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Salary Increase History
Graduate Student Instructors

Page updated December 17, 2007

Under the terms of their current contract, GSIs receive a salary increase that is equivalent to the average LSA faculty salary increase or a minimum percentage specified in the contract, whichever is greater.

Year *** Minimum
Salary *
%
Increase
Contract
Minimum
%
Increase
CPI % ** Detroit
CPI %
1999     11,840 4.50 4.5 2.9 3.1
2000     12,416 4.86 3.5 3.4 3.6
2001     12,853 3.52 2.5 1.8 2.0
2002     13,175 2.51 2.5 2.2 2.9
2003     13,570 3.00 3.0 2.2 1.8
2004     13,977 3.00 3.0 3.0 2.3
2005     14,326 2.50 2.5 3.9 3.7
2006     14,756 3.00 3.0 2.8 (Est) 2.0
2007     15,199 3.00 3.0 2.6 (Est) 1.6 (Est)
  * amount earned by a .50 GSI over 8 months
  ** Consumer Price Index
  *** Effective September 1 of each year

Sources: GEO agreement, HR01 Human Resource data set
Office of Budget and Planning, University of Michigan: December 17, 2007

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Site updated March 31, 2008

Current or prospective graduate students seeking information on obtaining GSI/GSSA appointments should contact the academic department where they are enrolled, or plan to enroll. Information on all University of Michigan academic departments is located at http://www.umich.edu/units.php

Those seeking appointments outside of their current field of study may want to visit the University site designed specifically for units that customarily hire graduate students from other departments. That site is located at: http://www.hr.umich.edu/acadhr/grads/

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