Listed below are the fringe benefits rates to be used by the University of Wisconsin System institutions in charging extramural funds for the employer's contribution to fringe benefits during the 1998-99 fiscal year.
These rates include the employer's contribution to retirement, health insurance, FICA and Medicare FICA, unemployment compensation, workers compensation, income continuation insurance and life insurance. They should be used in all proposals submitted to extramural sponsors on or after February 2, 1998. Multiple year proposals should include an estimated increase for future fringe benefit costs.
| Doctoral Institutions | Non-Doctoral Institutions |
| Classification of Salaries | Doctoral Cluster Rate |
| Faculty and Academic Staff | 32.50 |
| Classified Staff | 42.00 |
| LTE | 16.00 |
| Research Assistants, Pre-Doctoral Fellows and Trainees | 9.00 |
| Project, Program and Teaching Assistants and Research Associates | 15.50 |
| Post-Doctoral Fellows and Trainees | 8.90 |
| Ad Hoc Program Specialists and Undergraduate Assistants | 7.65 |
| Student Hourly | 3.00 |
| FRINGE BENEFIT RATE COMPONENTS DOCTORAL CLUSTER 1998-99 | ||||||||
| BENEFIT CATEGORY |
UNCLASSIFIED % |
CLASSIFIED % |
LTE % |
RAs, TRAINEES, FELLOWS, RES ASSTS % |
OTHER GRAD ASSISTANTS % |
POST- DOCTORAL FELLOWS % |
AD HOC
PROG SPECS & UNDERGRAD ASSISTANTS % |
STUDENTS % |
| Income Continuation Insurance | 0.15 | 0.09 | ||||||
| Unemployment Compensation | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.74 | |||||
| Workers' Compensation | 0.44 | 0.56 | ||||||
| Social Security (FICA) | 5.38 | 5.94 | 6.20 | 6.20 | 6.20 | 2.17 | ||
| Medicare (FICA) | 1.45 | 1.45 | 1.45 | 1.45 | 1.45 | 0.21 | ||
| Health Insurance | 9.42 | 18.24 | 2.91 | 11.03 | 10.37 | 6.90 | ||
| Life Insurance | 0.08 | 0.11 | ||||||
| Retirement | 15.20 | 15.20 | 4.96 | |||||
| ERA Administration | 0.01 | 0.01 | ||||||
| Adjustment | 0.20 | 0.23 | -0.26 | -2.03 | -2.52 | 2.00 | 0.62 | |
| TOTAL | 32.50 | 42.00 | 16.00 | 9.00 | 15.50 | 8.90 | 7.65 | 3.00 |
| Classification of Salaries | Non-Doctoral Cluster Rate |
| Faculty and Academic Staff | 32.00 |
| Classified Staff | 49.50 |
| LTE | 29.00 |
| Graduate Assistants | 23.00 |
| Ad Hoc Program Specialists and Undergraduate Assistants | 7.65 |
| Student Hourly | 3.00 |
| FRINGE BENEFIT RATE COMPONENTS UNIVERSITY CLUSTER 1998-99 | ||||||||
| BENEFIT CATEGORY |
UNCLASSIFIED % |
CLASSIFIED % |
LTE % |
GRAD ASSISTANTS % |
AD HOC
SPEC & UNDERGRAD ASSISTANTS % |
STUDENTS % |
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| Income Continuation Insurance | 0.15 | 0.08 | ||||||
| Unemployment Compensation | 0.10 | 0.25 | 0.22 | |||||
| Workers' Compensation | 0.75 | 0.78 | ||||||
| Social Security (FICA) | 5.99 | 5.60 | 6.20 | 6.20; | 6.20 | 2.30; | ||
| Medicare (FICA) | 1.45 | 1.45 | 1.45 | 1.45 | 1.45 | 0.19 | ||
| Health Insurance | 9.28 | 26.23 | 13.71 | 15.03 | ||||
| Life Insurance | 0.08 | 0.11 | ||||||
| Retirement | 15.20 | 15.20 | 8.70 | |||||
| ERA Administration | 0.01 | 0.01 | ||||||
| Adjustment | -1.01 | -0.21 | -1.28 | 0.32 | 0.51 | |||
| TOTAL | 32.00 | 49.50 | 29.00 | 23.00 | 7.65 | 3.00 | ||