Request Default Compensation Change

Overview

Default compensation is the planned, budgeted salary on position restriction of Administrative/Professionals, Full-Time Faculty (Tenured/Tenure-Track, Continuing Contract, Other FT Faculty)  and Staff. (For Admin/Professionals it is typically set at the market 50th percentile.)

The default compensation will be updated automatically to match the incumbent’s salary twice a year – prior to the AMI launch in June and in the fall. This will be managed by UHR and ESM so no action is required on the part of the school or unit.

At any time, HR can edit the default compensation:

  • Filled positions. We encourage you to do this so that default compensation and the incumbent salary matches.
  • Unfilled positions. Make sure to check the default compensation and modify as needed prior to posting a position. This is particularly important for Pay Transparency as the posting range is calculated based on the default compensation amount.

Steps

  1. Navigate to the position restriction by typing the position number in the search bar and click enter.
  2. Click on the link labeled position restriction.
  3. Click on Actions ellipse (related actions) bar located the top of the page at the end of the link (e.g. 512456 PeopleSync Manager of Training – Smith, Joe)
  4. Click on Compensation > Request Default Compensation Change
  5. Enter the Effective Date
  6. On the next screen scroll down to the salary (or hourly) section and edit the amount field. Click on the pencil icon to edit and the check mark icon to save your changes). 
  7. Include a Comment if needed and Submit.
  8. This will route to HR Partner and then Finance Executive for approval. (If you are an approver refer to the Approve Transaction tip sheet.)

Common Questions

Does the default compensation impact what an incumbent is actually paid? 

No. The default compensation is for position and budget planning only. Employees are paid based off the information in the Compensation section of the employee record.

Does default compensation display in JDX?

No. JDX does not hold any position salary information. Neither the default compensation nor an incumbent’s salary is stored on JDX.