PAY-MER

Updated on Jan 14, 2026

Merit / performance increase.

Field Characteristic

Description

Action:

PAY

Reason:

MER

Descr:

Perform (all bargaining units)

Descrshort:

Performanc

General Information:

Used to process a Merit or Performance base salary increase for all represented and nonrepresented employees.
Merit/Performance increases provided by systemwide funds generally are effective on July 1 of a given fiscal year.
Refer to the MOUs regarding merit/performance increases provided by campus funds that may be effective outside of a July 1 effective date.
The effective date of the performance increase for an employee on a leave of absence generally is upon reinstatement/return from the leave.
Refer to the respective MOU to determine performance increase eligibility criterion.
Note: If processing a Service Salary Increase, Red Circle Decrease or if salary increase brings employee to SSI Max or Max, update Anni Code & Anni Month/Year for CSUEU, Unit 1 and Unit 8 employees. Anni Month/Year are not adjusted for In-Range Progressions.

PIMS Mapping:

CSU PIMS Code	CSU Element Type	CSU Extra Data	CSU Empl Roll
SCR	D	50

LEGEND:
REQUIRED = Must be populated for the PPT, either by manual entry ('E') or derived from elsewhere ('D')
CONDITIONAL = May or may not be needed for PPT depending on the specific transaction
X = Indicator for Required or Conditional data.
E = Data in this field is manually entered (if known).
D = Data in this field is derived from elsewhere (if known).

Page/Tab	Field	Required	Conditional	Note
Work Location	Effective Date	E		Enter the effective date of the Pay Rate Change
	Effective Sequence		E
	Action	E		PAY
	Reason	E		MER
CSU Job	Anniversary Code		E	Verify. Adjust as necessary
	Anniversary Month/Year		E	Verify. Adjust as necessary (Anniversary date stays the same for IRPs)
	Red Circle Date		E	If salary is above Maximum for class and range, enter the date that signifies the end of the 5-year period in which they have been above the salary maximum for the classification.
	Empl History Remarks		E	As required, enter mandatory remarks from CSU Tech Letter processing requirements
	PPT Processing Comments		E	Data entered in this field will print on at the bottom of the PPT. This field is optional. Field length is 254 characters.
Compensation	Compensation Rate	E		Enter new salary amount

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