Pay Administration
Your manager works with your local human resources manager or representative to determine your base pay, any future increases, bonuses and incentive pay. Multiple factors are considered, including your performance, knowledge, skills, abilities, competencies and experience level and direct subject matter expertise, comparison with peers performing similar work and external market data for the geographic region in which the work is performed.
Pay Components
The following components apply to non-academic staff and librarians.
Base Pay
Your base pay is the salary paid to you for the job you perform. It does not include any premium pay, such as shift differentials, overtime, supplemental pay or any pay element other than the base rate. Base pay is set within your job’s specific market based salary range by those leaders who have a pay administration role.
Base pay increases are used to recognize how well individual employees performed their job responsibilities, accomplished goals and objectives, and made impactful contributions over the past fiscal year, within the context of their current position in the job market range. Increases are differentiated based on performance and position in market range. Individuals within their employment trial period are not eligible for a pay increase based on performance.
Review the Base Pay Objectives and Guidelines. Learn more about our Compensation Philosophy.
Bonuses & Incentives
All staff are eligible for bonus and incentive pay. Your manager works with your HR manager to determine if this type of pay program is applicable and appropriate given current circumstances, needs, performance or objectives. This chart describes the purpose of bonus and incentive pay.
| PERFORMANCE BONUS | INCENTIVE PROGRAM | SPOT BONUS |
|---|---|---|
Recognize exceptional contributions, such as exceeding business goals, productivity, or innovation Recognize sustained outstanding performance and/or team achievement Compensate highest performing employees whose pay is near or at their job market salary range maximum in lieu of a base pay increase
| “Forward-looking” award for accomplishment of specific results, typically financially related achievements Motivate and influence employees contributions by identifying and formally communicating expected, specific, measurable results and predetermined award amounts at the beginning of a project or performance cycle | Provide immediate recognition for one-time accomplishment(s) that go "above and beyond" expectations |
Please contact your manager for questions about your pay. Your local HR manager or representative is also available to help answer your questions.