Compensation Guidelines

The University Human Resources (UHR) office of Classification and Compensation is committed to developing compensation programs and strategies to support the mission of the University of Maryland, College Park (UMD). As UMD is a nationally recognized research institution, we understand the need to attract, motivate, and retain top quality staff. Our goal is to develop and maintain pay systems and policies that are externally competitive, internally equitable, and meet the needs of a very diverse institution.

The details here provide a general overview of the University of Maryland, College Park policies and procedures related to compensation and classification and highlight the major provisions of the policies pertaining to wage and salary administration for staff employees. Information contained here is applicable to Regular and Contingent staff employees on the College Park campus. This is a guide for the UMD Campus and does not serve as a replacement for the full text of University System of Maryland policies. 

These rules/guidelines are subject to amendment or modification at any time by the appropriate authority.   

The Compensation Guidelines adhere to the following principles of:

• Creating compensation structures that are competitive and that attract and retain a high-performance workforce.
• Develop targeted strategies and solutions to address compression issues.
• Rewarding exceptional performance and employee contributions through compensation and other forms of recognition, (dependent upon funding).
• Setting salaries and salary adjustments which consider:
  • Performance
  • Internal equity
  • Experience and expertise