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HSCP Membership & Salary Components

The purpose of the Health Sciences Compensation Plan (HSCP) is to provide a common administrative framework within which a participating health sciences school can compensate its faculty according to the competitive requirements of each discipline. Specific goals of the Plan are:

  1. To provide sufficient non-State resources to recruit and retain outstanding health sciences faculty;
  2. To encourage a balance among teaching, research/scholarship, clinical care, and University and public service activities that meet the standards of excellence required in the University of California;
  3. To provide teaching, patient care and research incentives that encourage and recognize academic merit as well as generation of income;
  4. To offer consistent benefits and privileges to participating health sciences faculty; and
  5. To benefit the health sciences schools by providing academic and research support funds in addition to State-appropriated funds.

The HSCP is the policy driven plan for APM 670 and APM 671. HSCP is distinct from the clinical compensation plan reviewed annually by the Health System.

Membership:

Health Sciences faculty are members of the HSCP if they hold a University appointment at 51% or greater, in any of the following salaried professorial series titles: Professor, Professor in Residence, Professor of Clinical X (e.g., Medicine), Adjunct Professor, Health Sciences Clinical Professor, Teaching Professor (Lecturer with Security of Employment (LSOE)), Acting Professor, Visiting Professor, Health Sciences School Dean titles and any other title series approved for membership in the Plan by The Regents. Membership in the Plan is a term and condition of employment.

Participants in the Health Sciences Compensation Plan (HSCP) are advised to consult the UCSD Implementation Procedures, which outline the overarching local guidelines for compensation benefits. Furthermore, they should review their respective Department/School's compensation plan for details specific to their unit.

HSCP faculty are eligible to receive the base salary (X and X’) and the optional additional compensation (Y and Z) at the University. 

Click here to view the current Salary Scales.

XYZ's of Compensation

Base Salary (X and X’): 

  • Base salary is the approved rate on one of the Health Sciences Compensation Plan Salary Scales associated with a faculty member’s academic rank and step and Academic Program Unit (APU). Per APM 670, base salary is covered under the University of California Retirement Plan (UCRP) up to the amount permissible under Internal Revenue Code provisions and in accordance with UCRP policy and provisions.  

Optional University Additional Compensation (Y and Z):  

  • Negotiated additional compensation (Y): HSCP members may receive a negotiated amount of additional compensation. This component of pay is beyond the base salary and is not covered compensation for UCRP.  This compensation component is at the discretion of the Department/School’s compensation plan. 

Incentive/Bonus Compensation (Z):  

  • Plan members may receive incentive/bonus compensation. This incentive/bonus compensation is not covered compensation for UCRP. This compensation component is at the discretion of the Department’s compensation plan and is not guaranteed. 

Salary Components & Their Benefits

The following table provides an overview of the different salary components and what benefits are included/affected:

Updated salary component chart as of 11/22/2024.

FTE Allocations

In the Health Sciences at UC San Diego, some faculty may be supported by partial FTE allocations. Occasionally, departments may have additional FTE allocations that they wish to allocate to Health Sciences faculty. Internal recruitment processes are required as part of the allocation process. Once the internal search is complete, an abbreviated file is prepared and submitted for review and approval. File materials will include: Updated Bio bib and publications, teaching evaluations since last review, ad hoc report (if any), Candidate’s Request, Certifications 1A, and 2, a Departmental Recommendation Letter with faculty vote in accordance with Senate and Departmental voting bylaws, and an employment history/summary form.

HSCP Membership

Health Sciences faculty are members of the HSCP if they hold a University appointment at 51% or greater, in any of the following salaried professorial series titles: Professor, Professor in Residence, Professor of Clinical X (e.g., Medicine), Adjunct Professor, Acting Professor, Clinical Professor, Visiting Professor, Health Sciences School Dean titles and any other title series approved for membership in the Plan by The Regents. Membership in the Plan is a term and condition of employment.

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