Compensation

The Academic Personnel Office develops, implements, and oversees academic compensation policies and procedures. This page contains information regarding salary scales, salary programs, faculty administrator compensation, summer salary guidelines, and additional resources to assist you with finding information regarding academic compensation. If you have questions or cannot find the information you need regarding academic compensation, please send an email to academicpersonnel@ucr.edu.

Academic Salary Scales and Salary Rates
- Deans' Salary Structure (link)
- UCOP Salary Scales (link)
  - Includes Current Academic Salary Scale Revisions, and Salary Threshold as well as links to Academic CTO's, titles and title codes, Historic academic salary scales and Deans' salary structure.
- UCR Tutor Salary Rates (10/1/21) (pdf)
APM Section IV - Salary Administration (APM 600)
- APM Section IV - Salary Administration (APM 600 - APM 690) (link)
Faculty Administrator Compensation
- Faculty Administrative Appointments (link)
Inter-Location One Time Pay and Multi-Location Appointment
- Inter-Location One-Time Payment (OTP) and Multi-Location Appointment (MLA) Guidelines for Academic Appointees (pdf)
- Inter-Location One-Time Payment (less than 30 days): UPAY 644C-T (pdf)
- Temporary Inter-Location or Multi-Location Appointment (more than 30 days): UPAY 560-T (pdf)
Local Compensation Policy and Guidelines
- 2021-2022 UCR Academic Salary Plan Vice Provost Jeske Memo (pdf)
- Additional Compensation FAQ (03/16/2020) (pdf)
- APO Spring Letter on Academic Merits, Promotions, and Other Salary Related Items – 2021 (05/19/2021) (pdf)
- Compensation Policy for Senate Committees (09/01/2013) (pdf)
- Course Buyout Guidelines (02/24/2021) (pdf)
- NIH Salary Cap Guidelines 2021 (03/09/21) (pdf)
- Off Scale Salary (01/19/2016) (pdf)
- Recall Appointments Guidelines and Policy (link)
- Service Period vs. Pay Period (link)
- Start-Up Package Offer and Funding Policy (07/01/2017) (link)
- Step-by-Step PayPath Instructions for Summer Compensation (04/14/2021) (pdf)
- Summer Salary Guidelines 2021 (05/03/2021) (pdf)
- UCR DoL 2018 FLSA Change Notification and FAQ’s (06/20/2018) (pdf)
- VPAP Memo on Off Scale Approvals (03/29/2016) (pdf)
Negotiated Salary Trial Program (NSTP)
- VPAP Memo - 2021 NSTP (03/01/21) (pdf)
- NSTP Implementation Procedures (03/01/21) (pdf)
- NSTP Submission Instructions (03/01/21) (pdf)
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  - UCR NSTP Form A – Faculty Request (03/01/21) (pdf)
  - UCR NSTP Form B – Fund Manager Certification (03/01/21) (pdf)
  - UCR NSTP Form C – Chair Certification (03/01/21) (pdf)
Additional Resources
- UC Title Code Web Inquiry System (TCS Inquiry) (link)
- UCPath Campus Support Center (link)
- UCPath (link)