Composite Benefit Rates Tables

The following composite benefit rates are in effect. Any estimated rates shown below are for planning purposes and are subject to change.

Budget and Resource Management will update this page promptly as any new rate information becomes available.  Until the information is updated, the posted rates remain in effect.

Composite Benefit Rates (CBR) (Updated 1/8/2024)

9/12/24 Announcement: Incorrect CBR Assessments Impacting August 2024 Payroll
Composite Benefit Rate assessments were calculated inaccurately in UCPath for the 8/17/2024 Biweekly and 8/31/2024 Monthly pay periods. FIS journals have been posted to correct the incorrect amounts. Full information on this event is available on the UCPath Announcements Archive.

Group  Employee Class FY 2021-22 FY 2022-23
FY 2023-24 FY 2024-25
1 Faculty and Other Academic 38.3% 37.5% 37.3% 38.5%
2 Faculty Summer Salary 11.0% 7.5% 6.3% 10.2%
3 Non-Full Benefits 5.7% 6.3% 5.7% 5.2%
4 Post-Doc 18.8% 17.0% 16.3% 20.1%
5 Staff, Exempt and Non-Exempt 48.2% 43.6% 43.0% 47.6%
6 Students 1.5% 2.3% 1.7% 1.7%

Vacation Leave Accrual (VLA)

Eff. Jan.1, 2020, on-going
Non-Accruing Faculty and Staff 0%
Accruing Faculty 8%
Accruing Staff & Non-Faculty Academics 8%

General Automobile and Employee Liability (GAEL) (Updated 5/1/2024)

FY 2021-22 FY 2022-23 FY 2023-24 FY 2024-25
All Non-Federal Covered Compensation 1.84% 2.50% 3.06% 3.32%

UCRP Supplemental Assessment Interest (RPNI) (Updated 6/4/2024)

Jan. 1, 2020 to     June 30, 2020

FY 2020-21 to   FY 2022-23

FY 2023-24


FY 2024-25

All Non-Federal Covered Compensation 0.77% 0.30% 0.68% 0.66%

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