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Benefits & Compensation

Delta College offers competitive compensation and benefit packages.

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Delta is a great place to work with state-of-the-art equipment and facilities. We also know it's important to offer our talented and hard-working faculty and staff a competitive compensation package.


Employee Benefit Program

Insurance coverage includes:
  • Health insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Hearing insurance
  • Group life insurance
  • Long-term disability insurance
For a complete detailed listing of our rich benefit offerings view our Benefit Summaries:

Full-time employees (PDF)
Part-time employees (PDF)
Workforce Strategies full-time employees on assignment at Great Lakes Bay MiWorks! (PDF)
Workforce Strategies part-time employees on assignment at Great Lakes Bay MiWorks! (PDF)
Retirement options at-a-glance (PDF) 

 Benefits Eligibility by Employee Classification
Full-time

AP = Administrative /Professional Staff; SS = Support Staff; MT/FS = Facilities Management/Food Service

Employees who are regularly scheduled to work a minimum of 30 hours per week are considered full-time.


Benefit Faculty
(One year appt. included )
AP & SS  MT & FS
Bereavement   x x x
 Dental Insurance  x x x
Discounted Fitness & Recreation Center Membership x x x
 Educational Grant  x x  
 Educational Opportunities     Employee & family Employee & family Employee & family
 Employee Assistance Program   x x x
 FICA  x x  x
Flexible Spending x x x
 Group Life Insurance  x x x
Health and Vision x x x
Holidays x x x
Long Term Disability x x x
Medicare Portion of Social Security x x x
Parking Card x x x
Personal Business Days   SS only x
Professional Development Allowance x x  
Retirement - MPSERS x x x
Retirement -Optional Retirement Plan x AP only  
Sick x x x
Supplemental Life Insurance x x x
Tax Sheltered Annuity x x x
Vacation   x x
Wellness Program x x x
Worker's Compensation Insurance x x x
Part-time

AP = Administrative /Professional Staff; SS = Support Staff; MT/FS = Facilities Management/Food Service

- Employees who are regularly scheduled to work fewer than 30 hours per week will be classified as part-time and will be eligible for partial benefits.

- Employees who work 0 to 29 hours per week on an as-needed basis will be considered part-time temporary and will not be eligible for benefits.

**Adjunct Faculty Grant   Adjunct faculty must have taught a minimum of one semester within the past two years prior to applying. All Ed classes are exempt from the one semester waiting period. Please contact the Director of Instructional Support Services for information on Program Guidelines.

 Benefit AP & SS MT & FS  Temporary  Adjunct**  One semester faculty appt.  
Bereavement x x     x
Discounted Fitness & Recreation Center Membership x x x x x
Educational Opportunities Employee only Employee only     Employee only
Employee Assistance Program x x x x x
FICA x x x x x
Holidays x x     x
Medicare Portion of Social Security x x x x x
Parking Card x x   x x
Retirement - MPSERS x x x x x
Sick x       x
Tax Sheltered Annuity x x x x x
Vacation x x      
Worker's Compensation Insurance x x x x x
Benefit Details

Compensation program

At Delta, you get an excellent compensation package with competitive salaries and great benefits.

Supplemental and adjunct pay rates

2023 - 2024 Supplemental and Adjunct pay rates

Position Pay Rates (per equated hour) Hourly rate (used for substitute teaching)
Instructor $815 $54.33/per hour
Assistant Professor $835 $55.67/per hour
Associate Professor $840 $56.00/per hour
Professor $845 $56.33/per hour
A/P, Support Staff $840 $56.00/per hour
One Semester Appointment $815 $54.33/per hour

Adjunct Pay Rate - Tier One*

*Those who have taught at the college for 0-59 contact hours

$699 $46.60/per hour

Adjunct Pay Rate - Tier Two*

*Those who have taught at the college for 60-119 contact hours

 $718  $47.83/per hour

Adjunct Pay Rate - Tier Three*

*Those who have taught at the college for 120+ contact hours

 $743  $49.54/per hour