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Home / Documentation / Settings / Benefit Calculations

Benefit Calculations

Benefits are figured using the following calculations.

Adjusted Rate

Calculation Additional Information
1. Apply "Merit Percentage" to "Current Rate" and round to 2 decimal places. Compounded the same as in Workday
2. Apply "Additional Percentage" to "Adjusted Rate" and round to 2 decimal places
3. Apply "Promotion Percentage" to "Adjusted Rate" and round to 2 decimal places.
4. Apply "Percent Effort" to "Adjusted Rate".

Benefit Earning

Calculation Additional Information
Apply "Adjusted Rate" to Annual Work Period. Hourly workers: Earnings are determined by the actual number of working days in the Annual Work Period.
Monthly workers: Earnings are determined by the number of full months in the Annual Work Period and then summed with any partial months determined by"Days to Pay / Total Working Days in Month".

Longevity Earnings

Calculation Additional Information
$20 / month for each 24 months of lifetime service credit with a maximum of $420

Benefits Earnings with Longevity Earnings

Calculation Additional Information
Sum of "Benefits Earnings" and "Longevity Earnings"

Pre-Tax Earnings

Calculation Additional Information
"Benefits Earnings With Longevity" minus "Employee Benefits Contributions"

Retirement Amount

Calculation Additional Information
"Retirement Rate" * "Benefits Earnings With Longevity"

Unemployment Compensation Insurance (UCI Amount)

Calculation Additional Information
Member-specific UCI Rate * "Benefits Earnings With Longevity"

Worker Compensation Insurance (WCI Amount)

Calculation Additional Information
Member-specific WCI Rate * "Benefits Earnings With Longevity"

Group Insurance Premiums (GIP Amount)

Calculation Additional Information
Employee GIP Rate * Annual Budgeted Salary Vacant positions are calculated at Employee-Family Full Time Rate.
An Employee must be identified as Benefits Eligible for GIP to be calculated.
If Employee % effort is greater than or equal to 75, the Full Time rate is used.
If Employee % effort is between 50 and 75, the Part Time rate is used.
If Employee % effort is less than 50, GIP is not calculated.

Old Age and Survivors Insurance (OASI Amount)

Calculation Additional Information
Rate * Lessor of "Pre Tax Earnings" or OASI Rate Cap The Rate used is an estimated rate supplied by the Budget Officers.
The Federal Rate is based on a calendar year, and the budget is based on a fiscal year that spans the calendar year.
The Estimated Rate is the current Federal Rate with an estimate for the upcoming calendar year rate added to it.

Old Age Health Insurance (OAHI Amount)

Calculation Additional Information
Rate * "Pre Tax Earnings"

Accrued Compensable Absences Payable (ACAP Tax Amount)

Calculation Additional Information
Member-specific Leave Rate * "Benefits Earnings"

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