Texas Tech University

Fringe Benefit Information

Fringe benefits include Social Security payments, workers' compensation insurance, health and other insurance, lump-sum vacation pool, retiree insurance pool and retirement plan payments. Fringe benefits are based on salary and if salaries are paid from external sources, fringe benefits must be paid from that same source. In a proposal budget, fringe benefits may be estimated, but when charged, they will be charged at the actual rate. The current rates for estimating fringe benefits are:

For employees eligible for full benefits–18% of salary plus the monthly charge for medical insurance premium sharing (estimated at $921 per month in FY23 if actual charge is not known).

For graduate research assistants–1% of salary plus the monthly charge for medical insurance premium sharing (estimated at $461 per month in FY23 if actual charge is not known).

For undergraduate student assistants and employees employed for 19 or fewer hours per week or for less than four and one-half months–1% of salary.

The calculations for (estimated*) fringe benefits for Texas Tech University for FY23 and subsequent 5 years are displayed in the chart below. It is our policy to project future years' health insurance with a 10% increase.

  FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26 FY27
Faculty, Staff and Post-docs 18% of salary + $921/mo. 18% of salary + $1,014/mo. 18% of salary + $1,115/mo. 18% of salary + $1,226/mo. 18% of salary + $1,349/mo.
Graduate Students 1% of salary + $461/mo. 1% of salary + $507/mo. 1% of salary + $557/mo. 1% of salary + $613/mo. 1% of salary + $675/mo.
Undergrad Students 1% of salary 1% of salary 1% of salary 1% of salary 1% of salary

*If the people involved are identified, exact health insurance figures, which vary from $311 to $1220 per month can be used.

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