The Compensation Office assigns each professional staff payroll title (job code) in salary grades 5-10 to a "market range" within a salary grade. The market ranges are developed from the data gathered in the most recent Professional Staff Salary Survey, adjusted for market trends. A market range normally has a narrower span than the salary grade it is assigned to. The UW payroll system displays the market range minimum and maximum for professional staff job codes.
The market range midpoint is the pay rate that is half way between the market range minimum and the market range maximum. This midpoint is an established average rate of pay for similar jobs in the regional market.
The market range minimum and maximum represent a designated percentage below and above the market range midpoint. The amount of this percentage varies depending on the salary survey results for the targeted market position for a specific job family. The example below shows the kind of relationship a broad salary grade (the "Sample Grade") has to a series of market ranges for payroll titles "A" through "E".
=Market Range Minimum; 
=Market Range Maximum
When a professional staff position's duties and responsibilities expand or change, the position may be reviewed to determine whether a change in salary amount, job title and/or grade assignment should be made. The salary and position review options and procedures are described on the Professional Staff Position Review webpage.
The compensation section of the Professional Staff Program fully describes the program's compensation philosophy, how general salary increases take place and other compensation related information.
For questions about compensation practices for professional positions, contact the Compensation Office.
All forms of temporary salary increases for professional staff must be requested by the employing unit and approved by the Compensation Office. There are two forms of temporary salary increases:
Temporary Pay Increase - A professional staff employee who temporarily assumes additional responsibilities for ten or more working days may receive a temporary pay increase. A Temporary Pay Increase (TPI) requires advance approval of the Compensation Office and must be for at least five percent.
Administrative Supplement - An Administrative Supplement (ADS) is a lump sum amount added to an employee's gross monthly salary to recognize the assumption of higher level administrative responsibilities. Only overtime exempt professional staff are eligible to receive administrative supplements.
For questions about compensation practices for professional positions, contact the Compensation Office.