ANN ARBOR—University of Michigan faculty and staff salary increases are at the lowest level since 2003-04, according to data released today from the university’s salary record. The increases reflect the university’s emphasis on restraint and cost-containment in light of the state’s economic crisis.

While the merit programs are modest this year, faculty and staff still remain one of the university’s highest priorities of funding, said Teresa Sullivan, provost and executive vice president for academic affairs.

“We are mindful of the current economic climate, but we also must retain our high-performing and internationally competitive faculty and staff members. They give us Michigan’s competitive edge,” Sullivan said.

Faculty salaries increased, on average, 2.3 percent.

Salary increases for staff averaged 0.7 percent. The staff average includes salaries for employees on the Ann Arbor campus and in the U-M Health System and exclude employees represented by a union.

In light of the difficult financial situation, the president requested that she receive no merit salary increase from the U-M Board of Regents in FY10, to which they agreed. In addition, her leadership team of executive officers as well as U-M’s 19 deans will forgo any merit salary increases in FY10.

The 2009-10 Faculty and Staff Salary Disclosure Report is now available on the Human Resources Web site at http://hr.umich.edu/hrris/reports/standard.html. The report is also available at many libraries on campus, as well as the Ann Arbor District Library.

Paper copies of the report are no longer being provided.