This article explains how you can estimate what the salary in your Notice of Appointment (NOA) letter should be, per the new NTFC contract.
If you prefer to watch a video with this information, a video and slides are provided at the bottom of this page.
I. New Faculty:
If the salary offer you accepted was at least $57,000 for instructors/lecturers, or at least $60,000 for professorial tracks, then the salary offer you accepted should remain unchanged.
If the salary offer you accepted was below $57,000 for instructors/lecturers, or below $60,000 for professorial tracks, then your salary will be updated so that it is at least $57,000 for instructors/lecturers, or at least $60,000 for professorial tracks.
II. Returning Faculty:
If your AY23-24 salary was less than $60,000, and you started in a position represented by NTFC on or before August 2022, then you will receive the following raises, in order:
- Either the usual percentage raise* or a raise to the new salary floor (the floor is $57,000 for instructors/lecturers, $60,000 for professorial titles), whichever is greater.
- A compression increase of $900 per consecutive year of service as specialized faculty at 1.0 FTE. For example, if you have 4 years of service, you receive a compression increase of $3,600. (Note: this compression increase is capped at 10%.)
- If applicable, any promotion-based increase.
If your AY23-24 salary was less than $60,000, and you started in a position represented by NTFC after August 2022, then your only raise is either the usual percentage raise* or a raise to the new salary floor (the floor is $57,000 for instructors/lecturers, $60,000 for professorial titles), whichever is greater.
If your AY23-24 salary was between $60,000 and $64,999, and you started in a position represented by NTFC on or before August 2022, then you will receive the following raises, in order:
- The usual percentage raise*
- A compression increase of $800 per consecutive year of service as specialized faculty at 1.0 FTE. For example, if you have 4 years of service, you receive a compression increase of $3,200. (Note: this compression increase is capped at 10%.)
- If applicable, any promotion-based increase.
If your AY23-24 salary was between $60,000 and $64,999, and you started in a position represented by NTFC after August 2022, then your only raise is the usual percentage raise.*
If your AY23-24 salary was between $65,000 and $69,999, and you started in a position represented by NTFC on or before August 2022, then you will receive the following raises, in order:
- The usual percentage raise*
- A compression increase of $700 per consecutive year of service as specialized faculty at 1.0 FTE. For example, if you have 4 years of service, you receive a compression increase of $2,800. (Note: this compression increase is capped at 10%.)
- If applicable, any promotion-based increase.
If your AY23-24 salary was between $65,000 and $69,999, and you started in a position represented by NTFC after August 2022, then your only raise is the usual percentage raise.*
If your AY23-24 salary was between $70,000 and $74,999, and you started in a position represented by NTFC on or before August 2022, then you will receive the following raises, in order:
- The usual percentage raise*
- A compression increase of $350 per consecutive year of service as specialized faculty at 1.0 FTE. For example, if you have 4 years of service, you receive a compression increase of $1,400. (Note: this compression increase is capped at 10%.)
- If applicable, any promotion-based increase.
If your AY23-24 salary was between $70,000 and $74,999, and you started in a position represented by NTFC after August 2022, then your only raise is the usual percentage raise.*
If your AY23-24 salary was $75,000 or greater, then your only raise is the usual percentage raise* (and if you’re receiving a promotion, you’ll also receive the promotion-based increase).
*The usual percentage raise: exact amounts will vary.
- Long explanation: The merit pool we’ve negotiated is the same as the campus wage program for this year: 2%. Keep in mind that this is an overall pool. This means that a total of 2% of the total salaries of all specialized faculty in your unit will be allocated to merit raises- but it won’t necessarily be allocated equally. Your percentage raise may be 2%, but it could be slightly more or less. We’ve also negotiated a compression, market, equity, and retention (CMER) pool of 0.5% of the total salaries of all specialized faculty in a given unit. The distribution of this pool is completely at the discretion of your unit executive officer. This may contribute to some specialized faculty receiving a higher percent raise than others.
- In short, the “usual percent raise” is a little hard to predict with certainty.
The following video explains how to calculate your AY24-25 salary. (Note that in the video, Theresa refers to the contract as a “tentative agreement.” That’s because she recorded the video before NTFC membership voted to ratify the contract. As of August 16, 2024, the contract is now in effect.)
If you have questions after learning about the AY24-25 salary increases, you may contact NTFC’s Executive Committee at ntfc6546[at]gmail.com.
