Fringe Benefit Rates *

(updated 9/16/2011)
1. Faculty, Managerial/Professional Employees, Post-Docs ***
30% of salary

2. Full-time hourly employees ***
46% of salary

3. Graduate assistants
41% of salary for tuition remission


Plus graduate assistant health insurance at the following estimated rates: **
7/1/11 - 6/30/12
$1,225
7/1/12 - 6/30/13
$1,348
7/1/13 - 6/30/14
$1,482
7/1/14 - 6/30/15
$1,630
7/1/15 - 6/30/16
$1,794
7/1/16 - 6/30/17
$1,973
7/1/17 - 6/30/18
$2,170
7/1/18 - 6/30/19
$2,387
7/1/19 - 6/30/20
$2,626

increase by 10% per year thereafter

4. Undergraduates (full-time students)
None

5. Temporary Employees (including part-time students)
9.0% (FICA, Medicare, Workers Compensation, & Unemployment insurance)

* According to our rate agreement, fringe benefits are charged individually as actual costs. Therefore, a higher or lower rate may be estimated on a case-by-case basis, if justified in the proposal.
** The rates shown above take into account that GRAs must now pay 21% of the cost of their individual health benefit.  This applies to all funding sources--state accounts and sponsored program accounts.
*** Benefit rate estimates include FICA, workers compensation, unemployment, retirement, health & life insurance.