Salaries Information (Pay Rates)

The Salaries and Superannuation Office supports the University by administering the salary, superannuation and leave entitlements of all University staff in accordance with the University of Canberra's Enterprise Agreement.

Our aim is to provide an efficient service in a professional and friendly manner. Please contact us with any enquiries in relation to salary payments, tax, deductions from salary, leave, superannuation and salary packaging.

For Salaries and Superannuation contact information please refer to HR Contacts.

Pay Rates (Salary Schedules)

Salary schedules and descriptions available here.

Salary Packaging

Salary packaging information available here. 

Oncost Information

A quick calculation of total salary costs can be done by using the following percentages as indicated in the table.

Continuing staff and fixed-term staff engaged for more than 12 months with a work fraction >/= 50%,

with UniSuper = Expected annual salary + 30.41%

with CSS        = Expected annual salary + 42.27%

with PSS        = Expected annual salar + 29.67%

Fixed-term staff engaged for up to 12 months = Expected annual salary + 21.0665%

Fixed-term staff, engaged on a specific tasks /project or research-only function, who are offered a second fixed-term contract, may receive severance pay at the end of their contract. This pay should be included in the salary budget estimates. (Severence pay rates are outlined in clause D2.4, p31 of the EA)

Casual staff = Expected annual salary + 18.3165%

 

Continuing staff and fixed-term staff engaged for more than 12 months with a work fraction >/= 50%,

As at 1 January 2012

 

UniSuper

%

CSS+

%

PSS#

%

Payroll Tax

6.85

6.85

6.85

Workers Compensation

1.85

1.85

1.85

UniSuper DBP/ICP + APP Employer Superannuation

17.00

 

 

Payroll Tax on UniSuper DBP/ICP + APPEmployer Contributions

1.1645

 

 

CSS Employer Superannuation (Commonwealth)

 

28.10*

 

Payroll Tax on CSS Employer Contributions

 

1.9249

 

PSS Employer Superannuation

 

 

16.30*

Payroll Tax on PSS Employer Contributions

UC Superannuation@

Payroll Tax on College Employer Contributions

 

 

1.11669

University nominal salary on-cost (LSL)

2.75

2.75

2.75

Total

Total Rounded

30.4145%

30.41%

42.2749%

42.27%

29.6666%

29.67%

DBP/ICP - Defined Benefit Plan/ Investment Choice Plan

APP Award Plus Plan

+ Commonwealth Superannuation Scheme

# Public Sector Superannuation Scheme

* includes a nominal 3% productivity amount

@ UC Staff Super Fund (old College Scheme)

 

 

 


Fixed-Term Staff engaged for up to 12 MONTHS

 

FY 2010/2011

Payroll Tax

6.85%

Workers Compensation

1.85%

UniSuper APP Employer Superannuation

9.00%

Payroll Tax on UniSuper APP Employer Contributions

0.6165%

University nominal salary on-cost (Long Service Leave)

2.75%

Total (rounded to 21.87%)

21.8665%


CASUAL STAFF

 

FY 2010/2011

Payroll Tax

6.85%

Workers Compensation

1.85%

UniSuper APP Employer Superannuation

9.00%

Payroll Tax on UniSuper APP Employer Contributions

0.6165%

Total (rounded to 18.32%)

18.3165%