,425
Contracts Specialist II$72,600 – $92,500
Organizational and Talent Development Specialist$85,000 – $92,000
Senior Editor & Writer, Kinder Institute for Urban Research$86,000 – $90,000
Communications Strategist$80,000 – $90,000
Senior Associate Director, Organizational Analytics$80,000 – $90,000
Web Developer, Kinder Institute for Urban Research$82,000 – $85,000
Data Warehouse Developer$73,326 – $85,000
Executive Assistant to the Academic Deans$75,000 – $85,000
Research Integrity Administrator$73,326 – $85,000
Researcher, Kinder Institute for Urban Research$80,000 – $83,000
EMS Education Coordinator$72,100 – $80,400
Hardware Research Engineer (Optomechanical Systems)$63,731 – $80,400
Research Scientist$63,731 – $80,400
Contracts Specialist I$63,731 – $80,400
Lab Manager$63,100 – $80,400
Associate Director of Marketing and Communications$75,000 – $80,000
Academic Budget Analyst II$70,000 – $80,000
Emergency Management Coordinator$70,000 – $75,000
Events & Venue Manager$70,000 – $75,000
Digital Communications Manager$65,000 – $70,000
Procurement Operations Analyst$56,560 – $70,000
Research Analyst, Kinder Institute for Urban Research$66,000 – $69,500
Rice360 NEST Financial Monitor and Analyst$61,000 – $69,000
Catering Coordinator$56,560 – $68,000
Research Administrator II, Post-Award$63,731 – $67,000
Development Specialist II$61,430 – $65,000
Postdoctoral Associate - Chemistry$48,000 – $65,000
Program Coordinator$59,000 – $65,000
Policy Research Specialist$60,000 – $65,000
Student Engagement Specialist$60,000 – $65,000
Academic Program Administrator$56,560 – $63,000
Assistant Director of Academic Advising$58,000 – $62,000
Assistant Director of Academic Advising for Athletics$60,000 – $62,000
Summer Sessions & Precollege Program Administrator II$49,187 – $61,408
Temporary Program Administrator$55,000 – $60,000
Postdoctoral Associate - Psychological Sciences$57,000 – $60,000
Program Administrator II$50,000 – $60,000
Research Specialist II$57,000 – $60,000
Assistant Director for Facilities and Operations$55,000 – $60,000
Postdoctoral Associate - BioSciences$55,000 – $60,000
Marketing and Communication Specialist I$49,187 – $58,000
Postdoctoral Associate - Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering$50,000 – $55,000
Study Abroad Advisor$52,000 – $54,000
Research Specialist$42,925 – $52,900
College Coordinator$46,000 – $47,500
Administrative Operations Specialist$46,000 – $47,500

Hourly jobs

Plumbing Supervisor$33 – $38 an hour
Temporary Veterinary Technician II$23 – $29 an hour
Temporary Part-Time EMS Clinical Instructor$21 – $28 an hour
Lead Cook$21 – $26 an hour
Housekeeper, Wiess President’s House$24 – $26 an hour
House Manager (Part-time), Shepherd School of Music$22 – $26 an hour
Maintenance Technician II$22 – $25 an hour
Lead Barista$21 – $23 an hour
Clinic Administrative Assistant$22 – $23 an hour
Cook$19 – $23 an hour
Research Technician II$19 – $23 an hour
Banquet Captain$21 – $22 an hour
Hospitality Assistant$18 – $22 an hour
Culinary Assistant$18 – $22 an hour
Dishwasher$18 – $22 an hour
Technical Services Operations Assistant$18 – $20 an hour

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Common questions

Is Rice University hiring now?

Yes. There are 65 open jobs, with 50 added in the last 30 days. They close fast though, often within 16 days, so don't wait.

How much does Rice University pay?

Posted pay runs $42,925 to $205,000 a year, and the median is $72,066. We only show pay the company printed itself, never estimates.

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Notes & sources

347 daily listing observations, Aug 4 to Oct 28 windowRechecked daily, last October 28, 2026
  1. 1. Company description. Written by InterviewOS from Rice University's public materials and press coverage; facts are checked against the sources below.
  2. 2. Weekly counts. A count is the number of listings the pipeline saw for the first time in that week. Weeks begin Monday; the onboarding week is excluded from the scale and every average.
  3. 3. Live counts. Deduplicated live listings observed daily on Rice University's own hiring system; last check October 28, 2026. Stale and syndicated posts on aggregator sites are not counted.
  4. 4. Posted pay. Ranges extracted from the text of Rice University's own listings; a range appears only when the employer printed one. Extraction is still rolling out, so this table can lag the board.

Sources
rice.edu
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