{"id":703,"date":"2014-10-06T16:25:28","date_gmt":"2014-10-06T20:25:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hr\/?page_id=703"},"modified":"2025-12-04T12:11:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T17:11:15","slug":"salaries","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hr\/manager-resources\/compensation\/salaries\/","title":{"rendered":"Salaries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To attract and retain the most talented individuals, Boston University maintains a flexible and competitive compensation policy. When determining salaries, the following factors are considered:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Level and scope of responsibilities<\/li>\n<li>Required education<\/li>\n<li>Required skills and relevant experience<\/li>\n<li>Internal and external equity<\/li>\n<li>Department\u2019s budget<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Salaries are a critical component of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hr\/finances\/financial-planning-tools\/bu-total-rewards\/\">total rewards<\/a>, which is why the University considers an individual\u2019s specific experience and education as it relates to the requirements of a position.<\/p>\n<h3>Salary Grades and Ranges<\/h3>\n<p>Please note: while positions are aligned with a pay grade, internal equity is also a factor in determining pay. The recommended recruitment range of pay for a given position is generally a subset of the pay grade range; it is not typically equivalent to the entire range of the pay grade.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h3 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Represented Positions<\/h3><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p>For represented positions see applicable\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hr\/labor-relations\/\">collective bargaining agreement<\/a>, which determines starting salaries.<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h3 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Non-Represented Positions<\/h3><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Hourly Paid Staff Positions<\/strong><br \/>\nEffective February 1, 2025<br \/>\n(Excludes academic research, temporary, and executive positions)<\/p>\n<table class=\" aligncenter\" width=\"436\" height=\"427\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Grade<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Min<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Q1<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Mid<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Q3<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Max<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">42<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$15.00<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$16.30<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$17.21<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$19.18<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$21.20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">43<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$15.19<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$17.60<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$19.81<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$22.07<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$24.38<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">44<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$17.50<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$20.10<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$22.74<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$25.38<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$28.03<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">45<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$20.10<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$23.13<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$26.15<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$29.13<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$32.16<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">46<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$23.13<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$26.59<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$30.05<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$33.51<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$36.97<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">47<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$25.58<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$30.10<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$34.57<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$39.04<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$43.51<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">48<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$29.42<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$34.62<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$39.76<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$44.90<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$50.05<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">49<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$34.47<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$41.35<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$48.22<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$55.14<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$62.07<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">50<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$38.56<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$48.22<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$57.84<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$67.50<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$77.16<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">51<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$46.30<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$57.88<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$69.47<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$81.01<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$92.60<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">52<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$57.84<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$72.31<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$86.78<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$101.25<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$115.72<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Salaried Staff Positions*<\/strong><br \/>\nEffective February 1, 2025<br \/>\n(Excludes academic research, temporary, and executive positions)<\/p>\n<table class=\" aligncenter\" width=\"436\" height=\"427\" cellpadding=\"0\" style=\"height: 427px;\" cellspacing=\".5\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Grade<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Min<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Q1<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Mid<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Q3<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Max<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">42<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$31,200<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$33,900<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$35,800<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$39,900<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$44,100<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">43<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$31,600<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$36,600<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$41,200<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$45,900<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$50,700<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">44<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$36,400<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$41,800<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$47,300<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$52,800<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$58,300<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">45<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$41,800<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$48,100<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$54,400<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$60,600<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$66,900<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">46<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$48,100<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$55,300<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$62,500<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$69,700<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$76,900<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">47<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$53,200<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$62,600<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$71,900<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$81,200<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$90,500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">48<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$61,200<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$72,000<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$82,700<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$93,400<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$104,100<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">49<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$71,700<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$86,000<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$100,300<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$114,700<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$129,100<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">50<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$80,200<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$100,300<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$120,300<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$140,400<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$160,500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">51<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$96,300<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$120,400<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$144,500<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$168,500<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$192,600<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">52<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$120,300<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$150,400<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$180,500<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$210,600<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">$240,700<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>*Salaries reflect a 12 month assignment duration and 40 hour work week.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>**Salaries are rounded to the nearest hundred.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Pay Supplements &amp; Additional Payments<\/h3>\n<p>The University has several programs to provide managers with non-recurring compensation options that can be used to attract and retain key talent. Note: These programs are funded by individual units\/ departments.<\/p>\n<p>These programs include <strong>stay bonuses<\/strong> (i.e., retention bonus), <strong>employment bonuses<\/strong> (i.e., sign-on bonus), and <strong>performance bonuses<\/strong>. There is also an<strong> over-base payment program<\/strong> for additional payment to an employee&#8217;s regular salary or wages for significant, temporary increases in responsibilities related to special circumstances. More information is available in the guidelines below:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hr\/over-base_payment_guidelines_for_non_represented_staff\/\">Over-Base Payment Guidelines for Non Represented Staff<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hr\/staff_bonus_guidelines_for_non_represented_staff\/\">Staff Bonus Guidelines for Non Represented Staff<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To attract and retain the most talented individuals, Boston University maintains a flexible and competitive compensation policy. 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