January 27, 2006

U. of California Regents Overhaul Administrative Pay

By ANNE K. WALTERS

The University of California's Board of Regents voted last week to approve a new salary structure for the system's top-paid administrators that gives the system's president more control in awarding raises.

The plan places positions with salaries of more than $168,000 per year into a series of 16 salary ranges. The University of California's president, Robert C. Dynes, and his staff would be able to increase salaries within each range, with the oversight of the regents. Until now, those