University of Southern California

USC Provost Payroll is the compensation and payroll department of the Office of the Provost. Partnering closely with Provost HR, our team is responsible for ensuring the accurate and timely compensation of staff members, faculty, and student workers supported by our department. Additionally, we help ensure a smooth onboarding process for student workers and assist departments in adhering to university compensation policies, regulations and procedures.

In total, Provost Payroll provides services to over fifty university divisions, departments and offices and also function as the liaison between units under the Office of the Provost and USC's University Payroll Services office.

USC Provost Payroll is part of Provost Shared Services, a group of five business units within the Office of the Provost which provide strategic expertise on a wide range of business, technology and personnel functions.

As a part of Provost Shared Services, we are your committed business partner to deliver the highest standard of operational and administrative services. We seek to do this by engaging with you through our Guiding Principles.

We are here to listen to you.
You can be assured that your interests will be fully considered. We strive to handle all issues effectively and responsively, and within a reasonable time frame.

We are committed to you.
You can expect us to work with you with integrity, transparency, and open communication. We seek to understand the unique nature of each of your areas and work to support your mission and vision.

We value your collaboration.
We appreciate working together to creatively and innovatively solve shared problems. Our commitment to you is reflected in our values as we seek to foster a mutually respectful working collaboration.

We look to grow our partnership.
We seek to work with you on continuously growing and improving our partnership. As needed, we will reevaluate our work together to ensure it continues to be aligned with our shared mission and values.