BATON ROUGE La.—LSU faculty and staff will see pay raises of up to 4 percent, under the first salary increase for campuses in more than four years, LSU System President F. King Alexander said Friday.
Exactly who will get raises, what type of salary increase people will receive and how much they will cost remains to be worked out.
But the announcement gave Alexander, finishing his first month as system chief, a way to build support from LSU employees and to address faculty pay complaints that have been growing louder as more of their colleagues find jobs elsewhere.
Alexander said most university employees will see a salary increase of some type.
“This 4 percent pool increase will affect the vast majority through merit-based increases on our campuses and we think will put us back on at least the right footing to start making some progressive gains in the academic marketplace,” he said.
LSU’s flagship campus in Baton Rouge will be offering recurring pay raises up to 4 percent that will vary depending on individual performance, personnel type and other factors. Other campuses will differ on whether they give pay raises or one-time bonuses to faculty and staff.
A spokesman for LSU said details still were being decided.
