Academic Personnel Office

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Compensation

The Academic Personnel Office manages the development and oversight of academic compensation policies. This resource page provides essential information on salary scales, faculty administrator compensation, Negotiated Salary Program (NSP), additional  compensation and additional resources regarding academic compensation. If you require further assistance or cannot find specific information, please contact us at academicpersonnel@ucr.edu.

 
    • 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 (10/01/2025) (pdf)
    • APM Section IV - Salary Administration (APM 600 - APM 690) (link)
    • Faculty Administrative Appointments (link)
    • FAQs Payroll Transition for new Overtime Eligible Employees 3/4/25 (pdf)
    • NFA 844 weekly limit Part-Time Thresholds Effective 7/1/24 (link)
    • APO Memo DOL LSA Salary Threshold Increase Effective 2025 (link)
    • Inter-Location One-Time Payment (OTP) and Multi-Location Appointment (MLA) Guidelines for Academic Appointees (pdf)
    • Interlocation OTP and MLA Form (Replaces UPAY 560-T and UPAY 644C-T revised 01/18/2023) (pdf) (fillable pdf)
    • 2025-2026 UCR Academic Salary Plan Vice Provost Jeske Memo (pdf)
    • Additional Compensation FAQ (03/08/2024) (pdf)
    • APO Spring Letter on Academic Merits, Promotions, and Other Salary Related Items (revised 05/07/25) (pdf)
    • Course Buyout Guidelines (02/24/2021) (pdf)
    • NIH Salary Cap Guidelines 2025 (05/12/2025) (pdf)
    • Off Scale Salary (01/19/2016)  (pdf)
    • Recall Appointments Guidelines and Policy (link)
    • Service Period vs. Pay Period (11/28/2023) (link)
    • Start-Up Package Offer and Funding Policy (07/01/2017) (link)
    • Step-by-Step PayPath Instructions for Summer Compensation with revised document (dated 05/09/22) (pdf)
    • Summer Salary Guidelines 2025 (dated 05/16/25) (pdf)
    • UCR Faculty Retention Process (August 2023) (pdf)
    • VPAP Memo on Off Scale Approvals (03/29/2016) (pdf)

  • Negotiated Salary Program (link)

    Salary Administration: APM - 672 – Negotiated Salary Program (pdf)

    Issuance of Academic Personnel Manual (APM) Section 672 (pdf)

    • UC Title Code Web Inquiry System (TCS Inquiry) (link)
    • UCPath Campus Support Center (link)
    • UCPath (link)