7.1 SALARY

7.1.1 The Salary Scale

The heart of the Calvin College Salary Plan is the flexible salary base. The salary for all instructional ranks is related to this base by means of increments (steps) of this base. The base salary is established annually by the Board of Trustees upon the recommendation of the president. When the base is changed, the salaries within all ranks are adjusted proportionally. A copy of the complete salary scale is available from the Provost's Office.

7.1.2 Initial Placement

The placement in the salary scale of new faculty members is based on their degree(s) and related experience. In other words, all faculty members are treated alike, under established rules, according to the factors mentioned below.

Education

The highest degree awarded a faculty member determines an initial percentage of base.

Master's Degree	88% of base
Two-Year Master's Degree	91% of base
Ph.D. Degree	100% of base

Additionally each year of graduate work beyond the Master's degree for persons without the Ph.D. degree results in an additional increment of 3.14% of base with a maximum of two such years being counted.

Experience

An additional step in the salary scale (i.e., increments of 3.14% of base) is added for each of the following:

• A full-time equivalent year of college-teaching or administrative experience, including teaching while in graduate school,
  
  
• A full-time equivalent year of business and professional experience, scholarship, or research directly related to the discipline taught (to a maximum of ten steps), and two-full time equivalent years of such experience after the first ten (up to five additional steps)

The Provost's Office will determine what constitutes directly related experience and which other professional experiences might be counted toward a full year's credit.

The faculty member is placed at the step corresponding to the percentage computed using the above rules subject to the ceiling that applies to the faculty member's rank.

Faculty members who complete all of the requirements for an academic degree while in the employ of Calvin College will be repositioned in the salary schedule in accord with the rules for salary placement, effective the first week of the next semester after the semester in which the requirements are completed. Completion of the requirements includes official granting of the degree or defense and acceptance of the dissertation as documented by an official communication.

7.1.3 Progression through the Scale

Each year, subject to satisfactory performance, a faculty member moves one step in the salary scale until reaching the ceiling established for his or her rank. These ceilings are as follows:

• Professor, Step 16 (178.5% of the base salary);
• Associate Professor, Step 15 (159.66% of base);
• Assistant Professor, Step 15 (143.96% of base); and
• Instructor, Step 6 (103% of base).

7.1.4 Salary for Reduced-Load Appointees

The placement and progression in the salary scale for those persons with reduced-load appointments are determined using the same rules as for those with full-time faculty appointments. In particular, a faculty member progresses one step in the salary scale (subject to the ceilings listed above) for each year of service even if it is at a reduced-load.

The salary for a given year for a reduced-load appointee is expressed as a percentage of the salary for the appropriate step. This percentage is determined by the actual amount of teaching performed by the faculty member during the academic year. The percentage is determined by multiplying the number of hours taught by 4.5% and then rounding to the nearest 5% (rounding up when necessary). For example, a person with a 12-hour load would receive 55% of the full salary for the appropriate rank and step (12 times 4.5% is 54% which is rounded to 55%).

7.1.5 Payment

Faculty salaries are paid semi-monthly on the first and fifteenth of the month. If either date falls on a weekend, the payday will be on Friday. The annual salary is paid over twelve months beginning September 1.

Last updated Tuesday, August 28, 2007