Division of Human Resources

Penn's Salary Structure – Exempt, Monthly-Paid

Listed below are the salary ranges and grades for exempt, monthly-paid positions at the University of Pennsylvania.  Salary offers will fall within the salary range of the advertised position's grade.  The determination of salary for a new hire is based on several factors related both to the candidate's qualifications (education, experience and overall competence level) as well as to the institution's current needs.

Grade Minimum Top of First Third Top of Second Third Maximum
32 105,792 137,529 169,267 201,004
31 90,420 117,546 144,673 171,799
30 74,115 96,350 118,584 140,819
29 60,750 78,975 97,200 115,425
28 49,795 64,734 79,672 94,611
27 42,273 53,546 64,819 76,092
26 35,825 45,378 54,932 64,485
25 30,360 38,456 46,552 54,648
24 26,682 32,908 39,133 45,359
23 22,612 27,888 33,164 38,440
22 19,162 23,633 28,105 32,576
21 18,445 21,827 25,209 28,591

Note:
Non-exempt (weekly-paid) staff members' hourly rates can be determined by dividing the annual salary in the above scale by 1820 (example: $22,612 divided by 1820 =$12.424 hourly). The annual salary for varying work schedules is calculated using the formulas below. Please refer to the non-exempt pay schedule for the complete pay scales.

Example
Annual Salary Calculation: 40 hour schedule 2080 x hrly rate
( 2080 x $12.424 = $25,842 )
37.5 hour schedule 1950 x hrly rate
( 1950 x $12.424 = $24,227 )
35 hour schedule 1820 x hrly rate
( 1820 x $12.424 = $22,612 )

Effective April 1, 2008