UC’s leaders get same 3 percent raises as workers — adds up to a lot more
University of California workers fought for and won a 3 percent raise this year. At the same time, the University of California Board of Regents just authorized 3 percent pay raises for UC’s top brass systemwide, retroactive to July 1 in most cases. And while 3 percent may not seem like much for those on the lower end of the ladder, up top it means big bucks. For example, a 3 percent boost for UC Berkeley Chancellor Carol Christ means her salary bumps up to $547,897 — a nearly $16,000-a-year raise. UC San Francisco Chancellor Sam Hawgood’s salary rose to $844,131, or nearly a $25,000 annual hike.
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by Matier & Ross, The San Francisco Chronicle.