Eligible civil service employees will see the 3.25% increase reflected in their July 25 paycheck. Faculty, administrative professional, and graduate assistants will be eligible for a 2.5% salary increase effective in September.
Units and departments are eligible to request these incentives for jobs that have been persistently difficult to fill. Request forms for both pilot programs are available on Human Resource Services’ website.
University employees will be receiving at least a 2.5% raise next fiscal year. WSU employs more than 8,200 employees across five physical campuses as well as through the online Global Campus.
In accordance with Gov. Jay Inslee’s recent actions, Washington State University will be refunding taxes collected from employee paychecks last month as part of the Washington Cares Trust Fund.
In order to be fully vaccinated by Oct. 18—the deadline for state workers—WSU employees need to have their second dose of either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine or the one‑dose Janssen/Johnson & Johnson by Oct. 4.
To comply with the state’s vaccination requirement, unvaccinated WSU employees have until Sept. 13 to get the first Pfizer shot, or they can get the single-dose Janssen/Johnson & Johnson vaccine by Oct. 4.