Correction: The original version of this article contained an error. The UC’s total payroll in 2011 grew from $10 billion to $10.6 billion, a $600 million increase.
UCLA athletics and health care professionals were among the highest paid employees in the University of California system last year, according to an annual report on employee compensation released today.
But compensation for many UC employees is still significantly below market levels, which could prevent the university from attracting and retaining “high-performing” faculty and staff, the report stated.
In addition to low salary levels, the report found that salary increases were for the most part eliminated or drastically lowered last year.
The lag behind market salaries is not surprising or new for the UC, said Dianne Klein, a UC spokeswoman.
“(UC employees) are not doing it for the money ““ it’s public service and because they believe in the university,” Klein said.
The UC’s total payroll in 2011 grew from $10 billion to $10.6 billion, a $600 million increase that can be accounted for by activities such as increased research activity, according to a UC press release.
The share of state and student tuition in UC compensation also continues to decline. Student fees and state funding accounted for less than 26 percent of the total compensation in 2011, according to the UC report.
Challenges with employee retention and recruitment are expected to increase as the economy recovers and other institutions are in a position to recruit UC’s top performers, the report stated.
Here is a list of the UC’s top paid employees in 2011 and their gross pay:
- Jeff Tedford, UC Berkeley football coach, $2,884,880.25
- Ben Howland, UCLA men’s basketball coach, $2,145,222.46
- Dr. Ronald Busuttil, director of Dumont-UCLA Liver Cancer Center, $1,982,157.71
- Dr. Anthony Azakie, surgical director of UCSF Pediatric Heart Center, $1,808,260.99
- Dr. Philip Leboit, co-director of UCSF Dermatopathology Service, $1,528,629.53
- Dr. Khalil Tabsh, UCLA clinical professor and vice chair of obstetrics and gynecology, $1,500,000.00
- Dr. Timothy McCalmont, co-director of UCSF Dermatopathology Service, $1,431,601.04
- Dr. David Feinberg, UCLA associate vice chancellor and CEO for the UCLA Hospital System, $1,387,949.12
- Michael Montgomery, UC Berkeley men’s basketball coach, $1,368,736.66
- Rick Neuheisel, former UCLA football coach, $1,332,132.76
Athletics coaches typically receive a base salary and, depending on their contract, can get bonuses based on their success record, ticket sales and TV rights, among other factors, Klein said. Coaches are not paid using state funds, she added.
Salaries for health care professionals come from hospital revenue and professional fees and can vary depending on their academic teaching and research positions, Klein said.