All regular staff (excludes temporary staff, faculty, and union staff) that were hired before January 1, 2025 and are actively employed on July 1, 2025. Eligibility for employees in Bargaining Units is determined by their Collective Bargaining Agreements. Employees whose pay is funded from non-university sources (grants, gifts, or endowment funds) will receive increases as funding permits based on the above guidelines. Staff who are currently on a PIP are not eligible for a salary increase. For staff who are on PIP, please contact your HR Business Partner for guidance.
Part-time staff are considered regular staff if they are not temporary employees. They are eligible for salary increases as long as they are not temporary staff, not on a PIP, and were hired Before January 1, 2025.*
*Parameters for annual salary increases for employees in Bargaining Units are governed by the Collective Bargaining Agreements for their Bargaining Units.
Merit increase eligibility for employees hired before January 1, 2025 who received salary adjustments or promotions after April 1, 2025 will be reviewed on a case by case basis depending on the size of the adjustment.
The purpose of a PIP, or Performance Improvement Plan, generally means that you are working with your manager to bring your work performance up to a 'Successful' standard that you have both agreed on. Should an employee successfully complete a PIP, they will be eligible for an increase prospectively after the PIP has been completed. Please discuss any questions with your HR Business Partner.
Annual salary increases will be processed in Workday now for staff employees on leaves of absence who meet the above eligibility criteria. Employees on a leave of absence are in the Workday compensation planning tool.
Their increases will be effective July 1, 2025.
Please contact your HR Business Partner if you have related questions.
The approved base pay increase is effective as of July 1, 2025. The new salary will be reflected on the July 11, 2025 pay for hourly employees and the July 15, 2025 pay for salaried employees.
The salary budget pool is recommended by the university’s leadership team and approved by the Board of Trustees. Affordability, enrollments, competitiveness, and external economic conditions are key considerations.
You can view the 2025 annual staff pay increase processing schedule at the bottom of the linked page.
The appropriate Finance and Research Administration Staff will review availability of funds in each employee’s grant or gift cost allocation.
Pay increases for eligible employees who are 100% grant or gift funded will be processed outside Workday. Human Resources/Compensation will administer this process. These employees and their budgets will not appear in the Workday Compensation Planning module.
Non-Union employees who are 100% grant or 100% gift funded will have their increases processed once Workday reopens after July 1 with increases retroactive to July 1, 2025. Union employees’ increases will be administered per the terms of their Collective Bargaining Agreements once defined. Exact timing is to be determined.
Who can I contact if I have questions about the process?
If you have questions or need additional guidance on the process, please contact the Compensation Team.
If you have questions about salary planners within your unit, a list of salary planners is found here.