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. This page was reviewed in September 2023.
Short-term Instructional Staff (Academic Staff titles)
The standard rates for short-term staff in L&S are below. The term 'short-term staff' or 'STS' refers to instructors with fixed-term terminal continuity. These instructors are evaluated for the appropriate rate by L&S Human Resources with each offer.
Academic Staff Lecturers
There are three standard base rates for the Lecturer title, based on the lecturer's number of semesters of teaching experience.
| Prior semesters of teaching experience | 2023-24 C-Basis Rate |
|---|---|
| 0-8 semesters | $47,727 |
| 9-19 semesters | $56,015 |
| 20+ semesters | $61,619 |
Definition of 'Experience'
- Experience must be gained as a lecturer or equivalent or higher.
- Experience as a TA or other comparable instructional role does not count as lecturer experience.
- Experience must be gained in for-credit instruction in a higher education setting.
- Experience need not be gained in consecutive semesters.
- Appointments in Summer Term will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis and typically count as one semester of teaching experience.
- Current graduate students will be hired with the 'Lecturer (SA)' title; see Student Assistant rates below.
Other Short-term Instructional Academic Staff
| Title | Previous title (pre-TTC) | 2023-24 C-Basis Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Teaching Faculty I | Assistant Faculty Associate | $48,863 |
| Teaching Specialist | Faculty Assistant | $45,478 |
| Professor Emeritus | (no change) | $61,619 |
Student Assistants
The following are College-specific rates. For campus minima refer to the Grad School's website.
Teaching Assistant
| HR / Payroll Title | 2023-24 C-Basis Rate |
|---|---|
| Teaching Assistant (graduate student) | $46,460 $51,110 |
| Undergraduate Assistant - TA | $45,478 |
Lecturer (SA)
| HR / Payroll Title | 2023-24 C-Basis Rate |
|---|---|
| Lecturer (SA) | $51,000 $56,100 |
Grader / Reader
| HR / Payroll Title | 2023-24 H-Basis Rate |
|---|---|
| Project Assistant - Grader/Reader | $22.66 |
| Undergraduate Assistant - Grader/Reader | $22.66 |
Project Assistant
| HR / Payroll Title | 2023-24 Rate |
|---|---|
| C-Basis (exempt) | $46,460 |
| C-Basis (non-exempt) | $29.78 |
| A-Basis (exempt) | $56,784 |
| A-Basis (non-exempt) | $27.30 |
| H-Basis (hourly) | $27.30 |
Research Assistant
Research Assistants are paid at the home department rate.
| HR / Payroll Title | 2023-24 Rate |
|---|---|
| C-Basis | $46,460 |
| A-Basis | $56,784 |
Calculating Salaries
Effective dates
Academic year rate changes (C-Basis) are effective in the fall semester (e.g., summer appointments in 2024 will follow the academic year 2023-24 rates).
Annual rate changes (A-Basis & H-Basis) are effective with the fiscal year.
Rate effective dates for 2023-24:
- Annual (A-Basis and H-Basis): 6/18/2023
- Academic (C-Basis): 8/21/2023
Calculating Gross Salary
To calculate gross salary, use the campus 'Funding Layout Assistance Tool' (FLOAT), linked from OHR's Payroll Toolkit.
Appointment letters include the biweekly salary amount. This amount is calculated by taking the full-time academic year rate, divided by 19.5, multiplied by the appointment percentage:
Example: 33.4% Lecturer (SA) with the full-time rate of $51,000:
51,000 / 19.5 * .334 = $873.54
Contacts for L&S Administration
- L&S Teaching & Learning Administration
- Shirin Malekpour, Associate Dean for Teaching & Learning
- Amanda Mahr, Instructional Planning Coordinator
- L&S Human Resources
- Laura Fisk, Human Resources Associate Director for STS/SA Appointments
- HR Business Partner for STS/SA: https://kb.wisc.edu/ls/60443