Fringe Benefits Rates

Treatment of Fringe Benefits


The fringe benefit rates to be used for budgeting purposes on sponsored project proposals have been updated. Use the new rates for budgeting purposes on proposals with deadline dates falling on or after July 1, 2022. These rates apply to proposals developed for both CU Denver and the Anschutz Medical Campus. 

Remember two important things:

  1. Both campuses still charge benefits based on actual costs and not the budgeted rates.
  2. Fringe benefits are treated as direct costs.

Please use the personnel categories that are the most accurate for your proposed budget to create a more precise proposed budget. The rates include all fringe including non-payroll fringe termination pay, worker's comp, unemployment, and retiree health.

Project  Rates - Effective July 1, 2022
CU Denver Faculty​  
Full-time (>=50% FTE) Job codes 1100 to 1499 excluding 1438, 1309-131131.15%
Part-time (<50% FTE) Job codes  1100 to 1499 excluding 1438, 1309-1311 13.85%
CU Anschutz Faculty  
Full-time (>=50% FTE)  Job codes 1100 to 1499 excluding 1438, 1309-131125.83%
Part-time (<50% FTE)Job codes from 1100 to 1499 excluding 1438, 1309-131114.77%
CU Denver | Anschutz  
University Staff (>=50% FTE)**Job Codes 2200-299938.67%
University Staff (< 50% FTE)**Job Codes 2200-2999 20.89%
Classified Permanent (>=50% FTE)Empl Class -   C Classified Staff47.12%
Classified Permanent (<50% FTE)Empl Class - C Classified Staff
24.27%
Classified TemporaryEmpl Class - C Classified Staff
22.02%
Post Doc FellowJob Code 1438
26.97%
Professional Research Assistants  (>=50% FTE)Job Codes 1309-1311
41.07%
Professional Research Assistants  (<50% FTE)Job Codes 1309-1311 12.53%
Student Faculty /Student Hourly   (>=50% FTE)Job Codes 1500s and 4XXX 0.20%
Student Faculty /Student Hourly   (<50% FTE)  Job Codes 1500s and 4XXX0.29%

Residents (please contact the GME office for current rates)

**University Staff includes the Information Sciences Research, Laboratory Sciences, and Clinical Sciences job groupings.