Friendly team, but salary growth is stagnant - Academic Advisor II UT Dallas Employee Review

3.0
29 May 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Friendly team to work with.

Cons

Salary growth (beyond the ~3% annual raise the university gives) is nonexistent. UT Dallas salaries are in ranges, but it is next to impossible to get your range changed (from min to midpoint, for example). Even if you can demonstrate that you meet the standards to move to the midpoint of the salary range (I.e., through showing performance reviews), they will not raise you. The 3% raise given annually does not even cover inflation for general life expenses, let alone the price hike in parking every year. Staff and faculty pay the same astronomical parking fee as students do.

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5.0
31 May 2026
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Pros

Proper Schedule and friendly colleagues.

Cons

No last minute changes allowed to schedule, which is a good practice for time management. So is not con, but sometimes initially feels like a con.

1.0
19 May 2026
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Pros

Employee only health insurance is 100% covered, the ability to work from home (not actually remote because you are tethered to a docking station unless you can efficiently work from only your laptop screen, which most employees can't do)

Cons

Extremely low salaries, no real job growth opportunities, management is not helpful in terms of growth opportunities, suggestions, etc. We have not received raises in over 2 years and there is no sign that we will receive them in the future. The pay is barely a livable wage, especially with the current state of the economy. It's the equivalent of working customer service or at a restaurant, definitely low ball salaries for the majority of positions and they claim that it's because of the budget. Engineering, some analyst and upper management positions (VP, CFO, AVP, director, senior director, assistant director, manager, etc.) make livable wages, all other staff positions are grossly and insultingly underpaid and lowballed in terms of salary. If you are looking for work, avoid working here in terms of staff positions. Faculty might pay better (professors typically get a sign on bonus or a relocation payment).

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