Overview – Mid-Year Salary Adjustment
For administrators, see the retention offer resource.
Points to consider:
- Normally, Board of Trustees expect salaries among faculty to vary over time, as annual raises are based almost exclusively on individual merit. (Refers to IU Policy ACA-28.)
- If an issue of equity may be involved, contact the Office of Civil Right Compliance. They can do the appropriate salary analysis.
- IU Indianapolis allows cash bonuses to be paid (not additions to base), based on developed policies at the school level.
- Some schools or departments may have revenue-sharing models for Indirect Cost Recovery from external grants.
- Consider nominating faculty for campus awards; some involve one-time bonuses, and others involve increases to base salaries.
For questions about market rates for various disciplines, contact the assistant vice chancellor for faculty affairs at ude[dot]ui[at]rhdaca. For insights into faculty retention, contact the associate vice chancellor for faculty diversity and inclusion at ude[dot]ui[at]aao.
Reviewed and revised: 2/2024. New process for retention offers established 9/2022.