SUBJECT:  Academic Salary Scales PPM 230-40

The Academic Salary Scales for 2000-01, with pay rates effective October 1, 2000, are available online at http://adminrecords.ucsd.edu/PPM/docs/230-40.HTML A new salary scale is included for Research Scientists in Engineering. The 2000-01 scales reflect the following application of range and parity adjustments:

A cumulative 3.0 percent parity/range adjustment was applied to Professor, Professional Research, and Lecturer SOE scales. A larger increase is provided for the Assistant rank (approximately 3 - 4 percent) than for the Associate rank (approximately 2.8 - 3.5 percent) and Full rank (approximately 2.8 percent). Please refer to the salary scales for information related to specific ranks and steps within these series.

Academic salary scales for Librarians, Lecturers and other Non-Senate Instructional Unit members (such as Supervisors of Teacher Education) who are exclusively represented are the subject of ongoing collective bargaining negotiations and will be published upon resolution of the negotiations. A new salary scale for the title Faculty Fellow Researcher will also be published upon resolution of the negotiations.

Certain student academic instructional titles (Teaching Assistants and equivalents, and Readers) have been range adjusted by 2 percent. For student employees in any of these titles who are exclusively represented, the application of the range adjustment is subject to the requirements of the Higher Education Employer-Employee Relations Act (HEERA).

All other academic salary scales have been range adjusted by 2 percent. In addition to the 2 percent general range adjustment, the budget also included funding for a special augmentation for certain state-funded UC staff and non-Senate academic employees who are not eligible for the faculty market based parity adjustment. Consistent with the Governor's intent, this additional funding is being used primarily to improve the compensation of lower paid employees. The special funding augmentation in addition to the 2 percent general range adjustment is distributed in the attached scales as follows:

            *An additional 2 percent salary increase for non-represented academic employees, whose annual salary rate is less than or equal to $40,000, in the following titles: Assistant Specialist, Academic Coordinator, Postgraduate Researcher, Coordinator of Public Programs, and Continuing Education Specialist-University Extension.

            *An additional 1 percent salary increase for non-represented academic employees, whose annual salary rate is above $40,000 and below $80,000, in the following titles: the Specialist series, the non-represented Librarian series, Academic Coordinator, Academic Administrator, Postgraduate Researcher, Assistant and Associate University Librarian, Coordinator of Public Programs, and Continuing Education Specialist-University Extension.

            *An additional 1.5 percent salary increase for Graduate Student Researchers and equivalent titles. The 1.5 percent increase matches the recently provided increase for Teaching Assistants and equivalents, Readers, and Tutors.

            *A special market-related adjustment, in addition to the general range adjustment, is being developed for Interns, Residents and related titles.

Off-scale salaries should receive the parity adjustment in the same manner as they are range adjusted. Above-scale faculty are to receive the combined parity/range adjustment in accordance with the average faculty parity/range for Full Professor of 2.8 percent.

Manual Holders are requested to route a copy of this issuance to the Department Chair and any other staff within the department needing information on academic salaries.

                                                Marsha A. Chandler
                                                Senior Vice Chancellor