As of July 1, 2025
Approval is required for faculty salaries that exceed the following levels:
| Regular – Academic-Year Ladder Ranks Scale | $427,600 |
| Regular – Fiscal-Year Ladder Ranks Scale | $496,700 |
| Academic-Year Business/Economics/Engineering/ICS (B/E/E/I) Ladder Ranks Scale | $469,000 |
| Fiscal-Year Business/Economics/Engineering/ICS (B/E/E/I) Ladder Ranks Scale | $544,200 |
| Law School Scale | $600,600 |
| For non-faculty academic salaries which involve a new appointment or merit increase, the Regental threshold is | $416,900 |