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
32 110,955 144,241 177,527 210,814
31 94,833 123,283 151,733 180,183
30 77,732 101,052 124,371 147,691
29 63,715 82,829 101,944 121,058
28 52,225 67,893 83,560 99,228
27 44,336 56,159 67,982 79,805
26 37,573 47,593 57,612 67,632
25 31,842 40,333 48,824 57,315
24 27,984 34,513 41,043 47,573
23 23,918 29,499 35,080 40,660
22 20,798 25,651 30,504 35,357
21 20,020 23,690 27,360 31,030

Note:
Non-exempt (weekly-paid) staff members’ hourly rates can be determined by dividing the annual salary in the above scale by 1820 (example: $20,020 divided by 1820 = $11.00 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 set of pay scales.

Example
Annual Salary Calculation: 40 hour schedule 2080 x hrly rate
( 2080 x $11 = $22,880 )
37.5 hour schedule 1950 x hrly rate
( 1950 x $11 = $21,450 )
35 hour schedule 1820 x hrly rate
( 1820 x $11 = $20,020 )

Effective April 1, 2012