Classification & Compensation

Out-of-Unit Wage Adjustments 2024

USF will provide a discretionary pool to eligible out-of-unit administrative and staff employees鈥痜or base salaries. This adjustment is effective 10/11/2024 and will be reflected on paychecks beginning 11/1/2024. It is important to note that priority is given for any wage adjustments to address any possible pay discrepancies which may exist among current employee salaries.鈥� Supervisors will determine increases for individual employees based on criteria from Human Resources, including hiring date, performance history and equity adjustments.鈥�

WAGE ADJUSTMENT ELIGIBILITY 

To be eligible for the base pay increase, employees must meet the following criteria: 

  • The employee is out-of-unit within the Executive, Administration, or Staff pay plans. 
  • The employee is employed in an established position on or before 3/31/2024 and is continuously employed in an established position through the effective date of the increase. 
  • An employee cannot be eligible for both a faculty and non-faculty increase within the same fiscal year planning cycle.
  • An employee cannot be eligible for both an in-unit and out-of-unit increase within the same fiscal year planning cycle.
  • The employee does not have an overall rating of 鈥淢eets Some Expectations鈥� or 鈥淒oes Not Meet Expectations鈥� on their FY24 performance evaluation of record.
  • The employee does not have an open Performance Improvement Plan. 

WAGE ADJUSTMENT PROCEDURES 

Colleges and Divisions received funds based on a percentage of compensation budgets as part of their fiscal year 2025 allocations. Lists of eligible employees will be distributed to each college or division.

  • Eligible employees appointed to a less than full-time position will receive a prorated amount based on their FTE.
  • The completed lists should be DocuSigned by the Dean, VP or delegated authority prior to return to Central Human Resources.
  • Temporary/OPS employees are not eligible. 

FOR MORE INFORMATION

For questions, please contact鈥�classcomp@usf.edu

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 

Where is the funding for these increases coming from?

Funding for these increases was addressed during the operating budget process for all entities.  The E&G portion of the increase was incorporated into the July 1, 2024, allocations and is already budgeted within each unit. The non-E&G portion of the increase will be sourced by the available funds that the employee鈥檚 salary is drawn from.  

Please send questions related to budget adjustments to busfin-bfa@usf.edu

How will the increases be applied to individual employees?鈥� 

 Each unit will be provided with lists of eligible employees and a calculated pool not to exceed. It is important to note that priority is given for any wage adjustments to address any possible pay discrepancies which may exist among current employee salaries. Units should also consider potential FLSA impacts possible in January 2025.鈥�疭upervisors will determine increases for individual employees based on criteria from Human Resources, including hiring date, performance history and equity adjustments.

When is the employee information needed back to HR Compensation team?

To ensure the increases are realized on the 11/1/2024 pay date, spreadsheets sent to the departments will need to be reviewed and returned to HR Compensation team, via鈥�classcomp@usf.edu鈥痓y end of day on 9/20/2024.