University of New Hampshire
PAE-11: Sustainable Compensation

The state of New Hampshire follows the Federal Minimum wage of $7.25. Wage schedules for status employees (staff eligible for full benefits) start at no less than $10.00/hr, and adjunct staff no less than $7.25. The average salary for non-exempt staff is $34,491 @ $16.00/hr. In UNH Dining and UNH Facilities, which have a large number of adjunct employees, the only people paid less than $10.00/hr are student employees. Salary increase guidelines from 1983 to present have included either an "Across The Board" (ATB) or "General Increase" component. Types of salary increases: Across-the Board Increase an annualized, fixed percentage amount that is applied to all pay ranges and to salaries of all staff/faculty General Increase A percentage or an annualized amount (the amount may differ by occupational type) which is applied to all staff/faculty salaries Market Equity Range Change. When salary survey data indicates that the range assignment of a particular classification is no longer competitive, the campus Human Resources Office, in cooperation with the USNH Director of Human Resources may move the classification and staff in it to a higher salary range Equity Adjustment. A salary increase that may be granted to a staff member when a responsible administrator in conjunction with the campus Human Resources Office, recognizes an inconsistency in a staff member's compensation that should be corrected. Salary and range market data is reviewed at least annually CONTRACTORS: Although there is no specific language relative to wage and benefits expectations for contractors, the contract with GCA who provides maintenance staff such as grounds and utilities workers by contract are not paying anything less than $10.00 and in most cases are paying $11.00 and up. See http://www.usnh.edu/olpm/USY/V.Pers/F.htm Across-the Board Increase an annualized, fixed percentage amount that is applied to all pay ranges and to salaries of all staff/faculty General Increase A percentage or an annualized amount (the amount may differ by occupational type) which is applied to all staff/faculty salaries Market Equity Range Change. When salary survey data indicates that the range assignment of a particular classification is no longer competitive, the campus Human Resources Office, in cooperation with the USNH Director of Human Resources may move the classification and staff in it to a higher salary range Equity Adjustment. A salary increase that may be granted to a staff member when a responsible administrator in conjunction with the campus Human Resources Office, recognizes an inconsistency in a staff member's compensation that should be corrected. Salary and range market data is reviewed at least annually. For contractors, there is no USNH or UNH contract-specific language relative to wage and benefits expectations. However, the contract with GCA, which provides maintenance staff such as grounds and utilities workers by contract, are not paying any less than $10.00/hr and in most cases are paying $11.00 +/hr. A UNH Workplace survey is conducted for both faculty and staff to ensure fair compensation is being met. http://www.unh.edu/hr/workplace-survey/UNH-Workplace-Survey-Results.htm

These numbers and policies do not include UNH contractors, only UNH employees (faculty and staff). http://www.usnh.edu/olpm/USY/V.Pers/F.htm http://www.usnh.edu/olpm/UNH/V.Pers/F.htm