The total cost of increased salaries and benefits across the 10-campus system, the UC Office of the President estimates, ranges from $500 million to $570 million. Individual campuses have tallied their own estimates. For instance, the UC Davis office of finance anticipates the increased salaries and benefits will range from $77 million to $95 million over the life of the contracts. The extra costs reflect pay raises that are among the highest ever in American academia — won by the 48,000 workers after a six-week strike. Teaching assistants, graders, researchers and postdoctoral scholars represented by the United Auto Workers will see salaries jump by 20% to 80% depending on the job. Childcare subsidies and fee remissions are also part of the package.
