Who has the authority to approve a reclassification or promotional or lateral transfer salary increase and what is the maximum increase they can offer?

The department head (or designee) may approve reclassification/promotional and lateral transfer salary increase requests up to and including the midpoint of the range for a position without steps and up to step 3 for a position with steps.  To ensure that salary decisions receive all due consideration, each Vice Chancellor will continue to have the authority to approve salaries above the midpoint of the range for Professional and Support Staff (PSS) positions and Management and Senior Professional (MSP) positions.  However, each Vice Chancellor has the authority to further delegate that authority within his or her control unit.

Under University policy, an employee's total base salary increase in a single fiscal year may not exceed 25% of the employee's June 30 salary, unless an exception is granted by the Chancellor.

The Compensation Unit is available to provide guidance to managers and supervisors who are making decisions about salaries, for external market salary comparisons and internal equity considerations based upon availability of information.  If you have questions about your own salary range, please talk to your manager or supervisor.  (For more information, see Salary ranges.)