Key compensation resources for Faculty Administrators.
Review the Faculty Salaries section for information on:
See below for additional administrative process details on these topics.
Starting salaries
Starting salaries are negotiated between the new recruit, librarian or program director in Extended Learning, and the responsible head of unit and/or supervisor when offered an appointment.
The university has no salary scales but does require minimum salaries for the purpose of benefit eligibility, as well as for:
- Lectures (Article 5 of Part 2 of the Collective Agreement)
- Librarian (Article 3 of Part 2 of the Collective Agreement)
- Postdoctoral Fellow
- Research Associate
- Sessional Lecturers
Research associates are paid from research grants or contracts, based on negotiation around a minimum yearly amount.
In considering what salary to offer, Heads should look at prior experience, salaries already provided in the department and market conditions.
Faculty salary increases for Faculty Association Members
All full-time academic positions, including professors, lecturers, librarians and program directors, are eligible for negotiated salary increases. Increases may include a general wage increase and Career Advancement Plan amounts, which include career progress, merit and performance salary adjustments.
Sessional lecturers and other part-time faculty members are eligible for negotiated salary increases, which are normally “across the board” general wage increases.
Refer to Faculty Salary Increase Information for further information.
Salary increases for Non-Faculty Association Members
Appointments outside of the bargaining unit may receive annual increases.
Salaries and additional payments (tenure stream)
Salary through UBC is paid on a monthly basis in two instalments: on the 15th and the last day of every month.
Tenure stream faculty can receive monies in addition to regular salary, under certain conditions, in the form of honoraria or administrative stipends.
Note: Faculty members must never be paid salary through Accounts Payable. Those faculty members who provide service to the university in an area of specific expertise unrelated to their UBC employment must have an agreement approved through UBC's supply management department and must comply with Policy SC3 (.pdf).