Return to Scale Schedule (RTSS) Computation
An RTSS is designed to gradually reduce an off-scale (o/s) salary increment until the professor returns to an on-scale rate. An o/s salary increment is the difference between the professor’s off-scale salary and the on-scale step’s salary. (Example: The o/s increment between Professor, Step I o/s at $72,000 and the Step I annual in the Academic Salary Scales at $67,500 is $4,500). Any proposed o/s salary that differs from the RTSS formula must be explained and
justified in the departmental assessment letter.
When an off-scale is approved, the "normalRTSS" to be followed at UCLA is:
"Off-Scale increment at time of each personnel action to be reduced by 50% of the salary scale increase for that action until salary rate is on-scale." The CALL, Appendix 17, IV.
Example 1
“Normal RTSS”: Off-Scale increment at time of each personnel action to be reduced by 50% of the salary scale increase for that action until salary rate is on-scale.
- Subtract the current on-scale step salary from the proposed on-scale step salary.
- Divide the remainder in half.
- Add the half to the current o/s salary.
- Round to the nearest hundred. This amount should be the proposed salary.
Proposed merit increase for Professor, Step IV o/s at $93,000 to Professor, Step V.
| 1.) |
| $83,300 |
| -76,800 |
| --------- |
| $6,500 |
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Subtract the on-scale salary ($76,800) for the step the faculty member is currently at (Step IV) from the on-scale salary ($83,300) of the proposed step (Step V). |
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| 2.) |
| $6,500/2 |
| --------- |
| $3,250 |
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Divide remainder in half. |
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| 3.) |
| $93,000 |
| + $3,250 |
| --------- |
| $96,250 |
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Add the half to the faculty member's current off-scale salary ($93,000). |
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| 4.) |
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Proposed V o/s rounded to the nearest $100. |
Example 2.
RTSS: To return to scale in next 3 personnel actions: Off-scale increment to be reduced by 33% in the 1st action, by 33% in the 2nd action, and to be on-scale in the 3rd action.
- For the first action, multiply the off-scale increment by .67. Add the product to the on-scale salary of the proposed step and round to the nearest $100. This is the figure used for the proposed salary.
- For the second action, multiply the off-scale increment by .50 (not .67 again). Add the product to the on-scale salary of the proposed step and round to the nearest $100. This is the figure used for the proposed salary.
- For the third action, the salary is to be on-scale, so simply take the salary for the proposed step from the appropriate salary scale table.
Proposed merit increase for Professor, Step II o/s at $74,000 to Professor, Step III o/s, then three years later to Step IV o/s, and later to Professor, Step V.
Merit to Step III o/s:
| 1a.) |
| $74,000 |
| - 65,300 |
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| $8,700 |
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Determine the off-scale increment by subtracting from the faculty member's existing off-scale (at Step II, in this example, $74,000) the on scale salary for Step II ($65,300). |
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| 1b.) |
| $8,700 |
| x .67 |
| --------- |
| $5,829 |
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Multiply Remainder by 67% |
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| 1c.) |
| $5,829 |
| +70,800 |
| --------- |
| $76,629 |
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Add the product to the on-scale salary for Step III ($70,800). |
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| 1d.) |
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Proposed III o/s rounded to the nearest $100. |
Merit to Step IV o/s:
| 2a.) |
| $76,600 |
| -70,800 |
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| $5,800 |
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Determine the off-scale increment by subtracting from the faculty member's existing off-scale (at Step III, from above, $76,600) the on scale salary for Step III ($70,800). |
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| 2b.) |
| $5,800 |
| x .50 |
| --------- |
| $2,900 |
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Multiply the remainder by .50. |
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| 2c.) |
| $2,900 |
| +76,800 |
| --------- |
| $79,700 |
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Add the product to the on-scale salary for Step IV ($76,800). |
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| 2d.) |
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Proposed Step IV o/s rounded to the nearest $100. |
Merit to Step V:
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Simply take the salary for Step V ($83,300) from the salary table. |