University of Connecticut (Storrs & Regional Campuses)
Inflationary Guidelines - Salaries & Wages
FY 2008-FY 2011 (Subject to Change)

University Programs: all unrestricted accounts and non-Office for Sponsored Programs administered restricted accounts

Fringe Benefits

Subcode
FY 2008 Rates FY 2009 Rates FY 2010 Rates est. (1) FY 2011 Rates est. (1)
Fringe Benefits
Workers' Comp
Fringe Benefits
Workers' Comp
Fringe Benefits
Workers' Comp
Fringe Benefits
Workers' Comp
Full-Time State Retirement
1010
63.74%
0.86%
63.83%
0.89%
64.83%
0.89%
65.83%
0.89%
Alternative Retirement Plan:

Without FICA/Medicare

1510
25.18%
0.86%
15.53%
0.89%
16.53%
0.89%
17.53%
0.89%
With FICA/Medicare
1610
34.54%
0.86%
32.78%
0.89%
33.78%
0.89%
34.78%
0.89%
With Medicare
1710
26.51%
0.86%
24.92%
0.89%
25.92%
0.89%
26.92%
0.89%
Teachers' Retirement Plan:
Without Medicare
1310
38.01%
0.86%
32.22%
0.89%
33.22%
0.89%
34.22%
0.89%
With Medicare
1410
38.83%
0.86%
35.58%
0.89%
36.58%
0.89%
37.58%
0.89%

Temporary Labor:

Without Retirement
1030
7.74%
0.86%
7.74%
0.89%
8.74%
0.89%
9.74%
0.89%
With Retirement
1030
18.53%
0.86%
13.32%
0.89%
14.32%
0.89%
15.32%
0.89%
Graduate Assistant (2)
1150
21.06%
0.86%
17.94%
0.89%
18.94%
0.89%
19.94%
0.89%
Student Labor (3)
1040
0.00%
0.86%
0.00%
0.89%
0.00%
0.89%
0.00%
0.89%
Durational - No Benefits
1930
41.56%
0.86%
41.43%
0.89%
42.43%
0.89%
43.43%
0.89%
Durational - Benefits
1940
63.74%
0.86%
63.83%
0.89%
64.83%
0.89%
65.83%
0.89%
Foreign National
1960
21.06%
0.86%
17.94%
0.89%
18.94%
0.89%
19.94%
0.89%

(1) Estimated University developed fringe benefit rates.  Subject to change pending further refinement and analysis. Internally, the University will not allocate fringe benefits based on actual costs for Health Insurance, FICA &  Medicare and Group Life Insurance. 
(2) Graduate Assistants and Post-Docs who are Foreign Nationals exempt from FICA/Medicare will have a lower rate of 10.29% applied to their earnings and charged to their account’s 5320 subcode.
(3) A student who is enrolled and regularly attending summer session classes will be exempt from FICA social security/medicare deductions for the duration of such session(s); otherwise a 7.65% deduction will be applied to earnings during the summer employment, and a corresponding 7.65% fringe cost will be charged to the account's 5320 subcode.

Updated: 7/1/08