• Staff Compensation Philosophy
• Job Descriptions
  • Purposes
  • Elements
• Salary Scales
• Performance Management
• Flexible Work Options
• Personnel Policies
• Compensation Procedures
• Contacts
  • Contacts by Department

Compensation

The Compensation Office develops, coordinates, evaluates, and advises University staff on activities associated with staffing, job classification, and pay programs. The unit performs these services in order to assist departments in recruiting, retaining, developing, and rewarding all staff employees at The University of Chicago.  In partnership with departmental administrators and hiring managers, the Compensation Office staff ascertains the University’s staff (non-academic) compensation needs and develops strategies to address and fulfill those needs by accomplishing the following:

• providing advice on how to prepare job descriptions, modify organizational structures, and make pay decisions;
• evaluating and classifying new and existing positions;
• creating and modifying pay structures; and
• monitoring the University's position in the market with respect to pay.

The Compensation Office staff also shares its expertise on a variety of compensation- and human resources-related topics by performing the following:

• providing advice regarding employee rewards and recognition, annual performance reviews, and flexible work options;
• interpreting University compensation-related policies and procedures;
• interpreting and communicating relevant federal, state, and local laws and regulations; and
• providing training on compensation-related matters.

For general inquiries, please contact the following:

The University of Chicago
Compensation Office
Ingleside Hall
956 E. 58th Street
compensation@uchicago.edu