The Indiana University budget office is recommending a base 2 percent salary increase for all faculty and staff. That guidance comes several days after a draft document appearing to recommend salary freezes was leaked to the public.
Spokesperson Mark Bode told WFIU/WTIU News in an email that a staff member posted the document inadvertently Monday before salary guidelines for the next fiscal year were finalized.
“The document was taken down when the error was discovered,” he said.
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The other planning document released intentionally Thursday also said IU is waiting for information about state and federal funds that could affect merit-based increases, which are separate from the base salary increase being discussed.
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In recent years, IU has routinely increased base salaries annually by up to 3 percent, averaging around 2.2 percent.
IU’s operating budget won’t be finalized until the Board of Trustees meet in June.
