University at Buffalo (UB)
Recharge Rates
Last updated September 2026.
The following rates for equipment and personnel are for project planning and budgeting purposes. The daily equipment and hourly personnel rates are direct costs only. All quotes are generated after assessing the scope and details of each individual project.
For more information, including further price breakdowns, please contact us:
Technical Services Manager
Scot Weinreber
Technical Services Manager
Structural Engineering and Earthquake Simulation Laboratory
Structural Test Engineer
Yushan Fu
Structural Engineering and Earthquake Simulation Laboratory
Staff recharge rates (hourly)
| Item Index | Staff Category | Internal Rate | External Rate |
| 1 | Engineering Manager | $65 | $155 |
| 2 | Mechanical Technician | $57 | $83 |
| 3 | Electronics Technician | $57 | $83 |
| 4 | Structural Engineer | $70 | $119 |
| 5 | IT Engineer | $52 | $88 |
| 6 | Project Consultation | $176 | $258 |
| 7 | Faculty Consluting | N/A | $300 |
Testing and supporting equipment recharge rates (daily)
| Item Index | Instrument/Service | Internal Rate | External Rate |
| 8 | Shake Table | $560 | $3,384 |
| 9 | Dual Shake Table | $1,120 | $6,768 |
| 10 | Multi-Fan Wind Tunnel | $368 | $440 |
| 11 | Furnace | $224 | $272 |
| 12 | 140 ton UTM-Tinius Olsen Machine | $320 | $416 |
| 13 | Actuator Assembly with Accessories | $136 | $168 |
| 14 | Actuator Load Frame | $480 | $584 |
| 15 | Data Acquisition System | $448 | $536 |
| 16 | Portable Data System | $112 | $136 |
| 17 | Actuator Controller System | $600 | $704 |
Internal Rate = (Cost - Subsidies): Internal users include academic, research, administrative, and auxiliary units whose originating source of funds is within or flows through the university. This includes state, RF, UBF, and Faculty Student Association (FSA) funds.
External Rate = (Cost + GUSF + Markup): External users are individuals or organizations whose originating source of funds is outside the university. External users include faculty and staff acting in a personal capacity.