A “six figure” salary indicates 100,000 to 999,999 of whatever currency. It does not automatically represent the very top-end of the range. 999,999+ would be “

A “six figure” salary indicates 100,000 to 999,999 of whatever currency. It does not automatically represent the very top-end of the range. 999,999+ would be “seven figure”, the university in this case can only off low- to mid- five figure salaries.