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Annual salaries are calculated by multiplying the university base salary (adjusted annually) by an index factor associated with a faculty member’s particular rank and step level. The salary schedule includes three categories of compensation. Category Category 1 includes most faculty members in the arts and sciences and professions. Category 2 includes a few disciplines where market factors and external equity pressures make recruitment and retention more difficult (currently business, nursing, engineering, computer science, counseling, and clinical psychology). Category Category 3 includes exceptional cases across all departments where special market circumstances or strategic considerations (e.g., diversity goals) justify higher compensation. The placement of disciplines in Categories 1 and 2 will be reviewed every five years (or earlier if necessary) by the Provost and VP for Finance in consultation with the President of Faculty Senate.
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