A study to identify determinants of administrator salaries and school district salary decision-making processes is described in this report. A three-part methodology included a telephone survey of 23 out of 27 administrators, an analysis of formal district salary schedules, and a data analysis of state personnel files. The state records analysis included data from 27 large suburban school districts, which employed 1,866 administrators. Multiple regression analysis was used to test the relationship between administrators' salaries and several independent personal and organizational variables across 11 administrative positions. A conclusion was that salary differentials are not directly a function of administrator experience and advanced degrees. Nonwhites and females were found to receive lower salaries than white males for a majority of the positions. Recommendations were made for salary research that focuses on organizational variables and internal decision-making processes. Three statistical tables and an extensive bibliography are included. (LMI)