At Kent State University, our employees are our most valued resource. As a reminder from a recent update from the Office of the President, the Board of Trustees will vote on our proposed annual university budget at its Sept. 20 meeting, and that includes a proposed 3% pay increase for all qualifying, non-represented staff as well as the contractual increases for unionized faculty and staff. The 3% increase would be effective with the pay period that includes Oct. 1, 2023.
More specific details on staff salary increases, including eligibility, are listed below.
Classified Non-represented Employees - Pay Increase Timetable:
- The pay increase will take effect Sept. 24, 2023, since it is the start of the pay period that includes Oct. 1, 2023. The increase will be reflected in the Oct. 20, 2023, paycheck.
- Employees hired on or after Sept. 24, 2023, will not be eligible for the increase.
- Employees hired between June 1, 2023, and Sept. 23, 2023, will be eligible for the pay increase upon completion of their probationary period.
- To be eligible for a pay increase, classified employees must have a current satisfactory, signed performance evaluation on file in Human Resources. Employees who receive an overall performance rating of “Needs to Improve” on their evaluation will not receive a pay increase until they reach the “Usually Meets” level of performance.
- Employees must be eligible for a paycheck on Oct. 20, 2023, in order to receive the pay increase.
Unclassified Non-represented Employees - Pay Increase Timetable:
- Pay increases for unclassified employees are effective Oct. 1, 2023, and will be reflected in the Oct. 13, 2023, paycheck.
- Employees hired on or after Jun. 1, 2023, will not be eligible for the increase. Also, certain others may have been advised that they are ineligible.
- In general, employees who have received promotions will be eligible for the increase. The exception is certain recently-promoted individuals who may have been advised that they will not be eligible for an increase.
- To be eligible for a pay increase, unclassified employees must have a current satisfactory, signed performance evaluation on file in Human Resources. Employees who receive an overall rating of “Unsatisfactory” on their performance evaluation will not receive a pay increase.
- Eligibility involving grant-funded and term positions will be determined on a case-by-case basis by the applicable department and the appointing authority through the initiation and processing of appropriate workflows. However, employees in these groups must have met the performance evaluation eligibility criteria described above.
- Employees must be eligible for a paycheck on Oct. 13, 2023, in order to receive the pay increase.
Questions should be directed to the Compensation Office at 330-672-8325, or compensation@kent.edu.