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<h2>FAQs</h2><p>Find answers to common questions about determining pay at Northwestern.</p><div class="expander expander1" data-collapse="data-collapse"><h3> What are pay grades and ranges?</h3><div><p>Pay grades combine jobs together that are paid similarly in the market while taking into consideration:</p> <ul> <li>Essential functions</li> <li>Required knowledge</li> <li>Work complexity</li> <li>Accountability level</li> <li>Any unique factors of the role at NU</li> </ul> Pay ranges show the span between the minimum and maximum base salaries at Northwestern (NU).</div><h3> I hear the term 鈥渕arket data." What does this mean?</h3><div><p>Market data is reliable and objective data on how similar jobs at other peer organizations are compensated and a key factor in determining how NU sets compensation rates. A job’s essential functions, scope of responsibility, level within the organization, and required experience and skills all determine how a market match job is identified. These factors are evaluated without respect to a job’s title.</p></div><h3>What is my pay grade?</h3><div><p>Visit <a href="https://prd-nusso.it.northwestern.edu/nusso/XUI/?realm=%2Fnorthwestern&goto=https%3A%2F%2Fprd-nusso.it.northwestern.edu%3A443%2Fnusso%2Foauth2%2Fauthorize%3Fscope%3Dopenid%26response_type%3Did_token%26redirect_uri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmyhr.northwestern.edu%253A443%252Fagentapp%252FsunwCDSSORedirectURI%26nonce%3D-_UGiq8cODUAH8aE2Xm--w8VcWY%26client_id%3Dnuit-psft-hr%26agent_realm%3D%252Fnorthwestern%26response_mode%3Dform_post#login">MyHR</a> / Pay / My Appointment Detail to find your pay grade.</p></div><h3> How is my pay determined?</h3><div><p>Determining individual pay is based on multiple factors:</p> <ul> <li>Market comparison</li> <li>Knowledge, skills, abilities, and relevant work experience of the employee or candidate</li> <li>Job performance</li> <li>Internal equity</li> <li>Departmental budget</li> </ul></div><h3>Who determines my pay? </h3><div><p>Individual pay rates are determined via a consistently applied and collaborative process involving:</p> <ul> <li>Central HR: Compensation Team, HR Business Partners, Talent Acquisition</li> <li>School/Unit HR representatives</li> <li>Managers and Leaders</li> </ul> <p>Central HR assigns grades, reviews University equity landscape, and provides guidelines for setting pay rates.</p> <p>School/Unit HR representatives and Managers makes decisions for individual pay rates within the guidelines.</p></div><h3>Will pay grades ever change?</h3><div><p>We review pay ranges periodically, adjusting them as necessary to remain competitive.</p></div><h3>Can I request a job review and pay increase? Do I call HR? </h3><div><p>The first step is to speak with your manager. Talk to them about why you think a review is warranted. Your manager will then speak to the appropriate school/Unit HR representative who will follow up as needed with Human Resources.</p></div><h3>I am a manager, and this information is new to me. How do I address employee questions?</h3><div><p>A manager’s first point of contact on pay-related questions should be the Compensation website and their school/unit HR representative.</p></div><h3>How can I advance my career at NU?</h3><div><p>NU encourages career progression, and the first step is to speak with your manager about your interests. Visit <a href="https://www.northwestern.edu/hr/well/development/index.html">Talent Development</a> for more information. You can also view <a href="https://www.northwestern.edu/hr/careers/index.html">current postings</a> for a complete listing of open positions.</p></div><h3>Why is there a separate pay structure for exempt IT roles?</h3><div><p>It was determined that the market reflected wide variances in pay for IT roles, and sufficient unique characteristics of technology positions exist to warrant a separate grading structure.</p></div><h3>Why is my job in this grade?</h3><div><p>Compensation conducts market analyses to determine appropriate pay ranges and grades for a given role. Positions are assigned to a grade based on the closest match in the market data.</p></div><h3>I am an HR representative in a school/unit. 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