UCSF assesses departments for employer expenses associated with most benefits based on a fixed percentage of an employee’s salary, known as a Composite Benefit Rate (CBR).
Groups & Rates
CBR Group is determined by an employee's primary appointment codes:
- Empl Class: See table
for appointment type. - Elig Config1 (Health & Welfare) : Benefit eligibility for Health & Welfare.
- Optional: Certain HSCP Faculty, GSRs, and MSPs on UCSF Custom Groups used Jobcode.
Employee Class
| Employee Class | Description | Class Indicator |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Academic: Recall | Academic |
| 9 | Academic: Faculty | |
| 10 | Academic: Non-Faculty | |
| 11 | Academic: Academic Student | |
| 14* | Academic: Contingent Workers | |
| 20 | Academic: Conversion | |
| 21 | Academic: Emeriti | |
| 22 | Academic: Deans/Faculty Admin | |
| 23 | Academic: Post Docs | |
| 24 | Academic: Medical Residents | |
| 1 | Staff: Contract | Staff |
| 2 | Staff: Career | |
| 4 | Staff: Limited | |
| 5 | Student: Casual/Restricted | |
| 6 | Staff: Per Diem | |
| 7 | Staff: Partial Year Career | |
| 8 | Staff: Floater | |
| 13* | Staff: Contingent Workers | |
| 15 | Staff: Rehired Retiree |
* Not Applicable
Finding the Group
- For existing employees, use MyReports HR Data reports to confirm distributions for the Business Unit and appointment information, including CBR Group.
- For employees not yet hired, use MyReports HR Data reports to look up the Group for an employee with a similar appointment.
- For employees not yet hired and with no similar appointments to reference, take the CBR Group Lookup Survey .
Finding the Rate
- For federally approved CBR rate agreements, see the Office of Sponsored Research website
Campus Funding Rates
| Planning | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CBR Group | UCSF CBR Group | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2026-27 |
| 01 - Fclty Nt HSCP-Full Ben Acad Yr 02 - Faculty HSCP - Full Benefits | Faculty Non-tenured Ladder Rank and Adjunct | 36.0% | 38.8% | 36.9% |
| 03 - Other Academics-Full Benefits 04 - Staff Exempt - Full Benefits 05 - Staff Non-Exempt-Full Benefits | Academic and Staff General | 43.1% | 45.2% | 42.9% |
| 06 - Students - Graduate/Undergrad 08 - Faculty/Staff-Partial Ben Elig 09 - Faculty/Staff - No Ben Elig 14 - Fclt Nt HSCP-Full Ben Sumr Sal | Partial Benefit and Students | 3.0% | 3.5% | 3.5% |
| 07 - Post Docs | Postdoctoral Fellows | 18.7% | 19.9% | 19.9% |
| 10 - Campus Rate #1 - Full Benefits | Faculty Tenured Ladder Rank, In Residence and Clinical | 26.1% | 29.7% | 28.2% |
| 11 - Campus Rate #2 - Full Benefits | Management and Professional | 34.2% | 35.2% | 33.4% |
| 15 - GSR Fellows and Trainees | Graduate Student Researchers - Paid Direct | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Health Funding Rates
| CBR Group | 2025-26 | 2026-27 |
|---|---|---|
| 01 - Fclty Nt HSCP-Full Ben Acad Yr 02 - Faculty HSCP - Full Benefits 03 - Other Academics-Full Benefits 04 - Staff Exempt - Full Benefits 05 - Staff Non-Exempt-Full Benefits 06 - Students - Graduate/Undergrad 07 - Post Docs 08 - Faculty/Staff-Partial Ben Elig 09 - Faculty/Staff - No Ben Elig | 37.61% | 37.61% |
| 10 - Campus Rate #1 - Full Benefits | 25.6% | 25.6% |
| 11 - Campus Rate #2 - Full Benefits | 25.6% | 25.6% |
| 14 - Fclt Nt HSCP-Full Ben Sumr Sal 15 - GSR Fellows and Trainees-Paid Direct | 0% | 0% |
How CBR is Charged
CBRs are charged based on an Earning Code (ERNCD), a code used to categorize payroll expenditures. A specific attribute for each ERNCD, UC_CBR, determines whether the CBR is charged.
Use the CBR and VLA by ERN Code Lookup tool in the sidebar to check if an ERNCD is charged a CBR.
Most Salary Types are Charged CBRs, Except:
- Vacation leave
- By agreement, clinical or physician pay (Z component)
- Housing, auto, and uniform allowances
- Incentive performance awards
- Hiring and relocation pay
- Termination and severance pay
Benefits Included and Excluded from CBRs
Benefits assessed under CBRs
Benefits assessed separately 
- Vacation Leave Assessment (VLA)
- UCRP STIP Loan Repayment Component
- General, Auto, and Employment Liability (GAEL)
- Graduate Student Tuition and Fee Remissions
- HSC Life and Disability Insurance (SOM only)
- Residents/Fellows Health Insurance
- All benefits processed outside of payroll
Updated on 01/29/2026