United Faculty has confirmed that the 2025–2026 contingency payment negotiated under the current Collective Bargaining Agreement is now reflected in faculty pay.

Full-time faculty employed during the 2025–2026 academic year should see two adjustments on their most recent paycheck: a one-time off-schedule payment of $2,489.00, and an on-schedule salary increase of 2.12%, which continues moving forward. Faculty who raised questions about their PERS status will see both the payment and the adjustment reflected in their September 10 paycheck instead.

The contingency provision ties faculty compensation to the District's Student Centered Funding Formula revenue. The initial June state report (P2) produced a smaller payment than anticipated. Several weeks later, the State Chancellor's Office issued an Early R1 recalculation that substantially increased the District's recognized available revenue, and the District recalculated the faculty adjustment upward as a result. The STRS adjustment and payment were planned for the August 31 paycheck, subject to Board approval and payroll processing.

Faculty can review these figures directly through the Employee Information System (EIS), accessible from the Faculty Dashboard on MyGateway.

United Faculty will follow up with a detailed Contingency Payment Explainer walking through the calculation from P2 to Early R1 to the final adjustment. The experience also informs UF's approach heading into successor negotiations: faculty compensation should be understandable, predictable, and insulated as much as possible from complex state accounting mechanisms that can shift significantly between reports.

Have a question or concern? Bring it through your Rep Council member — that is the formal channel for accurate, timely response. See Leadership & Reps for your campus and division contacts.

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