Key Definitions and Terms
Salary Components
- Base Salary (Base Rate, in Workday): This is the total salary from all sources (A+B) for full-time effort (100% full-time equivalent, or FTE). The base salary is the faculty salary used when allocating fractional effort to grants and contracts.
- Paid Salary (Base Pay, in Workday): This is the actual salary paid to a faculty member in a given pay period. Paid salary is reduced from the base salary when the B-component is not funded and/or a faculty member takes (partial) leave. A paid salary that is less than the base salary is implemented in Workday through a reduction in FTE% with a reason code noting it is a change in B funding. Paid salary is the salary on which retirement contribution calculations are based.
- A-Component Salary (Tenure-Backed): The A component of an A/B salary is the state-committed salary support associated with tenure that is matched with an institutional expectation of teaching, research, and service contributions, where “A” is a percentage of FTE. The A component is the protected salary for tenured faculty members referred to in Faculty Code 25-31. For tenure-track faculty members, this is the fraction that will be protected once they achieve tenure. Faculty members entering into an A/B agreement are voluntarily reducing the fraction of their appointment protected by tenure to A/(A+B).
- B-Component Salary (Not Tenure-Backed): The B component of an A/B salary is the balance of the base salary funded from non-state appropriated sources matched with an institutional expectation of teaching, research, and service contributions where “B” is a percentage of FTE. The B component is contingent upon the faculty member’s ability to generate funding from applicable non-state sources. In the event a faculty member is unable to provide the B portion of their salary, the institution is under no obligation to provide lost funding.
Tenure-Related Terms
- Partial Tenure: A faculty member with the title of Associate Professor or Professor that has only a portion of their appointment backed by the protections of Faculty Code 25-31 has partial tenure. They may hold this appointment indefinitely. Partial tenure may occur either with an A/B salary agreement upon hire or retention or when a faculty member permanently reduces their roster percent to become a part-time employee.
Salary Ratios and Funding
- A/B Ratio: The A/B ratio is the ratio of the state-backed (A-Component) to non-state-backed (B-component) salary associated with a faculty member’s appointment (A+B = 100). The A/B ratio resulting from an A/B retention action must lie between 90/10 and 70/30. The A/B ratio for a new hire in the professorial track should be specified in the hiring plan. If a faculty member is receiving only a portion of their base salary due to FMLA leave, sabbatical, or leave without pay, the salary the faculty member does receive is generally apportioned in the A/B ratio between state and non-state sources (see below).
- Applicable Sources: The B-component salary must come from sources other than the state-supported general operating fund. This may include grants, contracts, clinical revenue, etc., providing the source of funds approves its use for this purpose.