Compensation and Classification

The UC San Diego Compensation and Classification unit serves as a tool to aide in attracting and retaining a highly diverse and motivated workforce. The compensation team supports the University in its mission to maintain Our Principles of Community. As such, we are dedicated to creating a fair and equitable working environment which supports career growth and helps to foster engagement among our diverse community. This includes consultation with managers and leaders on employee salaries, partnering when needed on multi-year workforce budget planning, conducting job audits, assessing and reporting on market trends to maintain external competitiveness, and general consultation on policy. We provide the following services:

• Compensation Change Requests - market adjustment, Cost Impact Analysis for departmental Equity Reviews, stipends, equity recommendations (internal alignment & pay grade determination)
• Salary Programs and Wage Implementations - STAR Awards, merits/general increase, FLSA, minimum wage
• Classification/Reclassification - job description consultation/evaluation, reorganization/structure changes
• Labor Relations Analysis and Support - market analysis for CBA Accretion, Cost Impact Analysis for CBA Negotiations

For additional information about services and resources, see Compensation & Classification

Compensation

Email: compensation@ucsd.edu

Vice Chancellor Area Assignments

Danny Alonzo (Senior Compensation Analyst)

• CFO (Housing/Dining/Hospitality)
• Resource Management & Planning (PSS)

Doug Edwards (Principal Compensation Analyst)

• CFO (BFS, CFO, Real Estate, OSI, ITS)
• Chancellors Office
• Advancement
• Resource Management & Planning (MSP)

Selena Samaniego (Principal Compensation Analyst)

• Marine Sciences
• Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
• CFO (HR & TES)

Model Hong (Principal Compensation Analyst)

• Student Affairs
• Academic Affairs
  • Undergraduate Colleges
  • Grad ED & PostDoc AF
  • Enrollment Management
  • Library
  • Preuss School
  • School of Social Sciences (Academic departments, Interdisciplinary Programs and Research Centers)
  • School of Biological Sciences and Deans Office Biological Sciences
  • School of Physical Sciences (Academic departments)
    
    

Charline Nee (Principal Compensation Analyst)

• Research Affairs
• Academic Senate
• Academic Affairs
  • Resource Administration & APO
  • University Extension
  • Institutional Research
  • San Diego Supercomputer, Halicioglu Data Science Inst, Design Lab and Qualcomm Inst
  • Jacobs School of Engineering
  • Deans Office Arts/Humanities
  • Deans Office Physical Sciences
  • Deans Office Social Sciences
  • Rady School of Management

Note: For Health Sciences and Medical Center questions, please contact Doug Levine at a6levine@ucsd.edu

Mailing Address

9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla, CA 92093-0922

Street Address

10280 N. Torrey Pines Road
Suite 265A
La Jolla, CA 92037

Our Team

Jamila (Mila) Goff
Director of Compensation

Doug Edwards
Principal Compensation Analyst

Model Hong
Principal Compensation Analyst

Charline Nee
Principal Compensation Analyst

Selena Samaniego
Principal Compensation Analyst

Danny Alonzo
Senior Compensation Analyst