The American Camp Association (ACA) continues
its signature research efforts into the
business of camp operations. This Camp
Salary Information was gathered in the
fall of 2006 in a survey of 1,797 camp
owners and operators who were randomly
selected based on stratified sampling to
represent the almost 2,700 camps affiliated
with the American Camp Association. A 52
percent response rate helps the reader
understand:
| Current salaries
of full-time and seasonal camp employees
as stratified by |
| Day and resident
operations |
| Camps sponsored
by agencies, religious organizations,
independent nonprofits, and independent
for-profits |
| Camps from
all regions of the U.S.A. |
| Benefits provided
to year-round and seasonal staff and
their cash value |
| Director salaries
segmented by tenure in position, education,
age, and gender |
| Expected salary
increases for 2007 |
This report contains the latest salary
information for day camps and resident
camps across the U.S. and is the most comprehensive
study of salaries for camp personnel available
to the industry. Two sets of information
are provided for both day and resident
camps:
| Summary Information with
graphs and charts to highlight similarities
and differences by region and sponsorship
including director base salaries, change
in salaries from ’05 to ’07,
and other benefits provided along with
their cash value. In addition, similar
information is provided for other year-round
positions as well as paid full-time
seasonal positions. |
Day
camp summary (PDF)  |
| Resident
camp summary (PDF) |
| |
| Tables provide
specific information organized by sponsor
group (agency, religious, independent
for profit and independent nonprofit)
and region of the country (New England,
Mid-Atlantic, Mid-America, Southern,
and Western). Tables include information
on director demographics and salary,
director benefits, year-round, full-time
staff salaries and benefits, and seasonal
staff and benefits. |
| Day
camp tables (PDF) |
| Resident
camp tables (PDF) |
In addition to this salary study, information
from the ACA
Camp Business Operations Report: 2006 may
be of interest.
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