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
32 109,261 142,039 174,818 207,596
31 93,385 121,401 149,417 177,432
30 76,545 99,509 122,473 145,436
29 62,742 81,565 100,387 119,210
28 51,428 66,856 82,285 97,713
27 43,660 55,302 66,945 78,587
26 37,000 46,866 56,733 66,599
25 31,356 39,717 48,079 56,440
24 27,557 33,987 40,417 46,846
23 23,353 28,802 34,251 39,700
22 19,791 24,409 29,027 33,644
21 19,050 22,543 26,035 29,528

Note:
Non-exempt (weekly-paid) staff members’ hourly rates can be determined by dividing the annual salary in the above scale by 1820 (example: $37,000 divided by 1820 =$20.33 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 $20.33 = $42,286 )
37.5 hour schedule 1950 x hrly rate
( 1950 x $20.33 = $39,643 )
35 hour schedule 1820 x hrly rate
( 1820 x $20.33 = $37,000 )

Effective April 1, 2011