Top administrators across the California State University system will receive more than half a million dollars in pay raises in what trustees said is an effort to improve recruiting for executive-level candidates — but the policy change sparked outrage from faculty and staff who said it comes as they face “tsunamis” of layoffs.

Trustees approved pay hikes and eliminated salary caps for the system’s executive employees — presidents, vice chancellors and the system’s chancellor, Mildred García — last week after a pay analysis presented by the consulting firm Segal found that about 75% of comparable institutions pay executives more than CSU. The new executive compensation policy also includes a performance-based pay incentive up to 15% of the executive’s base salary, a more competitive retir

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