Please see the attached updated Guidelines for the Application of AB 168 and SB 1162: California Pay Transparency and Applicant Inquiry Restrictions for Academic Recruitments.

 

Key Points

  1. Effective January 1, 2023, employers are required:
    1. to disclose pay scales on all position postings and
    2. disclose pay scales to current employees upon request.
  2. These laws apply to all academic, faculty, and staff recruitments and positions.
  3. Can employers link to the salary range in an electronic posting or include a QR code in a paper posting that will take an applicant to the salary information?

No. The pay scale shall be included within the posting.

  1. Pay Scale Language required on UC Recruit, other recruitment websites and print ads.

 

Pay Scale Language for Academic Searches

 

For All Regular Professor and Lecturer PSOE/SOE Searches, use the following:

 

Senate (if a range is too broad or unpredictable):

The posted UC salary scales set the minimum pay determined by rank and/or step at appointment. See Table(s) [Insert table #]. The salary range for this position is $[Insert]-$[Insert]. “Off-scale salaries” and other components of pay, i.e., a salary that is higher than the published system-wide salary at the designated rank and step, are offered when necessary to meet competitive conditions. See campus compensation page for additional information.

 

For All Visiting Professor and Professor-in-Residence Searches, use the following:

 

Senate (if the range is pre-determined):

The posted UC salary scales set the minimum pay determined by rank and/or step at appointment. See Table(s) [Insert table #] for the salary range. “Off-scale salaries” and other components of pay, i.e. a salary that is higher than the published system-wide salary at the designated rank and step, are offered when necessary to meet competitive conditions. A reasonable estimated salary range for this position is $[Insert]-$[Insert], inclusive of the salary scale and off-scale salary components. See campus compensation page for additional information.

 

For All Adjunct Professor, Researcher, and Project Scientist Searches, use the following:

 

All other academic personnel (if pay is eligible for negotiation):

The posted UC salary scales set the minimum pay determined by rank and step at appointment. See Table [Insert]. The salary range for this position is $[Insert]-$[Insert]. “Off-scale salaries”, i.e. a salary that is higher than the published system-wide salary at the designated rank and step, are offered when necessary to meet competitive conditions.

 

For Unit 18 Lecturer, Academic Administrator, Academic Coordinator, Specialist, Coordinator of Public Program, Visiting Researcher and Visiting Project Scientist, use the following:

 

All other academic personnel (if set range):

See Table [Insert table #] for the salary range for this position. A reasonable estimate for this position is $[Insert]-$[Insert].

 

UC Recruit

If the department has a job posting in UC Recruit that began prior to January 1, 2023 but is still open, please email the pay scale language with instructions where to include it in the Description section to facultysearch@equity.ucla.edu (Ladder/Regular series) or mdeleon@conet.ucla.edu (other academic series) to comply with SB 1162.

 

NOTES: Previous notable topics are accessible via the College Toolkit (direct website is https://www.college.ucla.edu/aptoolkit/resources/notable-topics-summary/).

Policies are subject to change upon notice from Campus APO.