Compensation

The Compensation area is responsible for coordinating a wide variety of analytical and administrative activities in the primary areas of:

• Wage & Salary Administration
• Pay Structures/Schedules
• Job Evaluation/Classification
• Wage & Salary Survey participation
• Fair Labor Standards Act and other Regulation Compliance
• Unemployment Compensation Claims and Hearings
• Workforce Analysis Reports including IPEDS, Faculty Salary, and CUPA-HR Salary

The activities include recommending pay rates for all levels of staff positions, identifying, analyzing, and responding to equity issues, consulting on organizational issues, problem-solving, interpreting and developing policies and procedures for staff compensation. Please feel free to download our UTPA Supervisor Guide for Job Audits and Classification Procedures for further information.

Some of the more common inquiries include:

1. How to create a new job at UTPA
2. How to reclassify a position
3. How or when to request a job audit
4. Where can I get additional information on job audits?
5. How can I request an equity adjustment
6. Create or revise job descriptions
7. What are the pay ranges for Classified Staff?
8. Performance-based pay issues
9. Exemptions from overtime
10. How do job responsibilities vary within Administrative & Professional positions?

You may also contact our area staff with any questions you may have.