ARTICLE XXI, SALARIES

A. MINIMUM SALARIES

  1. Effective July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022, the minimum annual salaries of 9-month Faculty Members shall be:

Rank 2                                 $54,084
Rank 3                                 $64,896
Rank 4                                 $75,720
Rank 5                                 $86,532

Effective July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022, the minimum annual salaries of 11-month Faculty Members shall be:

Rank 2                                 $63,276
Rank 3                                 $75,924
Rank 4                                 $88,596
Rank 5                                 $101,244

  1. Effective July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023, the minimum annual salaries of 9-month Faculty Members shall be:

Rank 2                                 $56,096
Rank 3                                 $67,310
Rank 4                                 $78,537
Rank 5                                 $89,751

Effective July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023, the minimum annual salaries of 11-month Faculty Members shall be:

Rank 2                                 $65,630
Rank 3                                 $78,748
Rank 4                                 $91,892
Rank 5                                 $105,010

 

  1. Effective July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024, the minimum annual salaries of 9-month Faculty Members shall be:

Rank 2                                 $58,901
Rank 3                                 $70,676
Rank 4                                 $82,464
Rank 5                                 $94,239

Effective July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024, the minimum annual salaries of 11-month Faculty Members shall be:

Rank 2                                 $68,912
Rank 3                                 $82,685
Rank 4                                 $96,487
Rank 5                                 $110,261

  1. Effective July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025, the minimum annual salaries of 9-month Faculty Members shall be:

Rank 2                                 $61,846
Rank 3                                 $74,210
Rank 4                                 $86,587
Rank 5                                 $98,951

Effective July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025, the minimum annual salaries of 11-month Faculty Members shall be:

Rank 2                                 $72,358
Rank 3                                 $86,819
Rank 4                                 $101,311
Rank 5                                 $115,774

Adjustment to the minimum salary rates above shall occur after all salary adjustments are made, including the salary increases provided for in B. below, if applicable.

B. SALARY ADJUSTMENTS

  1. Effective July 1, 2021 all Faculty Members who were employed as of June 30, 2021 and continue to be employed as of July 1, 2021, shall receive a one-time lump sum payment equal to one percent (1.0%) of their June 30, 2021 annual base salary.
  1. Effective July 1, 2022 all Faculty Members shall have their base salaries increased by three point seven two percent (3.72%).
  1. Effective July 1, 2023 all Faculty Members shall have their base salaries increased by five percent (5%).
  1. Effective July 1, 2024 all Faculty Members shall have their base salaries increased by five percent (5%).
  1. In situations where multiple salary adjustments occur on the same date the following order shall apply:
      1. Special Salary Adjustment
      2. Promotion
      3. Other contract adjustment
      4. Change from 9 to 11-month appointment or 11 to 9-month appointments
      5. Increase to minimum on appropriate 9/11 month Salary Minima Schedule

C. ENTITLEMENT (RESIGNATION, TERMINATION, RETIREMENT)

Faculty Members whose effective date of resignation, termination or retirement, falls before July 1 of the year in which a salary increase is to go into effect shall not be entitled to the salary increases set forth in this Article. Faculty Members who remain on the payroll solely for the purpose of vacation or pro rata summer pay shall not be entitled to receive the salary increases provided in this Article.

D. LECTURER FEE SCHEDULE

Lecturers who do not carry a University classification or academic rank and who teach in the Continuing Education and Summer Session programs and the Community Colleges or in other programs traditionally paid on a credit hour basis shall be paid in accordance with the following rates. Determination of the step assignment shall be based on the policies in effect on the campus where the course is taught. Policies shall be based upon the individual‘s prior teaching experience, academic credentials, or other equivalencies appropriate to the assignment.

The Employer reserves the right to exercise its judgment in hiring the best qualified applicant for a lectureship; however, where applicants have comparable qualifications, first priority shall be given to Lecturers at level “C” on the fee schedule and second priority shall be given to Lecturers at level “B” of the fee schedule. This priority shall apply only at the institution where the lecturer is home based and only for a total of nine (9) credit hours, if available. Classes assigned to a priority lecturer which are cancelled may be replaced at the option of the Employer. Faculty Members shall be compensated according to the following schedule:

RATE PER CREDIT HOUR OF INSTRUCTION OR EQUIVALENCY

Effective Date                            Step A                         Step B                         Step C
Start of Fall 2021 Semester         $1671                                $2009                           $2345
Start of Fall 2022 Semester         $1733                               $2084                           $2432
Start of Fall 2023 Semester         $1820                              $2188                            $2554
Start of Fall 2024 Semester         $1911                               $2297                            $2682

Faculty Members of the Community Colleges applicable rate per credit hour of instruction or equivalency shall be governed by UHCCP #9.237 Teaching Equivalencies (see R-06 of Reference Section).

E. NON-CREDIT FEE SCHEDULE

Faculty Members engaged in non-credit instruction shall be paid not less than the following rates per contact hour:

Effective Date                                          Hourly Rate
Start of Fall 2021 Semester                              $43.99
Start of Fall 2022 Semester                              $43.99

F. ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION

Faculty Members may receive additional compensation both during the duty period and during the non-duty period in accordance with the provisions of this paragraph F. Prior authorization must be obtained before undertaking additional University services for additional compensation. Such additional services are not to interfere with the Faculty Member‘s regularly assigned responsibilities. Faculty Members teaching credit courses shall be compensated according to the following schedule:

RATE PER CREDIT HOUR OF INSTRUCTION OR EQUIVALENCY

Rank                              Start of Fall 2021 Semester                        Start of Fall 2022 Semester
2                                                             $1725                                                                         $1725
3                                                             $1990                                                                        $1990
4                                                             $2165                                                                        $2165
5                                                             $2429                                                                        $2429

1. Faculty Members employed less than full-time may be compensated for other activities at any time. This compensation is not deemed overload for the purposes of this Agreement until the Faculty Member’s employment is considered full-time. At that point, the overload regulations described herein become applicable.

2. Compensation During the Non-Duty Period

a. Faculty Members may receive compensation from their contracts and grants during the non-duty period in accordance with the terms of the contract or grant and federal regulations, if applicable.

b. Faculty Members on nine-month (9-month) appointments may not teach for additional compensation in the summer session at the same time that they are receiving a summer research salary or other compensation for services to the University.

c. Faculty Members who accrue vacation leave may teach only if they are on vacation, or on leave without pay and are not receiving a summer research salary or other compensation for services to the University. Faculty Members on eleven-month (11-month) appointments who do not accrue vacation leave may teach only if they are off-duty or on leave without pay and are not receiving a summer research salary or other compensation for services to the University.

3. Compensation During the Duty Period (Overload).

a. During the academic year, Faculty Members shall be authorized overload teaching when the course(s) to be taught cannot be assigned to another Faculty Member and the hiring of a lecturer is not possible or is impractical. This limitation does not apply to teaching in the Outreach College and other continuing education programs.

b. During the academic year, Faculty Members may teach Outreach College and continuing education classes as follows:

1) Faculty Members on 9-month appointments shall be limited to two courses or six credit hours or equivalent, whichever is the greater, of overload teaching during the academic year.

2) Faculty Members on 11-month appointments shall be limited to three courses or nine credit hours or equivalent, whichever is the greater, of overload teaching per calendar year.

c. Faculty Members in the Community Colleges may teach classes on an overload basis as follows:

1) Faculty Members on 9-month appointments shall be limited to six teaching equivalencies of overload during the academic year.

2) Faculty Members on 11-month appointments shall be limited to six teaching equivalencies of overload during the academic year and three teaching equivalencies of overload during the summer.

3) Teaching equivalencies shall be governed by UHCCP #9.237 Teaching Equivalencies (see R-06 of Reference Section).

d. Faculty Members may not receive extra compensation from University grants or contracts during the academic year other than for duly authorized per diem allowances or travel reimbursements.

G. SPECIAL SALARY ADJUSTMENTS

The provisions governing special salary adjustments related to retention, market, equity, and merit shall be governed by the Memorandum of Understanding incorporated as part of this Agreement as Reference Section 17. Merit awards shall be made on the basis of teaching excellence, outstanding service, or other meritorious service.

H. PAY PERIOD

Faculty Members on the Employer’s payroll system shall be paid on a semi-monthly pay schedule on the 5th and 20th day of each month. If a pay day falls on a holiday or weekend, the pay day becomes the immediate preceding work day.

I. ROUNDING OF MONTHLY SALARIES

Any change to the Faculty Member‘s salary shall be based on the current monthly rate and the resulting salary shall be rounded to the nearest whole dollar as follows:

1. If the salary adjustment computation results in a decimal amount equal to 50 cents or more (based on rounding to the nearest cent), the resulting monthly salary shall be rounded up to the next whole dollar (e.g. $8655.25 x 1.08 = $9347.67 rounded to $9348.00).

2. If the salary adjustment computation results in a decimal amount equal to 49 cents or less (based on rounding to the nearest cent), the resulting monthly salary shall be rounded down to the lower whole dollar (e.g. $5678.86 x 1.08 = $6133.28 rounded to $6133.00).

3. If multiple salary adjustments occur on the same day, the rounding shall occur at the end of the calculation.