Compensation & Classification

Berea College is committed to a compensation philosophy that is competitive, equitable, and transparent. We believe that every employee should understand how their position is valued and what opportunities exist for growth within our unique campus ecosystem.

Every staff position at Berea is assigned a Salary Grade, which you can view in your MyBerea Portal. It is important to view these grades as a guiding framework rather than a static “one-size-fits-all” number.

We are currently in the process of a campus-wide initiative - the Lockton Classification Project. This project is designed to provide even greater clarity regarding career paths and professional development.

A “Job Family” is a group of roles that perform similar types of work or require similar professional skills, regardless of which department they are in.

Within those families, roles are divided into “Tracks” based on the fundamental nature of the work stated within the job description. As defined by our classification project:

Finally, within each Track, there are 3-4 Levels. This is where we distinguish between different degrees of experience, complexity, and impact.

This framework is designed to help you and your supervisor have more productive conversations about your future at Berea.

By mapping our positions this way, we remove the “guesswork” from career progression. You can look at the requirements for the next level and identify exactly what gaps you might have in education, experience, or responsibility. These gaps then become the basis for your Professional Development goals each year.