Academic Year Faculty, Supervising Teachers, & 10-Month Staff:
Salary Information
What is Changing?
Beginning August 2025, academic year (formerly known as 9-month) faculty members, supervising teachers, and 10-month staff will receive their pay more aligned with the time period in which it is earned and therefore have ownership of their personal financial affairs. This change responds to feedback from academic leaders and faculty members who expressed concerns with the delay in receiving compensation for their work (such as receiving the first paycheck of the academic year on September 30 for work that begin in mid-August). Additionally, it will eliminate challenges with pay errors and pay manipulations when faculty are hired, experience salary changes, and/or leave employment during the academic year. It also aligns the University鈥檚 compensation practices with other R1 institutions.
Current State vs. Future State
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Your Salary Scenario
Use these calculators to learn about your specific salary scenario:
Deferred Pay Presentation
Review the presentation being shared with academic year faculty, supervising teachers, and 10-month staff about this new process. [PDF]
Archived Communications
Academic Year Faculty E-Mail (12/06/2024)
Financial Wellness Informational Sessions
A number of financial wellness informational sessions hosted by financial advisors/representatives including TIAA, First South, and/or Empower have been scheduled to help you prepare for the upcoming changes to the salary schedule, if needed.
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| February 6, 2025 | 11am-12pm | Virtual session (Session link will be included in your confirmation email) |
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| February 13, 2025 | 11am-12pm | Virtual session (Session link will be included in your confirmation email) |
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| March 17, 2025 | 5pm-6pm | Virtual session (Session link will be included in your confirmation email) |
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| March 19, 2025 | 11am-12pm | Virtual session (Session link will be included in your confirmation email) |
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| March 28, 2025 | 11am-12pm | In person (Location will be included in your confirmation email) |
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| April 10, 2025 | 11am-12pm | In person (Location will be included in your confirmation email) |
FAQs
General
Are the faculty calendar work dates changing?
No, the academic year appointment dates are not changing.
What is changing for our academic year faculty, supervising teachers, and 10-month
staff?
Academic year (formerly known as 9-month) faculty, supervising teachers will receive
their full academic year salary over 10 months only, August through May. Staff working on a 10-month appointment will also be paid over 10 months only. There will be no paycheck for base pay in June or July and no salary deferrals.
When does this new payment plan go into effect?
This new plan goes into effect in August 2025.
Pay
As a faculty member, what about special compensation I earn in the summertime?
Any work done in the summer months will be paid as appropriate in June and July, so
faculty members may still receive a paycheck during these months, but it will be for
summer work specifically, not for base pay from the academic year. There are no changes
to faculty summer compensation policies; therefore, academic year faculty continue
to be eligible to receive summer compensation for teaching, research, and other services.
鈥疻hat happens to my salary deferral payouts in Summer 2025 (when we transition from
the old method to the new)?
Current academic year faculty will receive their final 2024-2025 academic year salary
pay July 31, 2025. This will be a 鈥渄ouble鈥� paycheck as the planned August salary
payback amount will be included with the July 2025 paycheck. Employee deductions
will not change for this July payroll (will continue to be a single month amount).
However, supervising teachers and 10-month staff will be paid out their remaining
deferral balance as normal (no "double" check is needed given their schedule).
Where can I get more information on living with a 10-month salary?
One way to budget for summer is to replicate the deferred payment method by saving
some of your monthly pay into a secondary account, such as a personal savings account.
This could be set up via a second direct deposit from your University paycheck. You
can model your current deferred monthly pay, future 10-month monthly pay, and replication
of deferred pay into a personal savings account at the
How do I edit my payroll direct deposit to include a new account?
Once you have established a secondary account with your financial institution, you
can make changes via the .
How does this affect how taxes will be withheld?
Taxes are dependent on the amount of pay you are receiving, the deductions that sheltered
from taxes (such as medical premiums), and your W-4 selections. Generally, the higher
our pay, the higher the amount of taxes will be withheld. You may want to consult
a tax advisor or financial advisor to advise you on taxes. We will be hosting sessions
with financial advisors beginning in January/February where you may be able to get
such concerns addressed.
Benefits
What about my payroll deductions for insurance?
Beginning August 2026, premiums for June and July deductions will be collected in
the following payrolls of August and September; therefore, insurance coverages will
continue during the summer (unpaid) months.
If I earn some type of extra paycheck in the summer (faculty summer compensation or
extra compensation), why can't my deductions be taken out in the summer?
Due to the need to maintain consistency across all employees, June and July deductions
will be collected in the following payrolls of August and September.
How does this change affect my retirement?
There are no changes to the contributions or service credit. Service credit will
continue to be applied as appropriate to the worked portion of the academic year.
For example, if the full academic year is worked, then the employee will receive a
full year service credit. If the employee works a partial year, then the employee
will receive a partial year service credit. TCRS and ORP (VOYA and/or TIAA-CREF)
retirement contributions are based percentages of earnings; therefore, appropriate
contributions will be made with each payroll check.
What happens if an employee contributes monthly to a 403(b)?
The monthly contribution to your 403(b) will continue as normal for the 10 months.
However, if you are maximizing your contributions to the annual limit or there is
a certain annual amount you want to meet, you will want to adjust your monthly contribution
to be divided over 10 months versus 12.
Miscellaneous
What about my payroll deductions for parking?
Faculty members will have the option to select a plan where parking fees are deducted
monthly, allowing them to park on campus for each month paid. In addition, there will
be a separate plan that will deduct parking premiums over 10 months but allows faculty
members to park over 12 months.
What about my payroll deductions for the recreation center?
We are working with Campus Recreation and will release information related to these
plans soon.