KCTCS Fringe Benefits Rates

KCTCS offers a comprehensive benefit package to its faculty and staff members. The package consists of core benefits such as health insurance, life/disability insurance, and retirement options. To simplify budgeting and allocation processes, KCTCS has developed fringe benefits rates which are approved by KCTCS’ federal cognizant agency, Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). These rates are used to budget and allocate costs to all KCTCS salary and wages.

Employee benefit plans included in the approved rates are:

Medical Health Insurance
KCTCS $50 Benefit (Health Supplemental for waived & single plans
Life Insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment
Social Security and Medicare taxes (FICA
Retirement Contribution Plan
Workers’ Compensation
Long-Term Disability Insurance
Unemployment Compensation
Employee Education Program – Tuition Waiver Program (Employees only

KCTCS’ current federal approved fringe benefit rates (approval dated, August 23, 2011) for FY2012 and FY2013 are:

46.1% for Regular Employees
8.62% for Temporary Employees
1.0% for Student Employees

Schedule for FY2012 and FY2013 percentage breakdown for each benefit category.