PI Salary Cap and Stipends
Current as of May 8, 2013.
Congress sets a salary cap for grantees and contractors and stipend levels for trainees and fellows.
When you prepare your budget, check the cap on the direct salary you can charge to a grant in your competing or noncompeting application, contract, or proposal. Your institution may pay you beyond the cap with non-grant funds.
- PI Salary Cap
- For FY 2013, the salary cap is $179,700.
- Note: for a nonmodular, noncompeting award, you may not get paid beyond the salary cap by rebudgeting from other categories, but you may use any freed up salary funds for other purposes.
- See the May 8, 2013, Guide notice for more information.
- Stipend Levels
You can learn more in the Salaries and Stipends questions and answers.
The main page, Paylines and Funding, has more financial information for this year such as the Financial Management Plan and NIAID Paylines.
Know what information to expect and when at Paylines and Budget Pages Change Throughout the Year.