Policy Information
Compensation and Classification
Effective
May 1 1992
Number
PER 3 01
Applicability
This policy applies to University Staff
Administrative Authority
Vice President for Human Resources
Responsible Unit
Human Resources
Miller Information Technology Center Rm 02C
2315 South First Street Walk
Louisville, KY 40292
Phone: 502-852-6258
Email: askhr@louisville.edu
History
Revision Date(s): December 10, 2021 (minor edits); August 24, 2022 (minor edit); June 27, 2025; April 1, 2026 (minor revision)
Reviewed Date(s): March 8, 2016; June 13, 2025
Categories
Statement
The university's compensation policy will:
A. Establish wage and salary ranges that reflect the value to the university of the various jobs, as determined by a system of job evaluation and review, taking into account the duties and level of responsibility of each job;
B. Establish and maintain justifiable differentials between job levels; and
C. Adjust salary and wage ranges when warranted by changing economic and competitive factors, as determined by periodic surveys and in accordance with available funding.
Reasoning
To encourage superior performance by adjusting the pay rate of each employee on the basis of the quality of individual performance, as determined by a systematic program of performance evaluation.
To ensure that compensation practices comply with all federal and state laws and support the university's ongoing commitment to compliance with applicable laws.