CALS Research Division

Current Salary Rates

Salary rates for faculty, academic staff and other unclassified positions are maintained by the UW-Madison Office of Human Resources (OHR) Academic Personnel Office, and are updated annually.

Below is a directory of frequently-used rate information; additional information can be found on the OHR Academic Personnel Office Policies, Procedures, Guidelines, and Handbooks for Unclassified Employees page

Student Hourly (Click for Rate Table)

Graduate Assistant (Click for Rate Table)

Research Associate (Post-Doc) (Click for Rate Table)

Faculty (Click for Rate Table)

Researcher, Scientist (Catgeory B Academic Staff) (Click for Rate Table)

Category B positions require a Ph.D. and have research responsbilities similar to faculty.

Other Research/Outreach Positions (Category A Academic Staff)

Research Specialist, Outreach Specialist, Lab Manager, Outreach Program Manager, Research Program Manager and other positions without responsbilities similiar to faculty.

Determining Catgeory A salary rate is a two-step process:

1. Determine salary grade code for the position title/level
   Using the OHR Unclassified Title Guide, locate the position title of interest. Corresponding salary grade codes for each level within the title are displayed at right, as shown below.
   
   In this example, the salary grade code for an Associate Research Specialist is 1 (click image to enlarge).
   
   
2. Determine salary range based on salary grade code
   Using the Office of Human Resources Category A Academic Staff Salary Rangestable, locate the salary grade code that you identified in the previous step, as shown below. Corresponding salary ranges for Annual (A) and Academic (C) appointments are shown at right.
   
   In this example, the Annual appointment salary range for an Associate Research Specialist (grade code 1) is $29,094-$41,190 (click image to enlarge).
   
   
   
   Note: This example uses 2012-13 rates, so the values may not currently be correct. Follow the steps above to find current rates.

Salary Resources & Budgeting Tips

Salary Resources

• Maximum Appointments for Graduate Assistants Policy
• Current Appointment Maxima (CAM) Worksheet
  (for calculating the total appointment value of multiple graduate appointments)
• Unclassified Title Guidelines
• Unclassified Title Definitions
• NIH NRSA Stipend Levels: 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009
• Historical Salary Information

Salary Budgeting Tips

• Use 3% for salary increases in multiple year budgets. This is a guideline and if a department feels strongly that they want to use a higher percentage they can do so but agencies require that accurate projection rates are utilized.
• NIH policy is to inflate at no more than 3% per year.
• Consider any staff adjustments/promotions when budgeting, particularly on continuing grants with ongoing personnel.
• Use 1% for fringe benefits increases in multiple year budgets.