L&S Standard Rates for Short-term Staff and Student Assistants
This documents lists minimum base rates for short-term instructional and student assistant appointments and in the College of Letters and Science.
Short-term Staff (Academic Staff titles only)
Any rate changes are effective in the fall semester (e.g., summer appointments in 2021 will follow the academic year 2020-21 rates).
| Title |
Current C-Basis Rate |
| Associate Lecturer | $42,124 |
| Lecturer (no prefix) | $49,440 |
| Senior Lecturer | $54,385 |
| Assistant Faculty Associate | $43,127 |
| Associate Faculty Associate | $49,658 |
| Faculty Associate | $54,623 |
| Faculty Assistant | $40,140 |
| Professor Emeritus | $54,385 |
Student Assistants
The following are College-specific rates. For campus minima and other student assistant titles, refer to campus OHR or the Grad School's website.
| SA Title | Current C-Basis Rates |
| Teaching Assistant | $41,000 or $45,100 |
| Lecturer (SA) | $45,000 or $49,500 |
| Undergraduate Assistant | $40,140 |
Calculating Gross Salary
Calculations for C-Basis (9-month) salaries:
- Semester-length course: Base rate / 2 * appointment percentage.
- Academic year salary: Base rate * appointment percentage.
- Other: If the appointment is not based on a semester or academic year, use the "FLOAT" tool to calculate the instructor's salary.
Contacts for L&S Administration
- L&S Teaching & Learning Administration
- Shirin Malekpour, Associate Dean for Teaching & Learning (shirin.malekpour@wisc.edu)
- Amanda Mahr, Academic Administration Coordinator (amanda.mahr@wisc.edu)
- L&S Human Resources
- Laura Fisk, HR manager for STS/SA Appointments (laura.fisk@wisc.edu)
- STS/SA HR Rep: https://kb.wisc.edu/ls/60443