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Harvard Chan School F&A Rates (4/11/23)

Below is an overview of rates. For more informationview our rate agreement showing the complete breakdown of rates.

Type From To Rate % Locations Applicable To
Predetermined 7/1/2019 6/30/2024 59.5% On-Campus Research
Predetermined 7/1/2019 6/30/2024 45% On-Campus Other Sponsored Activities
Predetermined 7/1/2019 6/30/2024 26% Off-Campus All Programs

Harvard Chan School Fringe Benefits Rates for FY23

Below is an overview of the most commonly used rates. For more information, view this PDF showing the complete breakdown of rates.

Salary Group Payroll Object Code Rate %
Faculty 6010, 6020, 6030, 6040 23.3%
Post Doc 6150 26.5%
Exempt (includes 8.9% Vacation/Exempt) 6050, 6051 29.4% [38.3% with vaca]
Unions (Clerical/Technical, Service and Trade) (includes 9.3% Vacation/Union) 6070, 6071, 6080 45.7% [55% with vaca]
Temporary 6090, 6120 9.9%
Post Doc Stipendee 6450 only Flat rate:
$9,536 / year
$797 / month

Harvard Chan School Fringe Benefits Rates for FY24

Harvard has received approval from the Federal government to consolidate our 6 fringe benefit rates into 3 rates beginning in FY2024. Federal and non-federal outgoing proposals should now use the consolidated rates below. If you have any questions, please contact Judith Ryan, Director of Cost Analysis.

Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health

Staff

(6050, 6070)

Academic

(6010, 6020, 6030, 6040, 6150)

Other

(6152, 6090, 6120)

Pensionable Extra Compensation

(6190, 6191)

Non-Pensionable Extra Compensation

(6200-6205, 6207)

Fringe Benefits1

32.7%

22.5%

9.8%

15.0%

8.0%

Vacation Fringe2,3

9.5%

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-

-

-

Total Fringe

42.2%

22.5%

9.8%

15.0%

8.0%

1Regular rates (except for the temps rate) include the supplemental rate of 1.0%.

2Vacation salary for exempts and non-exempts (6052 and 6072) will also be assessed the regular fringe rate, but vacation pay and related regular fringe will be immediately reimbursed to tubs through an automated allocation in separate object codes set up for this purpose (6054 + 6274 for exempts; 6074 + 6284 for non-exempts).

3Vacation payouts for exempts and non-exempts will also be assessed the extra comp fringe rate but vacation payouts and related extra compensation fringe will be immediately reimbursed to tubs through an automated allocation in separate object codes set up for this purpose (6206 for exempts, 6208 for non-exempts, and 6323 for extra comp fringe).

Stipendee Post Docs (object code 6450) will be assessed a flat rate of $10,749 per year, or $896 per month. For more information, please see PDF showing the FY24 rate breakdown for stipendee post docs. A digitally accessible version of the FY24 rate breakdown for stipendee post docs is also available.

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