Annual Standard Hours
The number of annual standard hours varies for different employee groups. Professional and Scientific (P&S) and Service Employees International Union (SEIU) employees have a basis of 2080 standard hours in each fiscal year. This number remains consistent regardless of the number of actual working days in a year.
The annual number of standard hours used to calculate salaries for Merit employees are based on the collective bargaining agreement between the State of Iowa and the AFSCME Union. Merit non-bargaining employee hours are the same as those in the bargaining unit. Merit wages are calculated by multiplying the hourly rate by the number of standard hours in a fiscal year. Fluctuations in the number of hours may cause confusion when calculating actual percentage increases for employees. Here is a history of the standard hours used each fiscal year since 1999:
AFSCME Standard Hours
Fiscal year 2009-10: 2088
Fiscal year 2008-09: 2088
Fiscal year 2007-08: 2088
Fiscal year 2006-07: 2080
Fiscal year 2005-06: 2088
Fiscal year 2004-05: 2088
Fiscal year 2003-04: 2096
Fiscal year 2002-03: 2088
Fiscal year 2001-02: 2080
Fiscal year 2000-01: 2080
Fiscal year 1999-00: 2096
If you have any questions concerning merit salaries, please email fus-compclass-help@uiowa.edu.