Background
PAVR-O, the Professional Administrators of Volunteer Resources- Ontario is a provincial membership-driven association which promotes professional standards of excellence in the administration of volunteer resources throughout Ontario . Members include over 300 paid and unpaid staff who engage volunteers to fulfill the mission and goals of their non profit organizations within the many diverse sectors of the field.
They are often titled: Managers, Administrators, Coordinators or Directors of Volunteers.
In order to gain a better understanding of the range and scope of salaries for these positions, PAVR- O administered an Ontario-wide survey in March 2009. This is the first survey PAVR-O has undertaken to gather information on salaries and benefits. The results of this survey will be used as a benchmark for future comparisons along with sector comparisons. When the survey closed on March 31, 2009, there were 511 respondents.
Key Findings
General Information
There were 511 respondents to the survey from cities across Ontario. Of these, 479 or 93.7% completed all the questions.
• Of the total respondents:
- 37% were from the Health Care sector
- 21% from Community Service sector and
- 19% from Social Service sector
- 76% of the respondents work with volunteers at the local level
- 62% of all respondents held the title Coordinator
- 22% of all respondents held the title Manager
• When asked how many volunteers they managed:
- 44% of respondents work with 100-500 volunteers
- 22% of respondents work with 50-100 volunteers and
- 20% of respondents work with up to 50 volunteers.
• When asked for length of time working in the field:
- 24% indicated less than 3 years
- 25% indicated 3 to 6 years
- 22% indicated 6 to 10 years
- 29% indicated ten years or more
• Of those who were PAVR-O Members:
- 38% have their employers pay their membership fees
- 6% pay their fees on their own
• 314 respondents belonged to a local AVA
• 162 respondents did not belong to any local AVA
• Of those who had AVA membership:
- 62% had membership paid by their employer
- 7% pay their own AVA membership
• 72% of respondents are employed full time
• 20% are employed part-time
• 3% are contracted part-time
• 5% are contracted full-time
Salary Ranges Related to Employment Status and Titles
Categories: Full -time (FT); Part-time (PT); Contract Full-time (CFT); Contract Part-time (CPT) and self-employed (SE).
|
Title |
# of
Responses |
Average
Salary |
| Administrator PT |
4 |
$24,200.00 |
| Administrator FT |
13 |
$42,653.85 |
| Administrator CPT |
1 |
$21,000.00 |
| Administrator CFT |
0 |
$0.00 |
| Administrator SE |
1 |
$32,000.00 |
| |
|
|
| Manager PT |
14 |
$33,232.14 |
| Manager FT |
88 |
$56,132.97 |
| Manager CPT |
1 |
$15,000.00 |
| Manager CFT |
2 |
$46,500.00 |
| Manager SE |
0 |
$0.00 |
| |
|
|
| Coordinator PT |
66 |
$28,967.16 |
| Coordinator FT |
207 |
$44,525.24 |
| Coordinator CPT |
11 |
$22,163.64 |
| Coordinator CFT |
19 |
$36,386.67 |
| Coordinator SE |
2 |
$22,500.00 |
| |
|
|
| Director PT |
8 |
$50,714.29 |
| Director FT |
31 |
$71,534.00 |
| Director CPT |
0 |
$0.00 |
| Director CFT |
1 |
$55,000.00 |
| Director SE |
2 |
$10,800.00 |
The next updates from the Salary Survey will focus on one category at a time and explore average hours worked and number of volunteers engaged. Since the title Coordinator full-time and Coordinator part-time had over 273 responses we will commence with that position.
Coordinator of Volunteers
The third report in our series of survey results looks at the position title of Coordinator and what sectors respondents represent, the average hours worked, the number of volunteers and average salary for this job title. Upon reflection, we learned a lot about management of volunteers and how difficult it is to define our work. Many manage volunteers as a portion of their full time jobs and as a result our information may not be as accurate as we had hoped. We need to reframe our questions for the future, however this is a valuable start.
Title of Coordinator was held by 316 of the survey respondents
| |
Sector |
Average Hours Worked |
Number of Volunteers |
Average Salary |
39% respondents from Health Care
18% from Community Services
18% from Social Services |
38.5 hours average
Ranged from 20-57 hours (perhaps indicates many full time coordinators have other duties other than management of volunteers) Need to refine question in future.
Many identified working more hours to stay ahead.
|
46% managed 100-500 volunteers
20% managed 51-100 volunteers
14% managed 1-50 volunteers
|
Coordinator FT (207): $44,525.24
Coordinator CFT (19): $36,386.67
|
| |
Sector |
Average Hours Worked |
Number of Volunteers |
Average Salary |
34% Health Care
26% Community Service
18% Social Services |
24 hours on average
We had challenges with this question and need to rework for future. |
38% managed 100-500 volunteers
35% managed 51-100 volunteers
21% managed 1-50 volunteers.
|
Coordinator PT (66): $28,967.16
Coordinator CPT (11): $22,163.64
The range in salary was from $11,000 to $52,000 which leads us to believe that many work full time but only half of that time dedicated to working with volunteers. |
Manager of Volunteer Services
Title of MANAGER was held by 102 of the survey respondents
| |
46% respondents from Health Care
14% from Social Services
13% from Community Services
|
33 hours average
Many identified work ing more hours to stay ahead.
Many managers also indicated that they did not work with volunteers full time. Many indicated that 15-25 hours of their week was involved directly with volunteers. |
14% managed over 1000 volunteers
14% managed 501 -1000 volunteers
50% managed 100-500 volunteers
14% managed 51 to 100 volunteers
9% managed 1-50 volunteers |
Manager FT ( 88): $56,133.00
Ranged from a low of $30,000 to high of $95,000.00 |
| |
36% Health Care
21% Social Service
14% Community Service |
Even part time managers added other duties for 4-7 hours of their work week.
20 hours on average |
50% managed 100 to 500 volunteers
21% managed 51-100 volunteers
29% managed 1-50 volunteers |
Manager PT (14): $33,200.00
|
Director/Administrator of Volunteer Services
|
58% respondents from Health Care
13% from Community Services
7% from Social Services
|
30-45 hours average
Often 7-10 hours of this time is spent supervising other staff |
23% managed over 1000 volunteers
26% managed 501 -1000 volunteers
29% managed 100-500 volunteers
6% managed 51 to 100 volunteers
16% managed 1-50 volunteers |
Director FT (31): $71,534.00
Director PT (8): $50,714.00
Director CFT (1): $55,000.00
Director SE (2): $10,800.00 |
|
23% Recreation and Sports
23% Foundations and Fund Raising
23% Community Service |
39 hours on average
10-17 hours per week were spent on volunteer focus; the remaining hours with other duties |
15% managed 100 to 500 volunteers
31% managed 51-100 volunteers
39% managed 1-50 volunteers |
Administrator FT (13): $42,653.00
Administrator PT (4): $24,200.00
Administrator CPT (1): $21,000.00
Administrator SE (1): $32,000.00 |
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