Rates: Fringe Benefit
FRINGE BENEFIT RATES
Memo updated April 2009. The entire memo can be accessed here.
Memo from the Federal Government on revised Fringe Benefits dated 3/10/09 can be accessed here.
1 Applies only to full time SUNY undergraduate students who meet the criteria for and are appointed to one of the following titles: Research Aide, Senior Research Aide or Camp Counselor. All
other undergraduate student salaries will be charged the regular employee rate.
2 Applies only to full time SUNY graduate students who meet the criteria for and are appointed to one of the following titles: Project Instructional Assistant, Research Project Assistant, Research Graduate Assistant, Research Aide or Senior Research Aide. All other graduate student salaries will be charged the regular employee rate.
3 Applies only to employees whose appointments fall wholly within the summer and who meet the criteria set forth by Employee Services and Human Resources, some of which appear on the reverse of this advisory.
4 A breakdown of the fringe benefits components can be found on the reverse side of this sheet.
5 Pending DHHS Approval.
6 Fringe Benefit Rate for Transfers to NY State Salary Offset accounts and Cost Sharing Budgets. This is the actual NY State rate, and is no longer included in the Fringe Benefit Pool.
7 No fringe is associated with the cost sharing of undergraduate or graduate students as defined above.
8 Pending approval of NYS Office of State Controller.
Memo updated April 2009. The entire memo can be accessed here.
Memo from the Federal Government on revised Fringe Benefits dated 3/10/09 can be accessed here.
| Dates | Employees | Undergraduate1 | Graduate2 | Summer Only3 | Cost Sharing and Faculty Offset6,7 |
| 7/1/08 | 37.5% | 5% | 12.5% | 16% | 42.67% |
| 7/1/094 | 37.5% | 5% | 13.5% | 16% | 41.49%8 |
| 7/1/10 | 39%5 | 5%5 | 14%5 | 16%5 | 47.04%8 |
| future years | Use 39% | Use 5% | Use 14% | Use 16% | FY 12 Use 48.18%8 |
2 Applies only to full time SUNY graduate students who meet the criteria for and are appointed to one of the following titles: Project Instructional Assistant, Research Project Assistant, Research Graduate Assistant, Research Aide or Senior Research Aide. All other graduate student salaries will be charged the regular employee rate.
3 Applies only to employees whose appointments fall wholly within the summer and who meet the criteria set forth by Employee Services and Human Resources, some of which appear on the reverse of this advisory.
4 A breakdown of the fringe benefits components can be found on the reverse side of this sheet.
5 Pending DHHS Approval.
6 Fringe Benefit Rate for Transfers to NY State Salary Offset accounts and Cost Sharing Budgets. This is the actual NY State rate, and is no longer included in the Fringe Benefit Pool.
7 No fringe is associated with the cost sharing of undergraduate or graduate students as defined above.
8 Pending approval of NYS Office of State Controller.
