Western Kentucky University
Office of Sponsored Programs

Type of Employee

% Fringe if Salary is Academic Year Reassigned Time -- Either Buy-out or Cost-share

% Fringe if Salary is Supplemental or Summer

Graduate Assistants and Students Paid through Financial Aid

00.50%

08.15%

Part-time Employees and Any Students Paid through Human Resources (*see note below)

08.15%

08.15%

Full-time (9 month) Faculty

33.84%

24.43%

Full-time (12 month) Professional and Administrative Staff

35.30%

24.43%

Full-time Support Staff on Semi-monthly or Bi-weekly Payroll

37.24%

16.86%

Full-time Sworn Public Safety Officers

48.14%

32.61%

      *Different fringe benefit rates are charged for part-time support staff who average 100 or more hours per month for longer than 6 months and for part-time administrative staff who work 70% or more time, as well as for part-time employees who are currently drawing retirement benefits from either KTRS or KERS. Please contact the Office of Sponsored Programs if you plan to include any of these types of employees in your grant project and we will work with Human Resources to make sure your budget reflects the correct amounts for fringe benefits.

      If your proposal guidelines require you to break down the fringes by type of benefit, please contact the Office of Sponsored Programs early in the budget development process at our e-mail address sponsored.programs@wku.edu or telephone us at 745-4652.