Fringe Benefit 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 August 1, 2024. 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.

Anschutz Medical Campus

Department Code 2xxxx

Rates

Updated Aug. 1, 2024

Regular, Clinical, or Research Faculty (Job Codes from 1100 - 1499 excluding 1438, 1309 - 1311)


Full-Time (0.5 FTE to 1.00 FTE)

26.69%

Part-Time (Less than 0.5 FTE)

13.10%

Professional Research Assistants (Job Codes 1309 - 1311)


Full-Time (0.5 FTE to 1.00 FTE)

37.03%

Part-Time (Less than 0.5 FTE)

13.41%

Professional Exempt Staff (Job Codes from 2200 - 2999)


Full-Time (0.5 FTE to 1.00 FTE)

37.32%

Part-Time (Less than 0.5 FTE)

14.41%

Classified Staff

 

Full-Time Permanent (0.5 FTE to 1.00 FTE)

45.04%

Part-Time Permanent (Less than 0.5 FTE)

24.19%

CU Denver

Department Code 3xxxx

Rates

Updated Aug. 1, 2024

Regular, Clinical, or Research Faculty (Job Codes from 1100 - 1499 excluding 1438, 1309 - 1311)


Full-Time (0.5 FTE to 1.00 FTE)

29.54%

Part-Time (Less than 0.5 FTE)

13.94%

Professional Research Assistants (Job Codes 1309 - 1311)


Full-Time (0.5 FTE to 1.00 FTE)

36.99%

Part-Time (Less than 0.5 FTE)

13.37%

Professional Exempt Staff (Job Codes from 2200 - 2999)


Full-Time (0.5 FTE to 1.00 FTE)

37.28%

Part-Time (Less than 0.5 FTE)

14.37%

Classified Staff

 

Full-Time Permanent (0.5 FTE to 1.00 FTE)

45.00%

Part-Time Permanent (Less than 0.5 FTE)

24.15%

Both: CU Denver & Anschutz Medical Campus

Rates

Updated Aug. 1, 2024

Classified Temporary, Hourly Employees (non-student)22.96%
Postdoctoral Fellows (Job Code 1438)26.77%
Students (Job Codes 1500s and 4xxx)
Full-Time (0.5 FTE to 1.00 FTE)1.03%
Part-Time (Less than 0.5 FTE)0.86%
Residents and Fellows (Job Codes 31xx)25.85%
PreDoc (Job Codes 32xx)0%
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