Beginning in FY26, the Universities of Wisconsin, including UW-Madison, will be transitioning to uniform fringe benefit treatment across all funds. Each campus will have its own fringe benefit rates calculated based on its own employee salary and fringe benefit expenses.
FY26 Uniform Composite Fringe Benefit Rates Memo
| Category | FY26 |
| Regular Faculty and Academic Staff | 31.5% |
| Regular University Staff | 39.5% |
| Research Associates and Grad Interns | 20.9% |
| Research Assistants, Project Assistants, Teaching Assistants, Pre-Doc Fellows and/or Trainees | 18.9% |
| Post-Doc Fellows and/or Trainees | 15.6% |
| Limited Term Employees (LTEs) | 11.0% |
| Ad Hoc Program Specialists, Undergraduate Assistants and Undergraduate Interns | 14.9% |
| Student Hourly Employees | 2.3% |
Major Changes implemented in FY25
- Planning Allocation – The Planning Allocation concept is used by campus to establish and maintain budget authority (spending authority) for operational units across the campus. Budget authority is adjusted incrementally as funding decisions occur. Starting with the FY25 Budget development cycle, the School of Education will deploy the Planning Allocation concept to departments that receive budget allocations from the school. Planning Allocation targets will be established for units receiving general fund support (fund 101).