General Salary Program Guidelines:
The general salary increase is 4% and will be distributed across-the-board for eligible employees. The effective date of the increase is 07/01/26 for monthly paid employees and 06/21/26 for biweekly paid employees. The increase will appear on the 07/31/26 monthly paycheck and on the 07/29/26 biweekly paycheck.
See links to details about the 2026-2027 General Salary Program:
Equity Program Guidelines:
The Equity Program increase for the campus pool figure is 2%. The effective date for the increase is 07/19/26 for bi-weekly paid employees and 08/01/26 for monthly paid employees. The increase will appear of the 09/09/2026 bi-weekly paycheck and on the 09/01/2026 monthly paycheck.
See links to details about the 2026-2027 Equity Program:
Expand all
1. Are employees who were represented by a union on or before January 2, 2026 and then became non‐represented prior to July 1, 2026 for monthly paid employees or June 21, 2026 for biweekly paid employees eligible for the general increase?
Yes, if they would otherwise qualify.
2. An employee recently transferred from a limited appointment to career appointment. Are they eligible to receive the salary increase?
It depends. Assuming that the eligibility criteria is met, then, yes, the employee is eligible.
3. Are employees who transfer from another UC campus eligible for the general salary increase?
Yes, if they have successfully completed their probationary period at the other UC campus and are otherwise eligible.
4. Does time in a TES floater appointment prior to being hired into a career staff appointment count towards the probationary period?
No, when an employee is hired or transferred from a TES floater appointment to a career non-MSP staff appointment, they must serve a six month probationary period.
5. Are employees at the maximum or above the maximum of their salary range eligible for the increase?
Yes, if they would otherwise qualify.
6. Should employees who have separated from the University on or after the effective date of the program, but before the payout date, receive the increase?
No, employees must be on active status (or on approved leave) on the applicable payout date to be eligible for the salary increase.
7. What happens if an employee does not have a performance evaluation on file?
It is expected that all employees have a current performance appraisal and that it was presented by June 15th. However, in cases where a supervisor did not prepare and/or present an appraisal within the allocated timeframe, the overall rating from the most recent performance appraisal will be used. In cases where employees who were hired prior to January 2nd and who would otherwise be non-probationary, but did not receive a performance appraisal by the deadline, they will receive an overall rating of "Solid." Supervisors who have any outstanding performance appraisals after the deadline are not eligible to receive a general increase this year.
8. What is the order of increases when there is more than one action on the same effective date?
There may be more than one salary action (general increase, equity, reclassification, etc.) with the same effective date. The general increase should be processed first, before any other salary action that is effective on 06/21/26 for biweekly paid employees and 07/01/26 for monthly paid employees.
9. I would like more information about UC San Diego's general salary program implementation timeline.
- Population reports were generated from UC Path on June 26, 2026.
- UC San Diego Rosters will be submitted to UC Path on July 15, 2026.
- UC Path will process increases between July 15,2026 - July 17, 2026.
10. What is the rounding criteria for general and merit increases?
Per Compensation Policy PPSM 30, general and merit increases based on a percentage increase will be rounded up. For hourly paid employees, all hourly rates will be rounded up to the nearest cent. For monthly paid employees, all monthly rates will be rounded up to the nearest dollar.
See below formulas that can be used in Excel:
- For an hourly rate: roundup (Old Rate*1.04,2)
- For an annual rate: (roundup(((Old Rate/12)*1.04),0))*12
1. Are employee who were represented by a union and then became non-represented prior to July 1, 2026, for monthly paid employees or June 21, 2026 for biweekly paid employee eligible for the Equity Program?
- Yes, if they would otherwise qualify. The calculation for the Equity Program will be based on the salary of the employee in the Policy Covered title code on the effective date of the transition from represented to non-represented.
- If an employee was not eligible for the General Salary Increase (GSI) that was effective 6/21/26 (BW) and 7/1/26 (MO), then the employee will not be eligible for the Equity Program.
2. Are employees in a policy covered position, who received a salary change between 6/1/26-8/1/26 eligible for the Equity Program?
Yes, if they would otherwise qualify. The equity calculation will be based on the salary rate as of June 1, 2026, for the policy-covered (non-represented) title.
3. Are employees who transfer from another UC campus eligible for the Equity Program increase?
Yes, if they have successfully completed their probationary period at the other UC campus and are otherwise eligible and did not participate in the location's equity program.
4. An employee recently transferred from a limited appointment to a career appointment. Are they eligible to receive the Equity Program Salary increase?
It depends. Assuming that the eligibility criteria are met, then, yes, the employee is eligible. Please reach out to Compensation for any questions.
5. Are the employees at the maximum or above the maximum of their salary range eligible for the increase?
Yes, if they would otherwise qualify.
6. Should employees who have been separated from the University on or after the effective date of the program, but before the payout date, receive the increase?
No, employees must be on active status (or on approved leave) on the applicable payout date to be eligible for the salary increase.
7. Is there rounding criteria for the Equity Program Calculation?
No, there is no rounding in the calculation for the Equity Program.