2023-2024 General Salary Program Guidelines (2024)

Last Updated: June 8, 2023 8:16:43 AM PDT

The general salary increase is 4.6% and will bedistributed across-the-board for eligible employees. The effective date of the increase is 07/01/23 for monthly paid employees and 06/25/23 for biweekly paid employees. The increase will appear in the 07/19/23 biweekly paycheck and in the 08/01/23 monthly paycheck provided the General Increase program is approved as scheduled.

See links to details about the 2023-2024 General Salary Program:

• Salary Program Announcement(PDF)
• Guidelines for Department Administrators(PDF)

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1. Are employees who were represented by a union on or before January 3, 2023 and then became non‐represented prior to July 1, 2023 for monthly paid employees or June 25, 2023 for biweekly paid employees eligible for the general increase?

Yes, if they would otherwise qualify.

2. Does a department have the discretion to add an additional equity increase to the salary increase amount that an employee would receive based on their overall performance rating, if they are willing and able to fund it?

No, there is no additional allocation for an equity increase pool on top of the 4.6% general budgeted allocation. An equity increase can be given as usual if it is processed outside of this general salary program.

3. Are employees who transfer from another UC campus eligible for the general salary increase?

Yes, if they have successfully completed their probationary period at the other UC campus and are otherwise eligible.

4. Does time in a TES floater appointment prior to being hired into a career staff appointment count towards the probationary period?

No, when and employee is hired or transferred from a TES floater appointment to a career non-MSP staff appointment, they must serve a six-month probationary period.

5. Will the current salary range maximums for non‐represented employees be increased?

No, not at this time.

6. Are employees at the maximum or above the maximum of their salary range eligible for the increase?

Yes, if they would otherwise qualify.

7. Are employees who have retired or separated prior to the salary program announcement who were active employees on the effective date eligible for the general increase?

No, employees who retired or separated are not eligible for the increase.

8. What happens if an employee does not have a performance evaluation on file?

It is expected that all employees have a current performance appraisal and that it was presented by June 15^th. However, in cases where a supervisor did not prepare and/or present an appraisal within the allocated timeframe, the overall rating from the most recent performance appraisal will be used. In cases where employees who were hired prior to January 3^rdand who would otherwise be non‐probationary, but did not receive a performance appraisal by the deadline, they will receive an overall rating of “Solid”. Supervisors who have any outstanding performance appraisals after the deadline are not eligible to receive a general increase this year.

9. What is the order of increases when there is more than one action on the same effective date?

There may be more than one salary action (general increase, equity, reclassification, etc.) with the same effective date. The general increase should be processed first, before any other salary action that is effective on 06/25/23 for biweekly paid employees and 07/01/23 for monthly paid employees.

10. I would like more information about UC San Diego's general salary program implementation timeline.

11. What is the rounding criteria for general and merit increases?

Notice: The information on this page summarizes provisions of university policies and/or collective bargaining agreements. Refer to the Personnel Policies for Staff Members (PPSM) andlocal implementing proceduresor applicable collective bargaining agreement for full text of referenced information.