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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, November 16, 2001
University of California Office of the President
Media Contacts:
Paul Schwartz
(510)987-9924
Paul.Schwartz@ucop.edu
UC Regents Hold Across-the-Board Merit Increases for Senior
Administrators to 2 Percent; Also Approve Systemwide Supplemental
Funds Program
The University of California Board of Regents today (Nov.
15) held to 2 percent systemwide merit increases for all top
university officials including President Richard C. Atkinson
and the 10 campus chancellors. The 2 percent merit increases,
effective Oct. 1, 2001, follow identically this year's 2 percent
funding for previously announced systemwide increases for
all UC staff employees.
In a separate action, regents also approved special supplemental
retirement funds for all eligible UC employees to help boost
this year's modest salary increases (see separate release).
The university received significantly reduced state funding
for 2001-02 salaries due to the recent economic downturn.
In all, regents approved salaries for 145 senior managers
earning above $168,000, the threshold salary level requiring
regental approval. Salaries for senior UC administrators remain
significantly under-market or, in some cases, lack alignment
within the UC salary structure. Accordingly, regents also
approved potential salary increases beyond the 2 percent merit
raises for a limited number (49) of senior administrators
such as deans of engineering and other top academic leaders.
Although approved, salary increases in excess of the 2 percent
merit increases, other than increases for employees funded
by Department of Energy contract funds, will be deferred at
the president’s discretion, until such time as he deems
appropriate given current economic conditions and budgetary
constraints and in light of individual retention and equity
considerations.
An independent report by William M. Mercer, Inc. shows that
the average salary for a UC chancellor of $280,610 lags the
comparison group average by 33 percent. Despite the increases
approved today, the average chancellor salary will continue
to lag the comparison group average by more than 25 percent.
“We compete nationally for senior positions and these
salary lags put UC at a real competitive disadvantage in attracting
and keeping top leaders,” said Judith W. Boyette, UC
associate vice president for human resources. “The caliber
of leadership is vital to the university and competition is
fierce. Many UC employee groups lag the market and in the
face of reduced Partnership funding and budget cuts, we're
doing what we can to keep UC competitive."
By agreement with the California Postsecondary Education
Commission (CPEC), UC uses a market-based methodology to help
set salaries for senior administrators. UC salaries are compared
with those of 26 comparable public and private universities
across the nation including Stanford University, Harvard University,
Yale University, Brown University, California Institute of
Technology, University of Chicago, Columbia University and
the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
President Atkinson’s salary will increase from $349,100
to $356,100 per year.
There are approximately 160,000 UC employees.
Individual salaries affected by today’s actions are
available upon request from UC Strategic Communications.
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Web Links to additional Information:
Salary comparison information for UC chancellors and other
related information is available online at - www.cpec.ca.gov/HigherEdUpdates/Update2001/UP01-04.PDF
University budget documents are available online at - budget.ucop.edu/pubs.html
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