Compensation
The current student employment wage is $7.40 per hour. In general, students doing similar work will receive the same base pay rate. Students are eligible for a nickel ($.05) increase, if University budgets permit, after working two out of three semesters during an academic year. Spring and summer semesters are included together as one full semester. Students must work consecutive years to be eligible for a raise. Raises are not based on merit but longevity in the student employment program.
Supervisors may submit a request to the Director of Career Planning and Placement for a higher rate of pay by submitting a thorough job description for the position and a memo stating the specific qualifications/training necessary to perform the job adequately. The student employee supervisor as well as the department's budget manager, where applicable, must sign and approve the memo. Pay rate increases are awarded to positions not students. Students who work in a position that merits a higher rate of pay will not maintain the higher pay rate if they leave that position.
Wages received by student employees are subject to federal and state income tax withholdings. Social Security and Medicare Tax are not withheld for students while they are enrolled at least half time and are regularly attending classes towards completion of a degree.