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:
- Both campuses still charge benefits based on actual costs and not the budgeted rates.
- 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, 1309-1311 | 31.15% |
| 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, 1309-1311 | 25.83% |
| Part-time (<50% FTE) | Job codes from 1100 to 1499 excluding 1438, 1309-1311 | 14.77% |
| CU Denver | Anschutz | ||
| University Staff (>=50% FTE)** | Job Codes 2200-2999 | 38.67% |
| University Staff (< 50% FTE)** | Job Codes 2200-2999 | 20.89% |
| Classified Permanent (>=50% FTE) | Empl Class - C Classified Staff | 47.12% |
| Classified Permanent (<50% FTE) | Empl Class - C Classified Staff | 24.27% |
| Classified Temporary | Empl Class - C Classified Staff | 22.02% |
| Post Doc Fellow | Job 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 4XXX | 0.29% |
Residents (please contact the GME office for current rates)
**University Staff includes the Information Sciences Research, Laboratory Sciences, and Clinical Sciences job groupings.