The University of Houston uses pay grade structures to establish compensation limits for jobs.
Midpoints of the pay ranges represent the university's desired competitive position to the external market and are determined by a statistical calculation based on external salary survey data for benchmark jobs in each pay grade. The minimum and maximum of each pay range represent the minimum and maximum values, respectively, to the University of all jobs assigned to that particular pay range.
Hiring employees below the minimum of the pay range is contrary to university policy and is not permitted. Conversely, the maximum of the pay range is the upper limit of pay for a job.