Benefits & Total Rewards

Benefits that support every stage of your career

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UUP
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United University Professionals

Faculty and Professional Staff

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M/C
Professional employees collaborating in an office

Management Confidential

Professional employees

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CSEA
Faculty and staff at a public meeting

Civil Service Employees Association

Administrative, operational, and institutional services

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PBANYS · APSU
SUNY Stony Brook public safety insignia

Police Benevolent Association

New York State Agency Police Services Unit

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PEF
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Public Employees Federation

Professional, Scientific & Technical employees

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NYSCOPBA
Stony Brook University police officers

NY State Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association, Inc.

Security Services Unit

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RF
Students studying together in a research library

Research Foundation

Research Foundation employees

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POSTDOCS
Researchers at a postdoctoral symposium

Postdoctoral Employees & Fellows

Postdoctoral employees and postdoctoral fellows

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GRADUATE STUDENTS
Graduate students and faculty in academic regalia

Graduate Student Employees

Graduate assistants, teaching assistants, RPAs, and fellows

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Benefits guidance

Find your benefits group

A quick look at your offer letter or paycheck can point you to the right benefits information.

New employees

Your benefits group appears on your offer letter. Need another copy? Contact your department administrator.

Current employees

Benefit-eligible State employees can find their group next to “Pay Group” on a paycheck. Benefit-eligible RF employees belong to the RF group.

Prospective employees

If a job posting is no longer available, contact HR Recruiting.

Pay group reference

Match your employee group

Use the unit description and pay group number to find the row that matches your appointment.

Benefits group abbreviations and pay group numbers
Benefits group Abbreviation Type Pay group
Civil Service Employees Association CSEA Administrative Services Unit (ASU) 02
Civil Service Employees Association CSEA Operational Services Unit (OSU) 03
Civil Service Employees Association CSEA Institutional Services Unit (ISU) 04
Public Employees Federation PEF Professional, Scientific & Technical (PST) 05
United University Professions UUP Professional 08
Management Confidential M/C Professional 13
NY State Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association, Inc. NYSCOPBA Security Services Unit (SSU), non-arb 21
Graduate Student Employees Union GSEU — 28
Police Benevolent Association of New York State PBANYS Agency Police Services Unit (APSU) 31