Salary Descriptions

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Faculty - Although related to the academic year, salaries shall be paid in twelve separate checks beginning on August 31 and ending July 31. Paychecks shall be available each month on the last regularly scheduled working day of the institution.

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Administrative and Professional Non-Faculty - Paychecks shall be available on the last working day of each month.

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Support Staff - Clerical staff receive paychecks on the last working day of the month, whereas the maintenance staff are paid twice each month. These personnel receive their pay checks on the 15th (or nearest working day prior to the 15th) and last working day of the month.

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Longevity Pay - All full-time employees (faculty, administrators, professional non-faculty, and support staff) who will complete at least 36 months in creditable service in full-time employment with one or more agencies, offices, departments, or other subdivisions of the executive, judicial, or legislative branches of Tennessee government shall be eligible for longevity pay. In addition, all regular Part-time employees who are scheduled to work 1600 or more hours (82.1 %) in a fiscal year and have 36 months of service are also eligible for Iongevity pay. This pay will be calculated at the rate of $100 times the number of years of service. (Twelve months of service equals one year for fiscal-year personnel, and the completion of an academic year [9 or 10 months service] equals one year for academic personnel.) The maximum level of creditable service for longevity compensation is 25 years. Employees with at least three years of service shall receive their longevity payment in conjunction with their longevity anniversary date. Longevity payment will be separate from the regular payroll check. Longevity compensation is subject to deductions for social security and federal withholding tax. Time served in student assistance, temporary (except immediately preceding full-time), seasonal, emergency, part-time status or special leave without pay is not creditable for longevity purposes. (See TBR Guideline P-120 for further details.)