Compensation and Benefits Overview

Compensation

  • New Rates Effective Summer 2026

    Per unit minimum rates:

    Adjunct Professor 1 (non-PHP): $2,329

    Adjunct Professor 2 (PHP1): $2792

    Adjunct Professor 3 (PHP2): $3245

    Summer: $2,329

  • Non-Teaching Assignment Hourly Rates

  • Past Rates (Spring 2025-Spring 2026)

    Per unit minimum pay rates:

    Regular: $2256

    PHP1: $2704

    PHP2: $3150

    Summer 2025: $2256

 

Additional Benefits

Kaiser Medical Coverage

Retirement and Life Insurance

Sick and Other Paid Leave

Teaching Development Funds

Tuition Remission

Video: USF Human Resources Benefits Webinar (8/31/23)

 

Filing for Unemployment

Part-time faculty contracts end at the close of each semester. USF’s administration and Part Time Faculty Association have agreed that, for the purpose of filing an unemployment claim with the California Employment Development Department, the last day of employment is:
• Spring Semester: the last day of EXAMS
• Fall Semester: the last day of CLASSES

Important Information you will need for your application.

Commuter Clipper Card

  • USF provides a commuter subsidy each semester to USF-PTFA members who:
    Are teaching at least one class the current semester
    Do not have an on-campus parking permit
    Are working on campus

    Each Clipper Transit Card is pre-loaded with a commuter subsidy of $210 for the semester in the form of Clipper cash.  PTFA members teaching in summer receive a pre-loaded commuter card with $70 for the term.

  • Human Resources will send out an email announcing when the cards are available for pickup at HR on Lone Mountain.  Typically, the cards are available 2 or 3 weeks after the Census Date, usually by October 1 (fall), March 1 (spring), and June 15 (summer).  

  • You are not eligible for the commuter subsidy if you:
    Have a university parking permit
    Are listed on a carpool parking permit
    Live within a half-mile radius of the perimeter of campus
    Are not actively working
    Not working on campus
    Are not commuting

  • Starting Summer 2026, adjuncts applying for commuter benefits will need to use a newly launched platform provided by Edenred. Visit Human Resources Adjunct Faculty Commuter Benefits page for instructions on using the new platform.

Koret Health and Recreation Center Membership

Part time faculty may pay $100 per year for unlimited use of USF’s Koret Health and Recreation Center.

Adjunct Faculty spouses may be eligible to become a member for $360 per year with unrestricted access (this amounts to $30 per month). Their dependents may become members by purchasing a family membership for $580 ($48/month). This pass encompasses the whole family, including the spouse and up to two children.

  • Spouse and dependent memberships require proof of the relationship. Marriage Certificate or tax documentation are acceptable forms of proof. To sign up, spouses and/or dependents must accompany the faculty member and bring proper documentation and a valid photo ID.

  • Registration is online-only for the time being. Email Jonathan Tao at jtao@usfca.edu to begin the registration process.

  • For more information, contact the Membership Director at (415) 422-2943.