Excluded Earn Codes from the Salary and Wage Cost Base
OPE Costs, and therefore Blended OPE, is applicable to only certain types of compensation at the University of Oregon, determined by Earn Code. For example, an employee's salary or wage base is eligible to be charged OPE. There are, however, types of compensation that OPE does not apply to. All compensation not to be included in any OPE Cost calculations is also determined by Earn Code.
| Earn Code | Description |
| FAC | Awards, Cash |
| FMC | Moving Expenses, Cash |
| FPV | Allowance, Cash |
| GTI | Grad, International |
| OAU | Other Pay, Units |
| ONB | Other Academic Pay, No Benefit 12.00% |
| OVX | Overload, PERS Exempt |
| PEN | Penalty Pay |
| RSB | Regular, Student Bonus |
| RSC | Settlement |
| RW1 | Fed Work-Study, Rate 1 |
| RW2 | Fed Work-Study, Rate 2 |
| RW3 | Fed Work-Study, Rate 3 |
| RW4 | Fed Work-Study, Rate 4 |
| RW5 | Fed Work-Study, Rate 5 |
| RWS | Regular, Fed Work-Study |
| SAR | Salary, International |
| SSC | Settlement |
| STO | Stipends without Benefits |
| UDO | Deferred Pay Out |
